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...

By Thomas Crone and Jezy J. Gray - February 20,2024

Gone to the dogs

To move forward, sometimes you have to look back. That’s the strategy of singer-songwriter Conor Murphy and his band Foxing, who are hitting the road to mark the 10th anniversary...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - February 14,2024

Concerts: Feb. 15-22, 2024

ON THE BILL: After retiring her trauma-tinged experimental project Lingua Ignota with a pair of sold-out shows last year at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, classically trained musician and...

By Jezy J. Gray - February 13,2024

‘Big Day Coming’

Few bands have surfed the sands of time quite like Yo La Tengo. Formed in 1984 by married creative team Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan, the revered indie-rock outfit gelled...

By John Lehndorff - January 31,2024

Ramble on

Some things sound like they really don’t belong together. For instance, whose playlist would include bar rocker George Thorogood, cosmic avant-garde master Sun Ra, banjo savant Béla Fleck, singer-songwriter Nathaniel...

By Adam Perry - January 24,2024

Absolutely fabulous

North Carolina native Doug Gaddy opened Absolute Vinyl Records & Stereo in a tiny, spartan space in then-quiet North Boulder in 2009 with the help of his wife, Annie. The...

By Jezy J. Gray - January 22,2024

Little thing called love

When singer-songwriter Buck Meek signed up for a workshop led by longtime friend and fellow music artist Luke Temple, he found himself faced with a daunting assignment: Build a song...

By Alan Sculley - January 16,2024

Dynamic dichotomy

Ella Williams, who makes music under the name Squirrel Flower, has always had a dichotomy to her music. Many of her songs could be described as indie folk, with lots...

By John Lehndorff - January 10,2024

Bluegrass and all that jazz

Music fans are forgiven if they thought there were multiple virtuosos over two generations named John Jorgenson. After all, it’s a fairly common Nordic name. There was the electric guitar-wielding...

By Jezy J. Gray - January 3,2024

Turning up ’24

It’s never too early to start planning your concert calendar for the year. That’s why Boulder Weekly is looking ahead to bring you a roundup of the best shows coming...

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