/music Music en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-02-17/front-range-communities-honor-black-history-month Communities across the Front Range are recognizing Black History Month with everything from a special musical performance to a youth storytelling event. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-02-17/front-range-communities-honor-black-history-month Beau Baker /music/2022-11-18/a-new-performance-examines-the-history-behind-some-classic-ragtime-tunes 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. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:47:45 GMT /music/2022-11-18/a-new-performance-examines-the-history-behind-some-classic-ragtime-tunes Michael Lyle /music/2022-04-04/just-keep-trying-16-year-old-and-72-year-old-discuss-music-making-in-rural-yuma-county 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. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:00:27 GMT /music/2022-04-04/just-keep-trying-16-year-old-and-72-year-old-discuss-music-making-in-rural-yuma-county Adam Rayes /music/2017-11-07/platform-americas-pop-star-isaac-slade-of-the-fray-rapper-jonny-5-of-the-flobots 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… Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:00:00 GMT /music/2017-11-07/platform-americas-pop-star-isaac-slade-of-the-fray-rapper-jonny-5-of-the-flobots Biennial of the Americas /music/2016-02-20/sue-foleys-pink-paisley-fender-telecaster-guitar-can-wail 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… Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:00:00 GMT /music/2016-02-20/sue-foleys-pink-paisley-fender-telecaster-guitar-can-wail /music/2016-02-13/big-bill-broonzy-influenced-folk-blues-and-even-the-beatles 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… Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:00:00 GMT /music/2016-02-13/big-bill-broonzy-influenced-folk-blues-and-even-the-beatles /music/2016-01-30/its-more-than-one-of-his-albums-for-john-primer-the-real-deal-is-a-name-that-fits 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… Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:00:00 GMT /music/2016-01-30/its-more-than-one-of-his-albums-for-john-primer-the-real-deal-is-a-name-that-fits Marc Applegate /music/2016-01-23/alexis-p-suter-has-impressed-some-pretty-significant-artists "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… Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:00:00 GMT /music/2016-01-23/alexis-p-suter-has-impressed-some-pretty-significant-artists /music/2016-01-16/lil-johnson-was-a-mystery-and-her-music-was-often-risque If Lil Johnson was recording today, her albums would carry a warning: Contains sexually suggestive material and parental discretion is advised. The same… Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:00:00 GMT /music/2016-01-16/lil-johnson-was-a-mystery-and-her-music-was-often-risque /music/2016-01-09/louise-hoffsten-keeps-swedish-skies-blue 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… Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:00:00 GMT /music/2016-01-09/louise-hoffsten-keeps-swedish-skies-blue