John Cage

Best 2007 - San Francisco: David Harrington's Foreign Policy

Live Review: Yerkish, The Skivies and New Ancient Astronauts at the Falcon

Sound Mind

Plumbing the depths of Ron Bucknam's solo subversion.

Live Review: Stereolab at Gothic Theatre

Plumbing the depths of Ron Bucknam's solo subversion.

White Riot

Jewish potty-mouth MC Paul Barman makes a brilliant hip-hop oddity.

Best Avant-Garde Composer

Michael Andrew Doherty

Wet Hair

Wednesday, December 10, Rhinoceropolis, 303-641-9809.

Welcome to the Terror Drone

Sound artist j.frede welcomes electronic experimenters, ambient minimalists and sonic terrorists into his life and his gallery.

Too Smart for Their Own Good

The Tragically Hip doesn't believe in dumbing down its music to reach wide audiences. As a result, it's the most popular band in Canada.

Slight Harp

Rhinoceropolis

The Horace Van Vaughn

hi-dive

Tartar Lamb

Saturday, January 13, West Side Books, 303-480-0220.

Various Artists

OHM+: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music: 1948-1980 (Ellipsis Arts)

Chad VanGaalen

Friday, September 9, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Dangerous Sounds

The Experimental Playground blasts classical-music cliches.

Lazy Like a Foxx

Breakin' All the Rules packs all the fun of a mediocre sitcom.

Plaids and Solids

Post-minimalism is all the rage at + Zeile/Judish.

Wired Science

From laptops to insects to wineglasses, j.frede's sonic experiments leave no sound untweaked.

Consumer Aborts

Don't look for DJ Spooky's new CD in his slot at the record store. It's not for sale.

Prints and Solids

Rule hosts a show of blue-chip works from a New York printmaker.

Strange Vibrations

Sound tumblers Chris Cutler and Thomas Dimuzio flirt with the fault line.

Art Beat

Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

Sage Advice

KBCO's Bret Saunders is taking on the shock jocks -- and winning.

Postivly Negativ

Sampling ad infinitum with America's sonic outlaws.

Trischka's Treat

The banjo champion makes music that's finger-pickin' good.

In His Life

Beatles producer George Martin tries to pass along the wisdom of the ages.

The Reich Stuff

A new boxed set gives minimalist Steve Reich maximum exposure.

Feedback

A new boxed set gives minimalist Steve Reich maximum exposure.

Thrills for the week

A new boxed set gives minimalist Steve Reich maximum exposure.

Strings Attached

Colorado Springs composer Stephen Scott on a different way to play piano.

Feedback

Colorado Springs composer Stephen Scott on a different way to play piano.

COOKING WITH BAKER

Colorado Springs composer Stephen Scott on a different way to play piano.

A GLASS ACT

COMPOSER PHILIP GLASS SEARCHES FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEAUTY IN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

NOISE TOWN

COMPOSER PHILIP GLASS SEARCHES FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEAUTY IN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

FRANKLY SPEAKING

COMPOSER PHILIP GLASS SEARCHES FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEAUTY IN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

THRILLS

COMPOSER PHILIP GLASS SEARCHES FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF BEAUTY IN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

FORMER VELVET UNDERGROUNDER JOHN CALE IS STILL DOING WHATEVER HE DAMN WELL PLEASES.

STATE OF GRACE

SINGER-SONGWRITER JEFF BUCKLEY WEARS HIS AMBITIONS ON HIS SLEEVE.

INSTRUMENTS OF DESTRUCTION

SINGER-SONGWRITER JEFF BUCKLEY WEARS HIS AMBITIONS ON HIS SLEEVE.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SINGER-SONGWRITER JEFF BUCKLEY WEARS HIS AMBITIONS ON HIS SLEEVE.

PLAYLIST

SINGER-SONGWRITER JEFF BUCKLEY WEARS HIS AMBITIONS ON HIS SLEEVE.

The Music Man

SINGER-SONGWRITER JEFF BUCKLEY WEARS HIS AMBITIONS ON HIS SLEEVE.

Ten songs proven to make you cry -- if you're British

​Hey, ladies, think your male friends are resilient to emotion? Perhaps you've never seen them tear up, save for that lone teardrop that forms at the end of Rocky IV. Well, if you're looking to evoke a little emotion from a partner, a recent study suggests you can do it with a song. The stu ... More >>

Bull of Heaven works to provide enough music for several lifetimes

​Most bands will go through their lifespan recording a few hours worth of music. The lucky ones might end up getting a single day's worth of music cut to tape. Composer Clayton Counts and Git Some's Neil Keener of Bull of Heaven have already recorded more than most musicians will in their enti ... More >>

Kate Bush gets approved to use James Joyce soliloquy: Five songs that skipped that step

James Joyce playing "Stairway to Heaven"​The James Joyce estate is well known for its nearly-impossible-to-break hold on the copyright of his works. Case in point, 22 years ago Kate Bush asked to use a soliloquy from Ulysses in one of her songs and was denied. Most people would just give up, b ... More >>

Network Awesome is here to remind us what television was like before it sucked

​This week, Nickelodeon has been running some of its favorite shows of the '90s, finally tapping into what the Internet has been saying all along: People like old television programming. And, as Netflix continues to make its customers increasingly irate with price increases (information releas ... More >>

Now Showing

​This week, Nickelodeon has been running some of its favorite shows of the '90s, finally tapping into what the Internet has been saying all along: People like old television programming. And, as Netflix continues to make its customers increasingly irate with price increases (information releas ... More >>

Now Showing

​This week, Nickelodeon has been running some of its favorite shows of the '90s, finally tapping into what the Internet has been saying all along: People like old television programming. And, as Netflix continues to make its customers increasingly irate with price increases (information releas ... More >>

Now Showing

​This week, Nickelodeon has been running some of its favorite shows of the '90s, finally tapping into what the Internet has been saying all along: People like old television programming. And, as Netflix continues to make its customers increasingly irate with price increases (information releas ... More >>

The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact doesn't stick to a script

​This week, Nickelodeon has been running some of its favorite shows of the '90s, finally tapping into what the Internet has been saying all along: People like old television programming. And, as Netflix continues to make its customers increasingly irate with price increases (information releas ... More >>