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Steve Reich

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Nicolas Basque of Plants and Animals on progressing from sprawling instrumentals

    Plants and Animals (due tonight at the hi-dive) began life as an all instrumental band in Montreal making sprawling rock epics informed by an improvisational sensibility. But by the time the band was ready for its 2008 debut full-length, Parc Avenue, it no longer seemed to feel the need to explore i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Morton Subotnick: The pioneer of synthesizer on what keeps him engaged in electronic music

    Morton Subtonick (due Thursday, April 26 at ATLAS Institute as part of the annual Communikey Festival) is the pioneer of synthesizer music. Before he commissioned engineer Don Buchla to build a device that didn't yet have a name, the synthesizer did not exist. Electronic music existed but not to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Dustin Wong on guitar looping

    While Dustin Wong (who will be at Moe's on Saturday, March 24) played in the duo Ecstatic Sunshine and the Baltimore-based art rock group Ponytail, who broke up last year, the guitarist does some enthralling stuff on his own. On his second solo album, Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads, released ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Marshall LaCount of Dark Dark Dark on its aesthetic and the symbolism of water

    Photo by Tod SeelieDark Dark Dark is wet wet wet​Although it's often referred to as a "chamber folk" band, Dark Dark Dark (due tonight at The Walnut Room and tomorrow, April 16, at Odd Fellows Hall in Boulder as part of Communikey) from Minneapolis is a horse of a different color. Yes, its sev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Slim Cessna, A. Tom Collins, Serious Moonlight and DJ MU$A top our weekly playlists

    ​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Michael Gira of Swans on the new album and his time as a bassist

    Owen SwensonSWANS​ Emerging in the milieu of the No Wave scene in the New York underground in 1982, Swans became known for the kind of music that was forbidding, terrifyingly intense in its execution and lyrically uncompromising in its depiction of the darker side of human existence. Although ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    NPR previews a whopping fourteen hotly anticipated albums, including Of Montreal, the Walkmen and Chromeo

    ​NPR has been quietly building a reputation as the best place to get a peek at hotly anticipated new albums a week or two before their official releases (welll, for those of us who prefer to avoid leak sites and torrent servers, anyway). Today, it got a lot louder, with a crazy fourteen album ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    Sing the Body Eclectic

    ​NPR has been quietly building a reputation as the best place to get a peek at hotly anticipated new albums a week or two before their official releases (welll, for those of us who prefer to avoid leak sites and torrent servers, anyway). Today, it got a lot louder, with a crazy fourteen album ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    Meet Natasha Khan, the alluring songstress behind Bat for Lashes

    ​NPR has been quietly building a reputation as the best place to get a peek at hotly anticipated new albums a week or two before their official releases (welll, for those of us who prefer to avoid leak sites and torrent servers, anyway). Today, it got a lot louder, with a crazy fourteen album ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Q&A with Natasha Kahn of Bat For Lashes

    ​The panoramic songwriting of Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes has gained the attention of critics and peers alike and lead to her recurring opening gigs on the 2008 Radiohead tour. Drawing on her rich imagination for inspiration, Khan's songs tap into the language and imagery of collective myths, a ... More >>

  • Music

    March 19, 2009

    Kelli Rudick learned to play in an Israeli bomb shelter

    ​The panoramic songwriting of Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes has gained the attention of critics and peers alike and lead to her recurring opening gigs on the 2008 Radiohead tour. Drawing on her rich imagination for inspiration, Khan's songs tap into the language and imagery of collective myths, a ... More >>

  • Music

    October 2, 2008

    Kayo Dot

    Thursday, October 2, Meadowlark, 303-293-0251.

  • Music

    May 8, 2008

    Mini Reviews

    Thursday, October 2, Meadowlark, 303-293-0251.

  • Music

    January 31, 2008

    Slight Harp

    Rhinoceropolis

  • Music

    November 15, 2007

    Black Dice

    Thursday, November 15, Walnut Room, 303-292-1700.

  • Music

    June 14, 2007

    Westword Music Showcase 2007

    Saturday, June 16

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Glenn Kotche

    Saturday, March 3, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-0959.

  • Music

    August 3, 2006

    Sweater Club

    Five More Minutes (Self-released)

  • Music

    March 30, 2006

    Glenn Kotche

    Mobile (Nonesuch)

  • Music

    March 2, 2006

    Orthrelm

    Sunday, March 5, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-0959; Monday, March 6, Monkey Mania, 303-689-1268.

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2005

    Dangerous Sounds

    The Experimental Playground blasts classical-music cliches.

  • Music

    October 28, 2004

    Michael Andrew Doherty

    A_B (Self-released)

  • Music

    September 9, 2004

    Freq Out

    Just try keeping breakbeater Freq Nasty out of the spotlight.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best addition to coffee and crullers

    Ron Bucknam

  • Music

    February 3, 2000

    Stephen Scott

    New Music for Bowed Piano
    (New Albion)

  • Music

    December 30, 1999

    Judgment Day

    Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

  • Music

    July 8, 1999

    The World Accordion to Guy

    Guy Klucevsek takes the accordion beyond and back.

  • Music

    July 1, 1999

    Sound Mind

    Plumbing the depths of Ron Bucknam's solo subversion.

  • Music

    February 18, 1999

    Strings Attached

    Redefining chamber music on Turtle Island.

  • Music

    December 25, 1997

    And the Winners Are ...

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Music

    November 20, 1997

    Feedback

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Music

    September 4, 1997

    The Reich Stuff

    A new boxed set gives minimalist Steve Reich maximum exposure.

  • Music

    January 30, 1997

    Tricky vs. Metallica

    It was the tag-team grudge match of early '97. Guess who won.

  • Music

    January 2, 1997

    Get Local

    Begin 1997 with the ten best Colorado CDs of 1996.

  • Music

    November 7, 1996

    World of the Living Dead

    Begin 1997 with the ten best Colorado CDs of 1996.

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    Lab Rats

    Laetitia Sadier on Stereolab's experiments in sound.

  • Music

    October 18, 1995

    A GLASS ACT

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

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