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Hitting the road

Singer-songwriter Bo DePeña playing at Balcony

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Family: Peter Tosh’s son left in coma after jail beating

TRENTON, N.J. – The family of the late reggae icon and marijuana activist Peter Tosh is seeking answers after they say his son was left in a coma after an attack in a New Jersey jail, where ...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Dead & Co.’s Oteil Burbridge finds magic in Grateful Dead’s music

When bassist Oteil Burbridge got the call in 2015 to join three members of the Grateful Dead and John Mayer in a new incarnation of the band called Dead & Company, he got straight to work le...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

New Chris Cornell music video, filmed before death, released

NEW YORK – Chris Cornell’s final music video, filmed before the singer died in May, was released Tuesday. The video for “The Promise” was released to coincide with World Refugee D...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Katy Perry’s half-woke, no good, very bad album

Sometimes, a pop star drops a single so soupy and ill-conceived, it makes you wonder if the artist ever had any understanding of their own appeal to begin with. For Katy Perry, that song is ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Glen Campbell’s last record ‘was therapeutic,’ says daughter

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Glen Campbell’s last record, “Adios,” is a swan song for the ailing Grammy-winning performer and TV personality, but his daughter said the recording was also therapeutic f...

DATE: Jun 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Dr. Dre pledges $10M for Compton High performing arts center

COMPTON, Calif. – Dr. Dre is pledging $10 million toward the construction of a performing arts center at Compton High School. The Compton Unified School District said Thursday tha...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Yoko Ono gets co-writing credit on ‘Imagine’

NEW YORK – Yoko Ono, who was previously credited as a co-producer on John Lennon’s “Imagine,” will earn a co-writing credit on the 1971 song. David Israelite, the president and CE...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Bob Seger catalog now available for streaming

NEW YORK – Bob Seger is finally letting you stream his music. The 72-year-old singer announced Friday that 12 of his albums would be available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Musi...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Anita Pallenberg, muse for The Rolling Stones, dead at 75

NEW YORK – Anita Pallenberg, a model and actress who had children with Keith Richards and served as a muse for The Rolling Stones, has died. She was 75. A spokesperson for Richard...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt touring this summer

NEW YORK – James Taylor might just be the happiest road warrior touring today, so what makes him happier? Bringing on old friend Bonnie Raitt this summer for concerts that include...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Love classical music? Here’s a statewide roundup of festivals this summer

It’s easy to stay busy in Colorado during the summer, especially when it comes to classical music festivals. From the historic Central City Opera House to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, great music...

DATE: Jun 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment