Denver dance-pop duo Jonathan and BPro have left the building — or the state, rather, moving and shaking virtually under the radar, all the way to New York City just a few weeks ago. “We’re just working on promoting,” Billy Prohaska says via speaker phone from NYC, “and bringing the…
In the world of rap and circumstance, there is room for pretty much everyone. Unreleased Tension, Jagwire’s latest, carves out the MC’s lane among the mediocre, if not the motivated. He raps over production that is more advanced than his flow, as is the case with “Shangri-La,” a track about…
Spoke In Wordz has completed work on the Get the Power comp he spoke about this past August. The platter — now titled Power of Wordz and slated for release on Friday, January 21 at Casselman’s — features a vibrant cast of characters from the local hip-hop scene, a veritable…
Angie Stevens isn’t a soldier’s wife, but that certainly didn’t stop her from penning a heartfelt ballad from the perspective of a loved one estranged from military man during the holidays. “I wrote this by trying to put myself in the shoes of the wife of a soldier,” Stevens explains…
Since its inception in 1993, Low (due at the Larimer Lounge this Saturday, December 18) from Duluth, Minnesota, has created a body of work characterized by a fragile intensity. Although often lumped in under the banner of “slowcore” with a group of bands of similar sonic leanings, like Red House…
“Chillwave” is a buzzword used to describe a sound built on brezzy melodies with songs heavy on electronics. Even a short list of artists that have fallen under this umbrella, including bands like Small Black and Washed Out, reveals more diversity in approaches to songwriting than a genre title generally…
Arguably the best single night of the year for live music, New Year’s Eve can be an overwhelming thing to plan for. To help you narrow down your options, we’ve picked the ten best shows this year, plus a few extras we couldn’t ignore. Also, feel free to hype your…
Chicago house heavyweight and acid-jazz/downtempo darling Mark Farina has already made two trips to Denver this year — but for his third, a set at the Gothic Theatre this Friday night, he’s promoting the release of the seventh Mushroom Jazz album, just as laid-back and groovy as the previous six,…
The Winter Solstice is the holiday people celebrate when they don’t want to celebrate any of the major holidays. It was also a popular Viking tradition that included a number of badass-sounding celebrations like the Feast of the Dead and the lighting of Yule logs in honor of Thor…
Dear stores, we get it: It’s Christmas time. It only comes but once a year — yadda, yadda, yadda. That’s great and all, but being bombarded by Christmas music while searching for the perfect gifts is driving us nuts — it’s like being a mouse in an endless maze with…
Though Rob Halford still holds it down as the leader of Judas Priest, the enigmatic band leader has kept busy with several other music projects during his forty-plus years in music. With a vocal range that is unmatched, Halford has carried the crown as the living heavy-metal god through two…
Since we’re in the process of compiling picks for our annual Moovers and Shakers issue next week, we thought we’d put together a link guide of everything we’ve reviewed this year. Even though it shouldn’t be at this point, it’s always a bit staggering to reflect upon just how many…
Whatever the measure of success — whether it’s defined by artists making music on their own or having someone else doing their bidding — a music scene is only as interesting as, well, the music being made there, of course, and the people who are making it, naturally. As you’ll…
If you’ve ever met the Knew, you know the band is one of the nicest in Denver. To close 2010 on a great note, the quartet is selling its full-length, Pulperia, through the end of the year for just a buck. Through the Knew’s Bandcamp page, you can download the…
Personally, it’s been the “One Bad Album” rule. That’s all it takes for a band’s musical reputation to be asterisked forever, which makes getting a tattoo of that band, well, risky. You have to wonder how often thirty-somethings across the land hear “Nice Chi’ Peps tat, brah,” sarcastically said to…
T.I. grabbed the top spot at Independent this week with his latest, No Mercy, featuring Kanye West, Drake and Eminem, among others. Nederland’s Elephant Revival claimed the top spot for the second week in a row at Albums on the Hill. At Twist & Shout, meanwhile, the new Live From…
A Day to Remember and Bring Me the Horizon are co-headlining The Game Changers Tour, slated to stop at the Fillmore Auditorium on Sunday, March 27. We Came as Romans and Pierce the Veil are also on the bill. Tickets ($25/$30) go on sale this Saturday, December 18, at 10…
There’s just something about this time of year that inspires people to record parodies. Jack Black and Jason Segal just spoofed the David Bowie and Bing Crosby classic, “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy,” and yesterday, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly premiered their version of the tune. Click through for…
“I feel I’m a good conduit, you could say, for bringing new music to a crowd,” muses Mark Farina. “I get a lot of enjoyment from playing new music, even though vibes and artists have changed over the past twenty years. One of my initial things starting out was playing…
In September, Francois Safieddine bought the building at 1414 Market Street — which is home to his clubs Oak Tavern and 24K — for $1,525,000. At around the same time, he also bought the former home of Mori, the old Nisei lodge at 2015 Market, from the Nisei Veterans Heritage…
Ethan Converse and Sam Martin started Flashlights (due Friday, December 17, at the Larimer Lounge) messing around with synthesizers and software while living in Boulder. They say their early material was rough and not as evolved as they would have liked. Be that as it may, anyone who saw any…
How long has it been since the Darkness finally went away? The correct answer: not long enough. Don’t count your blessings yet, though. Steel Panther is filling the vacuum, doing to American glam metal what the Darkness did to British glam rock — namely, ass-fucking it. The group’s only saving…
