Music
It’s Bootsy, baby
William “Bootsy” Collins, bassist extraordinaire and rhythmic savant, has done it all. He played regimented, tightly wound funk with Godfather of Funk James Brown. He played with George Clinton and his merry band of Funkadelic freaks. He broke out on his own. He made...
‘It doesn’t have to sound the same, it just has to...
Delvon Lamarr’s musical career started with a lie.
“I think it was in seventh grade, I ended up lying to the band teacher,” Lamarr, who...
Yoko Ono: I never influenced John’s art
An exhibit of John Lennon's art is coming to Boulder today. Read about the exhibit here. Boulder Weekly caught up with the late Beatle's widow, Yoko Ono, to talk about the exhibit...
High guru of shock rock
Marilyn Manson doesn’t want to be shocking. In fact, he says that’s impossible...
Jackie Greene is a rock star
It’s easy to picture the life of a hard working musician — playing late into the night, touring long cross-country miles on a bus, lugging...
The Phil Collins effect
Roger Sellers is at his parents’ house in Houston when he answers my call. He’s back stateside after a whirlwind run of dates in...
‘That still quiet place’
Sisterhood can be a superpower. Just ask Natalie and younger twin siblings Allie and Meegan, who together make up indie-pop trio Joseph. For the...
Twang redefined
You know who you are. You are America’s sect of young bluegrass devotees. I’m not saying you’re a hipster or anything, just that you...
Shakedown Street is sticking around
My old buddy Len from Virginia called me on Derby Day last week. Len’s not really a horse racing enthusiast, but he calls me...
Terrifying tower of electronic tones
Every time Simon Posford rolls into town, two things are...
Steve Earle on being here now
When Steve Earle looks in the mirror, he doesn’t see his bald head, his graying beard or his 62-year-old body. No, when the country...
Funny how time flies
"How is beautiful Boulder?” asked Roland Orzabal a few weeks ago when connected for a brief phone interview.
It is quite common for touring musicians...


















