Whereas Oscar and Emmy statuettes are produced by huge high-end manufacturers, John Billings and his small team handcraft Grammy awards in the little town of Ridgway, Colorado.
Formed at the University of Colorado, the Serendipity Singers rode their talent to the Top 10 and The Ed Sullivan Show.
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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.
Photographer Jim Mimna has captured many iconic moments and musicians at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in his singular, vibrant style, including images of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats’ first headlining shows at the hallowed outdoor venue.
Freddie Jackson, the Grammy-nominated singer who rose to fame for heartfelt R&B love songs, died on October 5 at age 69.
In 1997, Britain’s Chemical Brothers reigned as the kings of electronica—pulsing dance music with frenetic beats, lots of computer or synthesizer treated sound effects, minimal vocals and a generally ecstatic ambience. Unlike many of their brethren, “Chemical Brothers” Ed Simons and the bespectacled Tom Rowlands understood the potentially psychedelic nature of electronic music. On Dig Your Own Hole, (a U.K. No. 1 album), the track “It Doesn’t Matter” was a high-tech adaptation of a 30-year-old Lothar & the Hand People song, “It Comes on Anyhow.”
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John Hazlett grew up in east Boulder County and formed a garage band, Jefferson, in the late ’70s with Centaurus High School classmates. He joined local bands Soft Punk and the School Boys and studied communications at Community College of Denver before moving to California with musician and producer Gerard McMahon to launch the band Kid… more ≫
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