In the middle of the last decade, Jana Hunter made a name for herself among aficionados of the pastoral psychedelia some called “freak folk.” Appropriately enough, Devendra Banhart and Vetiver’s Andy Cabic released most of Hunter’s albums on their Gnomonsong label. More recently, Hunter has expanded her sonic palette further…
Between opener “Tuna Roll,” in which he espouses how raw his rhymes are (not the only sushi reference here, by the way), and “Eat,” where the rapper notes that he’s a beast with an appetite for rappers, Kid Vegas goes a little heavy on the food metaphors on The Resume…
“Erleben,” by Gemini Trajectory, starts off side one of this split with an evolving stream of textures, synth tones, and a beat that’s urgent and insistent, provoking a feeling of running headlong into Germanic death-disco territory. The song is like a mirror image of the band’s previous music in its dark…
To give you an idea of what you’re in for on Steve Son, Denver fixture Jinx Jones writes on the liner notes, “This CD is not a collection of songs that sound alike, but a continuing story that spans forty years of experience.” Steve Son once fronted the rockabilly act…
Fingers of the Sun’s new release, Sleepy EP, is a collection of songs designed specifically to soundtrack an activity that — unless you’re Keith Richards — we all do. Confining the songwriting to such an ultra-specific subject limits the scope of the songs; gone are the hook-drenched rockers heard on…
This past Saturday, June 30 at City Hall Amphitheatre, Fresh Foam Society and Global Dance Music put on a full-blown foam production with DJs Trajikk, Axis of Evil, Beckley & Krootz, Basis Beats and Fink. Backbeat photographer Britt Chester was on hand and brought back these photos from the evening…
Baby Dee (due Tuesday, July 3, at the Walnut Room) has been recording music for over a decade, and her music defies easy classification. A multi-instrumentalist, Dee’s songs are driven by piano, harp and various other instruments that accompany her unique, sometimes haunting voice, which also manages to be curiously…
MC/label founder/activist Sole (aka Tim Holland) has been espousing the virtues of DIY long before the internet made it so easy for everybody to put out their own albums. But since splitting with Anticon (the label he founded), he’s been living his philosophy again, and that feels good. Now, having…
THE AVETT BROTHERS @ RED ROCKS | 6/30/12 Last night was the perfect date concert at Red Rocks. The heat forced people to drink copious amounts and wear very little. The natural romance of the setting was out in force, with the lights against the rock reaching up to an…
THURSTON MOORE @ LARIMER LOUNGE | 6/29/12 Thurston Moore came on stage joined by the members of Hush Arbors, one of the opening acts, and violin player Samara Lubelski. On the mike, Moore joked, “We just flew in from Boulder,” to which some wag in the audience said, “You sure…
Last night, Tycho headlined a packed Summit Music Hall along with Onuinu and Flashlights. Following a fireworks display at Coors Field, Summit Music Hall filled up just as Flashlights was getting primed into their set. We brought back some photos from the evening, page down to check em out…
Overcasters’ lastest effort, Curses/Prayers, which was recorded by Rick Parker (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Von Bondies), is a breakthrough album that includes some of the band’s finest and most memorable songwriting to date. It also marks their strongest performances yet. For the album’s new video, “Eye Shine,” the band teamed…
As firefighters continue to tackle the wildfires ravaging large portions of the state, local communities are searching for ways to provide aid, even from hours away. In Denver, a handful of local live music venues and companies have already stepped up to launch shows to benefit fire relief efforts –…
Last March, Matthew Lusk was killed in a car accident, and the funeral was paid for by a loan from his grandmother’s health-care savings until a victim’s compensation fund would repay the costs. But the insurance company has denied the claim for expenses associated with the death of Lusk, who…
Welcome to the weekend! Tonight at Red Rocks, the Avett Brothers kick off a two-night stand with City and Colour opening tonight and DeVotchKa opening tomorrow night. Also tonight, Thurston Moore visits the Larimer Lounge with his new quartet Chelsea Light Moving. Cory Branan at the Lion’s Lair, Eric McFadden…
Talk about some big talent: This weekend, you’ve got options to check out Sasha, Stacey Pullen, Pezzner, Gabriel and Dresden and more…more…more! Have fun figuring out where to put your dance shoes this weekend:…
After a decade at 255 S. Broadway, Barker Lounge is moving to 475 Santa Fe Drive, once home to the Continental Club, One Eyed Jacks and most recently the NV Lounge. Barker manager Preston Carter says the bar just shut its old location last Sunday after losing its lease and…
When local jazz-pop-indie-rock-awesome band Eldren played the Westword Music Showcase last weekend, one member was missing, and the local music community continued to comment on the absence throughout the day. On June 4, violinist-guitarist-vocalist Josh Lee was detained by Immigrations Customs and Enforcement. For more than two weeks, Lee has…
Last summer, DJ and hip-hop producer Peanut Butter Wolf was at City Hall celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of Stones Throw Records, the label he founded…
Over the last year, John Baxter of ZetaKaye House has released three volumes of the This Ain’t No Cowtown series which features Colorado-based artists. The first volume, available for free through Bandcamp, included 22 bands and 10 comedians and poets, while the second and third volumes each included more than…
Say what you want about Justin Bieber — “he looks like a girl,” “he’s annoying,” “he’s only relevant to thirteen-year-old girls” — but the pop star sensation is doing something right. His new album, Believe , sold 374,000 copies in its first week. That number may not seem like a…
Stacey Pullen is not merely another DJ from Detroit. He’s one of the movers and shakers in that city, which remains the top spot in the country for innovative techno. Pullen’s association with Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson brought him into the international electronic-music scene early in his…
