Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Paul Simon, Amos Lee and Matisyahu were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Whiskey Bottles, Petals of Spain and Hot IQsall got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and recent…
New York-based jazz guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg, who will be performing at Dazzle on Thursday and Friday, September 22 and 23, will also hosting an improvisation clinic at the Broadway Music School from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 24. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door…
Lafayette-based duo Gauntlet Hair, who was picked up by Dead Oceans over the summer, is set to release its self debut on the imprint on October 18. Already receiving high praise from a number of music blogs around the country for “Top Bunk,” the first single from the album, Gauntlet…
First meeting at college in Virginia, the members of Driftwood Fire, Lynn Scharf and Charlotte Formichella, took a small piece of Appalachia with them when they relocated to Fort Collins. There’s plenty of folk pop on the band’s excellent long-player How to Untangle a Heartache, the followup to 2008’s self-titled…
Since the two owners and the manager of Tennyson’s Tap are all musicians, it’s not surprising that this spot at 4335 West 38th Avenue has turned into a full-fledged music venue. After securing a cabaret license over the summer, owners Dave Fox (a drummer) and Bryan Duncan (a guitarist) have…
While Jane’s Addiction’s fourth full-length, The Great Escape Artist, the follow-up to 2003’s Strays, was originally slated to hit stores September 27, the album was pushed back to October 18. The just-released album art — a semi-naked guy wearing a thong — harks back somewhat to Perry Farrell and Casey…
Although Al Jourgensen has said he’d never tour with Ministry again, the frontman reunited the group after a health scare last year and plans to record a new album, Relapse, before the end of the year. Ministry hits the Ogden Theatre on Sunday, June 17, as part of a five-date…
Just a week after starting its seated tour, WHY? canceled most of its remaining U.S. tour dates, including its show at the Gothic Theatre slated for Wednesday, October 12. The band’s Facebook page states, “Dear fans, due to an unfortunate injury, we are going to have to cancel the rest…
Paul Simon, who recently announced a new two-disc collection that spans five decades of material, is coming to the 1STBank Center on Wednesday October 26, two days after his new album, Songwriter, hits stores. Next month also marks Simon’s seventieth birthday. Reserved tickets for the show ($45-$85), which also features…
While Tesla has done its share of amplified rocking over its 25-year history, the band has also been successful going the acoustic route. Five Man Acoustical Jam went platinum and helped inspire MTV’s “Unplugged” series. Now celebrating the twentieth anniversary of that album and the release of Twisted Wires &…
Although JT Nolan, who made his guitar debut at thirteen by playing Van Halen’s “Eruption,” and Paul Mulikin, who plays for the Boulder Philharmonic, have know each for a decade, they never imagined starting a hip-hop project until last year when they started passing ideas back and forth. The duo…
B.U.F.F. Brothers sold four of its bars — College Inn, Gibby’s, Dirk’s and Pifler’s — to the Little Pub Company last year, keeping only FuNuGyz in Parker. But B.U.F.F. is already rebuilding its bar empire. The group opened the University of Colorado-themed Ralphie’s (not to be confused with the new…
Bone Orchard Revival opens its self-titled album with a dusty, unhurried, reverb-drenched track called “Temptation” that would make an ideal soundtrack for walking through a graveyard — apt, considering the band’s moniker. These Michigan transplants, now based in Denver, also dip into a fair amount of old-time country, blues and…
Casselman’s Bar & Venue has been a strong addition to the Ballpark neighborhood since it opened two years ago at 2620 Walnut Street, and got stronger with recent sound and light upgrades. Now, prompted by overwhelming demand from promoters and bands alike, Casselman’s has applied for and been approved by…
After performing at Red Rocks last year with the Royal Philharmonic, Sting returns to the area with his Back to Bass Tour on Sunday, November 20, at the Wells Fargo Theatre. Backed by a five-piece band (including Dominic Miller, Rufus Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta, Peter Tickell and Jo Lawry), the singer…
Watch for Fluff Bar to open in early October at 1516 Wazee Street. Originally slated to be called Fluff Beauty Bar, the combo hair salon, cocktail lounge and champagne bar dropped “beauty” for reasons that should be obvious — if you’ve ever been to the fourteen-month-old Beauty Bar, at least…
The name AuntEaters seems apt for a punk band — so when this Pueblo-based quartet opens Marionette with the Ennio Morricone-tinged instrumental “Rabbit Ears Pass,” fit for the opening credits of a spaghetti Western, it’s a little disorienting. But once the disc kicks into gear on the second track with…
Having established himself as an in-demand drummer in both jazz and rock circles by working with everyone from Wayne Shorter and Bill Frisell to Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, Brian Blade is also a strong leader in his own right — namely, with his Fellowship Band, which will be at…
While DJ Max Klaw has had his share of weekly club nights at various local venues, on top of a weekly residency at Carey Hart’s Wasted Space club at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, for the past year, he’s been heading up Sex Panther on second Fridays at Beauty…
Watch for Fluff Bar to open in early October at 1516 Wazee Street. Originally slated to be called Fluff Beauty Bar, the combo hair salon, cocktail lounge and champagne bar dropped “beauty” for reasons that should be obvious (if you’ve ever been to the fourteen-month-old Beauty Bar, at least)…
Since forming in 2006, Fort Collins-based Dubskin has established itself as one of the area’s leading reggae acts, having shared the stage with legends like the Barrington Levy, the Itals and Mad Professor. On Release From Fear, its third LP, Dubskin sticks to its roots-reggae foundation for the most part,…
It’s pretty obvious where Wonderlic is coming from musically after a listen to “Sacagawea,” the opening track on the group’s self-titled album. A jam band for sure, Wonderlic steers through different vibes on the track, going from a bouncy, odd-metered rock section that features some Trey Anastasio-inspired guitar work by…
