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Thursday, February 14,2013

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

In 'Defiant Requiem,' music becomes an act of rebellion

By Jefferson Dodge
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.
Thursday, February 7,2013

Two guys and a process

Discipline and execution are key to El Ten Eleven’s nuanced sound

By Dave Kirby
There’s a gruesome and paradoxical brilliance at work here, instrumental and heavily automated music blasting with humanity and spontaneity, cerebral but soulful.
Thursday, February 7,2013

Growing a new sound

Grant Farm looks to add a little country to Boulder’s jam scene

By Stephanie Riesco
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 to start something new.
Thursday, January 31,2013

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

By Peter Alexander
“This evening in the deep twilight we went to the palace where Queen Mary lived and loved,” he wrote in a letter home that also included a musical sketch. “The adjacent chapel has lost its roof; grass and ivy grow thickly within; and on the broken altar Mary was crowned Queen of Scotland.
Thursday, January 24,2013

Rebecca Folsom’s old-school multimedia extravaganza

By Dave Kirby
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?
Thursday, January 17,2013

Bullet with a change for rockers Nonpoint

Rotating members, a career on the edge of the mainstream haven’t derailed the band

By Alan Sculley
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 Thomas and bassist Adam Wolosyzn.
Thursday, January 17,2013

Calexico's sounds of the Southwest

Tex-Mex group delves into the sounds of its home

By Dave Kirby
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 little off-guard.
Thursday, January 17,2013

Cultural chasms and 90 miles of ocean

Project shows Cuban and American music have lots in common

By David Accomazzo
In 2010, three U.S.-based jazz musicians, trumpeter Christian Scott, vibraphonist Stefon Harris, and tenor saxaphonist David Sánchez, traveled to Cuba to meet with local musicians and make an album. What they found was something both familiar and foreign.
Thursday, January 10,2013

Violinist Sarah Chang is back where it all started

Former child prodigy Sarah Chang first performed with Boulder Philharmonic at age 8

By Peter Alexander
Sarah Chang is happy to be back in Boulder.
Thursday, January 10,2013

Pigs on the Wing have Animal instincts

Floyd album inspires tribute band

By Dave Kirby
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 evolution.
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