Itchy-O

Anyone who’s seen Itchy-O knows that the thirty-piece group is a far cry from your average marching band. About half the band is made up of percussionists, so seeing Itchy-O live can be a totally bombastic experience. But while the drums and cymbals can sometimes overpower the other instruments in…

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake

Although Snake Rattle Rattle Snake has been playing some of the finest dark dance rock around these parts for more than two years, the band has only released a few recordings, including a four-song EP and a two-song seven-inch single. One spin of Sineater, the band’s debut long-player, and you’ll…

Robin Nolan & the Hot Club of Boulder

Although gypsy-jazz guitar pioneer Django Reinhardt died in 1953, there’s been a steady stream of players inspired by him over the past few decades. One such player is Robin Nolan, who’s hailed as one of the world’s leading guitarists in the Reinhardt tradition, as well as being a favorite guitarist…

Celebrity Lanes opens this month on East Arapahoe Road

Although Celebrity Sports Center closed in 1994 after a 34-year run on Colorado Boulevard, its memory lives on through a number of memorial sites on the Internet. And now its name will be resurrected at the 50,000-square-foot Celebrity Lanes, which will open later this month at 15755 East Arapahoe Road…

Review: The Flaming Lips and Primus at Red Rocks, 8/3/11

THE FLAMING LIPS + PRIMUS at RED ROCKS | 8/3/11″This will probably go down as one of the greatest shows at Red Rocks – ever!” So declared Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne as part of his introductory rundown on what would be happening over the course of the evening before…

Spring Creek

One of the more energetic live bluegrass bands around these parts, Spring Creek brings a fair amount of that energy to Hold on Me, the quartet’s fourth release. On spirited and foot-stomping cuts like “Mockingbird,” “See Me On” and “Chase the Sun,” the bandmembers, who’ve played at some of the…

Chimney Choir

David Rynhart drew from a diverse pool of influences, including folk, blues and Eastern European music, on his excellent solo effort, By the Hollow Tree. He also founded the traditional Irish quartet Bodha. Kevin Larkin, one of Rynhart’s bandmates in Chimney Choir, released music under the Pineross moniker, which fused…

The Fixx cancels Summit Music Hall show

The Fixx’s show with with Naked Eyes at the Summit on Saturday, August 6 has been canceled. The outfit had to cancel seven dates on the tour between July 23 and August 6, including Denver. While there’s no official word on why the shows were canceled, there were reports that…

Mike’s Tavern opens in former Len & Bill’s space

When Len & Bill’s went dark after fifty years, Denver lost one of its great dives. But now Mike’s Tavern has opened in the space at 2301 South Broadway. Bartender Nicole Keeney, whose father is Mike, says Len & Bill’s regulars have been coming in and telling her stories about…

The New Olds

Although the music veterans who make up the New Olds spent a fair amount of time rocking out in the ’80s and ’90s in groups like Tremblers, Damn Shambles, Aviators and Rock Advocates, their latest project, the aptly titled New Olds, finds them all cooling their jets a little. Led…

George Clinton show at City Hall rescheduled

A quick heads-up if you’ve already got your tickets for George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic’s show at City Hall: The gig, originally slated for Saturday, August 13, has been rescheduled for Friday, September 16. Tickets for the original date will be honored. If you haven’t picked up your tickets yet,…

Eric Johnson will get Up Close on Friday at the Bluebird

Eric Johnson has only released a handful of studio recordings over the past three decades. Although hailed as a guitar virtuoso, Johnson has also been known as something of a perfectionist when he’s in the studio, which might explain the four- and five-year gaps between albums. Johnson took a slightly…