Okay, being that New Year’s Eve is only three days away, we’re going to go ahead and assume that you’ve already got plans for the biggest party night of the year. If by chance you don’t, however, we’ve got something incredibly rad for you. How about a pair of tickets…
Say what you will about 50 Cent, love him or hate him, you cannot knock the dude’s hustle. While this might not be quite as meaningful to those of us in the Mile High City who can only vaguely remember what snow looks like, if you travel back in time…
It’s been said that quitting smoking is harder than kicking heroin. Johnny Wolfhart is in the midst of his own battle with cigarettes and decided to make a video in response to the irritation that comes with kicking the habit. Wolfhart, aka Nervesandgel (aka the guy who played a show…
THE FLAMING LIPS With Vitamins 12.27.10 | Belly Up Aspen A few weeks ago, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne stopped by the Belly Up to scope out the 450-seat venue. “I wanted to see how much of a Flaming Lips show [we can do] in this small spot here,” Coyne…
Fresh on the heels of releasing their Isn’t It Fun? EP this past September, the members of Safe Boating Is No Accident are back in the studio, working again with film sound engineer Will Klingenmeier on the duo’s yet-to-be-titled followup. The release will come out on cassette, as part of…
For the more astute among you, this news comes as no surprise. Just over a month ago, we posted a video of Kamtin Mohager signing some sort of contract. While the Chain Gang of 1974 mastermind wasn’t at liberty to confirm or discuss any specific details at the time, we…
Alphabets have just dropped off an absolutely massive remix project on Bandcamp as a pay-what-you-want download. Once you decide how much (or how little) you want to throw down, you’ll have access to two dozen tracks of glitched-out noise babble from a mass of Denver bands and a few national…
At the end of each year, after everyone’s weighed in on their favorite releases, the overall critical consensus is always interesting. Invariably, a number of titles consistently crop up on countless lists (ahem, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy). But while you’ll find many of those acclaimed albums represented in our…
The name says it all: A New Year Underground is not going to be the highest-profile New Year’s Eve party in the city. However, local DJs Beekay, Brick Lee, Brandon Bass, Eli D, Rescue, Sean Michaels, Spindler and Uriah West are no strangers to throwing good parties — old-school style,…
As we compiled our annual Moovers and Shakers issue this year — a rundown of our favorite local releases from the past year — we found, once again, that there were simply more albums that we dug than we had space to devote to in the paper. Thankfully, no such…
Christmas night is a big bar night for some people — those folks who are back in their home town and who’ve maybe had just a bit too much quality time with family — which is why many bars throw special parties on the 25th of December. Nightlife photographer Aaron…
2010 has been an aggressively weird year in music news. It seemed like no matter where we turned musicians were saying and doing the strangest damn things. From decrying the most popular thing in the world to talking people off of buildings, it was a wacky year to report. There…
It’s been thirteen and a half months since we last heard new recorded music from Houses. The band returns with “Your Ghost,” which is a likely candidate for inclusion on the band’s forthcoming Winter EP. You can stream or download the track below. “The song is a precursor to what’s…
Memorable Christmas gifts are made with love, and in the case of this gent, his Christmas gift is infused with a rap-metal logos of the ’90s and early 2000s. Many of the classic T-shirts are there: the Korn Adidas rip-off and 40 ounces, the Coal Chamber ice cream truck, the…
Earlier this week, we chatted with Swayback bassist and frontman Eric Halborg, and he promised some new material from the band. Halborg has delivered, offering Backbeat a first look at “St. Francis,” a video for the yet-to-be released track that is part of a slew of new recordings The Swayback…
From their humble yet impressive beginnings throwing parties in the basement of Wally Behnfield’s house for a couple hundred folks to putting on shows at Cervantes drawing around 800 people, the members of Mile High Sound Movement have worked hard to create something unique and artistic and are making a…
There will be a few posts between now and next week, but we’ll officially see you back here on Monday, December 27. To play you out, here are two versions of “Blue Christmas,” as requested by Westword food critic Laura Shunk…
Thursday night, a special New York City edition of Warm at Gallery 22 features three Denver-to-NYC transplants who are back in town for the holidays: Wyatt Earp, Crazy Larry and Juan Francisco. For years, Wyatt Earp of the Casa Del Soul collective was one of Denver’s favorite local DJs, holding…
Tonight, we’re recommending two dance parties we told you about earlier in the week–The Analog Space Black Christmas Party and the Bring Your Own Records Party and benefit–because both are for a good cause, and both promise a throwdown of some great jams…
In the course of writing this week’s feature (“O Scum All Ye Faithful”), I spoke with Five Iron Frenzy singer and Scum co-founder Reese Roper. Roper was an icon for ’90s Christian punk rock, writing songs with a lyrical sophistication that referenced literature and world history. His songs were, at…
While they’re pretty funny for a few weeks every year, there’s very little about an ugly Christmas sweater that’s going to make you seem “cool” to the opposite sex. But God love ’em, a few people donned sweaters last night at Suite 200, perhaps as some strategic holiday peacocking. Jonathan…
What’s the best way to promote a show with a headlining band called Battleship Agenda? Well, you get a big ass battleship and you show it off. Bonus points go to whoever booked this show and made sure to tag Nautical Mile to play as well; it’s a sea-faring trip…
