Music
Easy Star All-Stars pay homage to the classics
In the early 2000s, back when Napster was king and iTunes was a twinkle in Apple’s eye, an underground rendition of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon was making its way around college campuses around the country. This was the first labor of love for the Easy Star ...
Bon Jovi never afraid to change their sound
For more than 25 years, Bon Jovi has been cranking out hit albums and playing arenas and stadiums, while establishing a level of enduring popularity that only a handful of acts have ever achieved...
Albums on the Hill is the last independent music store
Take a trip to Albums on the Hill before it’s too late...
Carrie Rodriguez finds space to fit in the roots music world
Singer, songwriter and fiddle player extraordinaire Carrie Rodriguez is kind of lonely...
Great American Taxi goes big
To hear Vince Herman tell it, Great American Taxi’s second CD, that ever-dreaded sophomore effort thing, found itself looped out in the exhausted vagaries of a dysfunctional post-millennial record business. Just when people are getting back into actually making ...
Salvador Santana quests ‘toward individuation’
When you are the son of a living legend, like, say, Carlos Santana, anything is possible — you could turn out to be a downright raunchy and selfish individual who could care less about the world, ignoring everything you were ever exposed to … right...
Justin Townes Earle sheds his namesakes to be his own man
Forget that Justin Townes Earle’s middle name comes from a revered songwriter and his last name comes from another. When you listen to his songs, you’ll hear a talent who stands on his own. Sure, his voice sometimes betrays his genes, but where dad Steve is rooted in...
Octopus Nebula brings a different electronic groove
There’s an almost sinister grace that pervades Octopus Nebula and their limber, unforced sleepwalk through deep groove electronica. OK, it’s not rocket science; a quartet of live players, all more or less graduates from groove scenes of varying success and commitment...
The Editors battle the curse of the formulaic
When the Editors finished their second album, 2007’s An End Has A Start, singer Tom Smith sensed a change was in the air for the group...
The Laughing Bones give cool performance at Beaver Creek’s Crystal Grotto
More Beaver Creek content: Resort good for beginners, too; Beaver Creek's varied terrain, open runs set resort apart...
Wish We Were Floyd bring Pink Floyd classics back to life
Maybe it’s an occupational hazard, but it can be a little...
