I am sure everyone says this, but it's really hard to believe Grace VanderWaal is only 15 years old. Even more amazing is to think she won America's Got Talent at age 12. Twelve! This very talented singer performed at Denver's Bluebird Theater recently but…

First things first. I adore both Channel 93.3 and Weezer - that horrible covers album notwithstanding. So, when they came together for a "Uniconcert" at Mission Ballroom last month, I was pretty damn excited. The night was supposed to be a "one of a kind"…

When Collective Soul played Denver recently, I was shocked at how many songs I was singing along to. Apparently, I was a super-fan and I didn't even know it! Given the band has ten albums over 25 years, including 2019's Blood, it's not shocking there…

I had the pleasure of seeing Greta Van Fleet for the first time earlier in the summer at the Bunbury Music Festival. That experience prompted me to swear I would never miss them live again. Especially when playing their first show(s) at Denver's historic Red…

It's that time of year I wish I could be in 10 places at once. Specifically, I'd like to be up in Fort Collins at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten for the next few weekends in a row. Many people know my preference for Bud Light -…

Note: I am a promotional partner for Chicken Fest but all words and photos are mine. This Spring has been a wild ride for Denver weather. The night of Chicken Fight Fest 2019, I wasn't sure if it was going to rain, hail, snow, tornado,…

I grew up near Annapolis and would often hang out on Main Street and along the docks. We have been back in Maryland a lot over the past few years (check out my steamed crab recommendations), so I have been keeping notes on my favorite…

Note: SCP provided my stay but all words and photos are mine. We recently headed down to Colorado Springs to visit the SCP Hotel. SCP stands for "Soul, Community, Planet." The idea is to nurture your soul, meet up with the community around you, and…

I have been lucky to know Denver singer and guitarist Eric Halborg through several different bands. His latest (for the last six years) is Dragondeer, a popular blues rock outfit that I also have been lucky to photograph all over the state. I got on…

I love discovering new artists that I know will become faves in the long-term. Such is the case with Spencer Sutherland, who just put out his first EP, NONE of This Has Been About You, and embarks on his first headlining tour this summer. He'll…

I have always been a big fan of local artists, and especially so when one of them happens to be a friend. In the case of Sarah Boyd, we have been to a lot of fun at concerts together, and I knew she had a…

I am a big fan of our Denver Museum of Science, and I always love catching the new IMAX films playing there. Recently I was able to see Volcanoes 3D: Fires of Creation, which will be there until August 21, 2019. The film was just…

I know I am a bit of an oddball in terms of a music site. Which means sometimes people appreciate that my posts are more personal and less music critique - and some don't. It also means "you win some, you lose some" in terms…

One of the problems with being a one-person site is getting behind on photos and not being able to do as much as you would like. Case in point: this post is about the Westword Music Showcase, which happened in late June. I was lucky…

Sometimes it blows me away who I get to photograph. Such was the case this week with Seal. Yes, that Seal. The one with the hypnotic voice, and as I now know, a voice that sounds almost better live than it does recorded. I took…

As lucky as I am to shoot concerts, one of the hazards of attending shows several nights a week is getting way behind in editing photos. Below is a collection of local Denver bands that I have photographed over the past two months ... They…