Music
REVIEW: Soundgarden at Red Rocks, July 18
A tumultuous roaring sound of fans whistling, screaming and clapping their hands filled Red Rocks Amphitheatre Monday night for a sold out Soundgarden show. A couple of songs into their almost two-hour-long set, Chris Cornell, the frontman of the legendary grunge-...
The jukebox of Lafayette
With a quick glance at the Nissi’s stage, one would think the pompadour wearin’, low voiced, gold jacketed, hip swingin’ singer was Elvis Presley himself. Upon closer inspection and a realization that it’s 2015, you’d notice the crooner was in fact Shelvis and her ...
Explorer of the voice
Meredith Monk has accumulated many titles during her nearly 50 years as a performer...
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...
Temper Trap’s big arc
Sound check always reminds us a little of the famous quote about people who love the law and enjoy sausage, only applied to music. We caught The Temper Trap’s road manager last week a bit off-guard for our phone interview with the lads; the world was ending behind ...
Riding for the feeling
When local singer-songwriter Patrick Dethlefs looks back on his earliest memories, he hears the sound of his dad’s guitar. Music filled the rooms of...
Jamming at the disco
Marc Brownstein is waiting at the doctor’s office, hoping he doesn’t have a case of the “disco flu...
The Emmitt-Nershi Band finds the zone
Billy Nershi was on the road when we caught up with him last week, winding his way through the fall colors of eastern Pennsylvania. Fall's nice back East, but Nershi was hoping to catch a little autumn blaze in the high country back home...
‘Always carry gaff tape’ and other lessons learned by Courtney Barnett
Notoriety came quickly for Courtney Barnett. After releasing her first full-length album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit in March...
REVIEW: Fleet Foxes at Fillmore Auditorium, July 21
Fleet Foxes make music that hearkens back to the most euphoric of ’60s folk music, and the final product sounds like a blend of America and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with a touch of Nick Drake. The intricate arrangements on the band's self-titled 2006 debut LP ...
