New week, new year, new show announcements — the biggest one this week involves STS9. Fresh off a three-night New Year’s Eve run at the Fillmore comes word that the outfit has been added as a headliner at this March’s SnowBall Music Festival. We’ve got the full run down on…
The first album I got was Punk in Drublic,” recalls Dead Ringer guitarist and vocalist Joel Rossi of his introduction to punk rock. “It changed my life. I think it changed everyone’s life as far as punk rock goes. Honestly, before that, I was listening to Stone Temple Pilots and…
Most bands pillaging the coffers of ’70s rock pull from the rich if over-tapped urns of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and AC/DC on the hard-rock side, and ELO, the Eagles or Fleetwood Mac on the softer end of the spectrum. Twin Peaks (due this Friday, January 4, at the Larimer…
Although Impending Doom is a Christian death-metal band — normally a contradiction in terms — the act isn’t some cartoonish, mutant purveyor of death grind. Singer Brook Reeves sounds like he’s listened to more than his fair share of ’90s-era Napalm Death, as the music he and his bandmates produce…
Dubstep got a serious makeover when Reid Speed laid her hands on the genre. Blending elements of punk, garage and gangster rap into her dubstep mixes, Speed crafts sets that can jump all over the place tempo-wise, seamlessly moving from one to another via delicately placed transitional breakdowns. No artist…
John Gorka got his start performing live as a musician through Godfrey Daniels, the venerable coffee shop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, while he was attending Moravian College as a student of philosophy. It was there that he honed his craft as one of the preeminent folk songwriters of his generation. Gorka’s…
Mondo Generator started life as a Kyuss song, and the Nick Oliveri-penned tune offers a decent blueprint for the band it would later become: The Oliveri-fronted incarnation of Mondo tends more toward shouted, almost hardcore-style vocals, but otherwise you’re going to get pretty much what you expect from a Kyuss-spawned…
Before heading to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston to earn his master’s degree, Tyler Gilmore spent a lot of time in Denver as the former music manager of Dazzle, as well as composing and leading the Ninth & Lincoln Orchestra, a forward-thinking large jazz ensemble that he…
Wowzers! Is your head still hurting today? Ours is, and we even had all day yesterday to recharge and rehydrate. Needless to say, we all sent 2012 packing with an absolute ferociousness in the Mile High City. Whether you were there and want to relive the revelry or you had…
AMON TOBIN @ CITY HALL AMPHITHEATRE | 12/31/12 Amon Tobin approached the stage shortly after the official countdown to the new year and immediately launched into a set that blew minds and caught some folks — who may have only been familiar with music played on his ISAM tour –…
FIVE IRON FRENZY @ CASSELMAN’S BAR AND VENUE |12/31/12 From the very beginning of its New Year’s Eve set at Casselman’s Bar & Venue in Denver, Five Iron Frenzy brought an enormous amount of energy, fueled by a clear sense of joy in performing. The old fans were incredibly happy…
Like life, some of the best moments in music just happen, unplanned, unscripted and completely serendipitous. Such is the case with “New Beginning,” the brand-new cut just dropped by a collection of talented friends from Denver’s hip-hop scene. According to Mane Rok, who collaborated on the track with Riley Boone,…
Five Iron Frenzy is a Colorado band with a lengthy and storied history. Initially formed as a side project to Exhumator, an industrial-thrash band, Five Iron became a full-time endeavor when its founders — frontman Reese Roper, bassist Keith Hoerig, guitarists Micah Ortega and Scott Kerr, and drummer Andrew Verdecchio…
As we pointed out in our rudnown of the ten best New Year’s Eve concerts in Denver, you, dear readers, have no shortage of options for how to ring in 2013 tonight. If you haven’t already seen the band on its three-day stay at the 1STBANK Center, one of those…
Wow! Has 2012 really already come to a close? If you are anything like us, you might be relieved, but either way, you’re ready to start the new year. That doesn’t mean this year shouldn’t end on a good note (pun fully intended). With that in mind, we’ve compiled a…
It’s impossible to ignore the fact that EDM spent this year in the spotlight — and while much of America spent the last twelve months focusing on “the drop,” it’s not the most important part of the scene by any stretch. We’ve already given you our rundown of the ten…
For decades, the Sidewinder was a down-and-dirty Globeville dive. But a month ago, a group of local musicians, including Fez Garcia (with some help from his folks), took over the spot just around the corner from Crash 45 and gave the bar a bit more hipster cred. Garcia says they’re…
THE BLACK ANGELS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER |12/30/12 One of the best moments of the Black Angels’ show at the Bluebird Theater last night came in the middle of the set when the band — playing the first of its two night New Year’s Eve run — played “Phosphene Dream,” the…
In recent years, the Black Angels have deservedly been a prominent band in the psychedelic rock world. Though the act had the rare distinction of being the backing band for one of the pioneers of psychedelic rock, Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators, the music created by the Austin-based…
Quantized Fitness is new monthly hip-hop showcase being hosted by Qknox (aka Jerod Sarlo) and Kalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp, two artists who have contributed considerably to the local hip-hop scene over the last five years. In honor of this evening’s inaugural edition of Quantized Fitness, Qknox will also…
This year, the club scene wasn’t quite as busy as it was in 2011, when a large number of spots entered the scene — but 2012 still welcomed a strong number of clubs and venues with live music and entertainment. Here’s a rundown of some of the more promising places…
Update: Congratulations to grumpygills86, jeg42gu and vaughn.kipster! You’ve each won two tickets to Decadence. Check your email for more information on how to claim them. Original post: If you’ve seen our calendar for New Year’s Eve in Denver, you already know that the options for how to rein in 2013…
