Since signing with a major label last fall, Denver’s Churchill has been trying to take things one week at a time. But as guitarist and vocalist Tim Bruns tells it, keeping up has not been easy.

“We’re so busy, insanely busy,” Bruns told Reverb on Saturday from a Denver Starbucks he used to work at. “Since early January, we’ve just been on a crazy roller coaster.”

A proposed program in New York would let gun owners trade in their firearms for Beyonce tickets.

On Thursday the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards are announced, and along with the names Quentin Tarantino, Ben Affleck and Stephen Spielberg could be Adele and Arcade Fire.

It’s one of the biggest questions of the year regarding your entertainment dollar. Yes, it’s amateur’s night. Yes, you’ll pay a big-night-out tax, with everything from hotels to bars to limos at a premium. But yes, it can be worth it if you handle it properly.

Some of us don’t have the privilege of littering the nighttime streets of Denver for New Year’s Eve. We could be short on cash, don’t have a sitter sitter, a lack of planning or a combination of all. Don’t fret, the booze is much cheaper at your house. Trust me. Who needs amateur hour when you have Carson Daly and Ryan Seacrest to ring in the new year? So, relax and enjoy the festivities from your own abode with the help of Reverb’s New Year’s Eve 2012 TV guide.

Before “The Voice” season finale started on Tuesday night, I looked at my girlfriend and said, “I don’t always like Cassadee Pope’s voice. But she’s definitely going to win.”

If you haven’t been watching “The Voice” this season, you’re missing out. Seriously, 10 million people watch the show each week. The contestants are topping the iTunes’ rock and pop charts in the U.S. And as we look to the season three finale on Tuesday, it’s simple to see the show’s undeniable critical appeal, too.

Sure, “The Voice” wasn’t all that when it first debuted in April of 2011. The Blind Auditions — which featured judges Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton picking their teams of singers based on their voices alone — were intoxicating fun:

Allen Stone interview in advance of his show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado

Neil Diamond at Broomfield’s 1stBank Center on Thursday, 7/26/12. Photos and review of the concert.

Emmylou Harris, Steve Martin and Arlo Guthrie at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Wednesday, 7/18/12. Photos and review of the concert.