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DaniLeigh: On Origins, Prince, Politics and the Future

July 3, 2018 Like 0 De La Vaca

DaniLeigh (pronounced Dani-Lee), visited Denver's gorgeous Westin Hotel 0n June 7, 2018 as part ofa ten part BBVA Music Sessions. The second in the series, I sat down with DaniLeigh in her hotel room eleven stories above the pool deck…

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Spotlight on William Shatner

June 25, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

French Davis interviews William Shatner, known for his performances as Captain Kirk, The Fonz, and T.J. Hooker.

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Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot!

June 19, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Sure, the album itself is three years old, but that just means that Setzer’s given everyone a chance to hear it before he struck out on the road, stopping in at Hudson Gardens in Littleton on June 10. We’re unapologetic…

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Spotlight on Bill Frisell

June 1, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Some truly legendary names in music and entertainment have roamed the halls of Denver’s East High School. Names like Hattie McDaniel, Pam Grier, Don Cheadle, Judy Collins, Ron Miles and all three founding members of Earth, Wind and Fire, to…

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Spotlight on Damon Wood

June 1, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

For six years, Colorado-based guitarist Damon Wood had arguably one of the best — and toughest — gigs on the planet, playing guitar for the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. Now, decades later, Wood puts pen to page, chronicling…

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Emancipation Theater Co has a hit with Honorable Disorder

April 8, 2018 Like 0 redtornado

My parents were huge theater fans, even having season passes, so I have seen a fair bit of theater in my lifetime. Some I have thoroughly enjoyed and then there are the few that, well, my seat becomes rather uncomfortable…

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Spotlight on Jessica Jones

March 22, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Marvel may have the super hero, but the real life hometown hero is far more impressive. Trust me on this one. After weeks of trying, I caught up with the hardest-working woman in Colorado’s music scene on a snowy Tuesday…

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Spotlight on Josh Barrett of The Wailers

March 16, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

The Wailers is a reggae band that is the stuff of legend — the remaining members of Bob Marley and the Wailers who persevered following Marley’s death in 1981. What began as one of the most legendary reggae bands in…

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Johnny Barber and the Colfax Museum

January 22, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Call Jonny Barber the Velvet Elvis. Call him the King of Colfax. Call him Denver’s biggest history buff. But whatever you call him, you should know his latest mantle — founder and curator of the Colfax Museum — is as…

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Jason Hall: A Director on the Up and Up

November 29, 2017 Like 0 editor

Writer-director Jason Hall began his Hollywood career as an actor, but in spite of stints on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and numerous other shows, he found his way to life as a scribe. You might have heard of a little…