AltWeeklies Wire
Birthday Suitnew

Colorado singer-songwriter Wendy Woo strips down to the simple things in life.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
01-23-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wendy Woo
Life in the Slow Lanenew

Traveling musician Peter Mulvey prefers two wheels to four.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
01-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Mulvey
Home Off the Rangenew

Country singer Joe Nichols chats about labels, legacies and his abbreviated bullriding career.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
07-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Nichols
Hunter And The Huntednew

Country star Chuck Wicks hits more than the Billboard charts.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
12-20-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chuck Wicks
Falling into herselfnew

In some ways, talking with singer/songwriter Norah Jones is a bit like catching up with a good friend Jones chats about her recent move from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and says she's enjoying Brooklyn "because it's a little mellower"...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Thrift Store Cowboys Bring Their Semi-Antique Road Show to Townnew

"We started off definitely on more of an alt-country route. It's just kind of evolved over the years. We just play what we play. I don't really know what to call it."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
10-01-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
DeVotchKa is Anything but a McBandnew
With newfound acclaim, the band gives up a little control but no singularity.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
10-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Aaron Tippin keeps on pushingnew
The 50-year-old Tppin seems like a Cracker Barrel kind of guy: warm, respectful, "down-home."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews