A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
For more than 25 years, photographer Garrett Hacking has captured the personalities and emotions of musicians at concerts across Colorado. He selected some of his favorite images exclusively for Colorado Music Experience.
Dave Mason, the English singer and guitarist who co-founded the seminal band Traffic before starting a successful solo career, died April 19, 2026. He was 79.
Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, the Comedy Central television network’s controversial and wildly successful animated sitcom, became infamous for lampooning a wide range of topics with crude, absurd, satirical and dark humor. Music has always contributed mightily in the show’s success; several characters often play or sing catchy songs in order to advance the storylines.
Peter La Farge
The son of a Pulitzer Prize winner, Peter La Farge, an often neglected folk singer-songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s, grew up partly on the former Kane Ranch in Fountain, Colorado.
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.
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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.
