Jazz percussionists to revisit past
Fort Lewis players to take stage tonight
DATE: Dec 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music
Electronic musicians have jam-band roots
When Colorado’s String Cheese Incident took a short hiatus half a dozen years ago, the break was bound to give birth to new productivity from band members with newly found free time. ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown
Toy company sues Beastie Boys over ‘Girls’ song
SAN FRANCISCO – A Northern California toy company is fighting for its right to parody a popular Beastie Boys song.
Oakland-based GoldieBlox filed a lawsuit in federal court seekin...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music
The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending Nov. 25:
Top Songs
1. “The Monster (feat. Rihanna),” Eminem
2. “Royals,” Lorde
3. “Timber (feat...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music
Hallelujah chorus
Symphony, singers deliver ‘Messiah’ with power, emotion
DATE: Nov 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music
Dead comes to life in film, on stage
Red Eyed Djinn is nightcap for ‘Sunshine Daydream’
DATE: Nov 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music
Old is new for Durango’s Lawn Chair Kings
Durango’s Lawn Chair Kings are approaching 14 years together as a band.
What began as a trio in the year 2000 has wavered between trio and quartet; fourth members have been guitar...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown
Wu-Tang forever, but not with RZA on the mic
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – RZA sees the latest Wu-Tang Clan endeavor as the end of the influential rap group as we know it.
The 44-year-old Wu-Tang leader and producer says he’s still six...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music
Red Rocks new home for music hall
The Colorado Music Hall of Fame will make the Red Rocks Trading Post, at the base of the world famous natural amphitheater, its new home.
“Starting with Mayor Hancock, the city of...
DATE: Nov 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music
Clinton captains the Mothership to Sky Ute Casino
The musical works of George Clinton owe as much to American rock music and Jimi Hendrix as it does to the funk and soul sound of James Brown.
Both genres clearly are present in th...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown
Maura O’Connell’s voice is in demand
If you judge her by the company she keeps, then Maura O’Connell is one of the most sought-after Celtic singers performing today.
An Irish upbringing followed by an immersion in t...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music
Joshua Mietz is a storyteller with a clarinet
“At the heart of every great musical composition is a story.”
So begins clarinetist Joshua Mietz in his program notes for his upcoming solo recital.
Mietz is the featur...
DATE: Nov 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch
