Email Author Michael Roberts

Awards

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 11, 2008

  "The Rocky Mountain News is Going Down"

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2007 Stories by Michael Roberts

• Troupe Troops

  published January 25, 2007

  Jim Walsh of the Romero Troupe — whose latest production, 9/12, hits the stage tonight — didn't set out to become a... More >>

• Try Again

  published January 18, 2007

  "John Moredock," the pseudonymous scribe behind Try-Works, a blog at TryWorks.org, never minced words when it... More >>

• Joseph Israel

  published January 18, 2007

  By choosing to call himself Joseph Israel, the reggae-loving singer-songwriter born Joseph Montgomery Fennel seems to be sending a clear message... More >>

• Roger Sanchez

  published January 18, 2007

  During the ill-fated electronic-music boom, superstar DJs had a reasonable chance of crossing over to the mainstream. Today such journeys are... More >>

• Laura Gibson

  published January 18, 2007

  Some indie-folk artists work overtime to prove they can wring as much racket from their acoustic instruments as any electricity-wielding punk. In... More >>

• Here's Howe

  published January 11, 2007

  When discussing his approach to broadcasting, CBS Radio's Don Howe is a model of civility. "I really believe that radio is a competitive... More >>

• My Morning Jacket

  published January 11, 2007

  For the most part, My Morning Jacket keyboardist Bo Koster still enjoys touring -- but he's got a much better grasp of its negatives than he did... More >>

• Randy Newman

  published January 11, 2007

  Randy Newman hails from a family of film composers (uncles Lionel and Alfred were Hollywood heavyweights), so his success scoring Pixar... More >>

• Jamie Foxx

  published January 11, 2007

  A few short years ago, Jamie Foxx was the opposite of an award magnet -- but that was before he won a Best Actor Oscar for the 2004 Ray Charles... More >>

• Cheetahs Prosper

  published January 11, 2007

  Consider this a warning to all parents of seven-year-old girls: The folks behind the Cheetah Girls, who plan to (sorta) rock this town... More >>

• To Bee

  published January 11, 2007

  According to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Jenny Schiavone, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which begins... More >>

• Tech N9ne

  published January 4, 2007

  "I write my life as it progresses, as it gets worse -- whatever," says Aaron Yates, who headlines on Saturday, January 6, at the Fillmore... More >>