Subject: Leonard Cohen

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• Update: Leonard Cohen show tonight at Red Rocks

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  June 4, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 2 edition

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  Yeah Yeah Yeahs' brand new album, It's Blitz, topped the best seller charts Twist & Shout for the week ending April 6 while new albums by Diana Krall, PJ Harvey & John Parish, Leonard Cohen and the Decemberists also grabbed slots in the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  April 6, 2009

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• Last night: Leonard Cohen at Red Rocks

  Soren McCartyLeonard Cohen Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison Thursday, June 4, 2009 Better Than: Cohen probably was fifteen years ago. Something must have happened to Leonard Cohen these past several years, because the performance the man gave on Thursday was stronger, more confident and even better developed than he has often sounded on his records. At the outset, the ten-piece group, including Cohen, were dressed in dark colors and many were wearing hats. The show began immediately with "Dance

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  July 21, 2005

• Hellalujah

  After an unpleasant brush with celebrity, a Boulder investment banker files suit against Leonard Cohen.

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• Silversun Pickups grab top spot at Twist & Shout

  The brand new Silversun Pickups album, Swoon, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending April 19. Since the store was pretty busy on Record Store Day (April 18), it's not surprising that special releases for that day by Iron & Wine, My Morning Jacket and Tift Merritt also made the top ten. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  April 20, 2009

• Leonard Cohen

  May 28, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 5 edition

  Photo by Soren McCartyYes, this is a man in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Everyone looks better in a fedora.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Leonard Cohen at Red Rocks. • Westword exclusive: The Fray's not-so-secret dress rehearsals -- in pictures. • Ministry's Al Jourgensen offers free EP. • MP3 Freeloader: Tonight, Fell at Bender's Tavern. • MP3 Freeloader: Tonight, Hawks of Paradise at the Oriental. • MP3 Freeloader: Tonight, Super Seed at the Gothic Theatre. • Th

  June 5, 2009

• Q&A with Elizabeth Zilman of Elizabeth & the Catapult

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  July 28, 2009

• Making music eventful

  Soren McCarty​Most years, I make it up to Red Rocks for just one show. It has to be a real occasion -- something to make it worth the drive, the parking, the overpriced beers and the difficulty of escaping once the show is over. Two years ago, I made the journey for Ozomatli, and I left when the headliner, Los Lonely Boys, launched into its onanistic set. Last year, it was Daft Punk, I think. This year, I thought Leonard Cohen was going to be the one show worth the hassle -- one beautiful, mag

  August 12, 2009

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  October 1, 2009

• Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 26, 2009

  ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.

  October 28, 2009