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Born Under a Blues Signnew
Lurrie Bell's nomination for a Grammy Award earlier this month was the latest confirmation of the blues inheritance that sustained his career and even saved his life.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Insurance Agents Are the Latest to Cater to Colorado's Budding Businessnew
Something magical is happening: Medical marijuana is starting to look a lot like a business. A real one. Dispensaries are paying taxes, they're following OSHA regulations, and, increasingly, they're buying insurance.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
01-07-2010 |
Drugs
Austin's Band of Heathens Offer Up Alt-Country for Catholic Tastesnew
Texans twang differently than their Tennessee counterparts, and rightly so. Blame it on outlaws like Waylon and Willie, Lubbock lunatics like Terry Allen and Joe Ely, or any number of insurgent country artists who get started on Austin's 6th Street and radiate outward from there.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Louisiana's Grammy-Nominated Pine Leaf Boys Take the Lead in a New Cajun Crusadenew
"I was raised on a little farm, my parents were very traditionalist, and they didn't have any music except for Cajun music. I'm really one of the few guys who just doesn't know jack squat about modern-day music."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Parishes and Punks Collide in Local Monk's Debut solo Shownew
Father Luke Sheffer is a man of the West, born in Colorado Springs and he's a man of the East, educated through classroom and travels across Massachusetts, Russia and Greece. He's pulled to the monastery, and also to the "speed and joy and humor" of punk music.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
01-07-2010 |
Art
Released From Prison Today? Expect a New Set of Locked Doors Tomorrownew
The 29 days since Jason Horn left jail have been a blur of bus rides, AA meetings and rejections. Today, with a cold snap tugging the temperature into the single digits, he's taking the No. 3 bus to continue his job search in Old Colorado City.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
01-07-2010 |
Business & Labor
Sudden Chaos: Gov. Ritter's Departure Leaves Dems Sweating, Scramblingnew
Gov. Bill Ritter canceled a campaign event and staffers stopped responding to voicemails (including a call from the Independent). Rumors began hitting the Washington blogs, and sources began leaking the news that Ritter won't be running for re-election.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon and Anthony Lane |
01-07-2010 |
Politics
A Little Program With Big Results is Running Out of Moneynew
Unique in the nation, the Resource Advocacy Program in Colorado Springs takes the people who have hit absolute rock bottom. Often they're addicted to drugs and alcohol, homeless and mentally ill. Oh, and they're usually distrustful of the Man.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
01-07-2010 |
Drugs
Mural Homage Makes Indoor Rock Wall a Unique Climbing Destinationnew
Reincarnating the spirit of the old Ute 70 Theatre at 21 N. Nevada Avenue, CityRock climbing center adds an extreme viewing perspective to the tactile art gallery experience so often limited to children's museums: rock climbing on giant murals depicting classic sci-fi flick characters.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bree Abel |
01-05-2010 |
Art
(Syn)gled Out? Club's Owners Insist Violent Rap Isn't Their Faultnew
Scott Collman and his business partners are reacting to negative stories about a violent couple months outside their club, Syn, culminating in a Dec. 27 shootout in a nearby alley that left one man hospitalized after apparently being shot by a police officer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
01-05-2010 |
Recreation
Focus On... The Super Bowlnew
During the Super Bowl telecast on Feb. 7 there will be an unforgettable halftime performance. Insiders say it features a grainy home video clip involving Elin Nordegren, a 5-iron, a sleeping Tiger Woods and two balls. OK, that's not true.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rich Tosches |
12-30-2009 |
Sports
Born Under a Blues Sign: Lurrie Bell Carries on a Family Legacynew
Lurrie Bell's nomination for a Grammy Award earlier this month was the latest confirmation of the blues inheritance that sustained his career and even saved his life. His father, Carey Bell, was nominated for his own Grammy three decades ago.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Officials Struggle to ID Crimes Too Violent for Veterans Courtsnew
After battling for months against post-traumatic stress disorder, Thomas Delgado, an Iraq war veteran ended a night of heavy drinking in September 2008 by hunkering down with a gun in his bathtub. He soon found himself facing a charge of attempted murder.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
12-29-2009 |
War
Chuck Snow & the Lo-Fi Cowboys Go for the Garagenew
There's a video on YouTube that captures Chuck Snow at the now-defunct Deluxe Tavern, singing the Replacements' "Unsatisfied" with his former band, the Autono. What's interesting about it is how Snow totally nails it.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Moon Walk: Art of the Cosmos Unveils a Creative Look at Explorationnew
"I think in a way, art and science come from similar kinds of sensibilities, in terms of discovery and in terms of pushing our known boundaries," says Blake Milteer, curator of a new exhibit of space art.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
12-17-2009 |
Art
