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Top Company 2011: FirstBank Holding Co.
FirstBank President and CEO John Ikard got his start at the Colorado-based bank as a trainee 30 years ago. If that sounds surprising, it shouldn’t – that’s how FirstBank operates. Nearly all […]
Blues babe delivers ‘80s style pop
OLGA Whatever You Want (219 Records) Olga Munding brands herself as a “blues babe” and has the track record to back that up, having spent much of the past decade […]
Cote’s Colorado: AEG launches ticketing service in Denver
If you really want to alienate your customers, try selling them a service as “a convenience” that saves you money and takes dollars out of their pockets instead. That was the […]
Getting it right with “Nothing Is Wrong”
DAWES Nothing is Wrong (ATO)L.A’s Dawes has picked up considerable buzz since the band’s 2009 debut, North Hills, getting tapped by Robbie Robertson and Jackson Browne to serve as a […]
Cote’s Colorado: No place like home, but how about those Red Sox?
Hey, fellow LEX travelers. What did you think of Boston? Are you going to miss the feel of moisture beading on your skin? How many miles will you have […]
Mike Zito’s blues come tough
MIKE ZITO Greyhound (Electo Groove) Mike Zito knows how to tell tough tales. On Greyhound, the singer and guitarist inhabits that place where blues and rock drive tales of […]
Keb’ Mo’ gets in a mellow groove for “The Reflection”
KEB’ MO’ The Reflection (Yolabelle International) Keb’Mo’s first album in five years is marked departure from the blues-based sound that first won him fame, when his records included some stripped […]
Taking Mount Bierstadt again
Life is full of second chances. This one is for two guys who signed up to climb a mountain last summer – then drove right past it in the dark […]
Cote’s Colorado: Insurance for the future—a kid with a great job
The U.S. economy eked out a mere 18,000 new jobs in June. Employment in the private sector stayed about the same while government cut 39,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported. […]
Deer Tick heads to Colorado for shows this weekend
DEER TICK The Black Dirt Sessions (Partisan) Rhode Island rockers Deer Tick — a moniker the band’s lead singer and guitarist says comes from finding one of those suckers implanted […]
The other Elvis plays host to Bruce, Bono and the Edge
ELVIS COSTELLO Spectacle: Elvis Costello with …. Season 2 (MVD Visual) Thank god for shingles. If David Letterman hadn’t gotten sick a few years back, Elvis Costello might never have […]
Cote’s Colorado: Cricket makes its Muve to music
When Austin-based rockers White Denim came to Denver in June to perform a late-night set at the Larimer Lounge, they had a chance to warm up at a corporate event […]
