Artopia, Westword’s annual “biggest, greatest, most poppin’ ass art party of the year,” goes down on Saturday night. A highlight this year as always is the musical talent, so we’ve parsed down the full schedule to just the live music going down at five venues (Vinyl, The Living Room, Mo’s,…
So what is it they say — at the end of every dark night a new day dawns? There’s solace to be found in that maxim. And some bright spots are starting to emerge on an otherwise dreary week which brought shocking news of Rick Kulwicki’s untimely death. Following a…
Let’s face it: Any band with John Dwyer in it will probably rule. His latest — and one of his best projects — Thee Oh Sees, is a grimy four-piece that eats the lo-fi garage rock label and spits it out in the best, trashiest and reverb-heaviest way possible…
Just a few weeks ago we talked about the Black Eyed Peas’ 360 degree music video, and subsequently, how disappointing it was, being that it was being presented by Black Eyed Peas and all. Thankfully, ex-Shudder to Think vocalist Craig Wedren went ahead and took the bulk of their idea…
Tyler The Creator and Hodgy Beats from LA shock rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. If you know anything about the group, it will come as no surprise that the performance was four minutes of sheer…
The headline pretty much says it all. If you didn’t happen to catch American Idol last night, you missed JLO’s dour assessment of Emma Henry’s prospects in the competition ringing true. Henry was sent packing after her group, the Deep V’s — which included James Durbin, that annoying Adam Lambert…
Jazz fusion can be a dicey proposition these days if you focus more on the jamming than the songwriting. But Supercollider has avoided all of that, coming up with something more akin to Weather Report or Head Hunters-era Herbie Hancock; throw in a bit of the livelier end of Dave…
Everybody poops. That inescapable fact, says Milan Kundera in The Unbearable Lightness of Being, is the fundamental quandary of human existence: that the consequence of every act of sustenance (eating) is the shame of defecation. (Not ashamed? Then he fucking dares you to stop crapping with the door closed.) To…
Speaking of club nights that take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’, evidently, The Solution isn’t the only night that has proven resilient. Lipgloss, now approaching its tenth year, has endured the exit of two of its founders, Tim Cook and Tyler Jacobson, and has had several noteworthy residents such…
So apparently in our haste to alert you about the unexpected changes at the Solution this morning, we somehow overlooked word that another dope night helmed by DJ Low Key — Hapa Life, the ever-popular Sunday-night gig at Hapa Sushi in Cherry Creek — has reached its untimely conclusion. Evidently,…
Back in December, we told you about Slowdown Lounge, a chilled-out happy hour of sorts happening at the Walnut Room every Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. The weekly event has been such a success that the venue’s talent buyer and sound engineer, Randall Frazier, has decided to extend it…
As we post this, a fundraiser is being organized for the Swanks, who recently lost all of their gear in a fire that ravaged their rehearsal space. Proceeds from the act’s upcoming March 18 show at 3 Kings Tavern, with King Rat, Fire in the Asylum, Chingaso, Epidemik, the Bronze…
You’ve probably heard by now, but in case you haven’t: Tickle Me Pink is calling it a day. After four releases and a half-dozen years of playing in front of capacity crowds across the Front Range, including an appearance at last year’s Westword Music Showcase, the guys have decided to…
It’s clear that Miley Cyrus has contributed to the moneymaking machine that is Hollywood since Hannah Montana debuted in 2006. But how does that affect you? If you feel dirty while watching a stripper slide down a pole or feel awkward when you give your dad a hug, you can…
Denver all-stars Hindershot will be releasing its debut 7″ next weekend at the Hi-Dive. The band, fronted by guitarist, singer and songwriter Stuart Confer, knows when to employ complexity and when to go straight for the power chords…
Denver has a new spot for folks to get down with the beats. Every other week at Chances Grill, 11th and Bannock, you’ll find Planet of the Breaks Fridays, a b-boy/b-girl competition that goes down on the second and fourth Fridays. During the interim weeks, there will be exhibitions going…
There are too many easy, exterior angles to come at Justin Townes Earle’s work: He’s the son of Steve Earle, he was named after Townes Van Zandt, and he struggled with a serious drug addiction early in his life. There is truth in that history, which has undoubtedly contributed to…
One of the dopest Friday night hip-hop parties in Denver is once again on the move. The Solution, now in its fourthfifth year and run by DJs Low Key and Lazy Eyez, will be leaving it’s current locale, 3014, where it set up shop last fall…
Not very often are we won over by a flier that lacks the essential flier things like typography, solid design and a good color choice — but every once and a while one slips through that’s filled with so much damn heart and soul it’s impossible not to love. That’s…
MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO 02.15.11 | Summit Music Hall It would be easy for any electronic artist to be incredibly boring live no matter the quality of the material. With this in mind, Jack Dangers and Benjamin Stokes of Meat Beat Manifesto make up for any possible visual shortcomings with one…
Apologies in advance for starting your day off on a downer, but we just woke up to some positively awful and heartbreaking news that pains us to pass on. In case you haven’t heard: Sadly, we’ve lost another cherished member of our local music community, as Rick Kulwicki of The…
On the heels of issuing his latest effort, Lethal Weapon, SP Double just released a bonus track from the album produced by and featuring Focus, along with Royce 5’9 and Joe Budden from Slaughterhouse. The track, “Massacre Mansion,” appears to be built on a sample of “Please Don’t Let Me…
