Music
Man Man ditches the forks to find pop success
One of Philadelphia’s finest touring acts, Man Man, will play the Fox Theatre on Monday, Feb. 17. But be warned: Trying to describe it to anyone you’d like to convince to accompany you to the show is nearly impossible...
Catfish Kray Blues Band
Friday, January 31: Catfish Kray Blues Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel & Home of the Blues, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322...
Annie Booth says, ‘Hello, Boulder’
Pianist Annie Booth has to think a minute or two to recall the last time she trundled her trio up the (unbuckled) highway to...
All together now
If something feels familiar about the latest from Chicago indie darlings Ratboys, that’s partly by design. Since its release in August, The Window —...
Wale looks ahead with ‘The Gifted’
Rapper Wale has never made a secret of his desire to have each of his albums outsell the others and attain major popularity. He named his second album Ambition, after all...
Unclassifiable
Dafnis Pietro was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in 1974, and he didn’t take long to become immersed in the rich Afrocuban musical tradition of his homeland...
Review and gallery: Danzig at the Boulder Theater
Glenn Danzig is far from a household name, but in the hardcore/metal world, few figures are more influential. From his work in the Misfits to his eponymous solo albums, Danzig's voice and songwriting have influenced countless hardcore and metal bands, and at 55, he ...
The only Church you need to attend
Once upon a time (in the late ’70s and early ’80s), America had a fairly notable love affair with Australia. This was almost a...
The House of Marley’s headphones bring Positive Vibration
With the music industry clamoring to find ways to make...
A thriller comes to Colorado Music Festival
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, music director of the Colorado Music Festival (CMF), makes Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle sound almost like a Hollywood horror movie...
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...
10-town travel
When faced with the bleak prospect of a grueling tour in support of her 2009 album, Wilson St., Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter Charlie Faye had an idea. Instead of 100 shows in 200 days, why not experiment? How about 10 one-month residencies in 10 towns across ...


















