Music

Wilco is a chameleon band. The group’s sound has changed dramatically in the 17 years since the release of its first L.P., A.M. Anchored by guitarist and songwriter Jeff Tweedy, Wilco bridges country, rock and alternative genres with grace and ease, and the once-...

Boulder’s Chautauqua this summer will be home to several music festivals...

Guitarists have this way of talking about their new guitars like proud parents. So after apologizing briefly to Bill Frisell a few weeks ago for intruding on his pre- London flight time with a phone interview — the publicist told us to call at that time, and that’s ...

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...

Persistence has a way of sponsoring tenure, and tenure has a funny way of growing some awkward extremities. Bruce Kaufman carries one of them around with him regarding his two-decade journey fronting My Evil Twin (MET...

Bad publicity may be an oxymoron, but there’s certainly no joy in being painted black...

For more than 25 years, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have toured the world and built an impressive audience as the Indigo Girls. Yet to hear Ray speak of her career, it’s clear she hasn’t forgotten where she’s come from. Perhaps that’s because she finds even physical ...

The Fox Theatre’s empty summer calendar said it all, but then came the official word: The venue was closing for the summer, and the reason given was “roof repairs...

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

Trace Bundy’s evolution from capo-slinging, small-stage local hero (endearingly tagged as “the acoustic ninja” by his Boulder-area fans) to Internet sensation and international soloist has landed the acoustic guitarist in an enviably comfortable place — a well-...

A band promising a new type of concert experience usually sounds like little more than hype...

When the second incarnation of the Boulder Roots & Blues Summit kicks off this weekend at the Boulder Theater and Fox Theatre, audiences will be able to take their pick from a smorgasbord of musical delights ranging from hirsute folk rocker Anders Osborne to silky ...