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Bono (Musician)

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Review: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at the Ogden, 3/21/12

    EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS @ OGDEN THEATRE | 3/22/12 Fresh off their stint at South By Southwest, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros delivered a strong dose of their tent-revival mania to Denver last night. Strutting a fine line between sunshine hippie cult and televangelist showmanship, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Harry Tuft and Barry Fey officially inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame

    Update (2/24/12): Barry Fey video montage added below. All is right with the universe this morning. We have a pair of Grammy winners in our midst, and as it should be, Harry Tuft and Barry Fey are now officially part of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. While we didn't stick around until the very en ... More >>

  • Music

    December 8, 2011

    A Grateful Dead musical would be as entertaining as staring at a brick wall

    Update (2/24/12): Barry Fey video montage added below. All is right with the universe this morning. We have a pair of Grammy winners in our midst, and as it should be, Harry Tuft and Barry Fey are now officially part of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. While we didn't stick around until the very en ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 17, 2011

    Rock On with Barry Fey

    Update (2/24/12): Barry Fey video montage added below. All is right with the universe this morning. We have a pair of Grammy winners in our midst, and as it should be, Harry Tuft and Barry Fey are now officially part of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. While we didn't stick around until the very en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Barry Fey signing his new book at Rockbar and Twist & Shout

    ​During his three decades as a promoter, Barry Fey brought in legendary acts like the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and U2. In his new book, Backstage Past, released yesterday on Lone Wolfe Press, Fey chronicles behind-the-scenes stories, some of which have nev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Doomsday countdown, day five: Harold Camping's third try

    Harold Camping, living it up.​If there's any lesson we can take from our look back this week at a number of apocalyptic prophesies (apophesies, as I like to call them) in advance of what Harold Camping is predicting to be the end of the world today, it's that they all have one key component in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Doomsday countdown, day two: Kim Miller jumps off the deep end and never comes back

    When Christ returns, it's going to be weird.​In late December 1999, while the artist then known as the artist formerly known as Prince was preparing to party, and while the rest of the world was shoveling canned goods into their bunkers in preparation for the would-be-apocalypse of Y2K, Kim Mi ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2011

    Tim Tebow's autobiography bolsters the Timpire

    When Christ returns, it's going to be weird.​In late December 1999, while the artist then known as the artist formerly known as Prince was preparing to party, and while the rest of the world was shoveling canned goods into their bunkers in preparation for the would-be-apocalypse of Y2K, Kim Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    U2 tickets in 1981 and 2011: 30 years and $54.80 -- the difference of three decades

    U2 in 1981 in Denver​What a difference 30 years makes. Below: the $3.20 ticket to see U2 in Denver in 1981, side-to-side with the $58 nosebleed ticket to see U2 this past Saturday at Invesco Field. To put this in perspective, if we counted for inflation, that $3.20 ticket would be about $7.5 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2011

    U2 in Denver at Invesco Field, What to expect tonight: (likely) setlist, parking info and more

    Kevin Mazur Alright, so near as we can tell, when U2 takes the stage tonight at Invesco (after Isaac Slade and local homeboys in The Fray warm up the stage), the band's set will consist of two-dozen songs, possibly 25. Since the 360° Tour first kicked off in Barcelona in June 2009, the setlist ha ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2011

    The apocalypse will kick off in Boulder, and here's why

    Kevin Mazur Alright, so near as we can tell, when U2 takes the stage tonight at Invesco (after Isaac Slade and local homeboys in The Fray warm up the stage), the band's set will consist of two-dozen songs, possibly 25. Since the 360° Tour first kicked off in Barcelona in June 2009, the setlist ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2011

    Is U2 providing the soundtrack to the End of the World? Survey says... yes!

    ​In a little more than a month, U2 is playing at Invesco Field. May 21, to be exact. Yeah, we're pretty psyched, too. Even more so now: Did you happen to notice any special significance of that date? Know what else is going down then? Um, just a little thing called Judgment Day. For realz! We' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Five careers Jack White could help revive next

    ​Jack White has been a busy bee lately, producing records for Loretta Lynn, Wanda Jackson and now, Jerry Lee Lewis. We're starting to get the feeling he might view himself as a sort of Rick Rubin-type character, but instead of making older musicians darker and more introspective, he's just mak ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    IT’S A BEATLES UNIVERSE

    ​Jack White has been a busy bee lately, producing records for Loretta Lynn, Wanda Jackson and now, Jerry Lee Lewis. We're starting to get the feeling he might view himself as a sort of Rick Rubin-type character, but instead of making older musicians darker and more introspective, he's just mak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    We Are the World 2010: List of performers seems a little underwhelming -- the idea is to get people to buy the song, right?

