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A live experiment

Dan Deacon makes the stage his lab

By Alan Sculley

Plenty of musicians say the live show is where their music really comes alive and songs can take on a new life, evolving into something different — and often better — than the versions fans are accustomed to hearing on a record.

Music

Thursday, March 21,2013

South by Southwest: Pandemonium in Austin

SXSW came, saw and conquered

By David Accomazzo

Put tech nerds, gear expos, independent film buffs and musicians of every conceivable genre into a blender and press mix, pour the resulting slurry into the one city just tolerant enough to put up with it, and you get an approximation of what it’s like to be at South By Southwest (SXSW).

Music

Thursday, March 14,2013

Verdi's grand, operatic ending

Italian composer went out with a bang with 'Falstaff,' playing at Macky

By Peter Alexander

Verdi’s Falstaff is one of the great stories of opera. No, not the plot, although it is delectable in its own right. I mean the story about the opera.

Music

Thursday, March 14,2013

Taarka: Seeking Americana

Boulder couple's fifth release hones the band’s eclectic sound

By Stephanie Riesco

On Taarka’s fifth studio album, Adventures in Vagabondia, the band’s well-traveled sound puts down a few solid roots for the first time.

Music

Friday, March 8,2013

Frozen Dead Guy Days rises again

Nederland festival draws crowds to celebrate its frozen celebrity

By Stephanie Riesco

With the help of a beloved dead body, the town of Nederland will awaken once again from its cold slumber for the 12th annual Frozen Dead Guy Days.

Music

Thursday, March 7,2013

Vintage sheen: Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside

Group blends eras and genres into a danceable whole

By David Accomazzo

Sallie Ford says that growing up, she was more comfortable singing in groups than by herself. (Her sister, after all, was the one with the performance flair.) Sallie was never one for the spotlight, she says.

Music

Thursday, March 7,2013

Explorer of the voice

Meredith Monk has expanded the possibilities of the human voice in music

By David Accomazzo

Meredith Monk has accumulated many titles during her nearly 50 years as a performer.

Music

Thursday, February 28,2013

The passions of Bach

Boulder Bach Festival focuses on composer’s religious works

By Peter Alexander

Bach’s St. John Passion is a dramatic musical work that tells the story of Jesus’ betrayal and crucifixion. From other perspectives, it is a great work of art, a powerful religious experience and a Lutheran devotional event. And it forms the centerpiece of this year’s Boulder Bach Festival.

Music

Thursday, February 28,2013

Jersey Shore and beyond

Mickey Hart looks to his roots for Sandy benefit album

By Dave Kirby

In the wake of the pitiless thrashing that Sandy delivered to Northern New Jersey and the NYC metro area last November, plenty of musical artists rallied together for benefit projects (most notably the 12/12 Concert) to aid families and towns along the coast.

Music

Thursday, February 21,2013

Poetry and music combine

Boulder Philharmonic taps Maya Angelou's writing for performance

By Peter Alexander

Assembling a work of art is like putting together a puzzle: Sometimes it’s a struggle to make the pieces fit, and sometimes they just fall into place.

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