Waylon Jennings

Watch Peyton Manning sing "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Luckenbach Texas" with Luke Bryan

So this happened. This past Saturday night in Indianapolis in an airplane hangar somewhere, Peyton Manning offered up this chilling rendition of "Folsom Prison Blues" with Luke Bryan. Clearly, Manning is an upgrade from Tebow in more ways than one. Want more? You got it. The Broncos' QB also karaoke ... More >>

Ryan Chrys

A Lick & a Promise
Self-released

Chimney Choir on junk percussion, field recordings and its use of homespun samples

On the surface, Chimney Choir is an Americana band with the usual roots in folk, some country and the like. But anyone who has seen the band live can tell you, there's a lot more going on in the band's songwriting and ideas for music than merely evoking an old-timey sound. Rather than limiting itsel ... More >>

New Shows: Furthur at 1STBANK, 420 show at Red Rocks with Slightly Stoopid, Cypress Hill

Big news on the concert front this week: Furthur, always a local favorite, returns for a series of dates in Colorado, one at the Ogden, followed by three back-to-back nights at 1STBANK Center. Equally as big is word of a 420 show at Red Rocks featuring Cypress Hill, Slightly Stoopid and Tribal Seeds ... More >>

Weekend's best live music bets: My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Neil Young and more

See Also: - Q&A with Jim James of My Morning Jacket - Profile: Joy Subtraction, 8/2/12 - Q&A with Angry Hand of God Welcome to the weekend! Aren't you glad you hung in there? Your hard work grinding it out this week is about to rewarded handsomely by a pair of back-to-back shows from My Morning Jac ... More >>

This Weekend's Best Live Bets - Avett Brothers, Thurston Moore, Chuck Prophet and more

Welcome to the weekend! Tonight at Red Rocks, the Avett Brothers kick off a two-night stand with City and Colour opening tonight and DeVotchKa opening tomorrow night. Also tonight, Thurston Moore visits the Larimer Lounge with his new quartet Chelsea Light Moving. Cory Branan at the Lions Lair, Eric ... More >>

Our complete guide to the June 23 Westword Music Showcase

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Shooter Jennings

Friday, May 4, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, 303-728-9468.

Shooter Jennings on making the most country album of his career, Family Man, in New York

It's a bit ironic that Shooter Jennings (due at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill on Friday, May 4), the son of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, would make what he calls his "most country record to date" in New York. But that's essentially what happened. Shortly after moving to N ... More >>

Review: Miranda Lambert at 1STBANK Center, 3/17/12

MIRANDA LAMBERT @ 1STBANK CENTER | 3/17/12 Miranda Lambert is justifiably incredulous. Twenty songs into her 22-song set, just before the St. Patrick's Day edition of her She-Woman Men Haters Club is about to conclude, someone on her crew has taken it upon himself to preempt the proceedings by turn ... More >>

Brett Shaheen, exec chef of the Wooden Table, on staging at Alinea and the restaurant he'd call "Butter and Veal"

Brett Shaheen Wooden Table 2500 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village 303-730-2152 www.thewoodentablerestaurant.com This is part one of my interview with Brett Shaheen, exec chef of the Wooden Table. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Flipping pizzas at Pizza Hut. That was Brett Shaheen's firs ... More >>

Lykke Li, Tech N9Ne, Lucinda Williams, City and Colour and a slew of CD release shows

Catch Lykke Li tonight at the Ogden​There's an astounding number of great shows to pick from this weekend in the Mile High City: Lykke Li at the Ogden, Tech N9Ne kicks off his two-night Denver run with an intimate show tonight at the Summit Music Hall, followed by an appearance at the Fillmore ... More >>

Dick Dale on the central role of rhythm in music and playing to the grassroots people

dickdale.comDick Dale​Dick Dale (due tonight at the Gothic Theatre) is one of the most influential living musicians. If Dale hadn't blown the first 48 guitar amplifiers Leo Fender had brought to him, guitar amps as we now know them may have taken longer to develop. Dale, who invented surf rock ... More >>

