From the possibility of the Nathan & Stephen reunion becoming more than just a one-off proposition to former Speakeasy Tiger frontwoman Kyle Simmons making her debut with her new band Boys, we heard several intriguing rumors and were made aware of quite a few new developments this past weekend. None…
When SP Double signed with Digital Dollar, a record label run by Brian Hutcheson out of Orlando, Florida, it appeared as though he was gone for good. SP moved his whole operation out to the Sunshine State, and got right to work, perfecting tracks for his new album, Loyalty, Honor,…
It’s all Pinchers all the time around here. In case you can’t tell, we’re all sorts of giddy about this pair of reunion shows happening next weekend. Hell, we’ve only been waiting for these gigs to take place for, what, like, eighteen years or so? And we purposely (well, some…
As you probably read in our earlier post, there is a ton of non-music stuff to do at Mile High Music Festival on August 14 and15. But what may garner the most attention — at least at first, is the 26-foot tall statue of Anubis, the Egyptian god of the…
A big hell yeah for Tjutjuna, who was written up last week on Altered Zones, Pitchfork’s sister site, made up of a consortium of forward-thinking bloggers devoted to highlighting “the most notable and adventurous new artists.” Although we have to admit that the writing is a little dense for our…
All right, so if for some reason, you’re crabby about the line-up for this year’s Mile High Music Festival — which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love ’em or loathe ’em, you can’t deny there’s some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello,…
In the beginning, Donnybrook Manor was just an imaginary place jokingly referred to by the members of the Donnybrook Writing Academy. But then on a trip through France, Donnybrook founder Erin Barnes (aka Angora Holly Polo) took inspiration from a tiny, cramped apartment over a Paris bookstore that housed young…
Naeem Oba should already be on your radar. But just in case he isn’t, feel free to get up to speed on the Minneapolis-bred MC by reading the Q&A we posted with him and brikAbrak this past December. Dude is deep. Real deep. Right now, he’s working on an album…
Have you seen this yet? It recently started making its way around the internet. If not, it’s totally worth six minutes of your time. This is one of three videos that Vitamins and Danny Shyman of Josephine and the Mousepeople scored. Presumably taking a cue from Yo La Tengo, who…
DJ KAAOS stands apart from the crowd with his arms full of tattoos, toting stacks of record crates (which apparently require a dolly). As a DJ, he’s fully committed to respecting the past, while also forging his way into the future with MF KAAOS (and no, that isn’t an MF…
You can chalk this one up as one of the more brilliant ideas of July 2010: “Inside a Dead Skyscraper” is an interactive music video (aka “music video game”) from Jesse Stiles’ Target Museum album. You read all that correctly — it’s a music video you can play. The video…
Lo-fi, analog and tangible: In the days before digital music files and the ubiquity of iPods — or hell, at this point, iPhones — music actually took up physical space, as did the devices that played it. Culled from old magazine and newspapers is this list of ten interesting advertisements…
Blonde Redhead, the New York trio who borrowed its moniker from a song by the ’80s no wave group DNA, is set to release Penny Sparkle, its third album for 4AD, September 14 (the album’s opening cut, “Here Sometimes,” is available for streaming and download on the band’s site). The…
Big Head Todd & the Monsters’ ninth studio album, Rocksteady, released last week, took top spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout, while the Books’ latest effort, The Way Out, also issued last week on the Temporary Residence Limited imprint, debuted in top four slots at the…
Sadly, we missed Dan Craig Band’s set at the South Broadway Christian church this past weekend, and from the looks of this clip posted by The Ruckus, we missed a great deal. See more videos of Craig from this past weekend filmed and submitted by Tiffany, the site’s Denver correspondent,…
More fresh footage for ya’ to make your Monday massive. Our boy Ralphie captured these moving pictures last night at the UMS: Here’s Whygeezy rocking the mike with Jonny 5 of Flobots, backed by Big Wheel Electrosoul at Moe’s Original BBQ, the new joint on Broadway and Sixth. Enjoy…
Today’s Song of the Day pushes every nerd button in our nerdy little hearts — and that’s a lot of nerd. The song is 8-bit infused hip-hop with a clever MC who drops lines about classic gaming, smoking weed and even name checks Colorado. His style is a little bit…
Wind up the hype machine and cue hyperventilation: Unless you just flew in from a remote village on the outskirts of Machu Pichu, you’re well aware that the Warlock Pinchers — a few members of which played a teaser set this past weekend at the UMS as Murder Pinchers –…
Dig it: Here’s some fresh baked goodness straight out of the Mile High City. This one here’s from another talented young lad named Pries. Spoiler alert: If the title, “Sex Ed,” and the suggestive, heavy petting visuals after the jump aren’t enough to clue you in, this cut, which features…
UMS Travelogue, Night Four 7.25.10, Baker District/South Broadway Getting a late start, I got to the TS Board Shop stage in time to catch The Conjugal Visits. Before the show, I saw Pete on the side of the truck, and asked him about the new band, and he said it…
UMS Travelogue, Night Four 7.25.10, Baker District/South Broadway The mood was more understated from the beginning. As the fourth and final day of the UMS got underway on a stifling Sunday afternoon, the sense of weariness felt almost palpable. After four straight days of live music in venues spread up…
UMS Travelogue, Night Four 7.24.10 | Baker District/South Broadway The heat was stifling when I showed up to watch Photo Atlas play the main stage in the Goodwill parking lot, and the crowd seemed too sluggish to truly enjoy it, even though the band’s guitar-based, Foals-style technical pop warranted some…
