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The Bolder Life: Weep No More, Boulder

August 28, 2011 Like 0 Tyra Sutak

Have you ever been to a show at the historic Chautauqua Auditorium tucked beneath the base of one of the most popular hiking destinations in Boulder? I hadn’t, until an opportunity finally arose and I got the chance to cross…

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Aw Baby!

August 26, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

Festival on Main in Longmont: Friday, August 26 at 6 pm. Soul Sacrifice and the Last Men on Earth provide the ambiance for a ridiculous number of fun activities for both kids and parents.

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Please Feed Your Local Musicians

June 22, 2011 Like 0 French Davis

The carbon footprint of a major touring act is huge.

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Four Questions with Jazz Pro Mark Diamond

June 15, 2011 Like 0 French Davis

A practical fixture in the Colorado jazz scene, Mark Diamond’s bass has backed up nearly every serious player in the state at one time or another

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Where It’s At

May 20, 2011 Like 0 French Davis

Summertime in the Rockies means sweet Olathe corn roasting on a grill, lazy back porch evenings drenched in honey-gold sunsets and music festivals more ubiquitous across the Front Range than wild fires.

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Six Questions with Up and Comer Quana Ramira

May 20, 2011 Like 0 French Davis

Chances are you don’t know Quana Ramira yet. But you may have seen the name of her act, the QDiva Experience, pass by once or twice.

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Five Questions with Colorado Singer/Songwriter Wendy Woo

April 15, 2011 Like 0 French Davis

Alliteration aside, Wendy Woo has been one of the most recognizable singer/songwriters to call Colorado her home. Her family moved here when she was a child; her parents were founding faculty members at Naropa University. Before it was en vogue,…

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Best of the West: Readers’ Choice Retail & Services

April 15, 2011 Like 1 editor

This year, we’re giving our Best of the West winners the red carpet treatment: The readers have spoken, the critics have made their picks and several local celebrities have added their two cents. Here are our picks for the best…

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And The Band Played On

February 24, 2011 Like 0 Hali Young

Walking into the old nightclub, the sound of blaring trumpets muffle into a trembling hi-hat. The dusk-filled room moves around to the clinks of shot glasses and light taps of the toes and heels. The finger-zinging double bassist picks at…

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Editor’s Picks: February 2011

February 10, 2011 Like 0 French Davis

Movie Mountains Catching a “Rocky Mountain High” may have taken on a more suspect meaning with the exploding medical marijuana market, but there’s no arguing that the continent’s most spectacular mountain range still draws more people here than your local…