Dubstep might be the flavor of the month, but when Planet of the Drums hits town, it’s all about the dark, dirty drum-and-bass from some of the best names in the genre: DJs Dara, AK1200 and Dieselboy with MC Messinian (and Denver’s own DJ Fury for this round). Planet of…
Physiologically speaking, a fever in itself cannot kill you; it’s only a side effect of the immune system fighting an infection — what may kill you is whatever’s causing the fever. Friends, we have a fever. It’s called Bieber Fever — also known in more scientific circles as “The Fieber”…
Last week, Lupe Fiasco’s new album, Lasers, was released to lots of shrugs and more than a few scathing reviews. The general consensus was that the album sucked and that the rapper should have gone back to the drawing board (or the corner store) for more “food and liquor.”…
It’s a bittersweet day for music fans in Northern Colorado. Today our neighbors to the north are mourning the loss of two of their own, DJ Jimmy Hands and Kyle Dyas, KUNC’s music director, who both passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. That sad news comes in just as we’re…
This month, Colorado Public Radio is holding its annual instrument pledge drive, “Keep the Music Alive,” to help bring instruments to public schools. It’s a great program that lets musicians donate old instruments to public schools, where they’ll get far more use than they do sitting in a closet. While…
If you didn’t pick up your tickets for this year’s Westword Music Showcase during our special Voice Deal of the Day pre-sale over the weekend, don’t sweat it. Tickets are now officially on sale, and they’re still ridiculously cheap. Okay, so they’re not ten bucks cheap anymore, but still less…
Like every other athletic team in America, the Nuggets have plenty of fan tribute remixes of Wiz Khalifa’s unlikely jock jam “Black and Yellow.” Sports, in general, attracts some truly horrific rap remixes, and this song has seen some real abuse in the ill-advised hands of fans. There are, however,…
Remember in the ’90s when Aerosmith was really old, but somehow still popular? Adam Baumeister of Bad Weather California is helping us all relive those days with a trilogy of re-worked videos from the Get A Grip-era. Only he’s made these gratuitously awkward scenes actually tolerable by setting them to…
Part conspiracy theorist, part activist, B. Dolan is a multi-faceted force to be reckoned with. As a rapper, the East Coaster brings his slam poet style to life with post-apocalyptic stories of a desolate earth, utilizing beats from the dubstep to marching band variety to take on his science fiction…
CATCH LUNGS With One Be Lo • Guilty Simpson • Elzhi Food Chain • Fresh Breath Committee 03.04.11 | Marquis Theater Detroit hip-hop was definitely in the fucking building for Catch Lungs’s CD release party. In addition to the fellow locals in Food Chain and Fresh Breath Committee, One Be…
As you might have read, Tickle Me Pink played its last show on Saturday, March 5 at Summit Music Hall. Openers were Caramel Carmela, The Say So and Regret Night. Photos by Aaron Thackeray. See full Tickle Me Pink final show slideshow…
SNOWBALL MUSIC FESTIVAL Big Gigantic • Local Natives • Paper Diamond Lotus • Savoy • Bassnectar 03.05.11 | Vail Valley The weather for the second night of Snowball was very similar to the first night of the fest, hosting the likes of Paper Diamond, Lotus, Savoy and the bass-master himself,…
THEE GOOCHI BOIZ With Night of Joy • Bury My Bones • Miracleman 03.05.11 | Rockaway Tavern Miracleman — the duo comprised of Chris Westin and Sara Century — with its bedraggled drum kit, keyboards, a tape player with samples and an acoustic guitar, set up on the floor in…
SNOWBALL MUSIC FESTIVAL Pretty Lights • Diplo • Zed’s Dead 12th Planet • LazerDisk Part Sex 03.04.11 | Vail Valley If there was one thing the organizers of the Snowball Music Festival took into consideration, it was the time management with transitions between artists. Everything on that end ran smooth…
This Friday, Afterhours Anonymous brings you its Spring Social featuring DJ Foxx, Ben A, Joey B, Bones and Quinn at miniBAR in Cherry Creek. The oh-so-cleverly-named crew threw one of Denver’s best and most exclusive New Year’s Eve parties this year by reuniting the entire Casa del Soul Collective for…
This weekend’s Snowball Festival in the Vail Valley has already surpassed expectations. Barely in its first year, and the festival has put together an impressive lineup that includes acts like Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, the Flaming Lips, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Local Natives and Diplo, alongside a slew of…
Didn’t somebody wise once say: “Lil Wayne is not for the children?” Oh, wait, come to think of it, that was ODB. Nevermind. And it was “Wu-Tang is for the children!” We digress. Nonetheless, the point remains. It doesn’t take much to deduce that a guy that talks about the…
Mark your calendars: We’ve just heard that the Avett Brothers are due at Red Rocks on Saturday, July 9, with Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. Presale begins on Tuesday, March 8. Tickets officially on sale next Saturday. Don’t snooze. How quickly do you think that bad boy is going to…
Westword presents “At the Gig,” an occasional video feature by art director Jay Vollmar. In this video, Smoothbore performs on February 26, 2011, at Bender’s Tavern. The song is “Ironsides” off its record Red Lines…
Props to the Chain Gang of 1974, who has really captured the attention of the editors at Spin. Last fall, after the outfit’s performance at CMJ, the magazine praised the act for delivering one of the best sets at the festival. And now, the group, led by former Denverite Kamtin…
Lil Wayne’s delayed “6 Foot 7 Foot” video leaked and subsequently premiered yesterday. If you haven’t seen it yet, let’s just say director Hype Williams has outdone himself. He uses Inception as a jumping-off point, and in doing so, “6 Foot 7 Foot” joins a long list of music videos…
As if it’s not obvious by the name, Weedeater is a weed band — but not a weed band in the Cypress Hill, Slightly Stoopid or Sublime sense. Weedeater still promotes weed smoking, yes, but it’s about a lifestyle — a heavy, heashy one that lends to fans participating in…
