They will soon be here in force. Telluride Wine Festivarians, the people who inhale audibly at the mere mention of the word "Bordeaux" paired in the same sentence as the words "Chateaux Lafite Rothschild." But few of them condone torture in any form, including phrases...
[caption id="attachment_31926" align="alignright" width="300"] Luciano[/caption] Music has run deeply throughout Luciano's life. Born Jepther Washington McClymont on October 20, 1964 in Davey Town, a small community located atop a hilly region on the road to Mandeville in the central Jamaican parish of Manchester. Luciano was raised in...
[caption id="attachment_12347" align="alignright" width="225"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] Last Thursday’s presentation at the Wilkinson Public Library, part of an ongoing series, "Evolving Consciousness," lead by Dr. Pat Bailey, set a little different tone for the discussion of evolution. Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher spoke about the biological basis...
A series of four house concerts begin Wednesday, June 26, through July 7 BOHEMIANS: Beethoven and "bohemianism" share more than an alliterative bond. According to bravura violinist and music historian Maria Bachmann, also artistic director of the Telluride Musicfest, the iconic composer's revolutionary thinking anticipated the nationalism...
[caption id="attachment_31770" align="alignright" width="300"] YMSB, Jay Blakesberg[/caption] Telluride has its festivals. Nederland has Frozen Dead Guy Days. No kidding, the event is celebrated annually, Friday – Sunday the first full weekend of March. A centerpiece of Frozen Guy Days is a screening of the film "Grandpa's in...
[caption id="attachment_31766" align="alignright" width="300"] Father (Johnny Gerona) and daughter (Emma) of The Village Table[/caption] Beret or toque. Makes no never mind. Painting or food prep and wine tasting. It's all about art. Johnny Gerona heads up a list of chefs and sommeliers offering a series of tempting...
[caption id="attachment_31634" align="alignleft" width="300"] Peter Rowan, 2010 TBFphoto by Clint Viebrock[/caption] He is a member of Telluride Bluegrass Festival's 30-something club, an elite fraternity that includes "The King," Sam Bush; dobro magician, Jerry Douglas; and Grammy winner Tim O' Brien: Telluride Bluegrass veteran Peter Rowan. Peter Rowan...
[caption id="attachment_31549" align="alignright" width="292"] Elephant Revival[/caption] Once upon a short time ago, in February 2011, a new band came to town to open for Leftover Salmon for a KOTOfm fundraiser. KOTO'S musical director, Suzanne Cheavens, described the new kids on the block as very "buzzy, "...
[caption id="attachment_31697" align="alignright" width="300"] The Milk Carton Kids[/caption] The Milk Carton Kids formed in 2011, a duo that consists of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. While the most obvious musical reference is the classic folk revival sound of their twin acoustic guitars and close harmonies, the...
[caption id="attachment_31521" align="alignright" width="300"] Rosco Bandana[/caption] The Devil is clearly in the details. Jason Sanford is chief songwriter and vocalist for the Mississippi folk-rock septet Rosco Bandana. As a boy, he was taught that rock 'n roll was the Devil's music. When his group came together, he...
