Music

Sam Bush, Del McCoury, Carolina Chocolate Drops crown lineup of 2013...

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The schedule for the 41st RockyGrass Festival, scheduled for July 26-28, is out. The music festival will be held at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, Colo., and here is the final lineup of this year's acts...

BIFF 2013: A tale of hope and defiance during the Holocaust

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When Czech conductor Rafael Schächter was imprisoned in the Terezin concentration camp during World War II, one of the musical scores he brought with him was Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem...

Growing a new sound

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Tyler Grant has a National Flatpicking Championship under his belt, solo releases and a resume stacked with names of artists he’s worked with. Yet, even through his successes during his time in mythical Nashville, Tenn., the guitarist was always waiting for a chance ...

Two guys and a process

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Update: The El Ten Eleven show at the Fox Theatre Feb. 8 has been canceled due to an injury to guitarist Kristian Dunn. The band is offering refunds for purchased tickets. For more information, see The Fox Theatre...

Scotland sojourn: Pro Musica Colorado retraces Mendelssohn’s misty journey

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"It’s really amazing to me how atmospheric this wonderful composition is...

Rebecca Folsom’s old-school multimedia extravaganza

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A couple of years removed from her successful duo tour with Celeste Krenz, singer/songwriter Rebecca Folsom returns to a Boulder stage this weekend with a new CD, her first in four years and her ninth overall. Why not...

Cultural chasms and 90 miles of ocean

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Though separated by a cavernous gulf of ideological and political differences, the distance between the United States and the island of Cuba is just 90 miles...

Calexico’s sounds of the Southwest

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Calexico’s John Convertino was fielding questions from the media recently; we were his last interview that day, but also at least his second interview prepping the Boulder market for the Tucson-based outfit’s upcoming Fox Theatre gig. The first one caught him a ...

Bullet with a change for rockers Nonpoint

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To put it mildly, Nonpoint went through a major transition heading into its seventh album when it replaced two band members — guitarist Zach Broadrick and bassist Ken “KB” MacMillan — with three new recruits, lead guitarist Dave Lizzio, rhythm guitarist Rasheed ...

Pigs on the Wing have Animal instincts

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Most iconic rock bands from the 1970s, at least those that lasted long enough to still cast a visible shadow 30 or 40 years downstream, can usually be defined by neatly circumscribed periods, whether as a result of personnel changes, commercial ascendency or artistic...

Violinist Sarah Chang is back where it all started

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Sarah Chang is happy to be back in Boulder...

Canuck crooners Jepsen and Bieber tour together

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Carly Rae Jepsen admitted that she felt a little uneasy when she stepped on stage for her first night opening for Justin Bieber on that teen star’s fall arena tour. It was, after all, her first time performing in such a large venue...