Tag: music
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Toby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger
Country music fans are celebrating Toby Keith’s rich collection of songs in the wake of his death from stomach cancer
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Pikes Pick: Check out What’s Left Records for music needs
In the market for some vinyls? Check out What’s Left Records, 2217 E. Platte Ave., for a great selection of records. The record store also doubles as a small record label, still putting out albums. — Kelly Hayes, The Gazette What’s Left Records, 2217 E Platte Ave., is open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. More information can…
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From Grammys to Super Bowl, with Tokyo in between: Inside the whirlwind week of peak Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is having a week of big events, globetrotting and media attention that is rare even for a star of her stature
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Japanese fans excited to see Taylor Swift perform in Tokyo just after record Grammy win
Some Taylor Swift fans in Tokyo spent thousands of dollars to attend the pop superstar’s first performance Wednesday after her latest Grammy win and the announcement of a new album
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Bohan Phoenix explains why Asian rappers owe Black culture and how he chose to work in China
Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career
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Colorado Springs amphitheater developer agrees to merger as it pursues public company status
Notes Live, the private Colorado Springs entertainment company that’s building the 8,000-seat, open-air Sunset Amphitheater on the city’s north side and envisions similar venues in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, has taken a major step toward becoming publicly owned. On Monday, Notes Live and Fresh Vine Wine, a financially troubled, 5-year-old Charlotte, N.C.,-based wine company, announced…
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Blues legend, Otis Taylor, receives honorary diploma 57 years after expulsion for long hair
In 1966 two months before his graduation from Manual High School, blues legend Otis Taylor told school administrators he would not comply with school policy mandating short hair for male students, so he was expelled. After a friend noticed Taylor’s photo in a notable grads display, Taylor began to tell people that he had in…
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Nathaniel Rateliff’s surprise performance at MCA Denver
Nathaniel Rateliff made a surprise appearance at the MCA Denver’s reopening of the Holiday Theatre on Thursday, April 8 to sing his hit song, ‘It’s All Right.” (Video: John Moore/Denver Gazette)
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LIFE | Music therapy inside Pikes Peak Hospice
Every week, volunteers of Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care play music for patients a a form of therapy and relaxation. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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LIFE | A Colorado Springs luthier builds reputation quickly
With wood from Pikes Peak and beyond, Colorado Springs guitar maker Matt Zimbelman builds a fast reputation. (Video by Skyler Ballard)