A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
For more than 25 years, photographer Garrett Hacking has captured the personalities and emotions of musicians at concerts across Colorado. He selected some of his favorite images exclusively for Colorado Music Experience.
Singer Jimmy Cliff, reggae music’s first international hitmaker, died November 24, 2025. He was 81.
Traditional acoustic Delta blues attracted a host of young performers in the 1990s and early 2000s, but Denver native Corey Harris was credited with revitalizing the breadth of black musical traditions.
Esmé Patterson
Singer-songwriter Esmé Patterson is a former member of Paper Bird, an indie folk band that started as sidewalk buskers, performing its joyful blend of roots, folk and indie pop on the streets of Breckenridge. The septet was voted a “Top 10 Best Underground Band” by The Denver Post three years in a row, and Ballet Nouveau Colorado… more ≫
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