HIGH ON FIRE Torche • Kylesa • Kingdom of Magic 10.03.10 | Bluebird Theater With a punishing low end that rumbled like thunder, Kingdom of Magic filled the Bluebird with heavy music that can no longer be called “stoner rock.” What the guys are doing now is just so much…
Grammy nominations? Platinum status? Selling out Red Rocks? It’s difficult to imagine any single event surpassing those sorts of mile markers in your career. Unless, of course, said event involves warming up for U2. In your hometown. Now that’s beyond difficult. That’s inconceivable. But that’s exactly what the Fray will…
MUSE With Passion Pit 10.02.10 | Pepsi Center View a slideshow of Muse and Passion Pit at the Pepsi Center Pinpointing Muse’s primary, uh, muse is neither difficult — if you said Bends/OK Computer-era Radiohead, give yourself a gold star — nor particularly insightful to point out at this stage…
Coming from roughly the same Montreal scene that produced bands like the Dears, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Stars, the Besnard Lakes recorded with members of those bands on its Polaris Prize-nominated 2007 album, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse, at singer/guitarist Jace Lasek’s Breakglass Studios. Starting out as…
The Parlotones is not a household name in North America, but it is one of the best known bands out of South Africa. With hit singles in its native country, the Parlotones started to make waves outside South Africa with its second album, 2005’s Radiocontrolledrobot. Hailing from Johanesburg, the Parlotones…
The big news here is that the Heyday have a new EP out and will be playing a CD-release show on October 1st at the Gothic. But the Denver foursome has a lot more going on than just that. In this extended Q&A, bassist and vocalist Peter Wynn goes more…
When Bruno Mars was picked up for suspicion of cocaine possession earlier this month in Las Vegas — or “Busted for Booger Sugar” as TMZ reported, gross — it wasn’t the arrest that was so engaging, it was the mug shot. He looked downright giddy in his photo, almost creepy…
There’s something admirable about an artist who just does their own damn thing, who doesn’t give a fuck about trends or tastes, and who couldn’t care less about how cool they look — or don’t look. Ladies and gentleman, Loke Wilson is just such an artist. In the cold, dark…
After Sleep broke up in 1998, singer/guitarist Matt Pike formed High on Fire with drummer Des Kensel and bassist George Rice. Initially evoking more of a doom rock sound, High on Fire evolved into being more of a straight ahead metal band without either dumbing down the music or taming…
We’re all familiar with Ozzy Osbourne’s infamous unprovoked attack on a bat in the early ’80s, but rarely do you hear stories about animals attacking musicians. Until now, that is. Earlier this week, Bloc Party and Ash guitarist Russell Lissack was reportedly attacked by a lion cub while visiting an…
Received a heartening update from Rebecca Folsom, whose plight we first shared during the devastating Fourmile Canyon fire a few weeks ago. Folsom and her family, as you might recall, faced moments of uncertainty during the fire when early word seemed to indicate that her home was destroyed by the…
Is your life sorely lacking mind-bending psych-rock delivered by a band named after Siberia’s most famous yeti-like monster? Well then, friend, have we got some kick-ass news for you! Tjutjuna is streaming its brand-new, as-yet-unreleased album for free, and it is awesome. As you can see, the band’s namesake is…
Hey, ladies, think your male friends are resilient to emotion? Perhaps you’ve never seen them tear up, save for that lone teardrop that forms at the end of Rocky IV. Well, if you’re looking to evoke a little emotion from a partner, a recent study suggests you can do it…
After searching for the last year or so for a place to open a rockabilly-themed bar, Jimmy Nigg and his brother just took over the former Cucina Roma Roma spot at 12363 West 64th Avenue in Arvada and hope to re-open it as Rockabillies early next year. While the bar…
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…
To finance their new EP, Till We See the Sun, the members of the Heyday appealed to fans with a tiered donation system to help get them back in the studio. Depending on your level of generosity, you could land your name in the liner notes, book a private show…
Update, 5 p.m. Friday: The answers are below. If you think you won, check your email right now. Thanks for playing, let’s do it again sometime…
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Air Dubai and the Heyday are releasing their brand-new records this weekend at the Gothic Theatre, in the form of a dual CD-release party with Bop Skizzum and Places. Yesterday we presented you with an exclusive advance listen of Wonder Age, Air Dubai’s…
After being a sound engineer at the Walnut Room for nearly five years and the head engineer for the last year, Randall Frazier jumped into the talent buyer seat last month. While he has plans to bring in different types of acts than the room has seen in the past,…
Bangles is having another reunion. No, not that Bangles, silly. Same era, though. While we’re sure it’s been long enough for the gals behind “Walk Like an Egyptian” and “Hazy Shade of Winter” to start entertaining the thought of giving it another go for old time’s sake, we’re actually referring…
There you are, minding your own business, innocently chatting up a transvestite, when you’re confronted by a dreaded raver girl. She stares at you with her cool eyes and pastied nipples, sizing you up, coiling as if to pounce — and suddenly you black out and awake an indeterminate amount…
We like things that look like other things, especially when the other things that things look like remind us of warm-and-fuzzy moments from days gone by. Like, say, a flier that recalled the halcyon days of audio cassettes, in all of their lo-fi, wow-and-flutter glory. That nostalgic feeling for our…
