“Party people! Party People! Can y’all get funky?” You already know what it is as soon as the first twinkling bells, crowd screams and intergalactic beat drops for Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force’s cult hit, “Planet Rock.” Get your ass to the nearest dance floor and do an old school…
If you missed our Tweet earlier this morning, we’ve got good news and bad news regarding Flogging Molly. Bad news first: The band, which is making its way back to the States from Europe, has had to drop off KTCL’s Not So Silent Night bill on Tuesday, December 6, at…
If you haven’t seen it yet, Morning Star dropped a new video earlier this week that he shot with SP Double. Taking some time off of working on his album and hosting the Boostwell Boombox on WKRP, SP recently headed out on the town to film a video with Morning…
Update (12/2/11): The Head and the Heart and BoomBox named as additional headliners this morning. If you haven’t been keeping track, the lineup for this year’s Snowball Music Festival is pretty impressive so far. Moments ago, organizers made the Big announcement we alluded to earlier this week when they revealed…
Update (2/12/12): Winner! Congrats to OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, who won a Grammy tonight for his contribution to Adele’s 21, which snagged an award for Album of the Year — well, and a slew of other nods, as suspected. While Ryan Tedder has garnered his share of acclaim fronting his band,…
Ah, yes, we love it when cats take it back to the old school. A team of Colorado’s dopest MCs, including Paul JR and Myke Charles from Fresh Breath Committee, Aja Black and Big Samir from the ReMINDers and A.V.I.U.S. from Prime Element, have done just that with their own…
Grammy nominations for 2012 were announced last night during the Grammys Nomination Concert — which was, oddly, just that: a concert, not a nominations show. Nominations in four major categories were announced, plus performances by major players in mainstream music like Lady Gaga, who performed twice (once for “Marry The…
If you had your heart set on seeing some Norwegian black metal at the Bluebird Theater tonight, you’re going to be disappointed. While we hate to be the bearers of bad news, if you haven’t heard already, Mayhem’s van broke down, and tonight’s show has been canceled as a result…
Local rappers have been hard at work this week, releasing videos and songs about everything from love and unity to the military industrial complex and drunken nights — and we’ve even got a children’s choir! Page down for fresh hip-hop from Pries, Lokon with Spellbinder, Turner Jackson, Cavem Moetavation and…
Beats Antique (due Saturday, December 3, at the Fillmore Auditorium), a trio made up of producer and show-stealing belly dancer Zoe Jakes and a pair of classically trained multi-instrumentalists, David Satori and Tommy Cappel, has crafted a sound that has roots in dubstep, hip-hop, indie rock and even Middle Eastern…
Ah, yes, after months and months of fevered anticipation, the date is finally upon us. Fellow metal fans, rejoice! This Saturday, December 3, at the Larimer Lounge, Denver Doomfest kicks off to the most joyest of seasons, the time when we all gather together to bask in the thunderous, deafening…
Back in October, we told you about Sounds on 29th, the new performance-based show being produced by the makers of the Brass Tree Sessions and Out of Order, the local-centric CPT12 series. The shows, filmed in mid-October and featuring Nathaniel Rateliff and Fairchildren, Danielle Ate the Sandwich and Safe Boating…
Looking to gift something different this holiday season, say, something local, maybe, not off the rack, that you can’t buy at the mall? Yeah? Mark your calender: This Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., you can get your hands on some rare band merch at the Denver Band…
Reggae-pop star Sean Paul will be in the Mile High City this Friday, turning Casselman’s Bar & Venue into the Jamaican dancehall at a FREE show. Famous for songs like, “Gimme the Light,” “We Be Burning,” and a slew of other dance floor hitters, Sean Paul is a rhythmic strong…
Update: Contest is over. We’ve picked a winner. Congrats to Steve Hag. He and a guest will be our guest at tonight’s show. (Steve, check your email for details of how to claim your tickets.) Thanks to all the entries! Stay tuned for more great giveaways. Is it me? Is…
Update (11/30/11): Bassnectar, making a return engagement at Snowball, and Elephant Revival were both announced this morning. So if you missed it yesterday, Snowball Festival, the cold weather, mountain-based event, which is now entering into its second year, announced its first two headliners, Rusko and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Organizers are…
Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio, Rusko (Snowball Fest), NEEDTOBREATHE and Dr. Dog were announced; Ian Cooke, Bare Bones and Slim Cessna got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, the Rolling Stones…
PETER MURPHY at BLUEBIRD | 11/28/11The highlight of last night’s show came during the encore, when Peter Murphy came back on stage wearing a short fuzzy hat that looked like a Fez, playing a twelve-string acoustic. After creating an impressionistic soundscape, all four members of the band went into a…
The members of Vices I Admire noticed something odd about the bass player as soon as he showed up to audition. It was early 2009. Vocalist Dave Curtis, lead guitarist Mickey Dollar and drummer Mark Towne had been looking for a replacement for departed bassist Robert Marston for eight months…
Tiki bars such as Trader Vic’s and Don the Beachcomber enjoyed a long run in Denver from the ’60s into the ’80s, but except for a few sputters like Tiki Boyd’s in the Ramada Inn on Colfax and the Tiki Torch in Edgewater, this city’s tiki action was largely extinguished…
Founded by David Thomas Bailey of FaceMan, the Colorado Composers Collective includes incredibly accomplished musicians who believe that music born of formal training need not be exclusive to symphony orchestras and the like. This week, the Collective (due at the Walnut Room on Saturday, December 3) will be performing what…
Lee Foss seemingly came out of nowhere to become one of the hottest DJs of the last couple of years. In truth, he came out of Chicago, where a lifelong love of house music — as well as a passion for Detroit techno, ’80s electro and ’90s hip-hop — shaped…
