Music
Blast from the past
When I was a teenager, I sweated out my adolescent angst in a barely listenable garage band like countless other young, hopeful musicians with grandiose visions of rock stardom...
Back-to-back spreading the energy
The Acidophiles want to take you on a trip In Amandha Gilson’s biology textbook at CSU, the word “acidophile” referred to an organism that flourished in an acidic, normally inhospitable environment. As a band name, it evokes lonely, beautiful imagery of obscure ...
Punching back in
When she moved from San Diego to Boulder in 2007 my partner, Irene, was hoping to discover Colorado musicians who moved her as much as the reggae-tinged San Diego-based alt-folkie Beth Preston had. So one can imagine Irene’s surprise when she went grocery shopping at...
No more New Year’s Eve shows for Yonder Mountain String Band
For fans of Colorado-based oddball bluegrass pop act Yonder...
Moments of panic, averted
In This Moment may still be finishing up its touring cycle behind its fourth album, Blood, with the second leg of its “Hellpop” tour this January. But already, the band has mapped out the next phase of its career...
Seizing the reins
The year 2010 was tough for many, but musically, Louisville singer-songwriter and coffee shop staple Jeremy Dion has been having a career year...
Inspired by Boulder’s past, Otis Taylor digs into his own
Brant Turney drove his shovel into the soil on a property in west Boulder a couple of years ago, working a landscaping project for the property owner, when the business end of the blade hit something that wasn’t supposed to be there. Or, wasn’t supposed to be found...
Gesturing across the country
It’s rare for people to live out their childhood dreams, but the Diminico brothers are doing just that...
New sensations
Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat.
We have absolutely no grudge against Montana. Beautiful place — postcard-y mountain ranges, limitless...
The Afro-Punk tour gives the finger to your expectations
Afro-Punk is, at its core, rebellion...
The cat’s meow
Truth be told, Brooklyn musician John Jagos is a little peeved no intrepid music reporters have ever asked him about the psychedelic band he started in high school...
