Courtney Love is going to sing in an opera – her way

Well, here’s something you don’t hear every day: Courtney Love is going to star in an opera. Yes, as in widow of Kurt, mother of Frances Bean, Hole founder Courtney Love. Hmph. ...

At 80, old-time great adds to her legacy

Alice Gerrard’s newest album, ‘Follow,’ out this week

San Juan Symphony season: A joyous farewell

Music director Arthur Post begins his final stint

Review: Imelda May’s ‘Tribal’ is a blast of energy

Imelda May, “Tribal” (Verve) Irish singer Imelda May sometimes sounds like a performer who was born a few decades too late, but is not letting it stop her having a good time. With...

John Mellencamp finds some impressive co-authors

NEW YORK – John Mellencamp feels he has some impressive co-writers for his latest songs, like playwright Tennessee Williams and folk legend Pete Seeger. That they’re both dead doe...

Music Review: As usual, Lucinda Williams digs deep

Lucinda Williams, “Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone” (Highway 20) “Have compassion for everyone you meet,” goes the opening line on the new album from Lucinda Williams, who st...

Celebrating the Old West’s lyrical side

Durango’s Cowboy Poetry Gathering, now in its 26th year, continues to be the local showcase for celebrating the lyrical side of the old West. The idea of becoming a cowboy is a y...

Thom Yorke’s “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes” – new sounds in a new container

As pop music continues to bend into new shapes, so do the shipping containers. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke was busy torquing the architecture of both on Friday when he suddenly ...

Exclusive: Prince exalts in his ‘heaven’

CHANHASSEN, Minn. – Nightfall is fast approaching at Paisley Park. There are few lights on in the cavernous compound, and unseen doves (of course there would be doves) are cooing ...

‘Downton Abbey’ star heads on U.S. tour with band

NEW YORK – “Downton Abbey” won’t be the only place fans can see Elizabeth McGovern this winter: The show’s star is heading on a tour with her folk-rock band in December. McGovern...

Horse Spirit

Harpist’s mellow tone soothes apes at St. Paul zoo

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Harpist Terry Tacheny long enjoyed taking her young daughters to Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota, except for the Primate House, where she thought the gorillas, orangutans a...