See also: Interview with Lauren Larson of Ume, sharing the bill this Sunday. Cursive (due this Sunday at Larimer Lounge with Ume) was one of the most popular and influential bands to have come out of the underground scene in Omaha, Nebraska, the same one that spawned Bright Eyes, the…
Listen here, American Idol producers: Spending a large majority of last night’s show, the second part of the Hollywood round, on anything besides singing is absolutely absurd. While we’re glad that Symone Black, whom we were left to wonder about after she fell off the Hollywood stage at the end…
What are you getting into this weekend? Might you be interested in a party or two? Thought you’d say that. You’re in luck. There’s a bunch of cool things happening. Tons of reggae, a live hip-hop soiree and even an anti-Valentine’s Day themed party. There’s a little something for everyone…
Ah, yes, we’ve reached the end of another glorious week in the Rockies, which can only mean another dope weekend of music in the Mile High City. Lenny Kravitz kicks things off tonight with a show at the Buell Theatre, Widespread Panic pulls into the Fillmore for a three-night stand,…
Mane Rok is continuing his quest to work with each producer who crafted sounds for his album, The Ugly Truth, released last year. The remix for “Mama Said,” originally featuring Zome and produced by Mr. Bostic, has taken on an entirely different feel and sound. The addition of Bravo One…
Update (2/10/12): Contest is over. Thanks for the entries. Congrats to our winners, Nate Hall and Morgan Harvey. Check your email for details how to claim your tickets. Freeloader Friday continues… Tonight at the Summit Music Hall, In Flames brings its blistering brand of influential Gothenburg metal to the Mile…
This Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Stadium Club at Folsom Field on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, two local icons will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver Folklore Center founder Harry Tuft and legendary concert promoter Barry Fey will be…
Denver, meet Su Charles (aka SuCh), the latest American Idol hopeful from our city. Aside from having an exceptional voice, Charles has quite an inspiring story. The child of Haitian immigrants, Charles was born in Boston to a pastor and a school teacher. Raised in Long Island, New York, Charles…
House heavyweight DJ Dan will no doubt rock the dance floor at Beta on Saturday night; the UK’s Kirk DeGiorGio and Pinch will also be gracing our city with their presence this weekend. Sex Panther returns to Beauty Bar tonight for the regular dubstep, Moombahton, funky dance party with Max…
Aretha Franklin is the greatest soul singer to ever live. She’s the reason we have Mary J. Blige, Cee-Lo Green, Adele, you name it. The singer, born Aretha Louise Franklin in March 1942, paved the way for all of the artists who followed. The Queen of Soul sang on a…
Get your track pads and refresh buttons ready, electro-heads! Exclusive three-day passes for the 2012 Global Dance Festival at Red Rocks Amphitheater are about to go on sale. This Wednesday, February 15 at noon, Triad Dragons are releasing exclusive, three-day passes to the largest electronic music festival in the Rocky…
GREENSKY BLUEGRASS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 2/8/12 Greensky Bluegrass played two sets of organic, roots-oriented bluegrass for a packed Bluebird crowd. With more than a decade under its belt and about seven years of consistently touring, the Michigan-based bluegrass quintet has developed a solid fan base. And last night the…
Here’s something odd: After all of these years of being Van Halen fans, this is the first time we can remember hearing Eddie Van Halen’s voice. It sounds quite a bit different from how we imagined. Same goes for his brother, Alex Van Halen, for that matter. Guess the pair…
Harry Tuft, slated to be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame this Sunday, February 12, opened the Denver Folklore Center in 1962 and started promoting concerts a few years later, bringing in Joan Baez to Denver for the first time in 1964 and later bringing her to Red…
Massive props are due this morning to Don Strasburg of AEG Live Rocky Mountain, who was named Talent Buyer of the Year at the annual Pollstar awards this past Friday in Los Angeles at Club Nokia. The recognition is clearly a tremendous nod to the efforts of Strasburg and the…
From power pop to power ballads, rock anthems to rap staples, the nominees of the 54th Grammy Awards, which airs this Sunday night, sees no dearth of great music. There’s little doubt that it will be Adele’s night, but others, like Kanye West and Mumford & Sons, could win big…
It probably came as a surprise to everyone but those in the inner circles of the Sauna camp that the band’s new video for “Glitter Party” premiered on Stereogum. Not because the charming quartet doesn’t have a knack for charmingly upbeat pop songs that should be out in the big…
Ah, yes, Magic Cyclops: To know him is to love him. The Quad City Madman (not really, you swag-jacking morning-show mooks in Davenport — he’s all ours) has successfully turned a fleeting American Idol cameo into a catapult to fame and fortune. Er, maybe just fame. The fortune part is…
Last night’s first Hollywood round of auditions on American Idol played like a rapid fire of hopes and dreams realized and shattered and realized and shattered, like an endless loop of Aerosmith songs — at times, entertaining; at others, it dragged on. Even so, the three judges, Randy Jackson, Jennifer…
Ray Rodriguez, co-owner of The Bar (554 South Broadway), which took over the former Atrium space last fall, has just introduced goldfish racing, an entertainment he offered for many years in a tiny bar outside of Sedona, Arizona. “It was just always a good time, and everybody enjoyed themselves,” Rodriguez…
Update (2/9/12): Overnight @earlxsweat reached 50K, and so as promised, the full song, titled either “Home” or “Thanks, James,” has been posted at terttlefer.com. Have a listen. If Tyler, the Creator is to be believed, Earl Sweatshirt is back. Well, er, that’s the conclusion we’re all jumping to it seems…
What do you know about Jay-Z? Born Shawn Corey Carter in December 1969, the Brooklyn corner boy from the Marcy Housing Projects, who used to flip kilos of coke as fast as he flipped rhymes, turned his life of trial and tragedy into one of triumph and success, making a…
