Entertainment
Anything but blank
If Denver-based band Blankslate entered last year with a real blank slate, they left an indelible mark on the canvas with the October release...
Unearthing a forgotten history
Adriana Corral’s art explores the human condition and our fundamental rights. Her research-based process has taken her from her home in Texas to present-day...
Art from the soul
"My dancing belongs to the world,” Anna Pavlova once said. Yet almost a century after the ballerina’s death, many people have never heard of...
Heavy Rotation — New Releases
“New York Summer,” by Generation Lost — A fun instrumental pop song sets the tone for a laid-back summer from the German trio’s wealth...
Longmont shortlist
While its neighboring county-seat sibling often gets the lion’s share of the glory, there’s lots to love about the Longmont music scene. From blues-tinged...
‘American Murderer’ is not your average cops and criminals yarn
Americans are fascinated with criminals. You know this because you watch movies and TV, listen to podcasts, read books and magazines and encounter their...
Working out the kinks: For Ray Davies, the music goes on
It was in the larger-than-life era of music video when I discovered former Kinks frontman Ray Davies, decades after he had constructed the timeless 1964 rock anthem “You Really Got Me.” The Kinks had just released their 1984 album Word of Mouth, and the clip for “Do ...
Artist Chris Huang gets inspiration from nature
Some years ago while living in Tucson, artist Chris Huang became close friends with a woodworker. When the woodworker was finished with certain projects,...
A live-action Looney Tunes cartoon
Wes Anderson’s cinematic style did not appear fully formed. It took a few movies over five years before Anderson locked in on formal compositions,...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
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Planet Bluegrass...
Y’all got it wrong
As Charley Crockett drove out of the depths of Death Valley into a field of Joshua trees, the snow began to swirl. He had...
Home viewing: Silent clowns
It’s mid-June, which means we ought to be full swing into Chautauqua’s Summer of Silents — the annual celebration of cinema sans dialogue. And...

















