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Communities across the Front Range are recognizing Black History Month with everything from a special musical performance to a youth storytelling event.
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You may have found yourself humming the ragtime classic "The Entertainer" on occasion. But how much do people know about the history behind Scott Joplin's work? A recent performance explores these stories.
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Rural Northeast Colorado has fewer employed artists than any other region in the state, according to a 2020 report. While musicians, dancers and fashion designers may sell a lot less out there, they are still creating. KUNC asked two musicians, one very young and one much older, to meet and discuss their craft.
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Jamie Laurie, better known as Jonny 5, of the Flobots, and Isaac Slade of the Fray both use their music for social activism. The two visited with Platform…
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Vocalist/guitarist Sue Foley was born in Ottawa, Canada, and lives in Austin, Texas, and she has made fans from North to South. Sadly few women have made…
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Big Bill Broonzy was an amazing guitarist and competent vocalist who went from Country Blues in the 1920s, through a period in the 1930s and 40s of…
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John Primer is another of a long list of Mississippi Blues players who made it in Chicago -- and in the bargain helped solidify the Chicago style of…
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"It's a rare thing to share the stage with great talent like that young lady."When it's B. B. King who says that maybe the rest of us should take note… as…
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If Lil Johnson was recording today, her albums would carry a warning: Contains sexually suggestive material and parental discretion is advised. The same…
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Swedish singer Louise Hoffsten mixes Blues/Rock, Blues, and Rhythm & Blues with occasional hints of Jazz. She even does some folk, a bit of acting and has…