Music

Sean Kelly’s long road

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For Sean Kelly, being back at altitude wasn’t really all that...

Free radicals charge the tower

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It was that kind of afternoon, so we caution Jon Gray, trumpeter/vocalist for the local jazz septet Supercollider, that we were going to start our interview in the middle...

REVIEW: A Perfect Circle at Red Rocks

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How does a band that hasn’t released music since 2004’s eMOTIVe, and has played few shows since, sell out the 9,450-capacity Red Rocks Amphitheatre? The simplest answer may be that the band features Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of the rock band Tool. The ...

REVIEW: The Cool Kids at the Fox Theatre, Aug. 2

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“It’s the new, black...

The tradition lives on

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Perhaps the most beautiful thing about bluegrass music — more beautiful, even, than a southern accent over a banjo twang — is the way the genre blurs the line between audience and performer. Songs are passed down and shared and swapped so freely that it’s often hard ...

Breaking walls with violins

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Zach DePue wants to break down walls...

Frizzle frying up something new

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One thing fans can count on with the current Primus tour (with original drummer Jay Lane on board and a new CD on the way) is it won’t be a nostalgia trip...

REVIEW: Fleet Foxes at Fillmore Auditorium, July 21

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Fleet Foxes make music that hearkens back to the most euphoric of ’60s folk music, and the final product sounds like a blend of America and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with a touch of Nick Drake. The intricate arrangements on the band's self-titled 2006 debut LP ...

Bayou burden

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It's not the stuff on the TV Louisiana bluesman Tab Benoit’s singing about. Not the “may cause side effects,” hyper-disclaimered, check-with-your-doctor-first gel cap in the reassuringly pastel boxes...

Big Easy beats

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Proving the old adage that patience pays off, the Frazier brothers — Keith and Phil — are finally breaking through into the national scene after plying their trade for 28 years. With their heavy, funky brand of New Orleans brass, the Rebirth Brass Band are now ...

10-town travel

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When faced with the bleak prospect of a grueling tour in support of her 2009 album, Wilson St., Austin, Texas, singer-songwriter Charlie Faye had an idea. Instead of 100 shows in 200 days, why not experiment? How about 10 one-month residencies in 10 towns across ...

REVIEW: Soundgarden at Red Rocks, July 18

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A tumultuous roaring sound of fans whistling, screaming and clapping their hands filled Red Rocks Amphitheatre Monday night for a sold out Soundgarden show. A couple of songs into their almost two-hour-long set, Chris Cornell, the frontman of the legendary grunge-...