Critic's Notebook

Bid on a signed Bill Clinton photo and more.

The Boulder band is blending swing, gypsy jazz, and neuroscience.

Though live music was shut down by the pandemic, musicians played on through this bleak and brutal year.

El Chapultepec may be gone, but these clubs are doing what they can to keep Denver jazz alive.

The Denver label is showcasing homegrown talent and doing its part helping people experiencing homelessness.

Nate Avis, creator of the blog Jiggy Hip-Hop, talks about his latest creation, a line of trading cards starring Denver rappers.

An underground promoter has been teasing a New Year’s Eve rave that will draw “half the city.” Ravers aren’t having it.

While the pianist is wholly himself on his latest album, he’s also tipping his hat to Frank Zappa, Charles Mingus, Monty Python, and more.

Denver’s music scene is honoring the life of the maestro.

The shows must go on.

The indie-pop band is dropping a string of new music videos.

“I want to make sure we’re not going to be too quick to point the finger at COVID and our shutdowns for being the reason for this closure.”

Denver hip-hop has a new home at a barbershop.

The jazz club hosted artists like Wynton Marsalis, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Mick Jagger and even Bill Clinton.

The legendary trace bluesman on “Hey Joe,” lyrical minimalism, and his childhood learning folk music in Denver.

The Mile High City has plenty of options when it comes to choirs.

Why Denver metal scene keeps making global waves.

Latino and Native American rapper Alasadir releases “Fed Up!” on Halloween.

Owner Donald Rossa is throwing one last show before the state shuts down his Denver jazz club.

He was a manager who not only changed Denver’s nightlife landscape but transformed his employees’ lives as well.

The band’s latest, Mosaico, is a multilingual, multigenre hip-hop album that takes on the violence of borders.

Denver rapper Saint Joe discusses his new album Penmanship, dedicated to his late cousin Almighty Ravnous.