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A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
Having shot hundreds of concerts as a house photographer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Lisa Siciliano has generously culled images from her voluminous collection in this gallery for Colorado Music Experience.
Moya Brennan, the founding member, lead singer and harpist with the Irish folk band Clannad, died on April 13, 2026, at age 73.
Born in Denver in 1890, Paul Whiteman was raised in serious music by his father Wilberforce, director of music for the Denver Public Schools and the first teacher to organize an orchestra in an American school. As a student at East High School, Paul learned viola and started in 1916 with the Denver Symphony Orchestra as first chair. After time with the San Francisco Symphony, he started the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in 1918, and by late 1920, the nine-piece ensemble had relocated in New York City and played the Palais Royal for the next four years—the earliest dance band to invade the East successfully from the West.
Judy Roderick
Judy Roderick, a University of Colorado student, signed a record deal with Vanguard in 1964, but her promising folk music got lost in the shuffle. She wed underground radio personality Bill Ashford, who supported her in fronting 60,000,000 Buffalo, a funky, bluesy Colorado rock band that broke up after one album.
On Record book series
Each volume of the award-winning On Record series gathers over 200 limited and extraordinary images and 100 interview-based profiles spotlighting an array of musical artists.
merchandise
Explore the Colorado Music Experience’s store, stocked with stylish products and gifts for music fans.
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A non-profit organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music, CoME serves as a repository for informational and archival resources.
