Music

Two Man Gentlemen Band get intimate at Oskar Blues

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It’s rare to witness true music nerds performing. It’s even more rare to find music nerds who prefer hysterical swing and kazoos to intense sampling and laptops. That’s why people who are lucky enough to see the Two Man Gentlemen Band should know that the stars have ...

The Kissaway Trail isn’t breaking barriers but they’re enjoyable

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Here’s the deal, snobs: There’s this Danish quintet called The Kissaway Trail that gathered some steam back in 2007 after they released their debut and performed at music festivals and supported bands like The National and Interpol. They’ve got a great sound, tight ...

Second time the charm for Colorado Music Festival?

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Everyone at the Colorado Music Festival (CMF) hopes that it’s the second time that’s the charm...

Nothing but changes for restless Murs

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Some guys worry about success and how to make it happen. Others simply do, channeling their ambition into creation, believing hard work and passion will take them wherever they need to go. Los Angeles-born rapper Nick Carter, aka Murs, is the latter such artist, ...

Strings sing in the park

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Sounds of Lyons, the quirky chamber-music-festival-that-could in Lyons, returns this year in a brand new format...

Putting down another piece in the Jorma Kaukonen puzzle

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If you think of Jorma Kaukonen’s career as a jigsaw puzzle, the whole thing sort of makes sense. It began as a pile of disjointed pieces containing just a hint or color of things to come. Each day, each year, each decade the puzzle becomes more complete. Every new ...

Country in a Custer mustache

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Special folk

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Richard Thompson is the guitar player’s guitar player, one of those described with hushed reverence by those who know. Some years ago, Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü, Sugar) commented that watching Thompson play made him want to mothball his instrument...

Consistency and innovation feed Spoon’s indie rock success

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Austin, Texas, indie rockers Spoon have flown under the radar for most of their nearly 15-year career, garnering an underground following but only emerging onto the above-ground scene after several poppy cuts from 2007’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga wedged into radio rotation. ...

Paul McCartney charms the Pepsi Center

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It doesn't get much more legendary than an ex-Beatle. Paul McCartney put on a hell of a show for what looked like a sold-out crowd at the Pepsi Center. He kicked off the night with some well-known post-Beatles stuff before breaking into "All My Loving," to the wild...

Back from the brink

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Rose Hill Drive almost dissolved 17 months ago, when members became disillusioned with the direction their career was taking. Now, they’ve added bassist Jimmy Stofer and they’re gearing up for a second run, reincarnated as a four-piece...

Astroland offers Boulder a DIY space

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The first trick is just trying to find the place. No bright marquee calls attention to the location of Boulder’s Astroland; rather, a single dim light hangs outside the darkened, tucked-away North Boulder warehouse.Astroland opened January 1, 2010, but the concept of...