Band of Horses • Co. • 03.16.10 | Ogden Theatre There are certain tricks storytellers use, moves that keep the audience’s minds or livers from getting anxious and hitting the bar. Band of Horses owns a heavy arsenal of those tricks — but we’ll get to that shortly…
Since 1993, Quasi has released a series of albums underscoring the fact that sad songs don’t have to sound like surrender. Instead, as Quasi’s material often displays, there can be a feisty defiance to the inner grey skies and rain. The act comprises yeyboardist Sam Coomes, who played in Heatmiser…
Robert Glasper’s latest Blue Note effort, Double Booked, shows just how well the pianist straddles the jazz and hip-hop worlds. While he flexes his jazz chops within the confines of an acoustic trio setting during the first half of the disc, he delves into more forward thinking hip-hop territory influenced…
The arrival of the “Telephone” video has now officially cemented Lady Gaga as the most compelling pop star on the face of the planet (your move, Kanye). It’s only been out for four and a half days, and you could write a doctoral thesis on the Internet’s reaction. And now,…
You have to hand it to Tim Burton. Not only did he pull off the biggest opening of his already formidable career with the record take for Alice in Wonderland, he managed to turn one of the weirdest kids’ books in history into something even weirder. Of course, he took…
If you’ve got a boatload of old, thrift-store quality vinyl, some record player parts, a few toy trains and a thirst for really freaky sound, have we got a project for you. Well, actually, Yuri Suzuki and Yaloslav Tencer have a project for you — we’re not trying to steal…
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, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show*, KBCO’s Local…
With South by Southwest in full swing and our spotlight yesterday on Suburban Home’s new label offerings, we figured it was high time to start offering a bit of help to local bands trying to get a head start on next years festivities. Being in a band isn’t as simple…
What a difference a year makes. The last time Lady Gaga was in town she played the Gothic. When she comes back to town on Wednesday, July 28, she’ll be headlining the Pepsi Center. No word yet on when tickets when go on sale, but when they do, they’ll run…
You knew it was going to happen sooner or later. It had to. No way we could keep Paper Bird our little secret forever. If the folks at Park the Van Records have their way, the rest of the world will be falling in love with (and falling in love…
On Plastic Beach, the Gorillaz first release since 2005’s Demon Days, frontman Damon Albarn recruited a hell of a guest line-up, from Lou Reed and the Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon to Mos Def, Bobby Womack and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The album, which was released last week on…
With more and more bands going the DIY route and foregoing labels, Suburban Home Records is branching out and expanding their business model. No longer just a traditional label that signs bands, makes records and sells them, Suburban has just launched a Label Services wing. It’s a way to apply…
Ah, now, see, this is why you reserve judgment until you see the final product. Last week, we posted a behind the scenes clip about the making of Flobots’ new video for “White Flag Warrior,” the first single from the act’s sophomore album, Survival Story, due in stores tomorrow. Before…
The Buckingham Squares • Receiver Voodoo Stingray • The Nuns of Brixton • 03.13.10 | Mercury Cafe Maybe actually wearing nun habits as part of the stage costume is a gimmick, but for The Nuns of Brixton, it left an impression. As the name implies, the Nuns are a Clash…
Bender’s hosted “March of The Zombies II” Fashion Show, with music from Arms Raised, MF KAAOS and Throwaway Sunshine. See photos by Coleen Whitfield on the slideshow page…
Flobots • The Pirate Signal • Air Dubai03.12.10 | Ogden Theatre We regret to inform you that Friday night’s revolution was not televised. It is, however, available for streaming this morning on Vimeo. The production stars Flobots, of course, in their first local performance in more than a year, with…
Pretty Lights • Lyrics Born • Bobby Collins03.13.10 | Ogden Theatre See more photos on the slideshow page. There is so much sweaty cleavage dangling over the railing of the Ogden’s upper deck. One girl, in her haste to abandon her inhibitions, has rolled her shirt up so high that…
We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we’ve decided to run down five of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us — and the rest of the world — what…
Since the ’80s, the space at 2301 Blake Street has seen quite a few club incarnations. As 23 Parish and The Garage, bands like Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Jane’s Addiction played there. Since then, it’s been Gate 12, Polly Esther’s and, most recently, Club 303, which was open from January…
When the Continental Club opened at 475 Santa Fe Drive in early 2008, it showed a lot of promise, and quickly became our Best New Bar in that year’s Best of Denver. The Continental closed within the year, though, and was replaced by One Eyed Jacks last January. And although…
See also: Jonny 5’s track-by-track breakdown of Flobots’ new album, The Circle In the Square. Jonny 5 is scaring folks in middle America. Literally. But while the Flobots frontman — better known to folks around here by his government name Jamie Laurie — has devoted the better part of his…
When you hear the name Telly Savalas, you probably think Kojak, the iconic character he played on the show of the same name. Actually, if you;re under thirty, you probably think, “Who the fuck is Telly Savalas?” but believe us when we say, that won’t hurt your enjoyment of the…
