Tim O'Brien

Q&A With Pete Wernick of Flexigrass

Westword Music Showcase, Year One

Steve Earle

Transcendental Blues
(E-Squared, LLC/Artemis Records)

This Just In 12/11-12/17/08

The Pretenders visit the Paramount Theater Feb. 24.  The Paramount Theatre announced some stellar shows this week, including the Pretenders show on February 24 and jazz heavyweights Chick Corea and John McLaughlin teaming up with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Vinny Colaiuta on March 25. ... More >>

Judith Edelman

Drama Queen
(Compass)

Backwash

Music From Rancho deVille breathes new life into Charles Sawtelle’s legacy.

Best Blast From the Past -- Acoustic Division

So Long of a Journey
Hot Rize
Sugar Hill Records

Backwash

The tent goes up at CityLights — and so do the expectations.

Best Compilation Disc

Bluegrass Roots: The Best of Bluegrass and More, Live From etown

Reid-ing Music

Multi-instrumentalist Harvey Reid proves that acoustic folk doesn't have to be boring.

The Grass Is Greener

While stretching the boundaries of old-timey bluegrass, Yonder Mountain String Band has reached a peak.

Yule's Tide

Searching for gems in the flood of seasonal discs.

Night & Day

June 11 - 17, 1998

Burning Bush

Why Nineties hippies are discovering mandolinist Sam Bush.

Critic's Choice

The Things They Carry

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Things They Carry

Roadhouse Rockin'

Big Bender showcases Colorado country

Bluegrass Gas

Festival of the Mabon shines on

Kick Astral

Festival of the Mabon shines on

Various Artists

Fishing Music: A Collection of Acoustic Folk, Blues & Swing (Snake River Records)

High Desert Cowboy

Mark Merryman keeps it real in the face of conspicuous Californication.

Hot Rize

So Long of a Journey (Sugar Hill)

Our Town

From blues to kiddie core, the year 2001 was an odyssey in local music. Backbeat writers remember the best.

Feedback

From blues to kiddie core, the year 2001 was an odyssey in local music. Backbeat writers remember the best.

Night & Day

May 20 - 26, 1999

Night & Day

December 17 - 23, 1998

Feedback

December 17 - 23, 1998

Thrills for the week

December 17 - 23, 1998

Home, Sweet Home

The peak performances by Colorado artists in 1997.

Thrills for the week

The peak performances by Colorado artists in 1997.

Thrills for the week

The peak performances by Colorado artists in 1997.

Thrills for the week

The peak performances by Colorado artists in 1997.

Feedback

The peak performances by Colorado artists in 1997.

Feedback

The peak performances by Colorado artists in 1997.

HIT PICK

The peak performances by Colorado artists in 1997.

THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

CRITIC'S CHOICE

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

THRILLS

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

THRILLS

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

THE CLIENTS

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

THRILLS

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

THRILLS

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

THRILLS

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

THRILLS

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

THRILLS

PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

Today's featured event: Steve Earle takes the Townes by storm at Twist & Shout

There's just not anything better than a Steve Earle concert, except maybe a free Steve Earle concert. That'll be the ticket at Twist & Shout, when Earle arrives at 6 p.m. for a free performance promoting his new fifteen-song CD Townes, a musical tribute to the late singer/songwriter Townes Van Zan ... More >>

Little Big Planet 2, Reality is Broken and more new release picks for this week, January 18, 2011

​January used to be a time when new releases would wane a bit, giving people's pocketbooks a break for month. Then someone in the marketing department realized that gift cards were a popular Christmas gift for estranged family members, and suddenly January became the time when we all get bomba ... More >>

Elton John, Ray LaMontagne, Iron & Wine shows announced. Tickets on sale this weekend.

​Elton John is performing at the Wells Fargo Theatre on Tuesday, April 12 to benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation, founded by Dennis and Judy Shepard in memory of their 21-year old son, Matthew, who was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming in October 1998. Tickets ($49-$149) go on s ... More >>

David Bromberg on his career and studying with Reverend Gary Davis

​David Bromberg's eclectic musical expertise is rooted in the sounds of America. Since the 1960s, the singer and guitarist has drawn on a wide palette of influences, from bluegrass to ragtime, from country blues to New Orleans jazz. Taking lessons from the legendary Reverend Gary Davis as a Co ... More >>