Tag: music
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Ready to rock? Longtime band Lynyrd Skynyrd set for Ford Amphitheater date
By Alan SculleyLast Word Features When Lynyrd Skynyrd arrived at Ryman Auditorium in November 2022 for a concert that was going to be filmed and has since been shown in select theaters nationwide and released on DVD, the veteran band’s core members — guitarist Gary Rossington, singer Johnny Van Zant and guitarist Rickey Medlocke, along…
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Disco fever, rap music and a silent concert hit the Springs this week
DISCO REVUE: Dust off the bell-bottoms and get ready to boogie when seven-piece live band Disco Revue brings the glitter, groove and Studio 54 energy to Stargazers Theatre & Event Center. Expect powerhouse vocals, iconic ’70s hits and enough sequins to make you feel like you’ve stepped straight onto the dance floor at the height…
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Blues artist Samantha Fish set for live show in Springs
By Dave Gil de RubioLast Word Features When Samantha Fish was a music-crazy tween, experiencing music was best done in the confines of her bedroom. So, when her father took her to see Sheryl Crow, she went kicking and screaming. “I was like, ‘I don’t want to see someone play music live. I can just…
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Colorado Springs couple plans to reopen beloved downtown Western music institution
Pull out your cowboy boots and don your nostalgia. The defunct Western Jubilee, a once-beloved downtown recording studio and intimate concert venue known for its high-quality sound, is gearing up for a rebirth. Scott O’Malley’s musical institution, which hosted concerts by big-name Western musicians like Norman Blake, Don Edwards and Waddie Mitchell, opened in 1996…
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Country, Christian, chamber music up for grabs this week in Colorado Springs
The Rush Tribute Project: For more than a decade, RTP has recreated four decades of progressive rock band Rush’s material in shows across the globe. This time, RTP will bring to life the band’s 1981 album “Moving Pictures,” which includes the hits “Tom Sawyer,” “YYZ” and “Limelight.” The concert will also have deep cuts performed…
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Colorado Springs film festival to screen 80 films in 10 genres
More people than ever are making films. And Ralph Giordano couldn’t be happier about that. As festival director for the Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival, put on by the nonprofit Independent Film Society of Colorado Springs, he watched 150 short films in anticipation of this year’s 10th annual event. “Independent film is thriving and everyone…
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Colorado Springs theater company to mount bloodiest Tony Award winner ‘Sweeney Todd’
The costume shop is a bloody mess. Blood in the sink. A bloody tunic in the washing machine. A nearly empty plastic container of vampire blood on a work table. And Kaya Cogger’s palms are stained red. There isn’t a secret serial killer on the loose in the second-floor shop at the Ent Center for…
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PHOTOS: GRiZ makes triumphant Red Rocks return
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The Denver-based edm artist last played the venue in 2021.
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Country, rock, blues and benefit concerts hit Colorado Springs this week
BRANTLEY GILBERT: Country rocker Brantley Gilbert brings his hard-hitting sound to Ford Amphitheater, where fans can expect to hear hits like “Bottoms Up,” “Country Must Be Country Wide” and “One Hell of an Amen.” The singer-songwriter blends country with rock and Southern influences for a night under the stars at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 95 Spectrum…
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Pikes Pick: Phoebe Bridgers continues her rise as a generational voice
With a six-year gap between albums of her own, it seems strange to say Phoebe Bridgers has been a rising voice of a generation. It took six years between “Punisher” and the recent, critically acclaimed “Lost Weekend,” but Bridgers has still been busy. Her 2023 collaboration called Boygenius was, well, pretty genius. And now comes…