While Vampire Weekend’s Contra is dominating the charts nationally and locally, it came in second to Young Money’s We Are Young Money, which has held the number one slot at Independent Records for a month now. Snoop Dogg’s Malice N Wonderland, meanwhile, and Gucci Mane’s State vs. Radric Davis and…
Like the character she played in American Pie, actress, comedian and original MILF Jennifer Coolidge digs younger guys, and says they seem to be the only ones asking her out. During her standup shows, Coolidge, who appears at the Comedy Works through the weekend, delves into stories about dating, sex…
The Bianchi brothers opened the original Quixote’s True Blue at 9150 East Colfax Avenue in Aurora more than a dozen years ago, as a place where Deadheads and kindred spirits could gather after the passing of Jerry Garcia. The bar was partly dedicated to their father, who had recently succumbed…
Ultimately, my goal is to sound like Catherine Wheel playing Johnny Cash songs,” says New Ben Franklins frontman David DeVoe, “which is impossible to do, but it’s a great goal to have. Trying to figure out how to get there is a completely different story.” Indeed. So far, it’s been…
On P-Nuckle’s latest album, it’s obvious to anyone who’s followed the band over the years that the members have matured remarkably. Two years in the making, Stand Up shows the group, which has undergone several lineup changes since its inception, outgrowing its Sublime-influenced party-time reggae rock and delving into more…
As longtime keyboardist for Chicago’s Sonia Dada, Chris “Hambone” Cameron added some tasty playing to the band’s hybrid of rock, soul and R&B. For his new project, JamBón, Cameron recruited fellow Sonia Dada singers Michael Scott and Shawn Christopher, as well as Liquid Soul guitarist Tom Sanchez, Weather Report percussionist…
Did you catch Daughtry’s New Year’s Eve performance? We saw a clip, and the dude, who apparently gets mistaken for Vin Diesel a lot, has facial hair and eyebrows that kind of look like they were drawn on his face with Sharpie. Seems a little distracting if you ask us,…
Since studying music at the University of Colorado and moving to Brooklyn after living in the area for a decade, keyboardist Erik Deutsch has gone on to play with Norah Jones, Trevor Dunn, Erin McKeown and, more recently, finished a three-year stint with Charlie Hunter. Prior to that, while living…
Vampire Weekend’s sophomore effort, Contra, released last week on XL, grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill for the week ending January 17. The reissue of Ween’s The Pod came in second, while OK Go’s latest, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, released last week on Capitol,…
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis nabbed the top spot at Wax Trax this week with their evocative score of John Hillcoat’s film The Road, based the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name. Tracks from the soundtrack also appear on the two-CD White Lunar, a compilation of the duo’s soundtrack work…
Vampire Weekend’s Contra, released last week on XL, follow-up to its 2008 self-titled debut, was one of the most highly anticipated records of the new year, so it’s no surprise the album claimed the top slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending January 17. Blakroc’s self-titled debut, Phoenix’s…
Today, AEG kicked off its Early Bird Ticket program where folks can save some bucks by buying the concert tickets the weekend they go on sale. The deals are being offered for select shows at the Bluebird Theater and Ogden Theatre, and there are no service fees for cash purchases…
Although Lil Wayne is heading to prison next month after pleading guilty to gun charges, the rapper’s gotta be pretty damn happy with how well Young Money’s We Are Young Money is selling. It’s number twelve on Billboard’s Top 200, and locally, it’s on top of Independent’s top sellers for…
One of the finest bluegrass acts to emerge from these parts, Fort Collins-based Head for the Hills serves up quite a collection of tunes on its self-titled sophomore release. The quartet (along with some help from Bill Nershi, Drew Emmitt and others) digs in and kicks up the dust on…
Many people, particularly people of the gothic and industrial persuasions, still miss Rock Island, the club that opened back in 1986 at 1614 15th Street, long before lofts crowded the area. The sketchy neighborhood didn’t keep fans from flocking to the venue to dance and see acts like Skinny Puppy…
Black Keys’ singer Dan Auerbach and Edward Sharp & the Magnetic Zeros nabbed the first and second spots at Albums on the Hill for the week ending January 10. The singer Lhasa, who passed away on January 1 at the age of 37, had two albums in the top ten,…
Folks around here clearly love their smooth jazz. How else to explain the second volume of KKHi’s Smooth Sound of Colorado comp, featuring Walter Beasley, Craig Chaquico and Euge Groove, among others, being back at number one at Twist & Shout this past week?Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut and Phoenix’s…
Band of Horses recently finished recording a new album, Night Rainbow, which the act has been playing songs from at shows since. While there’s still no word on when the disc will be issued, chances are better than good that the band will be playing new material when it hits…
Japanese-based Boris grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax with its psychedelic opus Boris At Last – Feedbacker, while Saviours’ Accelerated Living, which was released in October on Kemado, came in second. Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown Vol. 3, meanwhile, continues to be a strong seller and nabbed the third spot,…
Acoustic Profanity Friday, January 8, 2010Bender’s Tavern Better than: MTV Unplugged. Acoustic Profanity was about what you’d expect from the name: Get a bunch of punks together and take them out of their element a little by handing them acoustic guitars and sitting them on some stools. Over the course…
Last month, it looked like the Rocket Room, one of the hipper clubs in Colorado Springs, might close at the end of the year due to some issues with the landlord. But according to the club’s Facebook page, owners Shalonda and her husband Dave Cantrell were able to get an…
Lil Wayne’s hip-hop project Young Money nabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the second week in a row with We Are Young Money, which features Nicki Minaj, Drake, Jae Miltz and Lil Twist. Snoop Dogg, meanwhile, came in second with Malice ‘N Wonderland and Eminem’s Relapse: Refill came…
