Critic's Notebook

Nels Cline rediscoverd his love of music collaborating with Julian Lage.

Ray Reed’s had some success, and he’s ready to bring other hip-hop artists along for the ride.

Author of a collection of poetry, songs and art called Good Morning, Aztlán, Louis Pérez of Los Lobos spoke with Westword before the band returned to the Stanley.

Jello Biafra will headline the annual Neal Cassady Birthday Bash.

Some drinks don’t taste quite right.

Some folks will love how kitchy it is; others might throw up in their mouths.

James Sharp wanted to connect with the world and with people through his love of music and to share the joy it brought him with others.

The inmates at Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City are used to church groups coming to the prison to play music. But when the noisy Denver-based hip-hop crew Wheelchair Sports Camp rolled in days before Thanksgiving 2018, the prisoners didn’t know what to make of the band.

Long before metal had a renaissance in Denver, NightWraith has been slaying in town.

2MX2 is dropping two singles in January.

The City and County of Denver has declared December 26 Led Zeppelin Day.

Denver metal band Primitive Man and M.S.W.’s Oregon-based metal project Hell are releasing the Primitive Man/Hell Split this February.

Local rapper and poet Meta Sarmiento hopes to make waves at the Denver Local Love Artist Showcase at the Roxy Theatre.

Denver hip-hop duo Calm is committed to social justice.

The following ten Colorado-based bands take their music beyond the expected boundaries of jamming and stretch the minds of their listeners.

“He opened the door for so many Denver creatives to make the sounds they imagined.”

The story of Wax Trax began in 1975.

Larry Fuller talks about the musicians who inspired him.

During the shoot for DNA Picasso’s “Dope in the Booth” music video, a train conductor stopped his train and called the cops.

THEY producer Dante Jones talks about his youthful dreams and antics ahead of the release of the act’s new EP, Fireside.

Jakob Bro never had the urge to make an album with a great guitar solo on it.

When Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch formed his Zen-funk group Ronin in 2001, his vision was to create the maximum effect by minimal means.