Nick Snyder

Mavis Staples brings old ghosts to new music at Lincoln Center

We’ve come too far to turn around now, and we have to keep marching, together, and remember how far we’ve come together and remember what has brought us here today. Good thing we have soundtracks from Mavis Staples to keep us smiling and singing along the way.

Andy Sydow Band Releases Reasons for Departure at Lost Lake Lounge

I spent the evening of May 11th at Lost Lake Lounge in Denver off Colfax and Monroe. Don’t let the name fool you, however. Trust Google’s “Retro dive bar” description instead, because it’s not really a lounge; there is only the bar and two smallish tables to lounge at, but the atmosphere is still pretty cool. And we do like the place. We've seen The Patient Zeros, Ella

Béla Fleck and the Colorado Symphony Amaze in Denver

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck — 16 time grammy award winning banjo player and high school french horn player who “was demoted to the chorus, due to his lack of musical aptitude — and the Colorado Symphony performed together on June 14th in Denver at the Boettcher Concert Hall. The first half was comprised of the Colorado Symphony performing three pieces in Béla’s