Seif Ammus is a lawyer. He’s also a rapper. And he’s a political activist who has spent years advocating for peace, reproductive health and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Denver hip-hop artist Chase doesn’t rap about drugs or violence; he aims to convey positive messages in his music and be a good influence on his followers.
Remembering the Denver music figures who passed away in late 2017.
How Rocky RamJett cut his neck on a costume at his first concert.
When La Pompe Jazz’s singer and guitarist David Lawrence first started learning how to play gypsy jazz, he had to break some old picking habits.
Charlie LaGreca got his start in an a cappella act called Minimum Wage.
Australian musician Alex Lahey has made a splash with her pop-punk debut album, I Love You Like a Brother.
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club played the night Y2K arrived and soothsayers had predicted the world would end. Lord Dwight Pentacost explains what happened
Colorado Music Hall of Fame will induct jazz and classical music performer Charles Burrell, the first person of color to play in the Denver Symphony.
GWAR is coming to Denver, with sexual harassment and killing President Donald Trump on the spoof metal band’s mind.
Tyson Murray, of the Railbenders, talks about the disaster that was his first concert.
Colorado Music Hall of Fame inductee Dianne Reeves remembers her encounter with Ella Fitzgerald, her years at George Washington High School, and the musicians who influenced her.
Rise of the VLLN debuts November 15, 2017. This weekly event at the new Broadway spot, Sneekeazy, will open up space for local creatives to gather, connect and do what they do best: Create.
To get her first gig, Lannie Garrett told a fib. Now she’s in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.
Richard Kogan, an award-winning psychiatrist and pianist, sees Beethoven as more than just the mad genius he’s often portrayed as.
Pairing drugs and music is nothing new. Here are ten must-read stories about this delightful and at times deadly duo.
Vic Mensa, who opens for Jay-Z on Sunday, November 5 at the Pepsi Center, represents the highest form of hip-hop. His latest recording, The Autobiography, is not only among 2017’s best albums in any genre, but it’s essential listening for anyone who wants to understand the social, cultural and political moment in which we find ourselves. In the interview below, he explains why with both passion and compassion, not to mention a fierce intelligence that spares no sacred cows.
Local hip hop artist Isaiah Smith, who performs as IMJLS, wanted to connect artists of all kinds to create, so he launched the Creative Collective, through social media, during the fall of 2015.
Steve Millin of the Reals talks about the early days of New Belgium’s Tour de Fat.
Denver DJ, producer and rapper Zenas Willard still has hope that real, organic love exists. He brings this question to life in his new song, “Real Thing,” which showcases Denver singer-songwriter Kayla Rae Jackson.
DeVotchKa’s Tom Hagerman is trying to raise money to record his masterwork, The 7 Deadly Sins, with the Boston ensemble A Far Cry.
Suzanne Slade of Battle Pussy & Daenerys and the Targaryens shocked herself the first time she performed live.
