A “guilty pleasure” can mean a lot of things: to a music listener, it is usually in reference to an artist you wouldn’t be caught dead listening to in public. But tonight, DJ Tonyo and crew bring their version of the guilty pleasure to Lost Lake Lounge, and we must…
Just two days before Thanksgiving, a terrible tragedy befell the family of Sarah and Julie Slater, creators of Denver’s essential Titwrench festival and two of this town’s biggest proponents of our precious, ever-blooming DIY scene. The home of their parents underwent a devastating house fire that has left the family…
Here’s a great capper to an already memorable year for Nathaniel Rateliff, a year in which he made friends and fans on Daytrotter’s Barnstormer tour and garnered acclaim here and across the pond with his Rounder debut, In Memory of Loss, earning praise from some of that continent’s most respected…
Facebook has quickly become the social media site. With over 250 500 million users, it’s the hub for ordinary folks to keep in touch with their favorite musicians, websites and friends. It’s because of this domination in the social media circle that local Facebook app developer Jeff Lange, aka Digi…
Update (12/6/11): 2011 KTCL Hometown for the Holidays finalists just announced. Click here for the full list. KTCL has announced the finalists for its annual Hometown for the Holidays promotion, in which they pick songs from ten (eleven this year) local bands to add to regular rotation, leading up to…
Eric Peterson is withdrawing from playing music. Which is a shame, because he’s been a brilliant part of some of Denver’s best music in the past few years — Amazing Twin, I Am The Dot, Houses and his own musical project, Roger, Roll. As a parting gift, he’s made the…
Do you play keyboard and love AM gold? Want to join one of Denver’s more promising bands and immediately start playing for grateful crowds that sing along with your choruses? Then you should email Andy Hamilton, because Houses is looking for you…
Yesterday, Ricardo Baca from the Denver Post reported that Flobots’ relationship with Universal Records has ended. Stephen Brackett, aka Brer Rabbit, confirmed the split and went on to say that the separation was amicable…
The Chipmunks singing holiday tunes is funny — one time, once a year. Other than that, Christmas music has the tendency to suck, grating on our ears as we converge on shopping malls and Starbucks, waiting for the snow that never seems to be coming. Luckily, local musicians Dan Craig…
Warm is the new Thursday night house music weekly at Gallery 22 (formerly the Loft at 821 22nd Street). This week, special guest Kurt Yates joins Warm residents Joey M, Louis Marr and Brandon Bass on DJ duty. Yates was a former resident at Soma during the Boulder nightclub’s heyday…
The concept behind The Hood Internet’s work is pretty simple: Create unlikely combinations of current tracks by a variety of artists, and let the newly birthed song ride out. Less ADD-like than a lot of mash-up creationists, The Hood Internet DJ duo simply builds a sonic space where R. Kelly…
KS-107.5 MORNING SHOW CHRISTMAS PARTY With Jeremih • Bow Wow 12.08.10 | Comedy Works South When a show begins with an open-to-all karaoke session, things could go one of two ways: A bunch of bad singers (or in this case, rappers) could burn up the atmosphere and take the show…
On Versions of Joanna, the aptly titled tribute to Joanna Newsom, 21 artists from six countries cover Newsom’s songs. Of those those acts, there’s a number of familiar voices such as Billy Bragg, M. Ward, Owen Pallett and Ben Sollee. Astute Denverites, however, will instantly recognize one very distinctive voice…
In the age when the Roots released their eleventh studio album, the epic How I Got Over, all bands intending to use live instrumentation with hip-hop vocals and elements had better come correct. With the release of No Object, Whiskey Blanket, three vocalists who blend the live sounds of cello,…
We know what you’re thinking: Does it get any cooler than this? Uh, actually, it does…..
Francois Safieddine has done well with clubs like Suite Two Hundred, 24K, Oak Tavern and 5 Degrees, and he’ll soon be expanding his club empire. Safieddine recently signed a multi-million dollar lease for the old Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse space at 1445 Market Street in a building owned by the Denver…
It’s a holiday tradition no less practiced than trimming trees and visting family. We’re speaking, of course, of drinking. And while “Frosty The Snowman” works just fine for opening presents with junior, kids songs start to sound a little creepy once you go in for thirds on the ‘nog. We,…
Most places take the opportunity of New Year’s Eve to double or quadruple their cover. Not the folks on this list, where we’ve picked the best things to do this New Year’s Eve for $20 and under. In a few cases, you get the same treatment you’ll get at a…
Alert! The winners of the contest will be revealed next week. In the meantime, Anika: Please contact me at patricia.calhoun@westword.com Happier new year! When the clock struck twelve, did you strike out? Time to enter our “My Worst New Year’s Eve” essay contest! Leave a comment with your miserable memories…
What we like about this flier is the remarkably badass-looking, ahem, warhawk. It’s also a picture of a hawk wearing a headdress with what we assume are hawk feathers. That’s like a human wearing a headdress made of human hair. The disembodied head is also screaming at a moon in…
Although the flier touts Eddie Money’s appearance tonight at the Grizzly Rose as a chance to see a live performance of “Everybody Loves Christmas” from the Santa Claus 2 soundtrack, we know why you really want to go. It’s the same reason we would go — to see Money sing…
THE BLACK ANGELS With Overcasters 12.07.10 | Bluebird Theater For some shows, the vibe is everything — a mix of the crowd’s attention (or a lack there of) the lighting and other air-changing provisions, the quality of the sound and a band’s presence, all factor into the success or total…
