Author: Loree Rider

Never before has “bully” been such a bad word. The controversy with the Motion Picture Association over the film’s strict rating and the stories of suicide shared in the documentary have opened a national dialogue about a social problem some feel has been ignored for too long. Colorado College graduate Cynthia Lowen, who is the…

There have been many bands before them. The Kooks. The Cure. The Arctic Monkeys. Just to name just a few. Welcome to The Wombats, who are, in fact, playing the Black Sheep on Friday. And they’re poised to make their own British invasion. Catching fire most recently with American audiences, the UK trio has garnered…

I was sure my call woke him. And after nine days touring across Australia, I couldn’t blame him for being tired. But when Troy Andrews — aka Trombone Shorty — began to talk about the music that sends him around the world, it was clear that not even a 23-hour flight could put a damper…

A man and his guitar. That’s the image that best expresses the essence of Trevor Hall. A fresh-faced 25-year-old with wisdom beyond his years, Hall lets his music take him on a journey. Tuesday night at Stargazers, he’ll ask the audience to come along with him. Gently blending rock and reggae, Hall’s earthy tones complement…

It all started with a mouse. But during the years, others have joined the Disney club: a duck, a lion, a wooden boy and a princess or two — just to name a few. And these days most of them skate. “Disney on Ice: Celebrating 100 Years of Magic” brings spins and double axels, Cinderella…

They look like the real thing. They sound like the real thing. So, are they the next-best thing to The Beatles? Broadway and Beatles fans might agree that this full-fledged theatrical production featuring every stage of the band’s legendary career is worth two hours and twenty minutes of your engaged imagination. The band has come…

They say everyone writes what they know. That’s never been more true than with Tiempo Libre, a timba band playing with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic at the Pikes Peak Center on Saturday, March 17th. The group began as friends. Growing up in communist Cuba, the seven boys trained by day as classical musicians and planned…