
The Denver Post ran a story last month detailing the work of a very cool ongoing study about the city's high " Creative Vitality Index ," which measures economic factors related to the music community. Through a series of qualitative interviews (I got to wax lyrical a few months ago over mimosas; it's how we do research here) and analysis of quantitative data, they discovered that music matters in Denver — "even more than it does in self-declared music cities like Seattle, Austin, Chicago and Portland." According to the study, the amount spent per person on [...]
the normal inclination, on a such a night of the week, might reflexively tend toward the rambunctious, the celebratory. not ours, at least not this week. this week's friday night feels better suited for catching our breath, and so a playlist to reflect it, built mostly of new(ish) songs we've been meaning to promote for a while now: scott brabson - bird bosque brown - went walking [...]

This unassuming tune was introduced to me a few weeks ago as "a perfect song." Homemade and unvarnished, it resonates with me both in the way it speaks to the creative process of artistry, and also the ups and downs of love. What more do you need in music? Bird (demo) - Scott Brabson lovesick bird bears his burden to the mass sings his song to anyone who will listen back he sings his song with his heart on his tongue with a faded photograph [...]

This unassuming tune was introduced to me a few weeks ago as "a perfect song." Homemade and unvarnished, it resonates with me both in the way it speaks to the creative process of artistry, and also the ups and downs of love. What more do you need in music? Bird (demo) - Scott Brabson lovesick bird bears his burden to the mass sings his song to anyone who will listen back he sings his song with his heart on his tongue with a faded photograph [...]