Music

ELLIE GOULDING with the Knocks 04.02.11 | Fox Theatre The Fox Theatre sold out last night for rising U.K. singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding. A long line of women, pre-teens to moms, sprinkled with an occasional boyfriend, extended up The Hill in Boulder for the show. Aside of the scalpers trying to…

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES with Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps 04.01.11 | Ogden Theatre The Ogden Theatre opened its doors at 8 p.m. last night to Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps with Trampled By Turtles headlining. With the temperature around 65 degrees and some bluegrass on the…

Depending on what you think the proper role of a real musician might be or what a real musician is or looks like, the Inactivists (due at the Walnut Room tonight) might either be the ultimate novelty act or an inspired conspiracy of talented artists with a shared love of…

No doubt, Denver is down for a dance party any time of the year. There’s something about the warming temperatures, though, that makes us want to get out and shake our asses just a little bit more. Enter Damn Gurl!, a new night of booty bass, pop and funky house…

Although she started out as a country singer, it didn’t take Wanda Jackson long to learn the ways of rock and roll though some encouragement of a young Elvis Presley. Just out of high school, Jackson toured with Elvis during the mid ’50s and soon became the first lady of…

Parked on Santa Fe every First Friday, the Whomp Truck has become a huge success in the electronic scene in Denver. To uncover the truth behind this cult phenomenon, we sat down with one of the founders, Just Ben Travis, to get the full story on Denver’s hard-thumping, foot stompin’…

Henry Rollins (appearing at the Soiled Dove Underground this Sunday, April 3) began his career fronting Black Flag, an endeavor he won a Grammy for chronicling in the audio book Get in The Van. He went on to front The Rollins Band and appeared in numerous films…

It’s First Friday again, folks, which means another awesome edition of the Whomp Truck’s series of late night shows. This show’s title is Ballerado and features DJs CacheFlowe, Jantsen, S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and Dirt Monkey. The show’s location is a secret so you’ll have to consult the Whomp Truck’s Facebook page to…

Black Thought is the best rapper alive. Ok, so that’s a lofty statement. Still, in many hip-hop circles, there are few who would disagree. The frontman for the legendary, world famous Roots crew more than rocks the mike. He draws shapes with his words and paints a picture of clarity…

Mane Rok’s latest album, The Ugly Truth, which dropped last summer, is chock full of thought-provoking lyrics delivered with the MC’s typical vitality. While each track stood out on its own, production and performance-wise, one joint in particular, the Ichiban produced, police brutality-centric “This One’s,” struck a pretty massive chord…

This is the kind of city we live in: Last weekend, local band conglomeration Hot Congress organized a benefit at the Skylark to help friend and longtime music supporter, Erica Beegle, with some hefty vet bills. After her pup Anton spent a rather expensive day at the animal hospital, her…

On Tuesday, Amazon surprised everyone by introducing Amazon Cloud Drive. Everyone was literally surprised, including the record labels, consumers, journalists — nobody had a clue this was coming. In case you’ve missed it, Amazon Cloud Drive is an online file locker where you can store your files, including your audio…

Proto-pop punks Smoking Popes have always existed like two bands in one quartet’s shared body; compositionally, the group creates powerful and speedy melodies with classic punk instrumentation. But lead singer and guitarist Josh Caterer’s voice swings smoothly like a cross between Bobby Darin and Morrissey, and it’s this sonic divergence…

PRETTY LIGHTS Broadway and Maple | 3.31.11 In a crazy turn of events, Pretty Lights music producer Derek Vincent Smith played an impromptu 2 a.m. set in a small garage near the corner of Maple and Broadway last night. No fliers, no advertising, not even a press release — just…

SKRILLEX With Nate Ishe and Trajikk 3.31.11 | Beta Last night, the number-one DJ in the world gave a piece of himself to one of the top clubs in the world. With little standing room, hardly a line at the bar and sweat dripping from the everyone standing on the…

Got a Chevy? Mr. Midas is looking for you. This Saturday at noon, the rapper is filming a video at Swansea Park, at 48th and Clayton, and he wants you to come show off your ride. The single, “Feeling Me,” is from his award-winning album, Son of the Crack Era,…

Looks like we’re not the only ones who think Beta is still the best dance club. In its list of Top 100 Clubs for 2011, DJMag.com just listed Beta at number fifteen — in the world, behind world-renowned instutions like Space in Ibiza, which earned the top slot, Fabrik in…

Dance pop is alive and well in Colorado, and Kill Paradise has been gleefully spearheading the movement for almost a decade. Celebrating the release of its latest single, “Party With My Best Friends” at the opening of 2011, mastermind Nick Cocozzella and Bryce Hoops fluidly move their bouncy electro-infused energy…

If you’ve been itching to learn how to record your music yourself or you just want to hone your skills a bit, here’s your chance. Next month, as part of FoCoMX, music producer John Alagia (Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon, Ben Folds) will be hosting a free workshop for budding engineers…