If your idea of a good time involves tales of heartache and mass murder set to the same three chords that have served songwriters from Hank Williams Sr. to Jonathan Richman, the Claymores could be your kind of clan. Formed in mid-1993, the Denver-based band does not take its name…

“I still don’t know why you want to talk to me,” says Denver singer-songwriter-producer Bob Tyler. “I don’t feel famous.” Perhaps not, but he certainly is busy. When it comes to Colorado’s music scene, Tyler’s got his hand in more pies than Marie Callender. He hosts the Swallow Hill Music…