Music

When Tyler Bates first encountered Marilyn Manson on the set of Californication about five years ago, the meeting with the shock-rock star was awkward, says the film and television composer.

The troubling story of Gasoline Lollipops’ Clay Rose.

A Christmas present from her brother jumpstarted Maddy O’Neal’s music career. Now, she’s one of the electronic music scene’s premier female artists.

Ten years ago Chris Daniels considered retiring his band, Chris Daniels & the Kings, which had been together for 25 years. He told his father, whose response was blunt: “Dude, you’re just getting into the most productive time of your life.”

Lady Gaga was at the Denver Pavilions on Sunday.

Kesha and Macklemore announced a thirty city tour that will hit Denver in summer of 2018.

Lady Gaga’s performing in Denver Tuesday night, and Denver musicians can’t get enough of her.

Our picks for the best concerts in Denver from December 11 to 24.

Westword’s most-read music stories of 2017.

Having formed in New York City in 1988, noise rock trio Unsane is one of those bands that might not have set the world on fire in terms of commercial success, but inspires unwavering devotion from those that have heard them.

“My tastes have always been a little schizophrenic,” says Zach Lupetin of the Dustbowl Revival. “I love traditional blues, swing and New Orleans jazz band stuff, but I’m also a huge Wilco and Nirvana fan.”

Looking for live music this weekend? These are the best concerts in town.

Singer-songwriter Anthony Ruptak has been organizing Denver benefit concerts for refugees.

Sarah Jaffe is the type of artist that never quite sounds like herself. This is because the Texas-based songwriter is constantly changing and hasn’t quite landed on what “herself” is.

Plan your 2018 music calendar with these recently announced concerts.

if you’re offering hosting a public party or putting on a show December 31, we want to include it in Westword’s New Year’s Eve guide. Send information to editorial@westword.com no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, December 7, 2017

When Wendy and Carnie, daughters of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, and Chynna, daughter of the Mamas & the Papas’ John and Michelle Phillips, joined forces in 1989 after years of childhood friendship for the not-particularly-imaginatively-but-super-effectively-named singing group Wilson Phillips, they looked like an unstoppable force for a tiny moment…

In November 2015, members of the local indie-rock band Instant Empire found themselves nearing a breaking point.

Every few years, Brent Cowles thinks about taking a break from music — and then almost immediately changes his mind.