Music
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...
Who says hipsters don’t have soul?
To equate Mayer Hawthorne to an old soul is more accurate than most would even realize. While Hawthorne’s fans recognize it as an allusion to a sound oft-compared to legendary sounds of yore like Isaac Hayes, Barry White or Curtis Mayfield, it’s also a proper ...
Boulder Bach Festival: New take on a classical composer
Zachary Carrettin is not a strictly-by-the-book kind of guy. The new director of Boulder Bach Festival prefers to sample it all...
V-Moda Headphones give Dr. Dre a run for his money
The hottest headphones on the market right now are without a doubt Dr. Dre’s signature Beat by Dre headphones. Coming in at $120 or more for the in-ear headphones and up to $400 for the over-the-ear headphones, Beats by Dre boast the best audio for in-studio use or ...
Electronic musician Pretty Lights: Mapping the sun
Right now, electronic music is more than a trend. It’s a tidal wave. Stars like Tiesto, Skrillex and David Guetta are filling arenas, and according to multiple media reports, cashing checks totaling tens of millions each year...
Johnny O’s blues sky
Someone once said that the relative dearth of blues musicians around here is actually a weather thing; who can sing the blues under 300 annual days of sunshine...
Ridin’ dirty
I hold open the door at Illegal Pete’s for Kalyn Heffernan as she rolls her electric wheelchair inside. At least a dozen people are eating in small groups, and everyone almost instinctively takes a turn to give Heffernan the same stare. It’s a quick glance that ...
SLIDESHOW: Infamous Stringdusters at the Fox Theatre
Photographer Jeremy Williams was at the Infamous Stringdusters concert last night. Check it out.
Professor turns virtuoso
Getting a touring musician on the cell phone for a few minutes isn’t exactly rocket science these days, unless their GPS has taken a dive rolling through Sasquatch country or the van has blown a sidewall in a granite-lined mountain pass tunnel someplace, but it ...
