See more of Aaron Thackery’s photos on the slideshow page. As I weaved my way from Bar Standard to Mo’s on Saturday, nearly being trampled by some sort of circus act, it hit me: This Artopia thing never stops. Broadway — at least the section north of 10th and south…
Never let it be said that a lack of funds, a lack of instruments or a callous disregard for what most people consider to be appealing sounds will stop someone from doing some insanely creative music. As a matter of fact, it’s arguable that the best ideas happen when all…
There was an interesting op-ed in the New York Times this weekend by OK Go’s lead vocalist Damian Kulash that dealt with his label’s inability to update their business model to incorporate YouTube. It’s worth a read for his insiders perspective, even if it’s a problem most of the Internet…
Extra Kool, with Joshie Juronimoe, Damon JeVon and Doctype Saturday, February 20, 2010 Leela’s European Café Despite the nasty weather and biting cold of the evening, a good number of people made it out to Extra Kool CD release show. Leela’s is a little odder place than most venues in…
Huun Huur Tu Friday, February 19th, 2010 Swallow Hill, Denver Physicist Richard Feynman and his friend Ralph Leighton spent a great deal of time trying to visit Tuva, a remote land that inspired some unusual postage stamps and gave us a unique style of vocal performance called xöömei. Unfortunately, Feynman…
Put Yo’ Money Where Ya’ Mouth Is battle Finals Saturday, February 20, 2010 The Walnut Room A.V.I.U.S. from 3 the Hardway and some other cats getting their cipher on on the back patio before the finals. They came, they rapped and somebody won — that’s pretty much the gist of…
Mehko & Ocean Birds, Petals of Spain, Chella Negro, Sour Boy, Bitter Girl, Marcus Church, Dustin Reid, Bokonon Saturday, February 20, 2010 Larimer Lounge Sundays at the Larimer Lounge are pretty much guaranteed to be a mulligan, with the decidedly un-rock ‘n’ roll start time of 4pm. This is not…
Westword’s Artopia, our annual celebration of art, fashion, music and drunkenness, went down last night at more or less every bar on Broadway — Moe’s, Bar Standard, Vinyl, City Hall and the Living Room. See more of Aaron Thackeray’s photos at westword.com/slideshow…
Not only is Joe Satriani a hell of a shredder on the guitar, early in his career he taught a bunch of guitarists like Steve Vai, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello. Now Satriani’s giving away free half-hour lessons. Well, the only catch is that you…
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…
It’s been nearly three years since Ian Cooke (due tonight at the Larimer Lounge) released The Fall I Fell and proceeded to blow everyone’s minds with his inimitably expressive vocal style, dexterous cello playing and remarkably affecting songs. In the intervening years, he’s quietly gone about his way, guesting on…
This week’s Freaky Friday entry teaches us that you’re never, ever too old to make a complete and utter ass of yourself. Like, say, by releasing a vanity novelty rap video about how spry you are at your advanced age. And while we do admire anyone who still has the…
Just months after launching his bi-monthly songwriter’s workshop at the Meadowlark, Mike Marchant is already pleased as punch with the response the night has gotten. “It’s going really well, and it’s a lot of fun,” he notes of the gathering, which takes place on the first and third Monday of…
Just in case you’re not already planning on being at Artopia tomorrow night (you are planning on being at Artopia, right?), here’s another sweet way to spend your Saturday night. How about listening to sweet tunes and literary works while sipping wine beneath two inflatable bunnies? Sound like a bad…
Anyone who thinks that deejaying is not an artform has clearly never seen DJ Vajra perform. Dude’s unreal. One of the most revered turntablists in the country, he may not be what purists would consider to be a musician, but he’s most certainly an artist — without question. You know…
We’re not going to even try and lie: We haven’t caught KS-107.5’s morning show in a minute, so we have utterly no idea what in the Sam Hill possessed Larry Ulibarri to try his hand at rapping. But jeez-o-pete if we didn’t get a jolt and a half out of…
We weren’t on hand to witness this, but apparently Jonny 5 and his Flobots kin received the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts on Wednesday at the Westin Tabor Center, and played a song from the new record, Survival Story, called “Good Soldier.” Luckily, Denver Post scribe John Moore…
Celebrities get lucky with interviews most of the time. Networks cut down strange content, or if the interview is too weird, they never make it into print. Regardless of studio and agent watchdogs, countless interviews have made us uncomfortable enough to cringe, even if we couldn’t pull our eyes and…
Finally! On the last Tuesday in April, the rest of the country will finally get a chance to hear the extraordinary songs and expressive vocals of Nathaniel Rateliff, when the celebrated local songwriter’s Rounder Records debut, In Memory of Loss, hits stores on Tuesday, April 27. Rateliff and his bandmates…
Wow! Corpses, the new album from the Foodchain, a group profiled in these pages last week, has been out just over a week now, and it’s already generating a swelling buzz across the nation. The blog 2DopeBoyz posted a track from the new album featuring Talib Kweli, as did XXLMag.com…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
Meant to mention this in yesterday’s American Idol post, but we ended up being so preoccupied with recounting the respective travails and eventual denouement of Lilly Scott and Haeley Vaughn, the two Colorado ladies ultimately picked to be included in the Top 24, that it completely slipped our minds. Did…
