Folk/Acoustic

Devendra Banhart at the Gothic Theatre, 5-5-13 (photos)

Devendra Banhart @ Gothic Theatre

Devendra Banhart played at the Gothic Theatre on Sunday, touring in support of his newly released album “Mala.”



A guide to 2013 Colorado music festivals: Telluride Bluegrass, UMS and more

UMS 2012 Friday

Colorado music festivals cover the spectrum in 2013. They range from the traditional (Telluride Bluegrass) to the neighborhoody (our own Underground Music Showcase); from the national touring kind (Warped Tour) to the mountain rave-y kind (Sonic Bloom); from the down-home country kind (Greeley Stampede) to the hoity industry kind (FMQB Triple A Conference).



Rodriguez at the 1stBank Center, 4-30-13 (review)

In this photo taken Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013, Sixto Rodriguez performs on stage at Carnival City, near Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo)

For 70-year old Rodriguez, South Africa must be the fountain of youth, and he showed it at the 1stBank Center on Tuesday night.



Steal This Track from Andy Palmer

Andy Palmer will perform with a full band at The Walnut Room on May 25. Photo courtesy of artist.

This week, thieves, we’ve got a gritty folk-rock track from Andy Palmer.



The Lumineers return to Colorado for a Red Rocks show

The Lumineers @ the Ogden 12/30/12

For the Denver band’s first hometown show since the Grammys, the Lumineers returns to Colorado in style with its first headlining show at Red Rocks.



Watch Iron & Wine on Fallon

Iron and Wine, The Head and the Heart @ Boulder Theater

Jim Beam of Iron & Wine performed two tracks off of “Ghost on Ghost” (via Nonesuch Records) on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Friday.



Colorado’s best shows this week: James Blake, Rodriguez and more

Crystal Castles @ Ogden

Here are Colorado’s best shows this week from James Blake to Rodriguez.



Woodstock singer Richie Havens dead from a heart attack at 72

In this May 1, 2008 file photo, Richie Havens plays at the opening night ceremony during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France. Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. His family says in a statement that Havens died Monday, April 22, 2013, of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72. His family says in a statement that Havens died Monday of a heart attack.



Steal This Track: Snake Rattle Rattle Snake and Brave Song Circle

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake kick-off a grant-funded tour at 3 Kings Tavern on April 25. Photo by Glenn Ross.

We’ve got a dance remix of a Snake Rattle Rattle Snake’s “Warning” and funky folk-rock track “Snakeskin” from Brave Song Circle.



Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket play Fiddler’s Green in July

Wilco, Dr. Dog @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre 6/23/12

Three generations and more than five decades — that’s how much music history the bill of Bob Dylan, Wilco and My Morning Jacket spans.