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Music
Playlist: Summer 2010
A compilation of the summer’s best beats
While most students spend the summer on vacation without easy access to new tunes, there are those who spend the whole summer hiding in their apartments finding new music. From new Arcade Fire to LCD Soundsystem, this playlist will sink you back into summer mode.
“Boyfriend” by Best Coast
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Review: “Up on the Ridge” concert
Dierks Bentley and the Travelin’ McCourys ramble through Boulder
Boots are still stomping and empty beer bottles are being cleaned up after a night of rollicking bluegrass and roots country at the Boulder Theatre.
The path less traveled is “Up on the Ridge”
Dierks Bentley talks new tour, album
Dierks Bentley is not your average country star. Yes, some of his songs are about losing women, drinking beer and driving trucks, but there’s more to this modern day drifter than a southern drawl and cowboy boots.
Changing the realm of folk music
Artists who bend the acoustic strings a little differently
When Bob Dylan first played an electric guitar in 1965 at the Newport Folk Festival he revolutionized folk music, rejecting the parameters of traditional folk and exploring other genres while still maintaining a folk identity.
Playlist: Spring road trip
Jump in the car and let music guide you to your spring destination
There have been movies made about this time of year. It’s epic, it’s magical, it’s amazing—it’s spring break. A good trip is never complete unless it has a good soundtrack. So put away those schoolbooks and jump in the car. Even if you don’t have a planned destination as exciting California or Las Vegas, find some friends to go on a drive with and listen to these songs that were selected by CU Independent staff writer Jenny Gumbert.
A night at the opera
Don Giovanni: The original “player”
CU Presents is taking on the Opera “Don Giovanni” at Mackey Auditorium Friday through Sunday.
Review: Eisley plays Miramontes
Interview with the family band
Visibly exhausted from a long road trip and spending the night in a hotel, the members of Eisley took time to relax before their set, sipping on coffee and tea as they discussed their lives as a family band, the pressures of big record labels, and their upcoming album.
So you want to play guitar?
Steps to becoming a lord of the strings
Along with the cool looking blisters and the creative process of learning to play the guitar, there are many upsides to the craft.
Playlist: Ladies who rock
Listen to some amazing gals
Although female singers seem to be all over the pop charts right now, it’s hard not to be a little disappointed that ladies aren’t better represented on the rock charts.
Soundtrack to your college years
How college prompts growth in music taste
The exposure is everywhere from events around campus, to different people with diverse tastes, to hearing the new mix CD the bus driver plays on the way to campus.