Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band

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. From a self-titled Blue…

Darrell Hammond says Denver’s Comedy Works is his favorite

Darrell Hammond says that regardless of their status — and after fourteen years on Saturday Night Live, his rep is strong — comics like to play a handful of comedy clubs around the country. Comedy Works, at 1226 15th Street in Larimer Square, is definitely one of them. In fact,…

Celebrity Lanes opens in Centennial

After two years in the works, Celebrity Lanes, the 50,000 square-foot family entertainment venue that’s something of an homage to Celebrity Sports Center, opened last weekend at 15755 East Arapahoe Road in Centennial. The facility sports 32 bowling lanes as well as two, four-lane VIP Suites with Avalanche and Denver…

Altitude Sports Grill & Taphouse starts pouring at Celebrity Lanes

After two years in the works, Celebrity Lanes, the 50,000 square-foot family entertainment venue that’s something of an homage to the legendary Celebrity Sports Center, opened last weekend in Centennial. The facility sports 32 bowling lanes as well as two, four-lane VIP Suites with Avalanche and Denver Nuggets themes, the…

Free Radt

Free Radt co-founder Jeremy Barber has a background in bluegrass, classical and jazz, while singer Katz Romero has jazz roots, and their combined influences make for some intriguing music on Free Radt’s sophomore effort, Love 101. For the most part, the album is a collection of edgy hard rock mixed…

The New Climax Lounge celebrates forty years on September 9

The Climax Lounge (2217 Welton Street), which got its start four decades ago as an after-hours joint, has a colorful past. In the ’90s, as the Raven, it hosted punk-rock acts; the Fray and M. Ward have played there. But over the past few years, the Climax hasn’t seen a…

Review: Death Cab for Cutie at Red Rocks, 8/23/11

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE at RED ROCKS | 8.23.11″There will be a couple of times during this set when yours truly will be sucking wind,” Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard proclaimed early in his band’s set. “Because as you know, this show is taking place on top of…

The Dirty Lookers

Audio Voyeur, the Dirty Lookers’ debut, is a raucous, revved-up ride straight out of the garage. The band’s main strength lies in frontwoman Pammy Puente; at times she channels the screaming angst of Courtney Love, at others she sounds like a more punk version of Patti Smith. A further testament…

Three Lions now serving beer — and soccer fans

Jon Forget, the general manager of the British Bulldog, and Mark Berzins, owner of the Little Pub Company, which comprises nineteen joints in and around Denver, including the Bulldog, just opened Three Lions in the former Bank Bar & Grill at 2239 East Colfax Avenue. Three Lions is billing itself…

Paul Musso

As assistant professor of music and the director of the guitar program at the University of Colorado Denver, Paul Musso definitely has some outstanding chops, which is more than evident on his latest effort, Tonescapes. For the most part, the seven-song album is a collection of mostly relaxed yet swinging…

Nederland’s Pioneer Inn celebrates its fortieth

The Pioneer Inn has made a lot of history — and music — since it opened in Nederland four decades ago. During the heyday of the Caribou Ranch, a recording studio that ran from the early ’70s until it was damaged by fire in 1985, musicians in Colorado for recording…

Wild Ivories and Juke closed yesterday

Not too long after opening in June of 2010, Wild Ivories dueling piano bar hit a few sour notes when Tim Kirkland, one of the club’s partners, discovered that Caz Bzdek, the club’s founder, was running up a bunch of bills with construction, marketing, advertising and vendors. As a result,…