Here’s how I imagine the conversation went down at the pre-production meeting for 3OH!3’s latest video, “Touchin’ On My”: Okay, guys, let’s get your pal DJ Skeet Skeet to wander down the street with a boombox, minding his own business. Then, Nat and Sean, you’ll come speeding into frame in…
CROCODILES With Hearts In Space and Overcasters 01.22.11 | Larimer Lounge With the stage bathed in shifting hues provided by Shane Williams, Overcasters opened its set with a new song — something a little more on the bluesy and noisy side of the band’s repertoire. While the rest of the…
Jonathan Coulton With Paul and Storm 01.22.2011 | Soiled Dove Underground Monsters, vaginas, science fiction, shop-vacuums, pirates, robots: just a few of the topics covered last night at the Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. 1st Avenue, by Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm. The geek-cred-cum folk musicians aren’t known for…
The first edition of Hip-Hop Covers, an all-female Wu-Tang tribute, was way beyond sold out. By the time the nine local MCs, poets and singers took the stage, the Walnut Room was at capacity, and there was a crowd of people waiting outside the door. It didn’t matter if you…
This just in: B.B. King’s sold-out show tonight at the Boulder Theater has been postponed due to inclement weather in the mountains. From the promoters: “The date will be rescheduled as soon as possible for a to-be-determined date later to be announced.” This won’t tide you over ’til then, but…
Last night at Illiterate Callery, bands and members of the music community who participated in the making of Denver Undiscovered got a special sneak peek of the film before its public debut on February 4. The yet-to-be-released documentary — which is a collaboration between filmmaker Dane Bernhardt and Westword’s own…
Friday night is Basic Rhythm at Sugar House. Just Ben from Whomp Truck headlines the event with other locals, including DJ Matty vs. Just Al, Joshua Red, DJJD, Shapeshifter and Shaggy. Sugar House played host to a few different dance music events recently; this one will be more bass-heavy. ($5,…
Although classical guitarist Eliot Fisk and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell have known each other since they first met in Germany nearly 25 years ago, they’ve never performed together — until now. Both are due for solo set tonight, January 20 at DU’s Newman Center, where they’ll join forces for a…
Last night Hot Congress took over the Gothic for Hot Congress 2011 Fest, with performances by Fingers Of The Sun, Lil Slugger, Kissing Party, Night of Joy (featuring our own Bree Davies) and Thee Goochi Boiz. Photographer Jonathan Shoup was there and brings back these photos from the show. See…
There’s nothing like the real thing. But sometimes, the real thing isn’t available, and a fake version of Michael Jackson will more than do — especially for under twenty bucks. Even before The King of Pop passed away, North Carolina’s Who’s Bad has been putting jaw-dropping shows (since 2004, to…
Spoke in Wordz is putting on a show for the books tonight at Casselman’s. The release party for his compilation CD, Power of Wordz is slated to feature performances from several movers and shakers in the hip-hop scene here in Denver. Already fashioned as an album that will bridge the…
The IRS loves leaning on rich people for tax evasion. Case in point, reports have surfaced that Lil’ Jon (whose house was just foreclosed on in August) is on the hook for $638,000. It’s certainly not easy to do taxes if you’re a musician — or any type of entertainer…
Well, that was fun while it lasted. American Idol had its worst season premiere ever, coming off the heels of its first season where winning didn’t translate to commercial pop success. Turns out J-Lo and fossilized Steven Tyler are pushovers trying to make their own careers as much as anyone…
So this year’s Coachella lineup has been announced. Have you peeped that shit? It’s going to be sick, bro. Creed? Nickelback? Limp Bizkit? On the same stage? Be still our beating hearts. Road trip! Can we get a hell yeah? Looks like it’s time to hit the LQ, fire up…
Rhinoceropolis founder Warren Bedell recently revealed that he’s ready to move on from his position behind the decks at the famed venue after six long years of faithful service. The news might make for an odd front page headline, but the implications had DIY-ers across Denver wondering: What was to…
Though it’s often been suggested that the fundamentals of dubstep descend from a lyrical prophesy in Morris Day and the Time’s 1984 hit “The Bird,” in which Day intimates that “you don’t need no finesse or no personality/You just need two arms and an attitude,” in practice dubstep is somewhat…
You’ve seen them, separate or together, rocking parties or posted up, head-nodding to the music in packed clubs. DJ Ktone, DJ Top Shelf and KDJ Above, the trio of DJs who have joined ranks and formed a music contingent known as the Moolah Boyz, a crew that’s out for the…
This week’s cover story, “Black and Blue,” by Joel Warner, examines the incident and aftermath of Alex Landau’s bloody run-in with the Denver police in January 2009. Landau, now 21, is a student at the Community College of Denver and, like many college students, loves writing and listening to music…
Though there is probably plenty of snow left in the Colorado forecast to keep us hibernating until May, musicians have been cooped up long enough. The usual Spring influx of new album releases has begun, thankfully, and local folk singer Andrea Lynn is taking the opportunity to celebrate the release…
For bands, videos can serve many purposes: a visual medium for sharing music with a wider audience, as way to promote a current tour, or, in the case of Alphabets, Hideous Men and Milton Melvin Croissant III, a one-minute-and-thirty-six-second reason to book them. In an attempt to nail down solid…
Early on in jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson’s career, he listened to a lot of Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans. While Terrasson says he doesn’t listen to the three pianists as much as he did two decades ago when he was starting out, he’s taken what they’ve given him…
DeVotchKa has finished up work its new album, 100 Lovers. The first track from the new record, due out Tuesday, March 1, on Anti-, “100 Hundred Other Lovers,” officially went on sale on Amazon and iTunes this past Friday. Astute netizens, however, can download the track for free on Stereogum,…
