NEIL HALSTEAD / TENNIS @ eTown Hall | 10/16/12 For the end of the Tennis and Neil Halstead eTown show, host Nick Forster and co-host Helen Forster came on stage with both acts. Forster told us they had all learned a song that seemed appropriate for the occasion, and with…
YELAWOLF @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 10/16/12 “If you’re over 21, make some noise!…. And if you’re under 21 but you’re still getting fucked up, MAKE SOME NOIIIIIIISE!” implored one Mr. Michael Wayne Atha, otherwise known as Yelawolf, the hip-hop pied piper of a younger, mostly male crowd, who would later,…
Last Thursday, Andy Guerrero had the kind of moment most Obama supporters will only ever experience in dreams: He met First Lady Michelle Obama in the radiant, well-toned flesh. He was, in fact, hugged and caressed by her. Guerrero was among the 3,100 people who waited more than four hours…
Just two years in, Beauty Bar has become one of the premier homes for vinyl geeks looking to have their aficionado minds blown by one local wizard of wax or another, curating nights of Brit pop, Motown or vintage hip-hop. Tomorrow night, Beauty Bar will play host to yet another…
A bunch of new shows this week to get excited about: Death Grips are finally making their way to Denver for a show next month at the Larimer Lounge, Pinback’s coming to the Gothic after the first of the year, and there’s a couple high profile local shows to get…
Neil Halstead was one of the guitarists and singers in pioneering shoegaze and ambient band Slowdive in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Taking guitar sounds and often blurring the sonic signature with synths through creative use of delay pedals and loops, Slowdive was more of a dream-pop band through…
DINOSAUR JR @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 10/15/12 In a show full of strong performances, one of the biggest surprises came when, toward the end of the set, Lou Barlow said that he and J Mascis had been in a band called Deep Wound. “We played the Ramones at triple speed,”…
A$AP ROCKY @ OGDEN THEATRE | 10/16/12 A$AP Rocky walked onto the stage with his crew in tow, ski mask over his face, looking like some radical of ill repute. Odd Future and Pro-Era have pulled the same stunt, only more effectively. The rapper invigorated the Ogden immediately with overwhelming…
The hi-dive is in the process of changing hands. Rest easy, though: We know the new owners, and we like them. A lot. And trust us, so do you. Like the place they’re taking over, these dudes and their investors have got plenty of history in the scene, from playing…
This past weekend, Hoot and Howl, which recently opened in the former Twisted Olive space in Northfield Stapleton, celebrated its grand opening with performances by Lola Black, Scarlet Canary and Midnight Roulette. While the spot is a restaurant, it will also host live local music, open mike nights and karaoke…
East Colfax around closing time on a Saturday night — can you think of a more compelling scene? Neither can we, which is why we sent our intrepid photographer Christopher Morgan out to capture the faces and places that keep the ‘Fax rocking, from Sancho’s Broken Arrow and Streets of…
Dinosaur Jr was the product of three guys from Massachusetts who had played in the hardcore bands Deep Wound and All White Jury. But when J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph got together, the music they produced sounded like it had all but shed that background in favor of melody,…
Sic Alps is the long-running project of Mike Donovan and whatever group of people become part of the band at any given time. It would be a bit of a reduction to call his songwriting “garage rock.” This is more than just people with a lot of energy playing stripped…
Hope you got good and rested this past weekend, because you’re going to need to tap into your energy reserves for the insane amount shows going down this week. We have all of them listed in our concert calendar, of course, if you’d like to get the full view. Otherwise,…
PEACHES @ the SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 10.13.12 With champagne, campy German dancers and enough fake boobs to smother an elephant, Peaches’ show at the Summit was a roofied cocktail of grimy beats and erotic theater. Putting on a show that was both grand in scope yet refreshingly minimal in…
UP UNTIL NOW at SONIC BLOSSOM @ CERVANTES’ | 10/12/12 When Up Until Now jumped into its contemporary take on Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall,” it became very apparent that the chemistry flowing between producer/drummer combo David Murphy of STS9 and Jon “The Barber” Gutwillig of Disco Biscuits…
CROCODILES @ BLUEBIRD THEATRE | 10/11/12 The Crocodiles’ performance at the Bluebird last night was a how-to guide for aspiring garage rockers everywhere from here to Siam. This was obvious partway through their infectious, deliciously saccharine “Endless Flowers,” as frontman Brandon Welchez clapped to his band’s doo-wop inflected pop. The…
Lords of Fuzz thundered into being from a tough time in Oscar Ross’ life. He’d recently gotten divorced and moved to Denver from Texas and decided to pursue music as an outlet. After numerous line-up changes, and three albums, Lords of Fuzz are releasing their most fully-realized record to date,…
Hola, muchachos! Welcome to the weekend! While the Great American Beer Fest and Sonic Blossom are probably the biggest draws this weekend in the Mile High City and the pickings are slightly slimmer than usual, there’s still a great deal of music to choose from. As always, we have all…
DJ ISHE @ HOT 107’S TRICK OR BASS at GOTHIC THEATRE | FRI, 10/12/12 DJ Ishe (aka Nate Lappegaard) has been making music longer than most of his fans have been alive. Nearing his two-decade mark as a DJ, Ishe is one of the underdog producers in Denver who’s helped…
It’s been a big year for Guy Gerber. The Israeli native, who recently relocated to L.A., has created a Fabric album that’s been garnering a lot of attention for all the best reasons; he’s also been collaborating with P.Diddy on a project and just released a new track, “Steady,” on…
No one knows how to push buttons quite like Peaches. Whether she’s writing and directing her own autobiographical musical or organizing a Free Pussy Riot campaign, this electro-punk (aka Merrill Nisker) is always a few steps ahead of even the most radical of sex-positive visionaries. In advance of her DJ…
