Entertainment
Al Di Meola: In his life
About a week into the deeply unsettling military disquiet unfolding in Ukraine, I caught Al Di Meola on an off day at his New...
A melting pot of rock ‘n’ roll
It could be argued that Los Lobos is American music’s Statue of Liberty—a genuine melting pot of rock ‘n’ roll, folk, traditional Mexican music...
Ride or die
If you spend much time cruising Boulder’s 300-plus miles of bikeway, you’ve probably crossed paths with Ryan Van Duzer. Even if you haven’t, you...
The original English major
Somewhere in the course of our phone conversation, I ask Robert Earl Keen how he planned to use his degree in English literature after...
Women in classical music
Sometimes a cliché is true.
For example, for women entering the field of classical music, there’s some good news and some bad news.
First the...
The real Joe Satriani
Guitar great Joe Satriani remembers a random encounter he had with the late comedian Robin Williams that illustrates, at least to an extent, a...
Rebel with a cause
In Swahili, the word ujamaa means “familyhood.” Some translate it as “extended family” or “brotherhood,” but for Tanzanian natives like Robert Oyugi, it’s a...
Let them talk
It’s about time. For conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), time is her job. Her right hand “starts the clock,” while her left shapes the...
‘But you look so normal’
Last year, Boulder native Isa Mazzei received her first screenwriting credit for the Netflix-produced movie Cam, a supernatural thriller about a webcam model who...
The disorienting sphere of Australia’s psych-rock revival
If you’re into psych-rock, you may be wondering what’s in the water in Perth, Australia. Home to Tame Impala and Pond, the city isn’t...
Phone down, eyes up, hearts open
Goose’s Peter Anspach on the raw magic of improvisational live music
In the name of ratings
In 1994, nearly 26 years ago, if anyone had told Pablo Escobar’s family — as they were desperately trying to flee Colombia after Pablo’s...
