When Patrick’s Nite Club closed a few years ago, Aurora lost one of the only places in that town where you could hear live jazz. But with the opening of Wine & Roses Jazz Supper Club on April 8, that void is now filled. Wine & Roses promises to host…
The Dave Matthews Band has influenced a number of acts in these parts, and some wear it on their sleeves more than others. Midnight Vine is one such act that doesn’t apologize for the Matthews influence but rather fully embraces it. On Jack, the band’s third recording, Midnight Vine takes…
When Patrick’s Nite Club closed a few years ago, Aurora lost one of the only places in that town where you could hear live jazz. But with the opening of Wine & Roses Jazz Supper Club on April 8, that void is now filled. Wine & Roses promises to host…
Headed up by singer Heather Larrabee and Flobots producer Kyle Jones, the Love Royale whips up some of the finest electro-soul in these parts. On Love Letters, the first of three long-form EPs, the group lays down a number of tracks that provide an ideal soundtrack for getting to, er,…
Traveling from bar to bar on a fifteen-seat, pedal-powered vehicle with a sober driver steering sounds like a concept that could go far in Denver, a city where both the beer and bicycling scenes are in high gear. That’s what Nick Vannucci will be counting on when his Denver Pedal…
ARCADE FIRE With Local Natives 04.09.11 | 1STBANK Center View Arcade Fire photo slide show The trailer for the 1979 film Over the Edge, which featured a fourteen-year-old Matt Dillon in his film debut, played on the screen behind the stage at 1STBANK Center just before Arcade Fire came on…
With a number of Grammys under his belt, and being named “Male Singer of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association six times in the last decade, Kurt Elling is one of the world’s top jazz vocalists. On his latest effort, The Gate, released in February on Concord, Elling teamed…
As singer and guitarist of the Demon Funkies, Ryan Chrys clearly knows his way around a groove, but he’s also well-versed in other genres, as evidenced by his new solo album, The Ambivalent Justice Of… With some help from Seth and Josh Larson of Something Underground, Brent Loveday from Reno…
After short-lived runs as Jezebel’s Juke Joint & Brothel and Gin & Sin Speakeasy over the past year, the hundred-year-old building at 3862 High Street has re-opened as the High Street Bar & Grill. Frank Blea, who’s owned the building for over three decades, says that some of his family…
Chase Dinkler and Zach Jacobsen work IT jobs during the day, but have always dreamed of running a nightclub. Friends since high school, they’ve been throwing parties under the name Palace Entertainment — and now they’re making their dream a reality at the Sound Kitchen, which opened April 1 at…
While there are a number of street festivals happening this summer, the first Englewood Eats & Beats might push the envelope a bit when it happens Saturday, June 25. Gothic Theatre owner Steve Schalk, who is also one of the event’s organizers, says that it will have bigger stage than…
As original bassist and founding member of the Punch Brothers, Greg Garrison obviously knows his way around progressive bluegrass. But on Low Lonesome, his first solo outing, Garrison proves to be a competent jazz bassist and composer as well. Recorded live at the Laughing Goat in Boulder with trumpeter Ron…
Pink Martini’s show originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 6, has been pushed back to Saturday, June 4 due to singer China Forbes straining her voice. According to a release by the band, “medical voice specialists have advised her that to avoid permanent damage, she must not sing or even speak…
From 1up to Stingray, March was a decent month for bar and club openings. A half dozen new joints opened their doors last month. Click through for a full rundown…
Although she started out as a country singer, it didn’t take Wanda Jackson long to learn the ways of rock and roll though some encouragement of a young Elvis Presley. Just out of high school, Jackson toured with Elvis during the mid ’50s and soon became the first lady of…
Updated: More photos of the 1Up have been added to the end of this post. About a year ago, Jourdan Adler started a quest to collect vintage games. Now he’s got close to thirty original uprights, from Galaga to Pacman to Donkey Kong, and they’re all from 1985 and earlier,…
Jazz Aspen Snowmass, which has been going strong for the last two decades, announced the line-up for its twenty-first season. The June Festival’s headliners include Sheryl Crow (June 25) and Jennifer Hudson (June 26). Raul Midon, Richard Bona and Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express open the fest on Friday, June 24…
After a short-lived run as Club 753 , the space at 753 Santa Fe Drive is about to become a music and arts venue called the Sound Kitchen. The spot is hosting a Dubstep Pants Party during the First Friday Art Walk on Friday, April 1, with a performance from…
Since Alex Lemski started the Creative Music Works in 1989 with the “vision of uncompromising freedom of expression for musicians,” the organization has brought in a number of pivotal artists in the jazz and avant-garde realms such as David S. Ware, Joseph Jarman and Andrew Cyrille, Nels Cline, Larry Ochs…
The Big Motif started as a prodigious high-school blues-rock trio and has evolved into a more mature, funk-based jam act. While the group’s self-titled EP, released last year, was jazzy, groove-laden and polished, the Big Motif has crafted a much more raw sound on its new seven-song EP, Does It…
On the David James Band’s first full-length, it’s clear that the group’s namesake has a deep affinity for Ben Folds, particularly in his vocal phrasing. At times his voice is a dead ringer for Folds. Musically, James’s piano-led quartet owes a lot to Folds, too, especially on cuts like “Stored…
Jourdan Adler collects vintage games. Over the past year, he’s acquired close to thirty original uprights, including Galaga, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, that all date back to 1985 or earlier. He’s even found a handful of cocktail-table video games, and he’s restored them all to mint condition. Soon he’ll be…
