By Justin Criado - July 9,2024

Metal for misanthropes

Pallbearer brought doom metal back from the dead. The gloomy subgenre born from the low-and-slow riffs of Black Sabbath had become redundant and tired by the early 2000s, as dozens...

By Justin Criado - June 5,2024

If you book it, they will come

Scott Bauer remembers the first time he ever laid eyes on the stunning view of Chautauqua Park. Like many who have reflected on the awe-inspiring sight nestled at the base...

By Justin Criado - May 22,2024

If it makes you happy

The close-knit members of Colorado Springs quartet Cabin saybeing queer in their hometown isn’t always easy. They hope to help change that. “Because we are a queer band and we...

By Justin Criado - May 15,2024

Late bloomer

Longtime Boulder singer-songwriter Duncan Coker has been honing his craft ever since he picked up his first guitar as a New Jersey teenager four decades ago. It was a Fender...

By Justin Criado - April 17,2024

North by northeast

If you’re thinking about a road trip to the Fort Collins Music Experiment (FoCoMX) on 4/20 weekend, sifting through the extensive festival lineup of more than 350 Colorado artists playing...

By Justin Criado - April 10,2024

Get real

Katie Pruitt wears her heart on her sleeve, and you can hear it beat in her music. Even after releasing two deeply personal records, the 30-year-old singer-songwriter from Atlanta is...

By Justin Criado - March 27,2024

Songs for the seeds

The chances of being struck by lightning once in a lifetime are one in 15,300. For reference, approximately 2,000 people worldwide are hit every year, including 270 in the U.S....

By Justin Criado - March 19,2024

Get it faster

The Strokes wrecked rock ’n’ roll, if you ask Esteban Flores.  The 31-year-old Chicano artist behind the music project Slow Joy makes this passing claim while chatting about his upcoming...

By Justin Criado - February 28,2024

‘The truth is out there’

The story unfolding across Thom LaFond’s sophomore album, Lawless, wouldn’t feel out of place in a bizarro episode of The X-Files. “Basically, there’s an alien that comes to Earth and...

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