Music
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Required Listening: “Flood” by Boris
(Photo Courtesy of Boris) There are few genres that repel unknowing listeners away quite as rapidly as metal does. Of course, metal would not be metal without its uncompromising attitude towards the uninitiated, but sometimes it’s frustrating... read more »
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Q&A: Solo artist Kishi Bashi
One of the most surprising albums of 2012 was “151a” by Kishi Bashi. Funded by Kickstarter, this experimental album, crafted with violin and various pedals and sounds, has shot the founding member of Jupiter One into prominence as... read more »
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Required Listening: “Meat Puppets II” by Meat Puppets
What makes a good musician? Back in high school, when my obsession with all things Kurt Cobain led me to uncover the kings of cowpunk, the Meat Puppets, my adolescent mind couldn’t comprehend the claims from my dad that the guitar work on... read more »
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Music of the 2000s: Where are they now?
Before dubstep, the Harlem Shake or Carly Rae Jepsen, music was a different world. In the first decade of the 2000s, Nickelback and Ashanti topped the charts, not disc jockeys or Glee. But where have the musicians of the last decade end up?... read more »
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Borgore gets filthy at Life in Color
CU students and bass fans from afar will be scraping the paint from their ears for days following Saturday night’s Life in Color concert headlined by Borgore at Balch Fieldhouse. Life in Color, brought to campus by Program Council, boasted... read more »
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Snake Rattle Rattle Snake prepares for show at Hi-Dive Friday
Local band Snake Rattle Rattle Snake will play the Hi-Dive in Denver Friday night. The dark, indie rock band known to put on a good show will debut new songs and show off their new bass player. Two other, local acts, Prism Waves and Pale Sun,... read more »
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Spotify playlists for your romantic or reclusive Valentine’s Day
Use this playlist to warm both you and your sweetie’s hearts while you wine and dine on Thursday. It begins with Ol’ Blue Eyes and winds forward to some of the most acclaimed music in recent years. It sucks to be alone this Thursday,... read more »
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Local band rocks large crowd at “Mardi Grass”
Mountain Standard Time’s Mardi Grass concert tightened the band’s noose over the Fox Theatre Saturday night with a powerful lineup featuring Jeff Austin of Yonder Mountain String Band and Tahoe’s Dead Winter Carpenters. Finishing up its... read more »
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Required Listening: “Good Morning Spider” by Sparklehorse
It seems like Mark Linkous has been all but completely forgotten by the young music listeners of today. There are a couple likely causes for this: Bands tagged with the ‘alternative-country’ moniker have always had a hard time connecting... read more »
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2013 Grammy guide
Move over, Adele. The annual Grammy Awards is finally showcasing some alternative talent. Set to air at 6 p.m. on Sunday, the nominee lineup includes a strong indie rock presence in main categories, including Denver-based The Lumineers, Mumford... read more »
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Student government distributes $17.7 million in annual student fees
Student government allocated $17.7 million in student fees for the 2013-14 fiscal year to 15 CU Boulder departments Wednesday and Thursday nights in an annual public discussion that lasted over 12 hours. The total budget is higher than fiscal... read more »
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Upset: Men’s basketball wins Arizona rematch
The University of Colorado men’s basketball beat the Arizona Wildcats 71-58 Thursday, healing a wound the left after teams’ previous encounter. The last game on Jan. 3 was close, but ended with a ‘no’ call from the refs after a three... read more »
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CU’s Webb and Lewis arrested on assault
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Opinion: Was Andre’s choice to leave CU his best move?