The Colorado Pubic Radio Performance Studio provides a stage to showcase the depth and variety of both classical, and new and independent music coming to, and from, Colorado. CPR's OpenAir also offers a podcast of interviews and performances from select musicians, and additional performances from the archive available here.
Since lead single "Divisionary (Do the Right Thing)" from Portland group Ages and Ages first enraptured our eardrums earlier this year, we've been anxiously anticipating the release of the choral indie pop band's second full-length "Divisionary" to hear more. Luckily, we got a sneak peek at a few new Ages and Ages tracks in our very own CPR Performance Studio this week.
We've had Esme Patterson in our CPR Performance Studio before, both solo and with her band Paper Bird. But we couldn't wait to get her back in to the station to perform some fiery cuts from "Woman to Woman" with her new band.
The current Spirits of the Red City touring lineup dropped into our studio last week for a gorgeous, drum-free performance session.
Before heading down to SXSW, the five members of Inner Oceans stopped in for a performance session.
Wheelchair Sports Camp dropped by our CPR Performance Studio for the first time before making the trek down to Austin for SXSW, a trip that will include a performance at the Colorado Music Party.
Before playing several sets at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, including a stop at the Colorado Music Party, local rock group Sarah & the Meanies stopped by the CPR Performance Studio to play us a few songs.
PHOX, a seven-piece hailing from Baraboo, Wis., played a vibrant set at last year's Denver Music Summit, and stopped into our CPR Performance Studio before heading down to SXSW 2014.
Self-described as "indie rock with cello," the music of Fort Collins band Post Paradise puts a classical spin on alternative rock.
We get a lot of great up-and-coming artists to play for us, but we've also had a fair amount of living legend music veterans too. Among the latter is the great Steve Earle.
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