It’s that time again. Time to start hanging the lights, decking the halls with bells of holly, and rally in a fevered eleventh-hour attempt to even up the Naughty/Nice ratio on Jolly Old Saint Nick’s list. What? Yes, we know it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. Relax. We’re not trying swag…
There is no plausible reason an Ian Cooke show should be only five bucks. But tonight, you can catch Denver’s polished gem at Moe’s Original BBQ — on a lovely first Friday night, no less — for the low price of a cocktail. While we await the release of his…
MC Hammer recently decided the best way to rekindle his once massive flame was to start a beef with Jay-Z in the way of diss track called “Better Run Run,” boasting lines like, ‘That boy tried to steal my swag/His finger prints all over the bag.” While it might have…
Haven’t heard much from the Bad Weather California camp since its three-day residency at Quixote’s with Akron/Family this past spring. We’re guessing that’s because the dudes have been busy working on the follow-up to 2009’s Young Punks, recorded by Chris Koltay at High Bias Studio in Detroit under the guidance…
STEVE AOKI With J Flash • Lond Dungeon • DJ Shares • DJ Mada 11.04.10 | Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Another hit-or-miss Thursday night and another total hit. Steve Aoki, aka Kid Millionaire, shut down Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom last night closing just after the enforced cut-off time for booze service. Braving…
Here’s what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists from a number of different shows, including KTCL’s Locals Only, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, KBCO’s Local Edition, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and The…
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…
In the spirit of Tom Waits, David Byrne, Nick Nolte and Steven Soderbergh, Brian Eno has just put up a video that looks a hell of a lot like Brian Eno interviewing Brian Eno. Of course, we can’t exactly verify that information, but it’s worth watching either way. The interviewer…
Steve Aoki, the creator of Dim Mak records — the label responsible for pushing MSTRKRFT and Bloody Beatroots into the spotlight, and recently recharging Atari Teenage Riot’s career — does a lot of things, mostly involving highly successful parties. Aoki (aka Kid Millionaire), playing Cervantes tonight, is a remix master,…
Earlier this morning, Lil Wayne was released from New York’s Rikers Island after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for criminal possession of a weapon. Fellow Southern rapper T.I., meanwhile, went back to jail on Monday after a federal judge in Atlanta revoked his probation following an arrest in…
BEST COAST With Sonny & The Sunsets 11.03.10 | Bluebird Theater The Twitter Universe is a strange one: The ability for fans to connect with and receive semi-personal information directly from people like Dolly Parton and Just Bieber — or in this case, Bethany Cosentino aka Best Coast — is…
Lil Wayne (aka Lil Tunechi, Weezy, Bird Man Jr., Mr. Carter) — Thank god you’re finally free! It has felt like a decade has passed in the pop world since you’ve been at Rikers. The Black Eyed Peas/Will.I.Am reign of Billboard terror has continued, most recently enveloping one of your…
Two Cow Garage from Columbus, Ohio, makes you forget that a ton of people have done the country-rock thing before — mainly because the band’s songwriting is smart and delivered with un-ironic conviction. Although the act’s recorded output is remarkably strong on its own, on stage Two Cow always seems…
In recent years, with bands ransacking the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s for musical ideas and sounds, it’s becoming increasingly easy to dismiss many musicians as being little more than throwbacks mimicking their artistic ancestors. But some of those songwriters aren’t just inspired by older music; they explore the possibilities inherent…
At Casselman’s Monday night, at a listening party for Gypdahip’s latest mixtape, Magic, in a move that surprised everyone — if for no other reason than no one saw it coming — brikAbrak was asked to join GirlGrabbers, the production and beatmaking consortium of Gypdahip and Qknox. For the producer…
Justin Bieber, Anton Dodson — every individual who devoted a special solo dance to Ginuwine’s “Pony” — they all have YouTube to thank for providing a free entertainment platform to millions of viewers. California-bred singer and songwriter Kina Grannis, who plays the Soiled Dove Underground tonight, took advantage of the…
We adore robots here, so when a flier has a giant robot featured prominently, it’s already got a leg up on the competition. Throw in a vacuum tube for a head and it’s impossible to resist. MTHDS, the subject of this week’s feature profile, gives us all of this on…
SUFJAN STEVENS With DM Stith 11.2.10 | Paramount Theatre “I’m high,” someone near me whispered with a wink just before the lights went down and Sufjan Stevens’s band of black v-neck-T-shirted accompanists started tuning their instruments together in a cacophony of sound. About three songs into the set, when we…
DRAKE With Tyga 11.02.10 | Wells Fargo Theatre It seems Tyga — last night’s opener — got the memo that donning a puffy vest in Colorado makes you automatically likable. We have braved decades of trends in those things, and nothing makes you look native quite like sleeveless body armor…
Darius Rucker might not have a whole lot of street cred these days as a country singer, but it’s still kind of a big deal if he asks to sing with your band, which is what happened to MTHDS a few years ago when it was based in Vail. The…
Strip clubs may be good for your health. That’s the word from Lakewood-based VCG Holdings, which owns the Diamond Cabaret, the Penthouse Club, La Bohème, the three PT’s Showclub locations and thirteen other clubs in nine more states. According to VCG president Michael Ocello, the company hired Empire Research to…
Christian Atencio and Sean Payton formed Gritch in the spring of 2006, brought together by a mutual love for well-crafted, well-produced pop songs informed by simple melodies. The band’s debut album, The World Was Asleep, is full of refreshingly spare songs with subtly lush atmospheres and a penchant for taking…
