Music
The Infamous Stringdusters push themselves and the genre
The Infamous Stringdusters’ website includes what might seem like a bold statement from the group. It says simply: “The Future of Bluegrass.”
In talking to...
Kegs, tents & Deadheads
Now in its 13th year, NedFest has been virtually shock-proof in the face of economic shifts and dime-a-dozen festival saturation. With a dependable yearly lineup, partnerships with local breweries, tickets capped at 2,000 and a true scene of devotees that returns ...
Travels with Trace
Midday in Brooklyn, and Trace Bundy is chilling after a “pretty much sold out” show the night before when Boulder Weekly catches up with...
Spring Creek comes down the mountain for gig
It's been a long climb for Spring Creek, the first Coloradans ever signed by the blue-chip bluegrass label Rebel Records, and the first band ever to win both the Telluride and the RockyGrass festivals back to back. The band's fast-ascending status lives up to their ...
José González: Breaking down barriers
It’s difficult to observe the current state of the world and not feel some level of frustration, disappointment and maybe even a little bit...
Arise, children!
Eh, I’ll ignore that,” says Paul Bassis, casting off a cellphone call halfway through a lengthy conversation about the Arise Festival with Boulder Weekly last week. One of those if-it’s-important-they’ll-call-back moments; whoever it was, we presume they did...
Anti-Flag brings punk rock activism to town with latest tour
Punk rock was born out of the need to challenge the status...
Don’t call them rappers
With its first major label release, 2008’s Remind Me in 3 Days, The Knux immediately got touted as one of the most innovative and different-sounding new acts in hip-hop...
Carrettin and the Boulder Bach Festival take a new look at...
Bach’s B-minor Mass is one of the most studied, most wellknown works of music there is. But have all the answers been found to performing this monumental work? Zachary Carrettin, the music director of the Boulder Bach Festival and conductor for the B-minor Mass this ...
Colorado Sound
If there’s a “Colorado sound,” it might be the soft babble of a mountain stream as it trickles through grass and boulders on its way to the St. Vrain or the Gunnison or the Green. The wind whispers through trees as larks call to each other and deer graze quietly. ...
Found Sounds: Feb. 9, 2023
Rejoice, music freaks — we’re back with your regular round-up of the latest bestsellers at Paradise Found Records & Music (1646 Pearl St.) This...
G-Love and Special Sauce learn to G-love their new album
Longtime Philadelphia band gets back to its roots Philadelphia’s G. Love and Special Sauce will be doing two consecutive nights at the Boulder Theater, Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12. But Sugar, the new studio album dropping April 22 that Love is in town ...


















