Music
From a whisper to a scream
Boz Scaggs calls the trio of albums he’s released beginning with 2013’s Memphis a trilogy. These releases — Memphis, 2015’s A Fool To Care...
BIFF 2013: A tale of hope and defiance during the Holocaust
When Czech conductor Rafael Schächter was imprisoned in the Terezin concentration camp during World War II, one of the musical scores he brought with him was Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem...
Canuck crooners Jepsen and Bieber tour together
Carly Rae Jepsen admitted that she felt a little uneasy when she stepped on stage for her first night opening for Justin Bieber on that teen star’s fall arena tour. It was, after all, her first time performing in such a large venue...
Animal lover
There is some glory, although not much, in being informally regarded as the greatest sideman guitarist of the last 40 years.
But in the case...
Mixing in a few clouds
Matt and Kim have made a career out of creating upbeat, catchy pop anthems that seem tailor-made to get concert crowds smiling, singing and...
Trace Bundy does ESPN, but don’t call it a jingle
It may be the most recognized last six notes amongst all of TV theme shows — the punctuating triplets (DUD duh DUH … DUH DUH DUH) that close the ESPN SportsCenter theme song. OK, that’s a pretty weird superlative, and no, it doesn’t translate well to the printed page...
Ska hooks and lines
Be ready for instant action when Reel Big Fish takes the stage — no matter where or when...
In the thick of transition
People from around the world know the Curtis Institute of Music is highly selective. With just a 4.8 percent admission rate, Curtis only grants...
Splash down
A few years ago, Sarah Brightman was planning to make a re-entry into the earthly world after a trip to space. That adventure did...
Great Big Sea rides wave into Boulder
Great Big Sea founder and lead vocalist Bob Hallett was still shaking off the airline rattles when we caught him earlier this week, back in the Maritimes after a victory-celebration gig in Vancouver, the Friday before the Olympics went off the air. Y’know, you can be...
A haircut in four parts
Though the group and the event started in the same year (1948), Allan Barker, director of the Boulder Timberliners isn’t sure who the longest-running participant in the Barbershop Harmony Festival at Chautauqua is...
