Billie Holiday

Beyond Playlist: Prinzhorn Dance School and More

Best chanteuse

Mary Ann Moore

Best Actress in a Musical

Mary Louise Lee
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill

[Linkin Park]

Meteora (Warner Bros.)

Ayo Awosika

Hearts, Words and Other Forgotten Things
Self-released

Helping you express how you feel on love's biggest holiday

Hearts, Words and Other Forgotten Things
Self-released

Discmania

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

We Shall Overcome

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

Various Artists

@home@sunset, @home@sunrise (Moonshine)

Bygone Days

Crossroads Theater resurrects the Rossonian.

Mini-Reviews

Crossroads Theater resurrects the Rossonian.

Sound Bites

Crossroads Theater resurrects the Rossonian.

Pure Piaf

This sparrow doesn’t fly.

I Pity the Yule

Separating heavenly holiday music from Hell's noels.

Vanishing Act

Madeleine Peyroux returns after a puzzling eight-year absence.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Madeleine Peyroux returns after a puzzling eight-year absence.

Next Best Thing

If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do.

Rod's Body of Work

Rod Stewart continues his trip along the gravel-voiced road.

Stop, Look, and Listen

The sounds of jazz erupt in quilted form

Jolie Holland

Catalpa Anti-

A Beautiful Lady

Shadow Theatre shines a light on this wrenching retelling of Billie Holiday's downfall.

Flat Vocals

Little Voice fails to hit true notes in its portrayal of a withdrawn girl.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

The world of jazz as seen through the lens of Herman Leonard.

The RH Factor

Death comes calling jazz's legendary players.

And to All a Good Night

The stage is set for Christmas in Denver.

Playlist

The Aluminum Group, Patricia Barber, Schneider TM, The Souvenirs

It Was Twenty Years Ago

The Aluminum Group, Patricia Barber, Schneider TM, The Souvenirs

A Star Is Boring

The Aluminum Group, Patricia Barber, Schneider TM, The Souvenirs

From Canada With Love

Ray Condo and His Richochets aren't Americans, but they love American music.

Winning One for the Zippers

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

Playlist

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

Advice to the Lovelorn

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

Playlist

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

PLAYLIST

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

THRILLS

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

KEEPING SCORE

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

SWEET AS JAM

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

YOU'RE OUT

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

THRILLS

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

PLAYLIST

How the Squirrel Nut Zippers landed calypso on modern-rock radio.

Sports

The Bills. Live with it.

These Latinas may rock, but Girl In a Coma isn't making Latin rock

The Bills. Live with it.

The Skylark doubles your pleasure with twenty beers

The Bills. Live with it.

Q&A: Meet Bianca Mikahn of Paradox

Which came first, the poet or the MC? Broaching the philosophical debate implies the two are not one in the same. History shows us otherwise, whether the funky notes of blues rattled off the tongue of greats like Billie Holiday, or, more recently, the appearance of the Last Poets on Nas's [Untitled] ... More >>

Party in Five Points

Which came first, the poet or the MC? Broaching the philosophical debate implies the two are not one in the same. History shows us otherwise, whether the funky notes of blues rattled off the tongue of greats like Billie Holiday, or, more recently, the appearance of the Last Poets on Nas's [Untitled] ... More >>

Girl Talk: The Village Cork, girly as it might be, will win over the most reluctant diner

Which came first, the poet or the MC? Broaching the philosophical debate implies the two are not one in the same. History shows us otherwise, whether the funky notes of blues rattled off the tongue of greats like Billie Holiday, or, more recently, the appearance of the Last Poets on Nas's [Untitled] ... More >>

Tonight: Madeleine Peyroux at the Boulder Theater

​There is no denying that Madeleine Peyroux (who plays the Boulder Theater tonight with Sunny War) bears an uncanny resemblance to Billie Holiday. But while the inspiration and gilded jazz vocal similarities are there, the pain is not -- Peyroux brings her own whimsical style to the genre with ... More >>

Jazz singer Rene Marie talks about the past and her future

​There is no denying that Madeleine Peyroux (who plays the Boulder Theater tonight with Sunny War) bears an uncanny resemblance to Billie Holiday. But while the inspiration and gilded jazz vocal similarities are there, the pain is not -- Peyroux brings her own whimsical style to the genre with ... More >>

Tonight: OK Sweetheart at the Meadowlark

​Held down by the Billie Holiday-channeling vocals of Erin Austin, OK Sweetheart (performing tonight at the Meadowlark with Megan Burtt, Jamie Mefford, Teresa Storch and Chris Webb) offers a comforting blend of vintage tones and straightforward pop music. The band's moniker -- which is short f ... More >>

Jux County celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the Lions Lair's first show tonight

​Although the Lions Lair opened in 1967, the bar didn't start hosting live music until Jux County played there in 1991. Since then, the place has brought in a steady stream of local and national acts, including some legends like Graham Parker, John Doe and Jonathan Richman. To celebrate twenty ... More >>