At the old Twist and Shout on Pearl Street, they used to keep the boxed sets behind the counter and off to the left, and it wa...

Amongst a number of Leonard Cohen aficionados this album seems to have acquired a reputation as a lesser recording in his catalog. My su...

November 2, 1984 I was 16 the first time the Butthole Surfers played in Colorado. The show was at the old Packing House. The place wasn’t...

Seeing two big shows in as many weekends readies me for the concert season just around the corner. Big summer show announcements are h...

If you have made it this long in life without having experienced a screening of Walter Hill’s Streets of Fire then it must be said that...

Fear not, you can still get a taste of the famous festival here on Spork. Twist & Shout has partnered with our friends at Waterloo Rec...

It’s a shame how much power prejudice can have over a music collection, how it can limit the range of sounds in our lives. For instance, ...

Released in 1970, less than a year after their triumphant and star-making performance at Woodstock, Cricklewood Green is Ten Years Afte...

I’ve mentioned before that I’m on the board of The Colorado Music Hall Of Fame. It’s something that I’m totally weirded out by. I don’t ...

Bluegrass music may have gotten its start in a different range of mountains a bit east of here, but for fans of banjo picking and fiddle...

The first thing the namesake character for the 1970 cult classic Joe says when he appears on screen is the N-word. He’s sitting in a b...

Last Saturday night, local heroes Bad Weather California took to the stage at the Hi-Dive to celebrate the release of their brand new albu...

        When Matthew Sweet's name is mentioned most people cite the 1991 album Girlfriend as his definitive statement. While Girl...

Memories of a Wet Day - May 23, 1976 Thirty-six years ago, let’s see that would have made me 17 years old - a junior at Thomas Jeffe...