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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

Intrastate favorites return to The Hank

Colorado bluegrass musicians are a hearty folk. They’re a voluminous bunch who try to live up to a rich history, steeped in the tradition of American music dating back to the 1940...

DATE: Nov 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Eminem re-explores Marshall Mathers

Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” (Aftermath/Shady/Interscope) Don’t be fooled: Eminem’s latest, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2,” is not a sequel to his gloriously unhinged 2000 rap...

DATE: Nov 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music