Review: Willie Nelson at Red Rocks, 6/21/2011

​WILLIE NELSON at RED ROCKS | 06.21.11"While Willie Nelson is still a solid player and performer, seeing him these days is about nostalgia for a lot of people. These aren't the best versions of songs like "Crazy" and "Aint It Funny," but seeing Nelson up on stage performing them is as heartwar ... More >>

SXSW Travelogue: Danielle Ate the Sandwich checks from the road in route to Austin

​ Thursday, March 18 Uh, hey. It's Danielle Ate the Sandwich. I've been on the road and away from home a couple of days now, and am officially one hour from Austin and ready to go. Today, I play at Bar 512 for the Spokesbuzz Showcase. I'm excited to play with a lot of great bands from Fort C ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase headliners: Meet Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights

Texas isn't big enough to contain Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights. After signing with Atlantic records in 2008, the Dallas-based quintet quickly started making a name for itself across the country, touring with high-caliber acts like ZZ Top and the Black Crowes before releasing Pardon Me, i ... More >>

Honky-Tonk Angels

Catherine Wheel playing Johnny Cash songs? That's what David DeVoe's shooting for with the New Ben Franklins

Crazy Heart

Ten iPod-worthy original TV theme songs

​TV theme songs have gotten a little more hip in recent years -- from Cake lending "Short Skirt, Long Jacket" to Chuck to Lazlo Bane doing "I'm no Superman" for Scrubs, to any of the seasonal iterations of Tom Waits' "Way Down in the Hole" on The Wire. But there was a time -- it still happens ... More >>

Moovers & Shakers 2008: Backbeat scribes weigh in on their favorite local releases of the year

Live Review: Willie Nelson with Jerry Jeff Walker and Jakob Dylan at Red Rocks

Last Night: DNC Media Party at Elitch Gardens

Grizzly Rose

Country with a capital C.

Westword Music Showcase 2007

Saturday, June 16

Shooter Jennings

Wednesday, August 30, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Straight Shooter

Roll over, Waylon: Shooter Jennings comes out with guns blazin'.

White Trash

There's nothing good about this remake of an awful ol' show.

Jason Boland & the Stragglers

Thursday, July 28, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308; Friday, July 29, Aggie Theater, 1-970-482-8300; Saturday, July 30, Boulder County Fair, 303-772-7170.

Westword Music Showcase 2005

Outlaw Celebrations

Americana music gets its due from this duo.

Rock Ethic

Local 33 brings blood, sweat and beers to its blue-collar twang.

Critic's Choice

Song Cyclist

Marshall Chapman spins a yarn

The Show(case) Must Go On!

Backwash

Leftover Salmon’s collaboration with Cracker goes swimmingly.

The Heart of Country

Still a big thinker, Dallas Wayne holds out for honky-tonk.

Backwash

Leftover Salmon fans help ease the pain of banjo player Mark Vann’s passing.

Brown and Red

These days, his signature guit-steel playing leaves listeners slack-jawed. But it took Junior Brown a long time to get to center stage.

End of the Road

Thirty years later, Harry Belafonte finds closure in a once-lost project.

Their Train Keeps A Rollin'

The Railbenders' take on traditional country is gaining momentum.

When Country Wasn't Cool

Dusty Drapes and the Dusters uncover Boulder's country-music past.

Nashville Rag

Music City inspires songs of love and (mostly) hate.

Cash on the Barrelhead

After a period of obscurity, Johnny Cash is once again a wanted man.

Feedback

Free Willie

A gospel album on a Denver record label is the latest step in the rehabilitation of Willie Nelson's career.

KRIS AND TELL

A REMINDER FROM KRIS KRISTOFFERSON: HIS LIFE ISN'T ONLY AN ACT.