The event has long been a signal of summer’s start, and here are our five don’t-misses for this year’s Five Points Jazz Festival.

The sold out Ogden Theatre throbbed with sweaty revelers as the Meter Men rooted through funk’s most definitive catalogue.

Toward the end of his set at Dazzle Jazz on Friday night, pianist Jason Moran recounted a story from his days as a music teacher.

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).

Organizers of the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival have shared with us the 2013 lineup for the 20th annual celebration of music and beer. This year Jim James, the Black Crowes and Mellissa Etheridge make their way up to the San Juan Mountains to headline the festival.

At the Bellco Center on Monday, Joe Bonamassa demonstrated mastery of tone and touch with each new guitar he wielded.

This week, thieves, we’ve got free Colorado music for you to download from piano rocker A. Tom Collins, Tin Horn Prayer’s Andy Thomas, and outlaw alt-countryman Ryan Chrys.

The anger over Jay-Z and Beyonce’s wedding anniversary in Havana might have subsided, but the communist country has long appealed to recording artists.

Steal This Track has the snowed-in soundtrack this week with piano jazz from Jon Wirtz, the classic voice of Desirae Garcia, and a soul cover from The Congress.

Mix yourself a cocktail and take a listen to the many memorable songs of Mad Men before the Emmy Award-winning series begins its sixth season this weekend.