A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
Photographer Michael Goldman captured nearly every one of Tom Petty's Colorado performances over the decades. This collection is culled from Michael's archives exclusively for the Colorado Music Experience.
Dave Mason, the English singer and guitarist who co-founded the seminal band Traffic before starting a successful solo career, died April 19, 2026. He was 79.
During the 1960s, the Beach Boys’ ability to surf the waves of commercial success and artistic development made them America’s preeminent pop group. By the late 1970s, the venerable band was threatening to splinter. Carl Wilson, guitarist of the Beach Boys and the man who many people credited with keeping the group together all those years, ventured out on his own to release his self-titled solo debut for Caribou Records in 1981.
Stanley Sheldon
Stanley Sheldon, a longtime member of Peter Frampton’s band, was a musician with fusion master guitarist Tommy Bolin’s groups from 1971 to 1974, including Energy.
On Record book series
Each volume of the award-winning On Record series gathers over 200 limited and extraordinary images and 100 interview-based profiles spotlighting an array of musical artists.
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