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Janiva Magness draws strength from turmoil

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When listening to blues vocalist Janiva Magness, there are a lot of words that come to mind that could describe her sultry and lilting interpretations. Whether uplifting or drifting into darkness, one word that never comes across when hearing her voice is “fake.” ...

No spectators

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Strolling across the property where artist Android Jones lives, it seems fitting that a man whose art is often experienced projected against domes would...

The hakawati

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Across the Potomac, Helen Zughaib could see the Pentagon burning from her home in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11, 2001. Soon enough, phone calls...

That familiar feeling

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Musicologists may argue about how to define folk music, but let us offer this simple suggestion: Folk music is a feeling more than a...

Found Sounds: October 2023

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Sick of the Spotify algorithm? Lucky for you, we’re back with another edition of Found Sounds—a monthly round-up of the bestselling new vinyl releases...

Everybody wants to rule the world

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For Nikola Tesla, it all started with a cat. Specifically, a black cat named Macak, a feline friend from Tesla’s boyhood. One day while...

Roll another one

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As a child growing up in Pennsylvania, Alexandra Schwan had no idea that she would eventually join musical forces in Colorado with another native...

House of Gold

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It’s been 21 years since the death of JonBenét Ramsey; 21 years since her body was found in the basement of her Boulder home....

RIP: Teena Marie, 1956-2010

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Teena Marie, Grammy-nominated R&B performer and perennial L.A. concert favorite, died in her sleep Sunday at her California home. She was 54...

Paradise Found

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When Paradise Found Records & Music opens on April 1 at the corner of 17th and Pearl, it’ll be a homecoming of sorts. Pearl Street...

Exhibit chronicles the career of Boulder artist Martha Russo

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Martha Russo didn’t always dream of being an artist. As an accomplished field hockey player, Russo took a year off from Princeton University in...

In order to form a ‘More Perfect’ union…

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If you’ve ever heard Ira Glass talk about his relationship with the radio, you’ve heard him tell a story of being in love with it...