Tag: music
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Dueling Pianos, 9 left dead and The Eagles tribute band among this week’s music lineup
SILVER MOON RIDERS: Country, rock, funk and blues come together as Silver Moon Riders perform a free live set as part of the Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort’s “LIVE at the Lodge” concert series. The laid-back evening pairs local music with Colorado-crafted drinks by the resort’s fireplace; 6 p.m. Saturday, 2 El Paso Blvd; bicycleresort.com. 9…
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Musician Nick Lowe, fresh off a new album, coming to Colorado Springs for show
By Dave Gil de RubioLast Word Features The late novelist Pearl S. Buck once said that to find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth. That idea seems to apply to singer/songwriter/musician Nick Lowe, who is riding high with “Indoor Safari,” his first full-length album in 11 years. Lowe will perform Saturday…
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Hiawatha Gardens was a happening place in Manitou Springs
It was an elegant turn-of-the-century “club for gentlemen,” then became one of the best places in the country for dancing, was restaurants and then a parking lot for folks catching the shuttle to the Manitou Incline. Hiawatha Gardens has quite the history at the corner of Old Man’s Trail and El Paso Boulevard in Manitou…
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Pikes Pick: Dave Matthews Tribute Band to perform in Colorado Springs
My fondness for the Grammy Award-winning Dave Matthews Band goes way back. The jam band has always held a special place in my heart since it popped up on the charts in the mid-1990s with songs like “Ants Marching,” “Satellite” and “Crash Into Me.” The Buffalo, N.Y.-based Dave Matthews Tribute Band has paid homage to…
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Canadian Bruce Cockburn set for stop on his solo tour at Phil Long Music Hall
By Bill FormanLast Word Features Over the course of his career, Bruce Cockburn has remained a prominent figure in the music industry, crafting songs that blend spiritual depth with social consciousness. The singer-songwriter has earned 13 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent to Grammy Awards), received six honorary doctorates and released 35 albums, with more than…
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Corned beef, cabbage and all things Irish set to take center stage at The Brit Pub
The Brit Pub, 645 S. Sierra Madre St., is going all in for St. Patrick’s Day with five days of food, music and Celtic flair. A special menu runs Friday through Tuesday, featuring corned beef and cabbage, Shepherd’s pie with braised lamb shank, bangers and mash, and Irish cream–soaked bread and butter pudding, along with…
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Irish music, jazz, Mozart top list of concert options in Colorado Springs
– “Mostly Mozart Concert,” by Soli Deo Gloria Choir: More than 250 singers from the Soli Deo Gloria Choir, Pueblo Choral Society and Colorado State University Pueblo Choir will perform mostly works by Mozart, including his Requiem in D Minor. The free concert is from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada…
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Colorado Springs Philharmonic announces its 100th season
Ordering up one extra-large birthday cake and candles. The Colorado Springs Philharmonic will celebrate its 100th anniversary this fall when the 2026-27 season kicks off Sept. 26-27. Highlights of the centennial season include renowned violinist Joshua Bell; several live cinema events, including “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The season…
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Heart draws on 50-plus years of music for upcoming stop at Broadmoor World Arena
By Dave Gil de RubioLast Word Features In September 1975, Heart’s debut album, “Dreamboat Annie,” was released. Fast forward more than a half century, and Heart has resumed a tour that was interrupted in 2024 when lead singer Ann Wilson was diagnosed with cancer. According to Nancy Wilson, her sister received the necessary treatment, and…
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Colorado Springs festival celebrates electronic music
Next time you eat a mushroom risotto, know those fungi were making music before sliding down your gullet. It turns out mushrooms have an electromagnetic field that makes music, and you can hear their songs at the third annual Electrowave: The Rocky Mountain Electronic Music Festival. The mostly free event is Friday through Sunday at…