Music

Matisyahu, the Hasidic reggae superstar, has gone through some drastic changes in recent years.

Face it: Denver is no Memphis. We’re just not a blues town. But if you look around, you can find bars, restaurants, pool halls and more that host regular blues jams and showcase touring and local blues artists that are as good as anything you’ll find in the South.

The Goo Goo Dolls are probably best known for the monster ballad “Iris” from the City of Angels soundtrack, a fact that must drive their hardcore, long-time fans crazy.

Westword’s Kyle Harris reviewed the Queen concert on July 6, writing about the differences between the original frontman Freddie Mercury and the current lead singer Adam Lambert. Readers took to Twitter and Facebook, blasting Harris for minimizing the struggle Lambert went through as a gay man and celebrating both guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor’s performances as well as Lambert’s

Mitski Miyawaki, who performs with her band under her first name, grew up in a biracial, multicultural household.

Hall & Oates practically oozed pop hits that indelibly marked the musical landscape of the 1980s with a lasting impact still felt in current pop culture.

Toronto-based electronic music producer Deadmau5 will be at Red Rocks for a two-night stand on Thursday, October 19 and Friday, October 20, and he’ll be bringing his updated, custom-built 18-foot Cube 2.1.

Let’s be honest — they had to have seen it coming. If you call your band Black Pussy and don’t expect some sort of a backlash, then you’re either stupid or….. nah, you’re stupid. They knew what was coming. They just didn’t care.

Queen still rocks, even if the legendary band’s concerts feel feel like an uptempo funeral. And why shouldn’t they?

If you’re a musician or comedian who people are paying to see, there is no excuse for getting too high.

Roommates may be an experimental rock band, but its members are unabashed pop-music fans. Guitarist Alex Goldsmith says the title of the group’s debut full-length, Victoria, is a nod to Spice Girl Victoria Beckham.

Tears for Fears is not a nostalgia act, despite evidence to the contrary. The seasoned British band has been touring in recent years without a new studio album, instead performing its throng of hits and deep cuts.

This morning, Jay-Z announced his new world tour, 4:44, and the multi-million-record-selling rapper is Denver-bound.

Beck, born Bek David Campbell, has been the king of the oddballs and uber-cool malcontents since first bursting into the public consciousness in the early ‘90s.