Music
Heavy Rotation — New Releases
“New York Summer,” by Generation Lost — A fun instrumental pop song sets the tone for a laid-back summer from the German trio’s wealth...
Ruess’ new band is brash, effervescent on debut CD
It ain't the fall that gets you; its the landing...
A farewell to the baton at the CMF
One day, back when she was Kristy Peterson, composer Kristin Kuster got bored...
Demise of Dead band births Chicha
Though guitarist Mike Lee — who founded the Boulder band Chicha — was a late bloomer in terms of performing, his deep love of music dates back to his childhood in the Bay Area...
Phone down, eyes up, hearts open
Goose’s Peter Anspach on the raw magic of improvisational live music
Large happenings for Big Gigantic
What sort of huge, raucous event could warrant switching the moniker of one the most iconic stages on the planet? Something Big Gigantic...
Everything classical for the holidays
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King have fought their annual battles, the flowers have waltzed and several Messiahs have been sung, but there’s still...
Rah Rah’s new album deserves cheers
I don’t know much about Saskatchewan, but judging from its general flatness and its central location, I imagine it must be Canada’s super-polite version of the Kansas- Nebraska area, just with a different accent and more snow...
Berta Rojas carries torch for tradition
The leadoff track “Tambito josephino” (“Tambito from San Jose”) from Berta Rojas’ recent release Salsa Roja will surprise few of her followers for its lithe and masterful guitar work. Rojas is one of the most accomplished classical guitar instrumentalists on the ...
‘The rest is noise’
When the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra kicked off its 65th season last October, it had the whole world in mind. Ozymandias: To Sell a Planet,...
