Music
Who says classical music isn’t passionate?
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and her ferocious intensity...
A new perspective
People talk about how life can be a real roller coaster, and few know this better than Justin Townes Earle. From struggling with alcohol and drug addiction — not to mention a double-digit number of stints in rehab — to signing his first record deal while still in his...
Rebound band
The demise of Nate Cook’s old band, local favorites Ego Vs Id, did little to derail the 25-year-old’s musical momentum...
Do-it-yourself album
After Page Hamilton broke up his band, Helmet, in 1998, he thought not only might he never bring back Helmet, he might even set aside his signature instrument...
This bird has flown
The wooden birds on the cover of violinist K. Ishibashi’s new album, Omoiyari, hold a tiny sliver of Colorado history — tiny, but powerful.
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Eklund Opera presents ’the perfect Verdi opera’
Nicholas Carthy describes La traviata as “the perfect Verdi opera.”
Based on the 1848 novel by Alexandre Dumas, La Dame aux Camélias (The lady of...
The many sides of Reggie Williams
In a bedroom in Nashville, Tennessee, lined with Fleet Foxes and Cowboy Bebop posters sits a sleepy Reggie Williams. A musician from Bradenton, Florida,...
Surprise funk
Keller Williams’ new CD, Funk, is being touted as something of a surprise album. Considering that Williams is known for playing acoustic music that often has leaned toward folk, that’s understandable...
Bringing people into the show
Chris Botti has a Grammy Award and a stellar reputation as one of the finest jazz trumpeters working today. What he doesn’t have is...
