Music
The humanity in Of Monsters and Men
Images of mythological creatures and fanciful creations move through a sea of clouds in the music video for “Little Talks,” the chart-topping single that catapulted the Icelandic indie-pop band Of Monsters and Men into the U.S. mainstream in 2011. But with the ...
Digital building blocks
In between a few club dates and an appearance at Australia’s renowned Rainbow Serpent Festival, the electronic music producer, known by his stage alias...
Eclectic violins
If the months-long Colorado Music Festival (CMF) were a gourmet restaurant, the spécialité de la maison would be the mini-festival that each year occupies a central place in the schedule...
Pilgrims of the stage
For me, folk music is a drug, a truth serum of sorts. It has the ability to make me see my life for not only what it is but also what it could and should be. I suspect I’m not alone. The side effects of such inward clarity can’t be taken lightly. Too much of the ...
Gallery: Gov’t Mule takes Red Rocks
Gov't Mule guitarist Warren Haynes is in a world by himself, and he proved...
The Record of a year
Working from home has its advantages. For singer-songwriter, husband-wife duo The Weepies, a home studio allows for inspiration to strike at any time...
The best albums of 2010
To quote John Lennon, “Another year is over and a new one just begun,” which means we meet again for Boulder Weekly’s annual “Best Albums of the Year.” A lot of truly great new music blessed our ears in 2010, but let me start by admitting 2010 didn’t exactly ...
REVIEW, SLIDESHOW: Amon Tobin at Boulder Theater, Oct. 18
Bravo, Amon Tobin. That is how you put on a transcendental light show. I feel like I just witnessed Berlioz conducting his Symphonie Fantastique.The ISAM installation is a gorgeous and unprecedented display of technological mastery featuring Amon Tobin. With Tobin ...
Band geeks rule
In an online event description, the City of Louisville has this to say about March Fourth Marching Band: “This is impossible to explain, you’ll just have to be there...
Viva Yo la Tengo
Ever fantasize about being somebody else or doing something else with your life? James McNew, longtime bassist for indie rock grandees Yo la Tengo, doesn’t know what the hell you’re talking about. “I think this is what we all wanted to be,” says McNew, speaking for ...
Music with heart
There is something wholly refreshing about the way Nederland acoustic folk quintet Elephant Revival approaches their art. In an industry full of cynicism and bloated egos, Elephant Revival is the wide-eyed idealist in a room full of cynics...
