
Rob Drabkin returns to OpenAir
We were treated to another performance session with local singer-songwriter Rob Drabkin last week.

Weekly News Recap, January 17, 2014
This week in music headlines: members of Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs nominated for Oscars, New Orleans Jazz Fest announces lineup, new albums from Lykke Li and Sharon Van Etten, and more.

Essay: How music plays a vital role in ‘Her’
With the announcement of the 2014 Academy Award nominations this week, the indie rock stratosphere received two nominations. Both were for original music from the same phenomenal film, Spike Jonze’s “Her.”

Broncho at OpenAir
We were lucky to get Broncho into the CPR Performance Studio last year for a brief but memorable session of garage rock.

The Knife to bring live music/dance show to Denver
The Knife will play Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium on April 21!

Sawmill Joe at OpenAir
Here’s a great session from our archives: last year we had Joe Cheves, aka Sawmill Joe in our CPR Performance Studio for an interview and performance.

Bop Skizzum to break up, play farewell show
Denver band Bop Skizzum have announced that they will break following a farewell show at the Gothic Theatre on February 14.

OpenAir presents the Colorado Music Party at SXSW!
OpenAir, along with Reverb and Spokebuzz, are presenting this year’s Colorado Music Party at SXSW!

2014 Music Preview: Albums we can’t wait to hear
While many of us are still catching up with the prodigious output of must-hear music from 2013, the muses of rock, soul, folk, electronica, and hip-hop continue to exert their […]

New to OpenAir: Stephen Malkmus, Boy & Bear, Kins
New to OpenAir this week: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Boy & Bear, Kins

Distant Correspondent at OpenAir
OpenAir recently brought in Distant Correspondent to the CPR Performance Studio to perform a few tunes from their debut self-titled album.

Colfax Speed Queen at OpenAir
Denver band Colfax Speed Queen crafted some seriously ripping garage rock tracks on debut album Satisfaction Intended, so we couldn’t wait to get them in our CPR Performance Studio last year.


Review: ‘Jetlag,’ Milosh
Milosh’s latest LP Jetlag – his fourth as a solo artist – rides the wave of acclaim for his band Rhye, but doesn’t hesitate to deviate from that band’s winning formula.

Mosey West on OpenAir
OpenAir recently hosted Fort Collins band Mosey West in the CPR Performance Studio on the eve of the release of their new EP Bermuda.

Chris Daniels at OpenAir
We had Chris Daniels in our CPR Performance Studio prior to his induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Daniels explored his vast catalogue in a memorable acoustic folk session.