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Lothar & the Hand People formed out of Denver University in 1965, and the influential band pioneered the use of synthesizers and the theremin. October 30 is the birth anniversary of member Kim [...]

In 1967, Canned Heat was busted at Denver’s Family Dog, a drama immortalized in the song “My Crime.”

In 1974, Chicago’s “Wishing You Were Here,” recorded at Colorado’s legendary Caribou Ranch and featuring backing vocals by three of the Beach Boys, peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s easy listening chart.

On October 17, 1970, Sugarloaf’s “Green Eyed Lady” peaked at No. 3. on the Billboard Hot 100. Guitarist Bob Webber tells the story of Colorado’s great classic rock band in a new CoME podcast.

On October 14, 1972, Danny Holien’s “Colorado” peaked on Billboard’s singles chart.

On October 12, 1997, at age 53, singer-songwriter John Denver was killed when the experimental two-seat plane he was piloting crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso and founder of Van Halen, died Tuesday at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. CoME director G. Brown spoke with Van Halen over the years and has written [...]

Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso and founder of Van Halen, died Tuesday at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. CoME director G. Brown spoke with Van Halen over the years and has written [...]

Denver-based singer and songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff started out in the band Born in the Flood before forming the Wheel and developing a dedicated following within the Denver music community. [...]