Woody Guthrie

A field guide to the five worst types of hecklers

At some point during their comedy careers, every stand-up has to deal with a heckler. A truly annoying heckler can derail even experienced comedians as well as make audiences uncomfortable. While most hecklers think they're being funny and can be shamed into silence with a pithy rejoinder from a tal ... More >>

Demetri Martin on Woody Guthrie, prop-comedy and not being a hipster

Demetri Martin's polished micro-jokes, nervous stare and intense appreciation of aesthetics have made him a welcome antidote to the wave of loud and sloppy comedians who have dominated the scene over the last decade. In advance of Martin's visit to Comedy Works South this Sunday for two shows (one i ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this weekend (9 free!), February 1-3

Did you pay your rent yet? Since it's the first of the month, we're celebrating tight pocketbooks everywhere by featuring nine events this weekend that are totally free. Whether you attend a Screw Your Resolutions party or sample the wide variety of First Friday art openings, there's plenty to do th ... More >>

New shows: Taylor Swift, Public Enemy, Hot Water Music; Morrissey, Green Day postponed

Tons of concert news for you this morning: You've already heard about the Morrissey show this weekend being postponed and about Taylor Swift coming back to Denver next summer, but we've also got word of Green Day's 1STBANK show in February being postponed, K'nann show at the Gothic being cancelled, ... More >>

Folk Festival

Music legend David Amram on his creative process, why he loves the Colorado Symphony, and meeting Woody Guthrie

From collaborating with jazz legends to hanging out with Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, David Amram has accumulated quite an impressive resume. He's written multiple books as well as musical pieces, and he's in Denver this week performing at a variety of events to celebrate the hundredth birthday of ... More >>

Happy birthday, Woody Guthrie! Celebrate the folk legend's centennial with a week of events

Legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie was born a hundred years ago, and a century later, he's left quite a legacy. David Amram, a legend in his own right who met Guthrie in 1956 and was commissioned by the Guthrie family to write a symphony piece based on "This Land Is Your Land," will be in town for ... More >>

Wilco at Red Rocks June 22-23

After a stellar show at Fillmore in January in support of its latest release, The Whole Love, Wilco returns to the area for a two-night stand at Red Rocks on Friday, June 22 (with Punch Brothers) and Saturday, June 23 (with Dr. Dog). On Record Store Day (April 21), Wilco is set to release Mermaid Av ... More >>

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Top five Pulitzer-worthy music memoirs

Nothing, to our way of thinking, is more captivating than the true story of very real struggle. We all have these little musical fantasies, strumming our Fenders in the dark of our apartments, listening to a little Miles Davis or Johnny Cash.

Woodrose

One In, One Out
Self-released

Ringing of Revolution

This Man Is Your Man

Lords of Acid & Thrill Kill Kult, Lyle Lovett, Jakob Dylan shows announced

​Fifteen years ago, the sexually charged acid house group Lords of Acid and the legendary industrial act My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult teamed up for the Sextacy Ball tour. The two acts are joining forces again this summer for a reincarnation of that tour which hits the Ogden Theatre on Wed ... More >>

Over the weekend: Acoustic Profanity at Bender's Tavern

Acoustic Profanity Friday, January 8, 2010Bender's Tavern Better than: MTV Unplugged. Acoustic Profanity was about what you'd expect from the name: Get a bunch of punks together and take them out of their element a little by handing them acoustic guitars and sitting them on some stools. Over the co ... More >>

Over the Weekend: The Legendary River Drifters, Tin Horn Prayer and Broken Spirits at Old Curtis St. Bar

Tom MurphyBroken Spirits​The Legendary River Drifters w/Tin Horn Prayer and Broken Spirits Friday, December 18th, 2009 Old Curtis St. Bar, Denver Better Than: A show where everyone was trying too hard to get that Americana sound. A judgmental person might see Tin Horn Prayer and think, "Oh bo ... More >>

Meet Jonny Woodrose & the Broken-Hearted Woodpeckers, outlaws with convictions

Q&A with Jonson Kuhn of Jonny Woodrose & the Broken Hearted Woodpeckers

​In the short time Jonny Woodrose & the Broken-Hearted Woodpeckers have been together, the outfit has grown from being a bit of a joke band vehicle for singer Jonson Kuhn's humorous storytelling into one of the most engaging and fun Americana bands in the scene. The project's early shows consi ... More >>

Ten band inspired costume ideas

​Halloween, the time when adults decide to don their favorite witty getups, whether it be the intellectual "Freudian slip" or the pop culture driven "Christian Bale Yelling." We're sure some of you are short on ideas, so we've compiled a list of band inspired costumes to wear to your favorite part ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 19, 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 ... More >>

Beyond Playlist: Cobra Starship and more

​Cobra Starship Hot Mess (Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen) Don't know why clueless reviewers continue to refer to Cobra Starship as "an emo band." At this point, the main emotion they display is giddiness, and frankly, that's a blessed relief. From the group's beginnings, frontman Gabe Saporta, Ry ... More >>

Q&A with Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers

Crackerfarm​Arena rock is making a comeback. Thanks to bands like My Morning Jacket, Wilco and North Carolina's the Avett Brothers, the spirit and tradition of the '70s is swelling and helping to conjure up images of rock and roll when it was at it's purest, most visceral and most likely bearded. ... More >>

Bringing Back the '30s

Colorado Shakespeare Festival gets patriotic in Woody Guthrie's American Song

Shake It Up

Solas Power

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

Q&A With Cody Canada of Cross Canadian Ragweed

I Pity the Yule

Separating heavenly holiday music from Hell's noels.

Porch Songs

Uncle Zant folks around at Shooting Star.

I See Hawks in L.A.

California Country (Western Seeds)

Son Volt

Okemah and the Melody of Riot (Sony)

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.

Ramblin' Man

Human tumbleweed Ramblin' Jack Elliott keeps on rollin'.

Rootsy Return

Rickie Lee rises

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Backwash

A local band leader urges musicians to give peace music a chance.

Various Artists

'Til We Outnumber 'em
(Righteous Babe)

Double Dutch

The Ranch Girls keep the heart of American country beating in Holland.

James Talley

Woody Guthrie and Songs of My Oklahoma Home
(Cimarron)

Songs of the Century

Part one of a pre-millennial salute to the music that made America sing.

A LaFave Rave

Jimmy LaFave upholds American musical tradition one song at a time.

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Thrills for the week

A Blast From the Past

Onetime Blasters guitarist Dave Alvin makes tradition sound new again.

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CRITIC'S CHOICE

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