We suspected that the fall concert season was going to carry the momentum from the summer concert series, but we had no idea just how memorable it was going to be. Here we are just roughly past the halfway mark, and already we’ve been treated to shows by Marilyn Manson…
Next month, the members of Wanker will celebrate their 25th anniversary. But not only is it the anniversary of the band, it’s also the anniversary of the band being on the cover of this here fishwrap. While Wanker went on to earn nods from our paper as Best Band in…
Last month we told you about Around the Word and Back, the documentary being made about Matt Rutherford, a local man who made history by sailing around both continents of the Americas by himself. In the process of putting the movie together, director Tony Salvia came across music that Rutherford…
A week ago today, our homeland, the fine state of Colorado, 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…
It’s not Christmas yet, but you’d certainly be excused for thinking otherwise, what with the radio already playing round-the-clock holiday tunes and the new shows we’ve been gifted with. Looks like somebody’s been on their best behavior (god knows it wasn’t us). Whatever the case, we’re now being rewarded with…
Here’s some news that ought to brighten your day — assuming of course that you’re suffering from a case of the Mondays like the rest of us and it needs brightening: A new date has been announced for Morrissey, whose previous date at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the…
Welcome to another week! Plenty of goodness awaits you. As always, we’ve got all of this week’s shows listed in our concert calendar if you’d prefer to get a full view of what’s going on. Otherwise, we’ve narrowed it all down and picked out the best shows that are the…
No matter what part of the city we seem to visit, it’s pretty clear that Denver has an incredibly vibrant nightlife scene, as evidence by our recent snapshots of East Colfax, South Broadway and Lo-Hi. This past weekend, we sent our intrepid roving photographer Chris Morgan to capture the scene…
Even though the band has been around for five years, Metz just released its self-titled debut full-length on Sub Pop this year. Even prior to that, the Toronto-based trio only released a few seven-inches. Mostly these guys have spent their time focusing on developing as a group by touring and…
For an artist whose career has been built espousing the virtues of DIY self-reliance, it’s been a long time since Sole (born Tim Holland) has done a record all by himself with no producers or label people listening over his shoulder. And while Sole confides that this was nerve-racking at…
Just before the weekend, we noticed that a new Jerry Garcia mural had been painted over Tommy Nahulu’s iconic rendering of Johnny Cash on the east wall of the former Bender’s Tavern on 13th, now the current home of Quixote’s. We posted a short item about the piece on Friday…
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS @ LARIMER LOUNGE |11/11/12 It’s never boring when you go see A Place to Bury Strangers play, and last night at the Larimer was no exception. The band overwhelmed the senses for the bulk of the set. A tasteful layer of fog drifted around the…
Gustavo D’Arthenay is better known these days as Input, an emerging rapper who’s been grinding hard for the better part of the past decade. With a half-dozen releases already under his belt and two more — including a collaboration with Broken titled Never Heard of Ya and Bomb’s Over Everything,…
EMANCIPATOR @ OGDEN THEATRE | 11/9/12 A perfect complement to the cooling Denver temperatures, Emancipator orchestrated a wonderful symphony of downtempo electronic music at the Ogden last night, offering us an ideal soundtrack for the transitioning seasons. His long, fluid productions, layered with Ilya Goldberg’s electric violin, captivated the spellbound…
The Hive, which opened near the end of May, closed earlier this week following a fatal shooting outside the club this past weekend. Stoney Jesseph and Will Trautman, who own Stoney’s Bar and Grill next door, are reportedly taking over spot and plan to open it as Krewe sometime before…
Welcome to the weekend! You ready to toss a few cold ones back and get a little loose? Thought so. Us, too. As always, there is ton of good music and a wide variety at that to dazzle and delight you this weekend in our fine city. If you’re a…
Welcome to weekend! Ready to get down? Good. You’ve come to the right place. There’s plenty of dancing to be done this weekend and we’ve got the drop on all the best places to get your groove on and who’ll be providing the soundtrack: Emancipator’s at the Ogden tonight and…
A Place to Bury Strangers makes the kind of guitar rock that doesn’t just carry melody but is rather a palpable, elemental presence in the room. From early on, the act drew immediate comparisons to My Bloody Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain, the Cure and Big Black, as critics searched…
THE FAINT @ OGDEN THEATRE |11/8/12 Even though this was a tour in support of the reissue of Danse Macabre, late in the set, the Faint treated us to a rare cover of “Mote” by Sonic Youth from that band’s 1990 album Goo. The haunted vocal delivery was in the…
Quixote’s True Blue, which hosted the last show at its downtown location at 21st and Lawrence this past week, is preparing for its grand opening next week in the former Bender’s Tavern space at 314 East 13th Avenue. Keep reading for the full lineup of Quixote’s grand reopening, which is…
Fifteen years ago, at the height of the swing craze, Jesse Morreale opened Ninth Avenue West at 9th and Acoma and brought in some of the top bands of the day, like the Royal Crown Revue and the Mighty Blue Kings. But around the turn of the century, as swing…
If someone wanted to learn more about the sixties, but didn’t know where to start, these are the albums we’d recommend. While they aren’t necessarily the best selling, or the most critically acclaimed, they are certainly the ones that float to the surface all these years later, providing a rough…
