Tag: red rocks
DeVotchKa On Performing with CSO July 23
by Tim Wenger This is what it’s like when worlds collide. DeVotchKa, one of Denver’s premiere rock n roll powerhouses who have been at forefront of Denver’s scene as well as touring nationally for over a decade, will share the stage for the 4th time with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, July 23. Now, for […]
The Manager’s Corner- July
by Chris Daniels I’ve managed my own band for 31 years and I’m in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. All that’s nice but today’s music business is changing at light-speed and you have to be more engaged in the ‘biz’ than ever. Some things have not changed, careers are still built on some tried […]
Why Jazz Matters: Track 14
by Norman Provizer On June 8, the band Big Head Todd and the Monsters returns to Red Rocks Amphitheater for the seventeenth time. Over its long run, Big Head Todd went from a local group begging for gigs to one with a very high national profile playing major venues. In this sense, along with bands […]
Stephen Melton Goes Solo
by Ryan Edwards I’ve met hundreds of local musicians and I can honestly say that I remember every experience and wouldn’t trade any of those memories for the world. Around five years ago I was driving with an old college friend of mine and listening to a mix CD that he had. Yes, a time […]
Hozier & Asgeir at Ogden
photos and review by Jenn Cohen On tour to support his self-titled super album featuring the Grammy-nominated mega-hit, “Take me to Church,” Hozier flawlessly serenaded a 17-song set to a full-capacity crowd at the Ogden on Wednesday. Hozier’s humble demeanor is a far cry from his impressive 6’5” height, neither of which hindered him from […]
Colorado Music Hall of Fame Welcomes New Class of Inductees
by Chris Daniels The Colorado music scene is booming like never before. Young artists like the Lumineers, the Fray, Flobots, and One Republic are breaking out with major mega-hits, plus artists like Pretty Lights, Elephant Revival, Tennis, Paper Bird, Shel, and Nathaniel Rateliff (and about 20 others I’m neglecting to mention) are making Colorado one […]
CMB Readers Answer: What Was the Best Live, Local Show You Saw in 2014?
We polled readers to get thoughts on their favorite local shows of the year. Here are the unfiltered responses we received. – Barrel House String Band at Black Rose Acoustic Society! – Roger Clyne and Jim Dalton at Soiled Dove. – Bear Antler @ Hi Dive, Other Black @ Herman’s Hideaway, AdrienneO @ Soiled Dove – Scarlight at the gothic […]
Denver Online High School student Walker Masuda Following Musical Path Through Adolescence
by Tim Wenger It takes a certain charm, on top of an unusual amount of talent, to create a young phenom. The kind that everyone from neighbors to schoolteachers to random faces in the crowd can’t help but open their heart to. Such seems to be the case with Walker Masuda. With light brown shoulder […]
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