Critic's Notebook

The Boulder duo just dropped “Last Breath” with clown from Slipknot.

This will be the company’s second mid-pandemic, full-length opera.

Denver bass music producer DMVU talks to Westword about doing whatever the hell he wants to.

The seven-member collective has a massive vision for the future of electronic music.

Rapper Kalyn Heffernan just dropped the music video for her band’s latest release, “YESS I’m a MESS.”

Behind the scenes of Unwrapt’s Ramond video at the Rossonian Hotel.

With new offices, a $250,000 grant and an FM channel for its hip-hop station the Drop, Denver’s jazz mainstay KUVO keeps growing.

Justin Johnson wanted to put Denver on the map.

Big moves are afoot for Local 46 Bar and Biergarten — including a name change.

Love Some Tea just released a new Dead-themed line, Grateful Tea.

The up-and-coming Denver artist has built his career through the pandemic.

Music journalist Michael Goodwin’s zine The City Gasped chronicles Denver’s heavy music scene.

An Hobbes, Aethernaut, and Felix Fast4Ward discuss their nerdcore project Secret Dog and its debut album, Thumb. Middle. Ring.

The Grateful Dead-themed bar is leaving its sixth location and not reopening any time soon.

The Meadowlark is staying aloft through the pandemic.

Inspired by Black Lives Matter, the Denver-based rapper tips his hat to the late actor and Malcolm X.

The Front Range band has big plans for 2021, despite the year’s obvious limitations.

The Barlow’s songs were born from the gas fields and inspired by novels.

She recorded her new EP, All Night, in a basement with a leaky ceiling.

Though he lives off the grid, Mark Medina has found a way to keep his music international.

Five Iron Frenzy’s new album is making me apologize.

The pop-R&B song comes out on January 15.