The live music industry is on hold, indefinitely, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Countless musicians worldwide have no gigs, and no idea when they might return to the stage. Our next guests are using their down time productively. Jacob Brillhart is a violin maker based in Vermont and Evan Orman is a bow maker in Denver. They've donated a violin and bow to an online auction.

Denver musician Madeline Johnston recently released “Forever,” her second album as Midwife. It’s dedicated to her friend and collaborator Colin Ward, who died in 2018.

Discover new tracks by Spirettes, We Are Not A Glum Lot and other artists handpicked by KRCC's music coordinator Vicky Gregor.

"Radio is an art," said CPRs Monika Vischer.

Arvada West's Chris Maunu was also a finalist for the Music Educator Award in 2018.

The quartet also chatted with Willobee Carlan in The Bunker Studios in Brooklyn.

The veteran singer-songwriter stopped in to play some songs from his ninth studio album, Tip of the Sphere, before a Denver gig.

The Denver multimedia artist recruited four local musicians to perform as the 5 Pointers, a fictional band from the year 2119.

The bilingual surf-punk band performed on one of the Denver music festival's outdoor stages.

The Denver artist -- who's featured on the Local 303 this month -- just announced a string of Colorado shows in support of his sophomore album.

The opera superstar developed her talents in Aspen in her youth.

The breakout Australian band stopped in before a series of Colorado shows in support of the new album And Now for the Whatchamacallit.

The band played some music from the new album and chatted with Jeremy Petersen.

The event takes place in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, and will feature performances from Wilco, Courtney Barnett, Dr. Dog and more.

The experimental folk trio gave an intimate performance of "The Hustle" for a small crowd at Haute Mess during the Denver music festival last July.

There's a new musical about raising children written by a Longmont couple. Its title refers to warfare, which parenting can feel like: "In The Trenches." The songs have humorous lyrics about bodily fluids that nod to Gilbert and Sullivan along with tender moments about a father's love for his children. Husband and wife Graham and Kristina Fuller wrote "In The Trenches" because they didn't think there were enough stories being told about parenting. They stage it later this week in Denver.