When Angelique Kidjo plays Denver Botanic Gardens on Thursday, August 9, she will recast the Talking Heads classic album Remain In Light through an Afrobeat lens. Angelique’s version of the album is now available on NPR’s First Listen ahead of its official...
“So many great adventures, and we’re not done yet,” Dick says with a glint in his eye. “You betcha,” Harry replies. The Dick and Harry in question are former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm, and Harry is Denver folk music legend Harry...
Sometimes a musician is so smooth, so casually confident in their mastery of their instrument you can’t help but think “I could do that.” Of course you know the joke’s on you even as the thought forms, so you content yourself to sit back and...
“God help the troubadour who tries to be a star,” Phil Ochs once sang. It’s a lament known to many a songwriter who’s strained to capture a bit of showbiz stardust only to find their hands and pockets empty by the end of the tour. Robbie Fulks...
Few songwriters can claim a legion of loyal fans like Tom Waits can. The gravel-voiced troubadour’s songs for misfits, the lonely, and the downtrodden are so beloved they have come to define the American experience for many. Tom rarely performs live these days...
While on a trip to the Azores in the mid-Atlantic in 2011, Dana Louise taught herself to play guitar. At the time Dana was establishing herself as a visual artist. As the daughter of Ezra Idlet, a member of the celebrated folk duo Trout Fishing in America, though, her...
