AltWeeklies Wire
Giant Stepsnew
Flying Lotus has the skills and connections to become electronic music's Coltrane.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flying Lotus, Alice Coltrane
Animal Magnetismnew
Sims, Dessa, and assorted Doomtree Collective colleagues search for the soul of underground rap.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Unsinkable Molly Boylesnew
Stumbling upon Molly Boyles for the first time is like wandering into a random club in the French Quarter and finding some virtual unknown playing better than most nationally known acts.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith Carries Onnew
At 75 years of age, it's hard to imagine Willie "Big Eyes" Smith being the "baby" of any group.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jail Time and Breakdowns Can't Keep STRFKR Downnew
Playing Austin's SXSW music festival is special enough, but canceling two of your gigs there because your guitarist got arrested and spent the night in jail? Extra credit for that one.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Decemberists Heat Upnew
A No. 1 record takes America's indie-folk heroes to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Conductor Kynan Jones on Australia's Copland, Russian Repertoire, and Tyler Clementi's Last Daynew
One of the six candidates being considered for outgoing Colorado Springs Philharmonic music director Lawrence Leighton Smith's position, the 36-year-old conductor spent years apprenticing under the famed Zubin Mehta and has conducted more than 60 orchestras and opera companies around the world.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-07-2011 |
Movies
Soul Dispositionnew
Underground hip-hop prodigy Blueprint abandons the rules and goes it alone.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Happy Hookernew
New York City post-punk heroine Shilpa Ray manages to find new cures for the shopgirl blues
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Worlds Apartnew
South by Southwest speakers offer mixed messages.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-25-2011 |
Music
Tags: SXSW
SXSW's Brave New Worldnew
Now in its 25th year, music's most inspired festival keeps getting bigger and better.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-24-2011 |
Music
Tags: South By Southwest, SXSW
Bow Before Hernew
From Aretha Franklin to the African diaspora, Regina Carter takes jazz violin into increasingly esoteric realms.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Viva La Evolutionnew
The Adicts celebrate their 30th year in the glamorous world of punk-rock show biz.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Punk Rock, The Adicts
Van Jones: Energy starnew
"I think the more we recognize that everything that's good for the environment is a job, the more people will be interested."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-28-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Van Jones, Green Collar Economy
The Prodigiesnew
Smith Westerns on Bolan, bunnies, rats and power pop.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
02-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
