Update 3/21/12: See also: Brad Paisley tweets at Tim Tebow, lobbies for Titans: “Nashville’s really a great place to live” BRAD PAISLEY @ THE PEPSI CENTER | 1/21/12 It’s about three-quarters of the way through “Waiting on a Woman” during Brad Paisley’s blues-inflected lead that you arrive at a startling…
GARLAND JEFFREYS @ LION’S LAIR | 1/21/12 There was no opening act for Garland Jeffreys on Saturday night, and the show got started around 9 p.m., so if showed up thinking it would start later, you missed some songs. This wasn’t the usual sort of show for Lion’s Lair, where…
ZIGGY MARLEY @ BOULDER THEATER | 1/21/12 There’s an ongoing fight in Boulder County regarding the farming of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) on public land, and Saturday night, Ziggy Marley headlined a sold-out show that generated some serious artillery (and funds) for the GMO Free Boulder contingent. His song selection…
Do you know what you’re doing yet on Friday, March 2? Have plans? If so, you might consider canceling them. That night, Spell and ’57 Lesbian, a couple of iconic Denver bands are getting together at the Bluebird Theater for Pure Sunshine II to pay tribute to their fallen bandmate,…
Z-TRIP @ CITY HALL | 1/21/12Z-Trip brought the ruckus so damn hard for the Saturday night Terminal Kings festivities at City Hall. Surrounded by the art that will adorn the walls of Denver International Airport, party-goers most definitely got what they came for last night: The music phenom imbued City…
Update 3/21/12: See also: Brad Paisley tweets at Tim Tebow, lobbies for Titans: “Nashville’s really a great place to live” Um, so, yeah, you’ll be happy to know that the whole Tebow mania thing hasn’t died down in the Mile High City. Not in the slightest. Apparently, being utterly eviscerated…
Bad news: Familiar with that expression, “You snooze, you lose”? Yes? Well, it applies here. If you slept on getting your tickets to see the Black Keys at 1STBANK Center on April 30, you blew it. Show’s sold out. D’oh! Luckily for you, though, you’ll have another chance to see…
BIG GIGANTIC @ THE BOULDER THEATER | 1/20/12In closing down the set, “Eyes Closed” showed off some of the more complex rhythms that Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken — the duo which makes up Big Gigantic — are working with, especially the climatic ending where a machine-gun wobble shakes bodies…
“Nineteen sixty-seven was a watershed year,” Keith Richards writes in his recently released autobiography, Life. “It was the year the seams gave way. There was a tension in the air. There was that feeling that trouble was coming — which it did.”…
Just in case this whole presidency thing doesn’t work out this year for President Obama, it’s good to know that our current Commander In Chief has something to fall back on. Maybe he and Clinton can put a band together or something. They can call it Presidents of the United…
A definitive, earnest and passionate voice in the history of American pop music has gone silent today. Legendary R&B chanteuse Etta James died this morning at the age of 73 in Riverdale, California, reportedly from complications tied to leukemia. Along with this week’s deaths of fellow giants of the genre…
When military nonprofit LifeQuest Transitions wanted to raise awareness for the issues of moving from active duty to civilian life, it chose what founder CW Conner somewhat cheesily refers to as “the universal language”: music. And it worked. The Colorado Springs group’s second annual veteran songwriting camp has opened with…
Garland Jeffreys (due Saturday, January 21, at the Lion’s Lair) should be a household name considering some of the shoulders with which he’s rubbed during the course of his long career: He met Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker before the Velvet Underground were properly a band, when Jeffreys and Reed…
The weekend is finally here — well, almost here, give or take a few hours. Just in case you don’t know what you’re getting into yet because you’ve been too busy all week, you known, getting all ground up in the gears to make any plans, we’ve put together a…
American Idol glided through Pittsburgh last night without blemish. There weren’t any major breakdowns, nor letdowns, nor catty digs at Steven Tyler’s wacky facial expressions. No, the Steel City produced a cornucopia of talented, Hollywood-bound contestants — a whopping 38 in total, with big ambitions and even bigger personalities, who…
Souls of Mischief @ City Hall | 1/19/12 Following the Ninja Stylez Bboy competition in the main room, Souls of Mischief exploded from behind the stage, tearing into the opening lines of “You Never Knew” with A-Plus casually swayin’ behind his all-black shades amidst flawless lyricism. City Hall was all…
Update 1/20/12: Some sad news just coming in from California just now. Etta James has reportedly passed away at the age of 73 due to complications associated with leukemia. RIP, Etta. Originally posted 1/11/12: Etta James is having a hell of a year. Aside from battling leukemia and dementia, being…
WILCO @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | 1/19/12 “I’d like to thank the Fillmore for having us back,” Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy told a capacity crowd last night. “It’s a pretty sweet joint you got here. It’s a good rock and roll joint with chandeliers. I don’t think anything rocks without chandeliers…
Denver’s best live music bets, weekend of January 20, 2012
As usual, Denver is showing the world what’s up in electronic music this weekend; on Saturday, you’ll have to choose between Z-Trip at City Hall or Gabriel & Dresden at Beta, and that’s far from everything that’s on our Dance Card. Page down to see what else is in store…
Update (1/20/12): Contest is over. We’ve picked a winner. Congrats to coupondaisy. You and a guest will be our guests at the show tomorrow. Check your email for details. Thanks to everybody else for all the entries! If you haven’t heard, DJ Z-Trip is getting down this weekend at City…
Don’t take it personally if the King Mob dudes don’t answer when you call their name. Nothing against you. That’s just not their name anymore. Let it be known: From this moment on, the outfit previously known as King Mob has been rechristened as the Young Pharaohs. To commemorate the…
