Entertainment
One story at a time
There is a difference between the Boulder County that we choose to see and the Boulder County that is. We choose to see the...
The zenith
The first sounds are reminiscent of metal on metal, steel against steel, like dragging a pipe across grating in short, regular intervals. An organ...
Best in show
If it’s not a labor of love, then it’s a labor of something,” Errol Morris said, drawing a laugh from the Friday morning audience....
Jimmy Herring’s event horizon
Is that lawnmower bothering you?” Jimmy Herring asks during our phone interview a few weeks ago. “There’s a guy cutting the grass next door,...
Mozart, movies and more at the Dairy
Some of Boulder’s best musicians want to see you at the Dairy.
That’s the punning implication of the new series CU@The Dairy, presented jointly by...
The benevolent creator
A Dasha Shishkin drawing is by no means straightforward. A picture can show multiple scenes, dozens of characters — some big, some small, some with...
Beyond politics
If you’ve ever heard any of Jason Isbell’s songs, chances are you know what he believes. The acclaimed singer-songwriter is known for being direct,...
A most delicate anguish
When David Bowie died, Seu Jorge found himself in a unique position to pay tribute, even though he hardly knew the man and his...
Sweetly agitating, persistently upending
The first thing Joanna Rotkin learned in college was that she didn’t have a ballet body. For a young woman who had dedicated her...
An open letter to CU students: Celebrate Stan
Dear University of Colorado students:
If I could offer you one word of advice — no, it’s not sunscreen — it would be this: Resources....
The con man’s lament
Some men just think they’re better than others. Connie does. Scratch that, Connie knows he’s better. Better than the two-bit drug-dealer he’s in cahoots...
Just a kid with a nylon string guitar
Since 2004, Session Americana has been a rotating collective of some of the best, albeit least well known, players in American folk. The Boston-based...
