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YouTube’s comedy week continues with a collaboration between singer Solange and the comedy musical troupe the Lonely Island from “Saturday Night Live” fame. This newest video is called “Semicolon,” in which the Lonely Island showcases their use of semicolons; the song includes raps like, “When you see me better; Frogger.” Then Solange comes in with a chorus...

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Vampire Weekend at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 5-20-13 (photos, review) |Check It >>

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Gothic Theatre, 5-20-13 (photos) |Check It >>

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The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek has died at 74 |Check It >>

Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP BY CHRIS TALBOTT  AP MUSIC WRITER Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of the Doors, has died. He was 74. Publicist...

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SXSW 2013 - Day 3

YouTube's comedy week continues with a collaboration between Solange and the Lonely Island in the song "Semicolon."

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Vampire Weekend @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

We have some indie bands, young and old, along with electronic acts and and reliable rock groups in our choices for Colorado's best shows this week.

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The Lumineers and Joe Pug at the Bluebird

The Lumineers stop by Uneven Studio to record a four-song session, including an exclusive version of the platinum-selling "Ho Hey"

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Yo La Tengo at the Boulder Theater, 5-21-13 (photos, review)

Yo La Tengo plays the Boulder Theater on 5/21/13.

Yo La Tengo plays at the Boulder Theater on May 21, 2013. Photos by Michael McGrath, heyreverb.com.

When you walk into a show that is advertised as “An Evening with” you ought to expect something out of the ordinary, which is exactly what veteran indie-rock band Yo La Tengo delivered at the Boulder Theater Tuesday night.

With around 30 years experience and 13 albums to its name, Yo Le Tango has continually been a favorite of critics and fans with a sprawling, eclectic brand of music. However, even for a band known for unpredictability and range of sound, they stepped onto the stage at the Boulder Theater in a unexpectedly quiet manner, with just two acoustic guitars and a snare brush.

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Watch: Solange and the Lonely Island collaborate on the song, “Semicolon”

SXSW 2013 - Day 3

Friday at SXSW 2013 with Unknown Mortal Orchestra, CHVRCHES, Solange, Kendrick Lamar and more. Photos by Joe McCabe, heyreverb.com.

YouTube’s comedy week continues with a collaboration between singer Solange and the comedy musical troupe the Lonely Island from “Saturday Night Live” fame. This newest video is called “Semicolon,” in which the Lonely Island showcases their use of semicolons; the song includes raps like, “When you see me better; Frogger.” Then Solange comes in with a chorus that also includes semicolons, “We run these streets; stoplights/All eyes on me; spotlights.”

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The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek has died at 74

Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

BY CHRIS TALBOTT 
AP MUSIC WRITER

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of the Doors, has died. He was 74.

Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. He had been stricken by bile duct cancer.

Manzarek founded the Doors after meeting then-poet Jim Morrison in California. The band went on to become one of the most successful rock `n’ roll acts to emerge from the 1960s and continues to resonate with fans decades after Morrison’s death brought the band to an end.

The Chicago native continued to remain active in music after Morrison’s 1971 death. He briefly tried to hold the band together by serving as vocalist, but eventually the group fell apart. He played in other bands over the years, produced other acts, became an author and worked on films.

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