    Our friends over at CNN just posted a partial list of performers appearing on the "We Are the World" remake. From the looks of it, we put more thought into this whole thing than the organizers did. Okay, sure, there were a handful of bona fied stars that took part -- and we're assuming they've be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Top 10 emotionally disturbed Christmas songs

    ​Christmas songs really ought to be up little tunes -- hope, faith, charity, love and all that. But some songs have apparently snuck through the back door, drunk up all the rum, made a clumsy pass on pretty much everyone but the family dog, and are now holding court in the corner, seriously br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Give PeaceJam a chance: Buy a guitar

    ​The five hand-painted guitars signed by ten Nobel Peace Prize winners that will be auctioned off on eBay today are truly for the man who has everything -- although "that's not true until they buy one of the guitars!," points out Ivan Suvanjieff, the founder of PeaceJam, the organization that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    One year ago today at the DNC: Spike Lee just wants to eat his hot dog

    Crappy Razr photo by Michael RobertsSpike Lee, with relish.​This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we'll be offering selected flashbacks of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Urbavore's Dilemma: Growing weird with Russ Dale's mystic space garden

    Joel WarnerThe Great Experimenters (from left): James Quirk, Barnabas Von Scarecrow, Russ Dale and Matt Twardy Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they ... More >>

  • Music

    December 11, 2008

    Colourmusic searches for its identity

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Q&A with Saúl Hernández of Jaguares

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    At the DNC: Spike Lee just wants to eat his hot dog

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    At the DNC: Spike Lee just wants to eat his hot dog

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they ... More >>

  • Music

    August 14, 2008

    Mini Reviews

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 29, 2008

    Brothers BBQ

    It’s the pits.

  • Calendar

    February 28, 2008

    Mask Minded

    It’s the pits.

  • Film

    October 4, 2007

    Across the Universe

    Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor’s ’60s-set musical is a bust.

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Sound Bites

    Brief reviews of recent releases

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2007

    Rock Shots

    The '80s return in Chris Deutsch’s photographs.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Announced

    The '80s return in Chris Deutsch’s photographs.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2007

    Mavis Staples On The Main Line

    The '80s return in Chris Deutsch’s photographs.

  • Music

    June 28, 2007

    Mavis Staples Speaks Out

    The civil-rights era is far from over for this songstress.

  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    The Killers

    Sam¹s Town (Island)

  • Home Entertainment

    June 1, 2006

    Dreams of Syndication

    Sam¹s Town (Island)

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    Mary J. Blige

    The Breakthrough (Geffen)

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Unlikely Requiem

    On the road to recovery with the Drive By Truckers.

  • Music

    May 5, 2005

    Torn in the USA

    The Boss is a legend to some and a laugh to others. To me, he's been both.

  • Music

    February 12, 2004

    Angel of Death

    Through tragedy and triumph, Bambi Lee Savage returns to Denver with new music and new hope.

  • News

    February 5, 2004

    Boob Tube

    Janet gave Focus on the Family something to focus on. Too bad.

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    F-Bombed

    Colorado is ground zero in the war of the word.

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Higher Powered

    Jars of Clay rocks on the fringe of Christian music.

  • Music

    April 18, 2002

    A World Apart

    Heralded as new heroes of indie rock, the Shins shrug their way out of obscurity.

  • Music

    February 28, 2002

    Nine Inch Nails

    And All That Could Have Been (Nothing)

  • Music

    August 12, 1999

    The Man Who Would Be King

    The thrill still isn't gone for B.B. King, American royal.

  • Music

    January 7, 1999

    Feedback

    The thrill still isn't gone for B.B. King, American royal.

  • Music

    April 16, 1998

    Feedback

    The thrill still isn't gone for B.B. King, American royal.

  • Music

    March 27, 1997

    Playlist

    The thrill still isn't gone for B.B. King, American royal.

  • Music

    July 19, 1995

    DAVE'S WORLD

    The thrill still isn't gone for B.B. King, American royal.

  • Music

    January 19, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    The thrill still isn't gone for B.B. King, American royal.

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