Beth Gadbaw and Margot Krimmel’s holiday album, Icy December, melds familiar Christmas songs with Celtic instrumentation and features some well-worn holiday staples. But the musical treatment — via Krimmel’s Celtic harp and pedal harp, driving forces of the album along with Gadbaw’s Irish bodhran drum — doesn’t feel at all…
Although he left Denver as a mere mortal eight years ago, Mitch Pond returned with a human-insect-hybrid alter ego that produces futuristic, hip-hop-influenced instrumental music and beats: Man Mantis. Since returning last fall, he’s stayed busy with projects like “Hear the Noise,” a crowd-sourced tune composed from sounds submitted online…
Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece, is not one you automatically associate with electronic music. However, that’s where Alex Celler (aka Alexandros Berdos) saw such stars as Juan Atkins and Jeff Mills in the late 1990s, and after Celler moved to London six years later, his love affair with tech-house was…
NOFX was started in Los Angeles in 1983 by Michael “Fat Mike” Burkett and Eric Melvin. The band was born of the same West Coast scene that produced some of the most important punk bands of all time, from Black Flag and the Circle Jerks to the Minutemen and the…
According to his producer, conductor and manager Russell Gloyd, pianist Dave Brubeck, whose Time Out recording was one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, died of heart failure this morning, a day before his 92nd birthday, en route to a regular treatment with his cardiologist…
As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it’s not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: “What are you listening to right now?” Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn’t you know it, off…
It’s not that tough to get Todd Snider to tell a story. The folksinger/guitarist is all about the power of a good narrative, and it’s no wonder, considering his influences. Even before issuing his 1994 debut album, Songs for the Daily Planet, Snider followed the path of legendary folkies like…
Kris Baehre’s earliest memory is of watching the 1974 World Cup final with his dad, which cemented a lifelong obsession with soccer, particularly the Arsenal. The Armoury, which is slated to open on New Year’s Eve in the former Euphoria Lounge space at 2048 Larimer Street, is named after the…
Our state recently made history by voting to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In honor of this momentous occasion — and while the specific legalities are being ironed out with the feds — we thought we’d take a few minutes to catch up with various members of our musical community,…
Our state recently made history by voting to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In honor of this momentous occasion — and while the specific legalities are being ironed out with the feds — we thought we’d take a few minutes to catch up with various members of our musical community,…
DOM KENNEDY @ LARIMER LOUNGE |12/03/12 Dom Kennedy hit the stage to a packed house at the Larimer Lounge last night, and, riding a wave of nostalgia, he urged, “If you’re a ’90’s baby, put ya hands up.” Rocking a fitted Dodgers hat and Stanford hoodie and backed by his…
What are you doing for New Year’s Eve this year? Don’t know yet? Not to worry. We’re in the process of compiling a comprehensive guide for you to consult in the paper next week, followed by a companion tip sheet here on the blog. If you already know what you’re…
Kreayshawn (aka Natassia Zolot) got a video camera at age ten and started making and editing her own videos for several years before formally trying her hand at music. Although she’s a high-school dropout, Kreayshawn landed a scholarship to study film at the Berkeley Digital Film Institute. During that time,…
Big news on the concert front this week: Furthur, always a local favorite, returns for a series of dates in Colorado, one at the Ogden, followed by three back-to-back nights at 1STBANK Center. Equally as big is word of a 4/20 show at Red Rocks featuring Cypress Hill, Slightly Stoopid…
There’s another great month of jazz on tap for December. Legendary trumpeter Tom Harrell kicks off a three-night stint Dazzle this evening, while John Scofield teams up with Medeski, Martin & Wood for two shows in the area later this week. Then, later in the month, Denver native Brad Leali…
Suspicions confirmed: It seems like whatever neighborhood you venture out to in Denver on the weekend, the nightlife is on and poppin’. This past weekend, we sent our intrepid roving photographer Chris Morgan out to capture the scene in Upper Highland, and he brought us back a grip of shots…
Good morning, y’all! And oh what a joyously good morning it is, eh? Is it just us, or is the sun shining a little brighter today? With the Broncos clinching the AFC West division yesterday here at home on an unseasonably agreeable day at Invesco, well, it just feels like…
Formed nearly a decade ago in Austin, Texas, the Sword, with its sludgy guitar work and the fantastical themes of its lyrics, is often assigned the stoner rock designation, and understandably so. But while the band certainly bears the clear influence of bands like Black Sabbath, Sleep and Led Zeppelin,…
HEAD FOR THE HILLS @ CERVANTES’ | 12/1/12 Closing out the first of its two sets with “Goin Down,” Head for the Hills exited the stage after an hour of pickin’ and pluckin’ to give the Ballroom at Cervantes’ a slight break from the bluegrass workout. After a brief intermission,…
MAC LETHAL @ MARQUIS THEATER | 11/30/12 Pulling up to the venue is his own car packed full of his own merchandise, Mac Lethal arrived at the Marquis Theater around 10 p.m. with his fresh out of prison homie Alvie. A short time later, Lethal served up a heaping helping…
Okay, this next item seems almost too preposterous to be true. You ready? Brace yourself. It seems that Hot 107.1, the EDM-centric radio station on the right of your dial, is now, ahem, Pot 107.1. If this were April Fool’s Day, we’d assume that this was a joke. Moreover, if…
Already one of the busier musicians in town, Fez Garcia, who drums for a number of bands, including Night of Joy, Tjutjuna and Fingers of the Sun, has now got another gig to add to his resume: co-manager of the Sidewinder, the bar in Globeville at 44th and Logan that…
