As 2023 winds down, I gaze in awe upon a particularly robust stack of jazz- and improv-oriented releases. It would be easier to compile a list of my 30 or 40 favorites, but there’s only so much space.
When it comes to extreme music over the past decade, few bands flipped the script quite like Deafheaven. The heavy San Francisco outfit’s 2013 breakthrough Sunbather turned the heads of critics and listeners under the banner of its now-iconic pink cover art, scrambling the boundaries of black metal, post-rock and shoegaze to dazzling and devastating […]
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A symphony of over 50 musicians is teaming up with Irish band Colcannon for two holiday shows.
In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie’s club experience makes him wonder how much stereotypical musical tastes really tell us about each other.
Holiday shows with tickets under $50 are getting harder to find. That’s why we rounded up 10 of them.
It’s a sure bet to win our Carol Countdown most years, and just can’t seem to be booted off the top! Enter this year’s formidable challenger.
We close out the year with exciting new music by another dozen Colorado acts from across the Front Range.
This question has sparked a contentious debate among artists and critics alike.
Need some gift inspo for that special music freak in your life? Lucky for you, we’re back with another monthly roundup of the bestselling new vinyl releases at Paradise Found Records and Music (1646 Pearl St.) From the latest by CU alum and art-pop queen Caroline Polachek to a reissue from Boulder favorite The Grateful […]
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With a twangy lineup of mandolin, dobro, guitar and bass, Longmont’s High Lonesome looks a lot like your typical bluegrass quartet. But lead singer Chuck Sitero insists the band’s music is “bluegrass-ish.” If you watch the band pick its way through an original tune like Sitero’s “Savage Sundown,” you can hear exactly what he means. […]
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