Billy Joel

Waxing Rhapsodic

Waxing Rhapsodic

Beyond Playlist: The All-Soundtrack Edition

Delegating Denver #36 of 56: New York

Live Review: KTCL's Big Gig at Fiddler's Green

Amy Fisher, RIP

Variety, Country Style

On two new reissues, a pair of C&W legends refuse to paint by the numbers.

Are You Sure Hank Done It That Way?

An essential boxed set shows what was right about Hank Williamsand what's wrong about country music today.

Dolly Parton

The Grass Is Blue
(Sugar Hill)

Hunger Strike

Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

Q&A with Gang Gang Dance's Lizzi Bougatsos

Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

The Beatdown

Teaching the Rockies how to rock the Rockies.

Best Once-a-Week Italian

Ristorante Amore

Drunk of the Week

Capitol Lounge

The Colorado Rockies v. the Arizona Diamondbacks -- and why everyone needs an Uncle Bobby

A Flickr photoBank One Ballpark circa 2003.Have you ever had one of those days when, for whatever karmic reason, the forces of nature conspired specifically in your favor? Like life just decided to comp your tab that day? The season-opening series between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamond ... More >>

McRad

Meet Chuck Treece, pro-skater, session musician and old-school punk.

Billy Joel

Meet Chuck Treece, pro-skater, session musician and old-school punk.

Billy Joel

Thursday, February 28, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

Shift Happens

Indy Legends brings Brickyard history to life.

Tommy Emmanuel

Saturday, September 23, First Church of Divine Science, 303-777-1003.

Myth Congeniality

Beto Hale's second release is world-class.

Wilco

Saturday, November 6, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Rock On

Movin' Out is a moving target.

Dial Another Day

Twenty-four hours inside Denver radio: A survivor's story.

Dry Wit

Leo Kottke keeps on pluckin'

Drive Away

The members of Sparta leave At the Drive-In, expectations and a so-called hiatus behind.

Up With People

The People Under the Stairs question hip-hop's answers.

Other Voices, Other Tunes

Two new releases -- and a certain music awards showcase -- prove Denver's no one-note town.

OFF LIMITS

Two new releases -- and a certain music awards showcase -- prove Denver's no one-note town.

IN THE PINK

Two new releases -- and a certain music awards showcase -- prove Denver's no one-note town.

YOU ASKED FOR IT

OUR READERS REVEAL THE OTHER OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS.ONCE MORE WITH FEELING

STAIRWAY TO HELL

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

PLAYLIST

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

THE GRANDMA AWARDS

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

The newer generations' love of classic rock shows a lack of imagination

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

Twitter Tuesday: Mile High Music Fest edition

Back again with more great Twits to follow for your burgeoning Twitter feed. As always, follow us at @denverwestword, @cafewestword and @casciato. @WidepreadPanic: To kick off this very special edition of Twitter Tuesday, dedicated to amping you up for the Mile High Music Fest this next weekend, ... More >>

Billy Joel & Elton John, Bebel Gilberto, Imogen Heap shows announced

​Billy Joel and Elton John, both legendary pop singers and pianists, have been on their Face 2 Face tour since March will visit the Pepsi Center Sunday, November 22. After opening the show with a series of duets, each playing pianos and trading vocals, Joel and John will play sets with their own b ... More >>

This Just In: Billy Joel and Elton John show rescheduled

​Billy Joel and Elton John's Face 2 Face show originally scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at the Pepsi Center has been pushed back to February 22. Any tickets purchased for this Sunday's show will be valid for the rescheduled date, and refunds are available at point of purchase. The two have have ... More >>

Rock On

​Billy Joel and Elton John's Face 2 Face show originally scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at the Pepsi Center has been pushed back to February 22. Any tickets purchased for this Sunday's show will be valid for the rescheduled date, and refunds are available at point of purchase. The two have have ... More >>

SuperSeed

SuperSeed
Self-released

Das Racist at Casselman's, 11/19/10

Kool A.D. of Das Racist. Photo by Kiernan Maletsky​ DAS RACIST With Pictureplane • Hollagramz • DJ Synergy • Kentdub • DJ Nikka T 11.19.10 • Casselman's Bar & Venue It really seemed like the whole thing might fall apart. It was well past midnight. Travis Egedy as Pictureplane, who ... More >>

Medical marijuana dispensary review: Rocky Mountain High -- Cherry Creek

​Rocky Mountain High fits in well with the expensive clothing boutiques in high-end Cherry Creek North. Not because it's got sky-high herb prices, but because the place literally is an expensive, vintage clothing boutique in exclusive Cherry Creek North.

Five famous musical muses: the women who inspire songs and movements and stir libidos

​With the recent passing of Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan's first muse, we thought it only appropriate to give a shout out to a couple of other famous ladies. The muse position is demanding and the position can vary (physically and figuratively) -- it's not all about getting a song named after you. T ... More >>

Tonight: The Supervillains at the Fox

​Not that there needs to be an excuse for a 420-style celebration in Colorado, but tonight at the Fox Theatre, weed enthusiasts the Supervillains (along with Tatanka and Bop Skizzum) get the party started, just a day ahead of the annual blowout. Rising up alongside similar acts like Slightly S ... More >>

R.I.P. Norio Ohga, the man who helped propel the music CD: a history of the technology

​Former Sony Corporation president Norio Ohga, the man widely attributed for pushing Sony into a new generation that led to the standardization of the Compact Disc format, passed away on Saturday from multiple organ failure. He was 81. While Ohga left Sony in 2000 to focus on music -- namely c ... More >>

Tonight: Ben Folds at the Ogden

​Ben Folds (performing tonight with Kenton Chen) has had several careers over the last few decades. Playing in bands since the '80s, the multi-instrumentalist found MTV and radio-friendly success in the '90s with his piano-led outfit Ben Folds Five. Weathering the storm of mainstream success, ... More >>

R.I.P. Ideal Fathers: Cool dads call it a day. Last show slated for September 3 at Larimer Lounge

Ideal Fathers in happier times​Cue Boyz II Men: Ideal Fathers have evidently come to the end of the road. "The report of our death is not entirely an exaggeration," the outfit confirms. "We are, individually, in good health and spirit, though it is with somewhat heavy heart that we deliver the ... More >>

Caribou Ranch documentary in the works

​Caribou Ranch, near Nederland, was a major recording studio throughout the '70s and early '80s. The 178 artists who recorded there over the years included such legends as Elton John, Billy Joel, the Beach Boys, Frank Zappa and Joe Walsh. But when a fire destroyed the control room in 1985, own ... More >>

Jennifer Draper Carson, Arturo Jimenez's stand-in clash at DPS board candidates forum

​ Tense exchanges between Denver Public Schools board candidate Jennifer Draper Carson and a stand-in for incumbent Arturo Jimenez marked a forum last night at the University of Denver, one of the last before the November 1 election. But while those two threw barbs, the debate between the othe ... More >>

Don't Facebook me, don't call me. Just page me.

Hit me up.​Once upon a time, before Facebook made social networking acceptable for non-nerds and technology was on the cusp of the cellular phone revolution from the brick to the flip, I had a pager. I also had a boyfriend who I fought with, in public, for about 80 percent of the duration of o ... More >>