Of all of Alphabets’ considerable number of releases this year (there have been at least nine), DDR is certainly one of the most unique. What you’ll get here is a mash-up of a lot of genres, each being pushed through the Alphabets grinder and coming out on the other end…
This past Friday, Daytotter.com posted the session John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light recorded at their studios in Rock Island, Illinois, over the summer while the band was in the midst of its Midwest tour. If you’re not already a member of Daytrotter, it’s totally worth signing up for…
SBTRKT at THE BLUEBIRD THEATER, 11/5/11This past Saturday night at the Bluebird Theater, U.K.-based, vowel-abstaining electronic artist SBTRKT (aka Aaron Jerome) set it off with the help of Mikey Thunder and Peter Black. Offering up a set of music that featured live drums and vocals and donning a ceremonial mask,…
Update 3/14/12: Radiohead at 1STBANK Center review posted with photos and setlist. Oh, my! Christmas has come early this year! Mark your calendar now: We’ve just received word that Thom Yorke and company are coming back to Colorado. On Tuesday, March 13, in fact, Radiohead will be setting up shop…
JUDAS PRIEST at 1STBANK CENTER | 11/5/11 Somewhere early in the set, Rob Halford told us that the band was going to play material from all roughly forty years of its career including hits and older and more obscure material. And that for the “next two hours and twenty minutes”…
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD at the FILLMORE | 11/4/11What the Fillmore really means by “all-ages show” is this: At least one shirtless 17-year-old will approach you — slowly, so as not to startle you — and ask you “wazzup.” If you are attending the World War III Tour to see Asking Alexandria…
PAPER DIAMOND at the OGDEN | 11/4/11Paper Diamond (aka Alex Botwin) cut the bullshit last night on its first headlining appearance at the Ogden. With the assistance of fellow Elm and Oak labelmate Raw Russ, Boulder locals Sorry For Partying, and Minnesota, Paper Diamond dropped new material and showed Denver…
By now, you’ve probably heard about the death of Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus), who was found dead on the band’s tour bus at a truckstop in Pembina, North Dakota, not far from the Canadian border. After performing at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Wednesday night, the outfit…
After selling out two nights at the Ogden Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5, Social Distortion, who’s on tour in support of its latest effort, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, just added a third and final show on Friday, December 2. General admission tickets ($30) are on…
BOUNCING SOULS at MARQUIS THEATER | 11/03/11Last night at the Marquis, Bouncing Souls played the second night of their four-night stand with Anchor Point and Tim Barry. The band has two more sold-out shows at the Marquis, tonight with Broadway Calls, the Architects and Luther, and tomorrow night with Teenage…
The subject of great scrutiny, misinformation and mythologizing, My Bloody Valentine’s massively influential album Loveless (released on November 5, 1991) is an enigmatic masterpiece to those who have embraced its kaleidoscopic soundscapes, and a self-indulgent landmark of alternative rock to those who begrudgingly give its eleven tracks their proper due…
Given the success of its past singles, it’s not surprising that when multi-platinum group Lady Antebellum released its third album, Own the Night, a few months ago, that it claimed the top spot on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, becoming the biggest first week debut by a country artist this year…
GAME at THE OGDEN THEATRE | 11/3/11Last night at the Ogden, Game had so many fans draped in red on stage with him, it began to look more like the red sea, rather than a band of hip-hop hooligans representing for their favorite MC. A few things are still clear…
To celebrate the release of its new, self-titled record, Gauntlet Hair (confirmed as the headliner for the Larimer Lounge’s New Years Eve show) has dropped a video for the album’s lead track, “Keep Time,” and despite Halloween having come and gone, this sucker will still scare the bejeesus out of…
As guitarist for the Black Crowes, Rich Robinson has played his share of big venues, but on tour in support of his brand new solo album, Through a Crooked Sun, he’s playing more intimate venues, like the Soiled Dove Underground, where he’ll appear tonight after an in-store at Twist &…
Full Flavor Fridays, the residency that has been holding down the Appaloosa Grill since this past March, is about to double your pleasure in more ways than one: It’s moving to Bar Standard for the first and last Fridays of every month starting this month, and for the Bar Standard…
Have plans this weekend? If not, there’s ample choices: Tonight, Paper Diamond’s at the Ogden, Lizzie Huffman is celebrating the release of her new CD at the hi-dive and Rich Robinson is at the Soiled Dove Underground. On Saturday, Judas Priest is at 1STBANK Center, SBTRKT is at the Bluebird…
Grant Israel and Cole Rudy have been playing together for a long time — over eight years, in fact — and the intricate guitar interplay they’ve developed together over the years was a focal point of this week’s feature on Kitezh, their most recent project together, which releases its first…
Known almost as much for controversy as he is for his husky vocals, Game (due tonight at the Ogden Theatre with Menace, Juice, and BLKHRTS) came onto the scene with a lot to say and even more to prove. The L.A. native has an unflinching loyalty to the West Coast,…
If you consider the Sharks and the Jets to be gangs in the same way the Bloods and the Crips fit that selective bill, you might also be willing to consider juggalos one. The FBI does, at least: According to the bureau’s most recent National Gang Threat Assessment, the face-painted…
With winter starting to really settle in, our natural hibernation instincts are kicking in. It’s a perfect time for hunkering down with ambient electronic music. So, when we noticed the new EP from C.DB.SN and Scaffolding was available for streaming at Plastic Sound Supply, with a pair of free downloads,…
The Chevrolet car company was founded 100 years ago today to compete with the Ford Model-T. But who cares about 100 years ago? The golden age of Chevrolet was from 1960 to 1976, from the Impala to the second-generation Caprice. This writer learned to drive on a ’64 Impala in…
