Fort Collins’ Sour Boy, Bitter Girl started 2011 with a weeklong tour of our neighboring states, playing shows in Kansas, Missouri, Texas and New Mexico. They released a record last year, but this was mostly a “because we can” situation. These sorts of tours, however brief, can be pivotal moments…
Denver Police have reportedly arrested four people in connection with the hit-and-run incident that took place over the weekend at Rockstar Lounge (940 Lincoln), in which valet Jose Medina was struck by vehicle and later died from his injuries. It was the 21-year-old’s first night on the job…
Remember that open video shoot for Sole’s music video we told you about two weeks ago? Well, now you can see the results. He just threw up his first self-produced video, “White Rage,” a part of a series of songs meant as an experiment of rap as journalism. The video…
OneRepublic Civic Center Park | 1.26.11 Last night, OneRepublic closed out the Denver Big Air and the LG FIS Snowboarding World Cup event, performing in front of an audience that spanned the entirety of Bannock Street from Colfax to 14th. And then some. The park managed to squeeze in a…
Although it’s a balmy 49 degrees here in the Mile High City right now, apparently it’s not quite as mild on the East Coast. In fact, it’s crummy enough out there to keep the legendary Rev Run grounded, which means his highly anticipated (by us, anyhow) appearance this afternoon at…
The week just got a little sadder: American country and folk icon Charlie Louvin lost his long battle with pancreatic cancer yesterday at the age of 83. Louvin’s death marks the passage of a living piece of American music history…
Sitting at the top of the remix game, Jon Pegnato and Daniel LeDisko of LA Riots are definitely the crowned kings. Signed to A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold imprint and endorsed by forefathers MSTRKRFT, the DJ and production duo stretch and mold club bangers by taking the pop out of Ciara and…
When a group of musicians who also work in film end up living in a house together, great things can happen. This is exactly how Brass Trees — and its upcoming live sessions of the same name — were born. Or happened, rather. The loose collective’s members realized they were…
Egads. Just when you thought it was safe to peaceably ignore the new-and-nowhere-near-improved version of American Idol like the rest of the country, along comes another homegrown contestant to follow. Meet Emma Henry, a fifteen-year-old hopeful from Littleton, sophomore at Chatfield High School. After driving some sixteen hours to audition…
As the backing band for Bob Marley during the years that the great man wrote the music that catapulted him to international fame, the Wailers may not have been direct contributors to the reggae giant’s vision of a better world, but they certainly created the sound that made that vision…
As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, “What are you listening to right now?” Whether you’re looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we’ve compiled a list of all…
It’s been close to two decades since Rhett Miller and company fired up the Old 97’s in Dallas and helped pioneer the alt-country movement alongside Wilco and the Jayhawks. Since then, the quartet, which is known for its vigorous live sets, has gone on to release a string of solid…
Just imagine, for a moment, this perfect travel situation: As you settle into the comfiest aisle seat with the most leg room on the plane and crack open a frosty beverage, you slide on some headphones and enjoy the sweetness of Hindershot’s “Rain Fare.” Well, imagine no longer: For the…
Live Nation, an entertainment company with a net worth north of $4 billion, held a contract with Steve Schalk, who owns the Gothic Theatre and Moe’s Original BBQ in Englewood. That contract expired last year on March 1, and Schalk elected not to renew. The venue has been independently booking…
Graffiti Black and his team — Big Mike Smooth and the rest of the crew from the now-defunct Livewire program Your Favorite Show — have decided to change the way local music is heard in Denver and maintain a progressive listening audience by offering a platform for local artists to…
Airwaves, the official name of Nicole Schneit and her rotating cast of musicians, began in Brooklyn in 2007 as a full-band extension of Schneit’s singer-songwriter beginnings. The minimalist folk-punker’s sound didn’t change much with the additional instrumentation, as Air Waves still captures her beautifully androgynous voice and searingly personal lyrics…
Flier design doesn’t have many proven rules, but there is one that is nearly irrefutable: cartoon demon babes are always a good idea. Toss in some fire effects, and it’s next to impossible to resist the urge to stare longingly at our pick this week, which combines some simple lines…
Switchfoot Civic Center Park | 1.25.11 Last night, under the orange sky that blanketed the city, Switchfoot squeezed a quick set in at the Big Air event in Civic Center Park. No opener. No warm-up. Just four guys coming out from San Diego to entertain a frozen mass of skiers,…
Caleb Slade could have chosen an easier field to go into than music. Name sound familiar? What about the face? Even if neither registers, you might recognize the voice, which sounds suspiciously similar to one that sold millions of records around here. That’s because Caleb Slade is the younger brother…
Sudhir Kudva and two business partners have taken over the Orange Cat Studios underground-arts space at 2625 Larimer Street, and hope to reopen it as the very aboveground The Matchbox by the end of February. Kudva, who also owns the Squire Lounge, says the spot — which suffered a fire…
It’s been three years since Red Cloud last graced Denver stages with its inspired mélange of dusky country, sad-bastard rock and vitally unfiltered emotional displays from frontman Ross Etherton. This latest project, Ross Etherton & the Chariots of Judah — due at the Dikeou Collection (1615 California Street) on Friday,…
Leave it to the guy who sang on the Black Flag Nervous Breakdown EP to come up with a name like Circle Jerks. These guys take swipes at authority like any punks would, but they’ve done so with a humorous zeal in songs like “World Up My Ass” and “When…
