Spotlight

Spotlight on… Sandra Watts and Live at Jack’s

June 24, 2020 Like 0 French Davis

For more than 20 years, Sandra Watts has kept the lights on and the jams flowing at Live@Jack’s (formerly Jazz@Jack’s). One of only a handful of women-owned such venues in the state... but now they're no more.

Spotlight

Spotlight on John Common

May 18, 2020 1 0 French Davis

It’s impossible to talk about the singer-songwriter genre in Colorado without talking about John Common. His residency as a long-tenured laureate of sorts is as unimpeachable as his street cred.

Spotlight

Spotlight on John Common

April 14, 2020 Like 0 French Davis

It’s impossible to talk about the singer-songwriter genre in Colorado without talking about John Common. His residency as a long-tenured laureate of sorts is unimpeachable, as is his street cred.

Health

I have a story to tell, but nobody will listen: The Story of Alana Chen

March 2, 2020 Like 0 Jennifer McCarthy

“My daughter wrote in her journal, ‘I have a story to tell, but nobody will listen,’” says Joyce Calvo-Chen, Alana’s mother. Calvo-Chen is determined to keep her daughter’s life and struggles in the hearts of the public through telling her…

Magazine

Spotlight on Til Willis

February 27, 2020 Like 0 French Davis

From his sparkling tin foil suit to his snow-topped, coiffed pompadour, Til Willis’ stage presence isn’t lacking. But the real standout is his songwriting. Over two decades and 13 albums (Dirtflowers is his fourth outing with his current band, Erratic…

Spotlight

Spotlight on Brian Regan: “He just goes out and kills.”

January 2, 2020 Like 0 French Davis

Ask any pro comic about Brian Regan, and their response will be some variation of that quote. Try it. For more than 30 years, he’s been turning clubs and theaters inside out with a steady stream of hilarity, thanks to…

Spotlight

Spotlight on Josh Mattison and The Order of Death

November 28, 2019 Like 0 French Davis

June 18, 1984. Around 10 p.m. Denver AM radio Shock Jock Alan Berg had just returned home from dinner with his ex-wife. A moment later, Berg perished instantly in a hail of .45-caliber bullets fired by a fully automatic MAC10…

Spotlight

Spotlight on Lynyrd Skynyrd

October 22, 2019 Like 0 French Davis

We don’t often run an interview after the band’s show, but it’s not every day we get to chat with one of the founding members of one of the most popular rock bands in American history — a Rock and…

Magazine

Spotlight on Avenhart

September 28, 2019 Like 0 French Davis

Avenhart, fronted by the indelible vocals of Andrea Peres and violinist and vocalist Olivia Shaw, brings something a little different to the party, with female-charged energy, tight harmonies and riveting stage presence. Here, the duo talks about how they met,…

Spotlight

Spotlight on Al Di Meola

September 6, 2019 Like 0 French Davis

For anyone with any idea what they’re listening to, there should be no question that Al Di Meola is a first ballot Mount Rushmore-of-Guitarists Honoree. The Jersey City-bred musician broke onto the scene when Chick Corea tapped the 19-year-old for…