Tag: music
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VIDEO | Keeping Elvis alive in Colorado
Nick Andurlakis first got to know Elvis Presley as a teenager while working at the now-gone Colorado Mine Company, where he served The King his first Fool’s Gold sandwich. Elvis loved the sandwich, a packed loaf of peanut butter, jelly and bacon, so much that he flew back to Colorado and had Andurlakis cater his daughter’s…
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VIDEO | Western Jubilee Warehouse Theater in Colorado Springs
The iconic Western Jubilee is a well-kept secret and its music will live on.
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Dear High School
Aimee Bray, a senior at Lewis-Palmer High School, decided to write a song about senior year and what quarantine has been like for her and her classmates. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Sunset Solidarity
Ryan Lewis, a junior at Lewis-Palmer High School, plays the bagpipes every evening as part of a movement among bagpipers called ‘Sunset Solidarity’, to share hope, strength, and help his community feel better during the fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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VIDEO | Keeping the show rolling around Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs band, the Tejon Street Corner Thieves, is keeping their shows rolling by playing music from their bus. The band is taking requests and performing for residents outside their homes while practicing social distancing during the stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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The Violin Maker
Hidden in the heart of downtown, Juan P. Mijares spends his days making and repairing violins in a small workshop even most locals need directions to find. He’s been working in the shop since he opened it in 1987, though he hardly considers it “work.” To Mijares, the intense focus required to both create and…








