My Top 100 Albums of 2019 (4 Months Late But Not a Buck Short)
Yeah, yeah, I know: it’s May 2020 and I’m just posting my best albums of 2019. Between work, travel and COVID, it’s taken me awhile, but I hope it’s worth […]
Yeah, yeah, I know: it’s May 2020 and I’m just posting my best albums of 2019. Between work, travel and COVID, it’s taken me awhile, but I hope it’s worth […]
“Not” by Big Thief (from Two Hands) – Urgent, dramatic and fuzzy, driven by an odd guitar solo and Adrienne Lenker’s unique voice “Western” by black midi (from Schlagenheim) – […]
October 1, 2019 update: Added Knotted Root Mother Tucker is now open This is a definitive list of all Boulder County craft breweries (map here), including key details (such taproom […]
We woke in complete darkness for our attempt on Mt. Shasta from the Helen Lake base camp on the mountain’s southwest side. Under the feeble glow of my head lantern, […]
We moved to Boulder exactly five years ago. Before we moved, a colleague of my wife’s told us that they didn’t allow anyone into Colorado without a Subaru, a bike […]
The Black Keys’ latest release (their first in five years) ought to win the “Truth in Advertising” award. (If there isn’t such an award, there should be.) ”Let’s Rock” captures […]
Most everyone I know who hikes and climbs is haunted by a particular mountain, the one they’ve tried—and failed—to climb multiple times. Among my friends, I’ve heard Rainier, Denali, Shuksan, […]
If you’ve going to call your band Mannequin Pussy, you’d better be good. Damn good. Otherwise, you’re just a band with a name that conjures an oddly disturbing image. (Unless […]
I always bring earplugs when I backpack, partly to keep my brain from misinterpreting noises outside the tent (see The Bear Who Wasn’t There) and partly to block out the […]
After over 50 years as a working musician (an entire lifetime: “I’ve never held an honest job in my entire life!,” he told us during his Broadway show), you’d think […]