CREED @ PARAMOUNT THEATRE | 5/19/12 There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who can be open-minded about Creed and those who cannot. It’s fair to say that the majority of the mainstream media falls into the first category, and perhaps for good reason: The ’90s all-stars…
In 1986, one man took to a Judas Priest concert with a video camera to document the mayhem prior to a real rock and roll show. The video, aptly titled “Heavy Metal Parking Lot” became a cult classic, and has since inspired a descendant: “Dubstep Parking Lot.” Here is our…
GLOBAL DUB FESTIVAL @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 5.18.12 Barely half way through the show and still awaiting the headlining acts, Red Rocks Amphitheatre was absolutely blowing up with the sounds of Datsik. Flipping the script on everybody with an explosive remix of M.O.P.’s “Ante Up,” the British Columbia producer…
Summertime movie-and-music night Film on the Rocks, put on each year by the Denver Film Society, released its schedule tonight at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. For a full rundown of the bands playing each night — and the films being shown at Red Rocks Amphitheatre — see the full schedule below…
See Also: – The people of Global Dub Fest (slide show) – Dubstep for Dummies, a primer for newly minted dubstep fans (infographic) – Video: Welcome to the Dubstep Parking Lot – Review: Global Dub Festival at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 5/18/12 – Global Dub Festival survival guide The summer of…
See Also: • Global Dubstep Festival Survival Guide • Dubstep for Dummies, a primer for newly-minted dubstep fans (infographic) • NORAD dance bar to open next month in 2200 space The weekend is here! Time to cut loose and get your groove on. If that’s exactly what you have in…
Welcome to the weekend! A wide variety of musical options await you over the next few days: Tech N9ne returns to Colorado, his home away from home, for a show at the Fillmore, Eric Church stops by Red Rocks, Creed relives the ’90s at the Paramount Theatre, Fear Factory shreds…
LUPE FIASCO @ CITY HALL AMPHITHEATRE | 5.17.12 See Also: Five things non-Lasers need to know about Lasers, Lupe Fiasco’s diehard fans Lupe Fiasco loves his fans, and clearly the feeling is mutual. The more he gave last night, the brighter his Lasers shone. The connection Fiasco has with his…
MICKEY HART BAND @ OGDEN THEATRE | 5.17.12 Maybe it was the energy in the room, this veneration coming off the crowd in adoring waves. Maybe it was the clapping, like an old-time spiritual keeping time with sacred rhythm. Whatever it was, the Ogden felt something like a church service…
So there you have it. Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez will duke it out during the final round of American Idol. This doesn’t come as much surprise, as Phillips and Sanchez have been early favorites since the beginning. Joshua Ledet, who appeared in the bottom three or two twice before…
Here’s an interesting tidbit about Donna Summer, who passed away today at the age of 63, vaguely related to our fair city: Did you know that she once sang a song called “Denver Dream”? The storyline for the lesser know cut from 1974, written by British songwriter Pete Belotte, centers…
Update 5/17/12: Contest is over. Congrats to Jamaal Meezy Hinton and Stephanie Auld. Please shoot us an email for details on how to claim your tickets. Thanks to everybody for the entries! Lupe Fiasco is playing City Hall tonight. Maybe you consider yourself a fan. You might bump The Cool…
Donna Summer died this morning in Florida after succumbing to lung and breast cancer. Born on New Year’s Eve 1948, LaDonna Adrian Gaines was a trained traditional gospel singer who grew up in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. As Donna Summer, she went on to change the landscape of dance…
So thanks to our pal Skrillex and his utterly inescapable ubiquitousness since the Grammys, dubstep has steadily made its way into the mainstream to the chagrin of true aficionados and the delight of unsuspecting casual music fans. But for as many newbies that have embraced the low-end sound, there’s been…
Curren$y has been getting high before it was cool to get high. The New Orleans rapper is releasing his second album this year. Yes, it’s only May, but The Stoned Immaculate is set for release in early June, and if you think he’s stopping now, you’re trippin’. Tonight, Curren$y and…
Today only, in the Voice Daily Deals, you can get a ticket to this year’s Westword Music Showcase with Girl Talk, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe’s tribute to the Beastie Boys, Battles, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Baywood and 150 of the hottest local acts, PLUS…
Many of previous weeks’ big-performing albums have rebounded on the Billboard 200 chart, thanks to a Mother’s Day sales surge. Adele’s 21 is the best example of this boost, as the album shoots up from number four to number two this week. It’s still not enough to reclaim the top…
It’s down to the wire now. Last night’s performances will determine which of the three remaining Idol contestants will make it through to the final and ultimately win the entire competition, which, with the elimination of Hollie Cavanagh last week, is anyone’s game at this point. The contestants each sang…
After many years in Chicago, saxophonist Josh Quinlan moved to Colorado to work on his doctorate of music arts in jazz studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. While here, in addition to teaching at Denver School of the Arts, he’s also taken over the helm of Dazzle Recordings…
Mickey Hart (due tomorrow night at the Ogden Theatre) was one of the Grateful Dead’s two drummers; along with Bill Kreutzmann, Hart helped weave the unique polyrhythms of the legendary band. Whether as a solo artist, with the Dead or as an activist, Hart always puts his heart and his…
Update (4 p.m., 5/16/12): OneRepublic drummer Eddie Fisher appeared in court this afternoon and reportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges that have been filed against him, including two additional counts proposed by the district attorney today of disturbing the peace and wrongs to a minor, presumably spurred by the…
The story of Creed (due this Saturday, May 19, at the Paramount Theatre) begins in the mid-’90s, when the band changed its name to Creed from Naked Toddler and embarked on a career marked by hard riffs, mainstream metaphors and Vedder vocals. Not too long after winning a Grammy in…
