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I first heard Weird Al when I was around ten years old. I was in it for the fart noises and puns at first. Today, I admire him for other reasons; he has set an example for anyone who comments on music. His devotion to pop doesn’t prevent him from…

John Denver’s former home in the Aspen area is up for sale. The singer lived in it until his death in 1997, and the current owner bought the property in 1999 as a vacation home. It’s 9,000-plus square feet of mountain house. Well, two mountain houses, really — the main…

Backbeat has a new music editor. My name is Kiernan Maletsky — I’m a Colorado native who has spent the past three years first in St. Louis and then Dallas. Last Saturday, I filled my sedan with whatever clothes fit once my record collection was in there and made what…

The Colorado Music Hall of Fame is preparing for its next round of inductions on Friday, November 8, at the Paramount Theatre. Before Judy Collins, Bob Lind, the Serendipity Singers and Chris Daniels become the next set of Colorado artists to be honored, an hour-long special is slated to air…

Kyle Even has parted ways with Breathe Carolina, and co-founder David Schmitt reports that the split is completely amicable. Even, who recently celebrated the birth of his first child, has left the fold to devote more time to his family. Breathe Carolina, whose current lineup features Schmitt, Luis Bonet on…

Alright, so normally in Guess Where I’m Peeing, we make you do all the heavy lifting. We post a photo of a random restroom at a random venue and then sit back and wager with one another how long it’s going to take for somebody to correctly identify the bathroom…

See Also: Guess where I’m peeing archive Hey there! Welcome back to our completely irregular and totally random feature, Guess Where I’m Peeing. If you can guess the location correctly, you win, well, nothing — but at least you’ll have the satisfaction of being right at least once today…

Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows featuring Wilco, 311, Slightly Stoopid, Dukes of September and more were announced; Overcasters, Lumineers, Churchill and the Jekylls got spins on local radio; and recent albums from the Shins, E-40, Fun. and the…

Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows featuring Aerosmith and Cheap Trick, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, Umphrey’s Mcgee and more were announced; Overcasters, Lumineers, Churchill and the Jekylls got spins on local radio; and recent albums from the Shins, the…

​ Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows featuring Madonna, Jeff Mangum, the String Cheese Incident, Jane’s Addiction, B.B. King and more were announced; Lola Black, Fresh Breath Committee and the Autumn Film got spins on local radio; and recent…

Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows featuring Girl Talk, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Battles, Bon Iver and Feist, LMFAO, Destroyer, Anders Osborne and Classix were announced; the Swayback, Coles Whalen and Strip the Stars got spins on local…

Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows featuring the Beach Boys, Florence + the Machine, the Walkmen, Passion Pit and Justice were announced; Coles Whalen, Caleb Slade, FaceMan and the Apples got spins on local radio; and recent albums from…

Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, a ton of shows go on sale this weekend, including the Fray at Red Rocks, Opeth and Mastodon at the Fillmore, Miranda Lambert at 1STBANK and more; Le Divorce, Shel and Dave Preston got spins…

Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, shows from Van Halen and Death Cab for Cutie go on sale this weekend, while the Black Keys add a second show; Medic, the Don’ts and Be Carefuls, Oakhurst and the Voodoo Hawks got spins…

Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, shows from Social Distortion, Nickelback, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros were announced; Swayback, Hindershot and Hillbilly Hellcats got spins on local radio; and new releases from the Black Keys and…

Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from T-Pain and David Grisman Bluegrass Experience at the Ogden Theatre were announced; Bop Skizzum, Overcaster, Breakaway and Lion Sized got spins on local radio; and new releases from the Black Keys, Young Jeezy…

Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Foster the People at Red Rocks and Soulive at the Fox Theatre were announced; Breathe Carolina, Gauntlet Hair and Chris Daniels and the Kings got spins on local radio; and new releases from…

​Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks, featuring Atmosphere, Common, Greives + Budo and Get Cryphy, were announced; the Swayback, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Monroe Monroe and Juno What? got spins…

Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Neil Diamond, Garland Jeffreys and Sophie B. Hawkins were announced; BLKHRTS, American Tomahawk and Driftwood Fire got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, Kate Bush and Sigur Ros were among…

Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio, Rusko (Snowball Fest), NEEDTOBREATHE and Dr. Dog were announced; Ian Cooke, Bare Bones and Slim Cessna got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, the Rolling Stones…

Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from moe., the Bag Raiders and Jane’s Addiction were announced; Monroe Monroe, Elway, Shel and Fierce Bad Rabbit got spins on local radio; and new releases from Florence and the Machine, Drake, Childish Gambino…

Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Rammstein, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, Kraddy, Peter Frampton, Umphrey’s McGee and Henry Rollins were announced; Caleb Slade, Force Publique, My Body Sings Electric and the Outfit got spins on local…