Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath Rediscovered

Ryan Adams at the Boulder Theater, 10/29/12

RYAN ADAMS @ BOULDER THEATER Half of the fun of seeing Ryan Adams live, apparently, is getting to hear all his banter. He has a fascinating duality: One minute he's completely enthralling the crowd with a heartfelt ballad, and then he bookends the tune by casually offering up a hilarious one-liner ... More >>

Julie Delpy rocks New York

Ralena Gordon documents mental institutions in The Empty Places

With their red-brick walls and stone turrets, many of America's mental hospitals look eerily like sanctuaries. Some of these facilities genuinely endeavored to do good. Others have darker histories, belied by the elegance of the architecture. In The Empty Places, a photo collection and soon-to-be-pr ... More >>

The Belle Jar

Fall Systems Go
Self-released

No chance for Last Chance Harvey at the Denver Film Festival

The Last Night presentation of the Denver Film Festival should be a triumphant moment: an opportunity to sum up all that's best about the fest in one last blast of cinematic joy. But it doesn't always work out that way, as is demonstrated by the 2007 blog "August Rush Closes the Denver Film Festiv ... More >>

Delegating Denver #25 of 56: Massachusetts

A 'Cure for Mondays

Nine Black Alps

Saturday, July 15, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.

Good Grief

Long after the play ends, you'll be thinking about After Ashley.

Tori Amos

Monday, September 5, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.

Dressy Bessy

Electrified (Transdreamer)

Spanks for the Memories

The bottom line looks very good for this Colorado company.

Wright of Passage

Juggling pain, loss, hope and rage, Shannon Wright just wants a little truth.

Pitching Tents

A camp for the homeless works in Portland. Can it work here, too?

Letters to the Editor

Off Limits

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Love Among the Ruins

Christine Jeffs and Gwyneth Paltrow imbue Sylvia Plath with new life…and death.

Mexican Meditation

Painted Bread comes out both flavorful and dry.

Ryan Adams, Jay Farrar

Gold (Lost Highw), Sebastopol (Artemis)

Shannon Wright

Dyed in the Wool (Quarterstick)

Frazer's Edge

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

The Prozac, Please

Winona Ryder gets a little crazy with Girl, Interrupted.

Westward Ho

Stabbing Westward explores a world of darkness.

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SOUL SURVIVOR

BURDENED BY IMPOSSIBLE EXPECTATIONS, DAVE PIRNER ACHES TO TAKE SHELTER IN SOUL ASYLUM.