Critic's Notebook

The Meadowlark is staying aloft through the pandemic.

Inspired by Black Lives Matter, the Denver-based rapper tips his hat to the late actor and Malcolm X.

The Front Range band has big plans for 2021, despite the year’s obvious limitations.

The Barlow’s songs were born from the gas fields and inspired by novels.

She recorded her new EP, All Night, in a basement with a leaky ceiling.

Though he lives off the grid, Mark Medina has found a way to keep his music international.

Five Iron Frenzy’s new album is making me apologize.

The pop-R&B song comes out on January 15.

Bid on a signed Bill Clinton photo and more.

The Boulder band is blending swing, gypsy jazz, and neuroscience.

Though live music was shut down by the pandemic, musicians played on through this bleak and brutal year.

El Chapultepec may be gone, but these clubs are doing what they can to keep Denver jazz alive.

The Denver label is showcasing homegrown talent and doing its part helping people experiencing homelessness.

Nate Avis, creator of the blog Jiggy Hip-Hop, talks about his latest creation, a line of trading cards starring Denver rappers.

An underground promoter has been teasing a New Year’s Eve rave that will draw “half the city.” Ravers aren’t having it.

While the pianist is wholly himself on his latest album, he’s also tipping his hat to Frank Zappa, Charles Mingus, Monty Python, and more.

Denver’s music scene is honoring the life of the maestro.

The shows must go on.

The indie-pop band is dropping a string of new music videos.

“I want to make sure we’re not going to be too quick to point the finger at COVID and our shutdowns for being the reason for this closure.”

Denver hip-hop has a new home at a barbershop.

The jazz club hosted artists like Wynton Marsalis, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Mick Jagger and even Bill Clinton.