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Live Review: Mustangs and Madras, Action Friend and the Inactivists at the Falcon

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Stoner-Rock Royalty

The Queens of the Stone Age find tipped-out serenity in their private desert oasis.

Air

The Virgin Suicides: Original Motion Picture Score
(Astralwerks)

The Maestro

After writing for more than 400 films, Ennio Morricone remains the man with one name

Beeg, Blue-Eyed Fun

A restored The Good, the Bad and the Ugly retains its macho charm.

Audience Pleasers

Miners Alley acts up with its One-Act Festival.

Fatal Detraction

Miners Alley acts up with its One-Act Festival.

Roger Kleier

Miners Alley acts up with its One-Act Festival.

Bite Me

Miners Alley acts up with its One-Act Festival.

Jeffrey Stevens helps Joe Sampson bring his songs to life

Miners Alley acts up with its One-Act Festival.

Nationalistic 2005

The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

Mini Reviews

The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

Eric McFadden Trio

Thursday, May 17, Trilogy Wine Bar & Lounge, Boulder, 303-473-9463; Saturday, May 19, Bender's Tavern, 303-861-7070.

Twice Bitten

Tarantella gets caught up in an exotic whirlwind.

Playlist

Tarantella gets caught up in an exotic whirlwind.

Critics' Picks for 2007

Backbeat scribes sound off on their favorite releases of the past year.

Sagebrush & Spaghetti

Backbeat scribes sound off on their favorite releases of the past year.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Spaced Out

Combining everything from hardcore to free jazz, New Ancient Astronauts have all the right stuff.

Basses Loaded

Chicago's Brokeback takes some of the noise out of Illinois.

Think Distinct

This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

Hat Trick

The Tin Hat Trio defies description -- even by its own members.

Nobody Does It Better

Blending free jazz with film lore, Sex Mob reworks old James Bond soundtracks for a sound that's shaken and stirred.

To Air Is Human

Air's Nicolas Godin finds life at the heart of the electronic age.

Frazer's Edge

Paula Frazer artfully crosses the country divide with Tarnation. As a solo artist, she sticks more to the shadows.

Goldfrapp

Felt Mountain (Mute)

Border Crossing

Through its nods to tradition and embrace of innovation, Calexico emerges as a desert bloom.

Baby, It's You

The Legend of 1900 sets sail for the high seas.

Never Mind the Bullets

Los Mex Pistols del Norte will put the spaghetti back in your Western.

Shell Game

Tortoise and Isotope 217 bring out two different sides of guitarist Jeff Parker.

Grime Doesn't Pay

Tortoise and Isotope 217 bring out two different sides of guitarist Jeff Parker.

The Shadow Knows

DJ Shadow makes instrumental music. But he can't keep quiet about the state of hip-hop.

Whatsa Matto?

Yuka Honda's Cibo Matto makes delectable treats for the postmodern ear.

The Electrolux Company

Yuka Honda's Cibo Matto makes delectable treats for the postmodern ear.

THE GOODS

THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

PLAYLIST

THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

Playlist

THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

Top Ten Best Soundtracks of the Decade

CQ took itself seriously despite its absurd premise.​Movie soundtracks are a difficult beast to master. They have to take an already existing song and apply it to a new medium in a new context. This often works with varying results, and many songs are so overused in soundtracks, they've lost a ... More >>