Country music superstar Tim McGraw is supporting nonprofits across the United States during his 2010 Southern Voice tour. And one of those nonprofits is Denver’s very own Tennyson Center for Children! (Tennyson Center is one of the Rocky Mountain region’s leading treatment and education centers for abused, neglected and at-risk youth.)
Through a sponsorship with Frito-Lay, [...]

You are the Music Makers. You are the Dreamers of Dreams.
~Dog House Music’s motto
Before Ryley’s week at Dog House Music’s Rock & Roll Camp for Teens began, I can’t say he was much of a music maker. Dreamer? Of course. Most kids are experts at dreaming big dreams.
He is the proud owner of [...]

We have big news that is sending local tweens and teens in a frenzy: the Wonder Girls are coming to Denver on July 6th!
The Wonder Girls, five female teenage sensations hailing from the east as music royalty, are finally making their highly anticipated new single “2 Different Tears.” This is the Wonder Girls’ [...]

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS KATE NOONAN, LAUREN GLASSMAN AND SUNNIE BROWN!**
Are you:
1) A mom?
2) With friends?
If so, round ‘em up for this very cool contest. The Colorado Music Festival is giving away 15 tickets for you and your friends to attend their Young People’s Concert Sing, March & Dance with the Orchestra on either [...]

Friends, if you look up the word surreal in the dictionary, you will see a photo of me, sitting in the American Idol finale audience. Because that’s what happened this week – thanks to the Ford Fiesta folks* – a night where my best friend and I got all dolled up, sat in the Nokia [...]

You can take the kid out of the schoolhouse, but can you ever really take the “Schoolhouse Rock” out of the kid?
No. Exclamation point.
That notion was reinforced last week when the U.S. Department of Education announced that, for the next year, callers on hold will hear “Conjunction Junction” instead of generic elevator music.
I hadn’t heard [...]

Do you like catchy songs that also tell a message? Do you like a variety of songs in one place? If so, you’ll love Sweets ‘n’ Treats!
On Tuesday, July 7th, San Diego-based singer-songwriter Tracey Singer’s new CD, Sweets ‘n’ Treats is being released. (MR. CAL Records, $15.00, run time 40:00)
Claire, my three [...]

I’ve never considered myself to be a music aficionado. I grew up in a house where the Barry Manilow’s Greatest Hits eight-track was heard almost as much as Tony Orlando and Dawn. And I was happy about it! Now, if only I could say that without blushing and hanging my head in shame….
My co-workers and [...]

The following conversation occurred between my kids and a not-so-nice child in the somewhat recent past:
“Do you have an XBox360?
“No.”
“How about a PSP?”
“I… don’t think so.”
“A PS2?”
“Nope.”
“A PS3?”
“Negative.”
“How about Guitar Hero?”
“No, but we have Rock Band!”
“Man, you guys are poor.”
As you can imagine, I was shocked when I heard that the definition of poor had [...]

Remember how I said that my son Declan’s first major concert would be at Red Rocks, no matter what? Um. I think you all are gonna cry foul on this one.

Because we are taking him to the Mile High Music Festival this weekend.
Yes, Yes, I KNOW! Dick’s Sporting Goods Park – while very nice – [...]