Colorado Daily Stories: Music

Reviews: Young Widows, No Age and Pygmy Lush

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:35:00 -0000

These are three albums that need to be in your collection. Now.

Price at pump keeps some Boulder bands closer to home

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:30:00 -0000

For Colorado bands, the most recent — albeit slight — decline in gas prices is music to their ears. The summer tour, the van, nightly shows and traveling from city to city are all staples of the typical life of a touring band, but the high price of fuel has forced a few local and regional bands to do it a little bit differently.

Ludacris' Obama song unlikely to alienate voters

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:21:00 -0000

Ludacris' new song, "Politics as Usual," may have cost him one of his biggest fans, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

'Triple' threat: Franti, Calexico hit Boulder for radio summit

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:18:00 -0000

The annual Radio & Records Triple A Summit is being held in Boulder this week, and this year's line-up features many acts that recently appeared at the high-profile Mile High and Rothbury music fests.

Snoop Dogg's bus pulled over, 2 arrested on marijuana charges

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:08:00 -0000

A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Boulder's Rose Hill Drive to rock 'Conan O'Brien' tonight

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:54:00 -0000

The local rock trio is scheduled to make its network debut on tonight's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," which airs locally at 11:35 p.m. on KUSA-Channel 9.

Ranking Will Ferrell's best songs

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0000

It's often said all actors want to be rock stars. Will Ferrell has gotten to be both.

MUSIC: Dave being Dave

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:55:00 -0000

Dave Matthews talks about Obama, the new CD and more.

You Need This: CD reviews of CSS, Norma Jean, Steve Von Till

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:54:00 -0000

Oakland L. Childers sits atop a giant pile of bad CDs at the Colorado Daily office. Every Tuesday he picks a few good ones and reviews them.

LOCAL VENUE: The Gospel According to etown

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:17:00 -0000

etown host/founder Nick Forster was determined to buy the aging church located at 1535 Spruce St. He knew he wanted to re-convert it to become the base of operations for his environmentally-friendly radio show and create an entertainment hub in downtown Boulder.

Tuned in: KGNU airing live from Lyons' RockyGrass

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:43:00 -0000

The bad news for bluegrass fans is that if you haven't already purchased tickets for this year's RockyGrass in Lyons, it's not likely you'll be able to find your way inside the Planet Bluegrass complex to enjoy great music and greater views from the banks of the St. Vrain River. Tickets have been sold out for weeks.

But that doesn't mean that you can't eavesdrop on the action. For the first time, Boulder's KGNU radio station, 88.5 FM, will broadcast live from Saturday's performance during "Old Grass GNU Grass."

MUSIC: Rockin' soul

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000

The first half of 2008 has already seen some great albums. There has been the majestic (Sigur Ros' sunny new opus), the super hip (Vampire Weekend's much-anticipated debut), the ultra current (Girl Talk's sample-mad "Feed the Animals") and the chart-topping classic (Death Cab for Cutie with "Narrow Stairs").

MUSICIANS: Goodbye to Shea

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:25:00 -0000

Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday, joined by an all-star lineup.

LOCAL SCENE: Pure music collage

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:35:00 -0000

Girl Talk is quickly becoming the hottest ticket in concert halls and on the Internet.

LOCAL FEST: Jah mon

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:33:00 -0000

The Soul Rebel Festival -- an annual grass roots Reggae Afro Pop music festival -- is this weekend in Nederland.

LOCAL SCENE: Mann's choice words

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:17:00 -0000

Aimee Mann plays at Chautauqua on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Her new album, "@#%&*! Smilers," was released on June 3. "I wanted to do things differently instrumentally on this record," Mann told the Colorado Daily.

T.I.: Social responsibility

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:30:00 -0000

Rap star T.I., whose real is Clifford Harris must spend at least 1,000 hours talking to youth groups about the pitfalls of guns, gangs and drugs before reporting for about a year in prison in a deal worked out with prosecutors. He was arrested Oct. 13 and charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, as well as possession of firearms by a convicted felon.

LOCAL SCENE: The best things in life are FREE!

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:51:00 -0000

The SoCo Music Experience in Denver on Saturday. hosts some big-name acts like Bassnectar and Gnarls Barkley. And, it's FREE!!!

MUSIC: Polished potential

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0000

The change in My Morning Jacket from their last studio album, the breakthrough "Z," to their latest, "Evil Urges," is not drastic: It's not as if they brought in Timbaland to overhaul their sound or abandoned their scruffy look for more fashionable duds.

MUSIC: Boulder band Rose Hill Drive's Moon landing

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0000

Rose Hill Drive has toured with rock giants like The Who and Van Halen, but the Boulder band decided it wanted to take the local route for its sophomore release "Moon is the New Earth." The group recorded the new project in Boulder and will host its CD release party at the Fox Theatre Tuesday.