The incomparable Lyle Lovett makes a return trip to Aspen with a performance Tuesday night at the Wheeler Opera House. You can expect his special concoction of pop and jazz with a bit of rockabilly–or is it popabilly?–here and there for good measure. Read More →
Best Film You’ve Never Seen
After a slow start at the box office, “Across the Universe,” a musical based on a sampling of the Beatles most addictive songs, is finally making waves. “I hesitated to go see Across the Universe until Laura Thielen from The Aspen Film Fest suggested I go,” writes Post blogger Casey McConnell.... Read more →
Hip To Be ‘Square’ In Aspen
Jazz Aspen Snowmass encompasses everything from Earth, Wind and Fire to “Congo Square” by Wynton Marsalis. “With dozen of artists and musical acts in town to kick-off the summer season like Herbie Hancock, Madeleine Peyroux, Earth Wind & Fire, Steve Windwood, and Angelique Kidjo... Read more →
Herbie Hancock Under The Tent @ Rio Grande Park
Every once in a while, if you’re lucky and eat your oatmeal, you get a chance to see a piece of musical history unfold right in front of you. That happened once to Post blogger Michael Conniff, in Boston 33 years ago when he saw the jazz giant Herbie Hancock swing from free jazz of the most radical... Read more →
CON GAMES: Back In The Day With Herbie Hancock
Buried deep in the bowels of my musical archives are a set of live tapes recorded at the Jazz Workshop and Paul’s Mall in Boston in the Year of our Lord 1973. A local radio station played the sets live, and when I went to the shows myself I smuggled in a tape recorder that captured equal parts... Read more →
Richard Thompson Not Just Plain Folk
The legendary rocker Richard Thompson was true to his roots at Belly Up Aspen in the service of rock ‘n’ roll. “Here’s something I didn’t know about Richard Thompson before the show: he gets up on his tippy-toes when things are really going good,” writes Post blogger... Read more →
Summer Of Love In Snowmass
Is Snowmass turning the corner when it comes to becoming a summer destination in its own right? Post Time News reporter Jessica Andrews finds the musical vibe in the village is reaching new heights. “From an already legendary performance by Ziggy Marley on Fanny Hill last weekend,” she reports,... Read more →
Folks, Richard Thompson Rocks
Decades ago, I asked my older brother–a musician–who were the musicians that the musicians he knew were listening to. He said: “Shawn Colvin and Richard Thompson.” I had never heard of either of them but I got on the stick but quick. And now both of them have Aspen and/or Snowmass... Read more →
On The Plus Side With Minus The Bear
The eclectic mix of Minus The Bear–including the tune “I’m Not Down With Rob’s Alien”–comes to Belly Up Aspen Thursday night. Read More →
Snowmass Wall-To-Wall This Summer
The center of gravity in the valley in the summer is, obviously, the sundry escapes available in the city–Food and Wine, the Aspen Music Festival, Theatre Aspen, and so on and so forth. But Snowmass Village can no longer be faulted for not trying to do something about it. With the free Fanny Hill... Read more →