Summertime, in our book, is all about fireworks, barbecues and sweaty live music. How fitting then, that this week’s top flier uses one of those things to advertise a great slate of the other two? It’s for one of the Larimer Lounge’s fine summer barbecue events, which are like little…
After opening the subterranean Below Bar at 1422 Larimer Street nearly two and a half years ago, owner Bill Ward did a bit of remodeling to the place, switched around some of the furniture, added a lot more mirrors turned it into a gay bar near the end of April…
Zack de la Rocha’s never been prim about his political leanings. In fact, that’s always been the whole point: Since Rage Against the Machine was named, well, Rage Against the Machine, up to the time De la Rocha left the band to devote more time to pursuing social justice in…
While we were checking out some of the suggestions from our friendly Twitter followers for song of the summer, we found a heck of a song of the day. It’s a tune called “Go Outside” from a New York band called Cults. And to our ears, it sounds just like…
We brought you a list of our potential top summer jams a while back, but now summer is here and it got us to wondering: What song (or songs) have been your top songs of the summer so far. And since standing on a street corner asking random passers-by questions…
Ray LaMontagne and his backing band, the Pariah Dogs, visit the Boulder Theater for an eTown show Thursday, August 12, five days before before his fourth album, God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise hits stores. The live radio show taping hosted by Nick and Helen Forester also includes music…
Last night, Tool played the first of its back-to-back dates at Red Rocks. Photographer Aaron Thackeray was there to capture the band — and the fans — for your enjoyment. Click through for a look at ten of the best shots of the night, or visit the slide show for…
It was almost six weeks ago that metal legend Ronnie James Dio died and the tributes keep rolling in. Yesterday, a video appeared online that featured members of thrash mainstays Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax sharing their memories of the man. The video was originally recorded and broadcast as part…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only*, KBCO’s Local Edition, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown…
Kevin Boyer knows how to run a punk rock band. He has a clear vision for what he wants from Tyvek (playing tonight at the hi-dive), while steadfastly avoiding any rigidity that might try to latch on to that vision. In this week’s Rough Mix we discovered that there was…
Back when the Film on the Rocks schedule was announced, fans got a chance to select their favorite John Hughes film for a showing. Well, the fans spoke and overwhelmingly they chose Ferris Bueller’s Day Off over The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles. Ferris grabbed nearly half the vote, leaving…
Online ticketing company Ticketfly acquired show-listing/social media site Gigbot last week to better help it compete with ticketing juggernaut Ticketmaster. Terms of the deal were not announced, but as part of the deal, Gigbot founder (and main dude behind the tech that runs it) Sean Porter is joining Ticketfly as…
How I Got Over, the Roots’ latest effort released last week on Def Jam, took the spot at Twist & Shout, second at Albums on the Hill and third at Independent Records for the week ending June 27. Eminem’s new disc, Recovery, debuted at number one at Independent Records while…
It’s been a few years, and we’ve missed this band. Sure, Cephalic Carnage has held to a fairly steady formula in its now-eighteen-year career, but oh, what a formula it is: Coupling punishing metal jabs that hit like a fat man swinging a blunt object with breakdowns of insane technical…
We know when you’re busy re-fighting World War II or killing alien invaders on your Xbox, you’re probably saying to yourself, “Gee, this is fun, but what does pop-star/provocateur M.I.A. think of this activity?” Well, wonder no longer — she’s weighed in with her opinion at last…
We revealed a while back that Lady Gaga might not be just the oddball pop star/performance artist you know and love/hate, but a secret tool of the worldwide conspiracy known as the Illuminati. Now, no less of an expert on the topic than Internet celebrity, reality show trainwreck and, apparently,…
Well, this is awesome. The site Comics Alliance came up witht the brilliant idea to compile a list of songs that should be comics, then use a little Photoshop magic to create covers for each of their fictional creations. Or, in the case of the awesome “Yoshimi Battles the Pink…
There’s nothing like experiencing the sweat, thump and catharsis of a great show. But it can be tough to decide which one to go to when you live in Denver, the land of embarrassing musical riches, the land of too many shows and too little time. So which ones are…
Paul Piciocchi has been a busy guy. After opening Mix Music Lounge, Drink and Rack & Rye, he moved Tryst down to Playa del Carmen and recently opened in Dive on Fifteenth in its place. He’s also behind Chances, a new bar and grill at 1135 Bannock Street that is…
When a thirteen-year-old picks up a guitar and plays a song, what do you expect? Clumsy fumbling? Maybe mild competence with the occasional touch of style? yeah, us too. That’s why this clip is so mind blowing. The kid playing is Trace Bundy protege Sungha Jung, a thirteen-year-old wunderkind from…
Sometime in August, Cheapo Discs — one of a handful of locally owned record stores still operating in Denver — will shutter the doors of its location on Colorado Boulevard, ending a fifteen year run. But it’s not all bad news — owner Ron Lusk says he’s close to a…
Since time immemorial, we’ve liked our artists deceased. The fame, the money, you may experience those in your lifetime. But the respect, that only comes after you die–preferably young and in an unexpected way. From Vincent van Gogh to Robert Johnson, the list on artists who passed on to the…
