Music

As the guiding force behind Minor Threat and Fugazi and the co-founder of Dischord Records, among the most influential of all indie imprints, Ian MacKaye is a legendary figure in post-punk music. But just because he’s well known doesn’t mean his public image is accurate, at least from his perspective…

On a recent Saturday at the Zephyr Lounge (11940 East Colfax Avenue in Aurora), a guy was dancing by himself while the band played Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll” — but he wasn’t busting any moves like underwear-sporting Tom Cruise did in Risky Business. This guy was having…

If the City of Lost Children was a real place, this group would certainly hail from there. With an aesthetic that recalls Self-Non-Self-era Cranes with elements of early Laurie Anderson, Yellow Elephant’s hypnotic drones and musique concrète/found-sound take on pop is not like much of anything today, but rather artistically…

When the Crystal Method (slated to perform at Beta on Thursday, November 13) debuted, it was hard to imagine the outfit would still be going strong more than ten years later. Serving as America’s answer to English acts like the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, the group — Las Vegas…

Rise Against’s commercial prospects keep looking better and better. The Chicago-based band’s latest album, Appeal to Reason, debuted at the number-three spot on Billboard’s Top 200 chart in October, and the act is taking advantage of the exposure with a world tour that includes a pair of dates at the…

The painting on the cover of O’Death’s latest album depicts a boy and a girl, with the spaces where their faces should be replaced with black sky and lightning. It’s all a bit creepy, but it gives the listener some insight into what’s inside the American gothic band’s third release,…

Canada has nurtured some of the more intriguing musical acts of recent years, including various members of the Broken Social Scene collective. Joel Zimmerman, who goes by Deadmau5, extends this tradition even though he operates in a genre — club music — that’s hardly associated with his homeland. As evidence,…

Even though Metro Station has probably been able to capitalize on the fact that its lineup includes Trace Cyrus (half-brother of Miley Cyrus, star of Hannah Montana), the band’s music stands on its own merit. “Seventeen Forever,” Metro’s breakout hit, established a sound grounded in the melding of ’80s synth-flavored…

While Of Montreal has gotten quite a rep for its highly visual shows, the Athens, Georgia-based indie-pop group looks like it’s pulling out all the stops on this current jaunt in support of Skeletal Lamping. Judging from recent tour accounts, the act is turning its shows into theatrical, psychedelic, aural…

These days, Wasilla, Alaska, is mainly known to residents of the Lower 48 as the place where Sarah Palin served as mayor before beginning a rise to fame that’s included stints as Alaska’s governor, a vice-presidential nominee and the inspiration for a Tina Fey impression that’s a lot funnier than…

Storyboard illustration: Justin Staggs Whoa! Just screened the new Ghost Buffalo video for “Gold Disease,” from the band’s sophomore effort, The Magician. Without putting too fine a point on it, let’s just say it’s… aw, hell, man — it’s freaking badass. The band filmed the clip in Minneapolis a few…

For those of you heading out to tonight’s Madonna show at the Pepsi Center, we’ve just received word of an after-party slated to take place at Wicked Garden, the new club at 1403 Larimer Street. Over 25 cast and crew members will reportedly be on hand for the shindig, which…

MADONNA @ PEPSI CENTER | 11.11.08 There’s a reason that Madonna’s been around as long as she has: She’s among the last of the bigger-than-life performers. Although her outsized, oversexed persona has often preceded her — from her highly publicized flings to her tawdry acts of salaciousness over the years,…

Photo: Brian Landis Folkins Dave Matthews Band will reportedly be issuing Live at Mile High Music Festival, an album featuring recordings captured at the second night of AEG’s inaugural music festival, which took place this past July at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. The disc from the outfit,…

Photo: Mickey Avalon and his crew brought their unique brand of raunch through to the Ogden last night. Our man Aaron Thackeray captured the whole scene and sent over some pictures to prove it…

Photo: God knows, we love NPR, especially All Songs Considered. So it’s pretty great to see the Flobots getting a nod from that show as one of this year’s Overlooked Gems. Wait… what? Overlooked? Really? Not sure how Bob Boylan and company managed to miss the Flobots. “Overlooked” isn’t exactly…