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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The Beatles used to invite local London symphony players into their Abbey Road recording studio to play with them.

For the song “Day in the Life,” they called in a large, full-symphony orchestra. more...
  02/04/2010 9:04pm
On the night of June 10, 2007, for 10 seconds, I stared gape-mouthed at a black, silent television screen. Me and 11,899,999 other Americans.
  02/04/2010 9:01pm
There's no biz like showbiz. It is a magical industry in which astonishing things can happen. If you don't believe me, then let me tell you the bizarre story of how I directed “Tony Soprano” himself, actor James Gandolfini, in his first film...
  01/31/2010 5:23pm
What the world needs now is to stop a moment and consider the astonishing career of its greatest living composer: Burt Bacharach.
  01/21/2010 1:45pm
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Dueling Pianos is more than just music. It's crowd interaction all by request, comedy and fun all in one — for a hand clappin', knee slappin' foot stompin' sing-a-long time.
  01/14/2010 10:15pm
When California poet Jane Hirshfield was asked to define Zen Buddhist philosophy, she did so in seven words:

“Everything changes. Everything is connected. Pay attention.”
  01/14/2010 10:14pm
Imagine The Beatles playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. What would that have sounded like? Find out for yourself when Classical Mystery Tour — a tribute to The Beatles featuring original members of the Broadway sensation...
  01/14/2010 9:04pm
The Williams Brothers were molded on the streets of Oakland, Calif. during the '70s (the only “white boys” on Salisbury Street) listening to their parents' vast blues & country vinyl collection, the funk that flowed out of boom...
  01/14/2010 8:51pm
This kid's got talent in spades, and we're not the only ones saying it.

“If blues, soul, and rock can be said to form a triangle, you'll find Hamilton Loomis right in the center of it,” says Guitar Player Magazine.
  01/07/2010 9:18pm
Unless your name is Rip Van Winkle or Osama Bin Laden, there is a very good chance you have seen — or at the very least heard a bit of buzz about — a little film called “Avatar.”
  01/07/2010 9:18pm
The Western Slope Concert Series will present world-renowned Polish virtuoso violinist Adam Han-Gorski Friday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church.
  12/30/2009 10:03pm
Dallas psychobilly trio The Reverend Horton Heat will liven up the work week for some people Monday with a concert at Mesa Theater & Club Jan. 4.
  12/30/2009 6:47pm
There's a thin line between idiosyncratic and idiotic.
  12/30/2009 6:44pm
Merry Christmas! On this, the one day we not only tolerate but, indeed, celebrate having a strange out-of-towner break into our homes, it seems appropriate to remember the forgotten Santa Claus.
  12/23/2009 7:31pm
Can a person be reincarnated when she's still alive?
  12/17/2009 10:01pm
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The Denver-based Big Head Todd and the Monsters will perform Saturday night at Mesa Theater and Club.
  12/17/2009 9:55pm
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