By Alan Sculley and Jezy J. Gray - May 22,2024

Eye of the tiger

The 1990s may be most closely associated with the grime of grunge and the rise of radio hip-hop, but it was the sound of pre-Y2K country that got its hooks...

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 Boulder Weekly Staff - May 15,2024

Concerts: May 16-23

Following last year’s headlining gig in Boulder, indie-pop standout Samia returns to the Front Range for an opening-slot show at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre on May 20. On the...

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 Kelly Dean Hansen - May 8,2024

Moving mountains

Nearly two decades ago, a 12,497-foot peak in Colorado’s Never Summer Mountains was officially named Mount Mahler to honor the Austrian post-romantic composer. Colorado MahlerFest, the annual Boulder event dedicated...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - May 8,2024

Concerts: May 9-16

ON THE BILL: After canceling last year’s world tour due to frontman Stuart Murdoch’s recovery from an illness, Scottish indie-pop OGs Belle and Sebastian make their triumphant return to Colorado...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - May 2,2024

Concerts: May 2-9

Following his 2022 smash Boat Songs and last year’s debut live album, MJ Lenderman and The Wind bring the rising star’s country-fried guitar rock to the Front Range from Asheville,...

By Lindsay Temple - May 1,2024

‘Loud bark, deep bite’

Marisa “Missy” Dabice recalls a Pablo Picasso drawing that distills her philosophy on the expression of desire. In it, a nude man and woman are depicted mid-coitus while a peculiar...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - May 1,2024

Found Sounds: April 2024

April is the cruelest month, as “tortured poet” T.S. Eliot once wrote — and here in the People’s Republic, it belonged to Taylor Swift. It’s no surprise to see her...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - April 24,2024

Concerts: April 25-May 1

ON THE BILL: Austin singer-songwriter Caroline Rose heads to Boulder’s Fox Theatre on April 27 in support of her Grammy-nominated fifth LP, The Art of Forgetting, out now via New...

By Jeremy Duke - April 18,2024

A different beast

Jesus Piece vocalist Aaron Heard acknowledges that times have changed. On the Philadelphia-based metalcore band’s current tour supporting 2023’s …So Unknown, the frontman told Boulder Weekly he doesn’t expect to...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - April 17,2024

Concerts: April 18-25

THURSDAY, APRIL 18 4Tell. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free Variety Show: And Now… Featuring. 6 p.m. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free...

By Jezy J. Gray - April 17,2024

Lean on me

There’s an old saying of dubious origin you’ve probably heard before, and it goes like this: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far,...

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 Adam Perry - April 17,2024

Record setter

Martin Banks fell in love with records through DJing. More than two decades later, the 44-year-old computer programmer from Birmingham, England, opened his tiny Vinyl Café record shop in Longmont...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - April 10,2024

Concerts: April 11-18

ON THE BILL: Following last fall’s sold-out show in Boulder, The Mountain Goats return to the Front Range for a two-night stint with celebrated Nashville singer-songwriter Katy Kirby at the Gothic...

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 Jezy J. Gray - April 10,2024

Kin folk

Travis Albright took a leap when he launched the Bluebird Music Festival six years ago, and it paid off. Since 2018, the founder of the local youth-focused nonprofit Future Arts...

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