Take a stroll with singer-songwriter Stephen Babcock
Winter has officially arrived! Though the days are no longer getting shorter, temperatures sure haven’t been their highest and the air is definitely taking on…
It doesn’t take science to know “Rocky Mountain News” is pure passion
Full disclosure here: No sophisticated, tempered introduction today. No measured and expected formalities here. This “review” is one that’s being written on the coattails of…
A few words with the “Young Professional” behind Side Saddle!
It’s a less than common thing, to come across a band that, even if one has not been a “lifer” fan from the very beginning,…
Wolves Records is Weaving Together Local Artists with Authentic Ambition
Honesty, sincerity, authenticity…these are characteristics that, more often than not, are appreciated, no matter where they are applied: within an individual, in a gesture or…
Sensible or not: Scrutinizing the subtleties of sound
Busting out the microscope, testing protocols and then turning massively specific — these choices that revolve around pursuing absolute certainty don’t necessarily align right away with…
Chaos and concert etiquette 3.0: The Freedom Edition
What’s the definition of freedom in regards to concert behavior? Is there any semblance of reliable lists of expectation or, short of stopping before total anarchy,…
Cookie cutters and circular traps: Are we condemning creativity itself?
You’ve Cott Mail, the free weekly digest mailer of arts news and commentary run by one, Thomas Cott, recently featured and linked to a pair of stories…
Arrangement associations: On their way out and we just haven’t acknowledged it?
When I say rock band, (not the serial video game title) you say what? Guitar, bass, drum kit, vocalist? Possibly second guitar? When I say power…
Dancing Around the Topic of Violence and War
It being Memorial Day here in the U.S., I thought it only appropriate that the topic for today’s post recognize the occasion and the significance of…
Art Imitating Life: Sound signature of the 21st century?
Before the year 2000 came around, 20th century composition was about as recent as one could get; seeing as, well, the 21st century had not arrived…