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2001 Stories by Marty Jones

• Discmania

  published December 27, 2001

  The year 2001 produced its share of catastrophes: major terrorist campaigns in D.C. and New York, a widespread anthrax scare -- and J. Lo's solo... More >>

• Consumed

  published December 20, 2001

  This Christmas, Stan Hendrickson will wish for a gift he cannot have. It's a gift he possessed for over seven decades before losing it three years... More >>

• Consumed

  published December 6, 2001

  Fruitcake is the most maligned food in America, the dessert world's equivalent of polka music. Especially this time of year. Come Christmas... More >>

• Heavy Mettle

  published November 29, 2001

  Harlan Hendrickson has issued a challenge to all the closet lovers of '80s metal: It's time to step up -- fist held high, pinkie and index fingers... More >>

• Critic's Choice

  published November 29, 2001

  Candye Kane, Thursday, December 6, at the Boulder Theater, is a bisexual ex-porn vet, a poster girl for the pleasingly plump and an... More >>

• Follow That Story

  published November 22, 2001

  For seven years, the hemp ice cream produced in Das Agua's shop, Original Sources, made him a successful businessman. Today it makes him a... More >>

• Dead Bird Walking

  published November 22, 2001

  It's not often that a journalist gets the chance to speak with residents of death row. But here in her suburban backyard, Carrie Stewart has put... More >>

• Hit Pick

  published November 15, 2001

  Mary Flower is a hero of American acoustic-guitar music -- and proof that the most moving art is often found in one's own back yard.... More >>

• Critic's Choice

  published November 8, 2001

  Paul Burch, Sunday, November 11, at the Gothic Theatre, may not have earned the flood of attention poured over No-Depression sweetheart and... More >>

• Consumed

  published November 8, 2001

  Some of the best days of my childhood started with pancakes. If I stumbled out of bed to the clang and clatter of Mom mixing batter in the... More >>

• He's Got a Witness

  published November 1, 2001

  Like many musicians, Chris Watkins has a tough time putting a label on his sound. "I'm one of those hyphenated people," says Watkins, who... More >>

• The Pot Thickens

  published October 18, 2001

  There's a reason that soup kitchens feed the poor with their namesake dish. "Soup is satisfying," says Michael Mack, a volunteer cook with... More >>

• All Shook Up

  published October 18, 2001

  Paul Galaxy and the Galactix are slicked-back proof that rockabilly is far from dead. Their success is also evidence that a bar band can make a... More >>

• Hit Pick

  published October 11, 2001

  Dusty Drapes & the Dusters, Thursday, October 11, at the Bluebird Theater and Friday, October 12, at the Boulder Theater, have pulled off a... More >>

• Swimming Through History

  published October 4, 2001

  Les Fradkin's band, Get Wet, plays a brand of instrumental music that mixes old-school surf and classical touches, with the guitar parts played on... More >>

• The Grass Is Greener

  published September 27, 2001

  Three years after they joined forces in Nederland, life is mighty good for the members of Yonder Mountain String Band. But bassist Ben Kaufmann... More >>

• For Heaven's Sake

  published September 20, 2001

  Roger James first made a name for himself in local music circles as a jazz pianist. Last year he released Voyages, a collection of tasteful... More >>

• Critic's Choice

  published September 20, 2001

  Last December, Robbie Fulks delivered one the finest shows to hit Denver in the year 2000, a neo-country pop set that won't soon be... More >>

• Hit Pick

  published September 13, 2001

  Chris Daniels & the Kings will feel right at home when they perform at Swallow Hill on Friday, September 14. Daniels recently stepped down... More >>

• No Hokey Polka

  published August 23, 2001

  No genre of music generates giggles quite like polka. But while many see polka as the soundtrack for lederhosen-wearing seniors, Marty Rome sees... More >>

• Rock's in Their Genes

  published August 16, 2001

  If it weren't for a trio of sibling bubblegum hitmakers from Oklahoma, Jon Paul Johnson would be more comfortable heading up a family-style... More >>

• For Love of Country

  published August 9, 2001

  Country music has had its power couples over the years -- married musicians who made music on stage and off. Some had great musical success at the... More >>

• Onward Through It All

  published August 2, 2001

  For the country artist with principles, preserving a career in these days of shlocky commercial twang requires survival skills. Jim Lauderdale's... More >>

• Kansas City Royal

  published July 5, 2001

  Though he's been part of the Kansas City, Missouri, music scene for ten years, Chad Rex has no delusions about where he and his band fit in the... More >>

• Crashing the Glass Ceiling

  published June 28, 2001

  At a time when the hurdles of gender and race are supposedly fading in music circles, Deborah Coleman finds herself in an odd position: She's the... More >>