Nightmarishly fragmented noise rock wracks the six tracks of Hot White’s debut. Clearly taking some artistic cues from the likes of Lightning Bolt, Chinese Stars and 31G artists in general, this album might sound like thornily organized chaos. Darren Kulback’s powerful and creatively precise drumming grounds each song even as…
“Soup,” the title track on Eufórquestra’s newest album, gives us what amounts to a mission statement in the verse in which Grandma makes her soup and a crowd of ladies gather. They ask what she puts in that soup and she tells them: a little bit of sun and a…
The rest of the country is warming to Xiren. The Denver-based singer, songwriter and guitarist has been performing for almost a decade, and his efforts are beginning to pay off on a wider scale. Earlier this year, “Ship of Fools (Big Enough),” a track that blends layered guitar tracks with…
There’s a real treat coming for techno heads Saturday, November 14, when Substance & Vainqueur bring musical history to Boulder’s b. side lounge for one of a handful of North American dates. Peter Kuschnereit (Substance) and René Löwe (Vainqueur) have been fixtures in the techno scene for two decades. Kuschnereit,…
Free Moral Agents is an experimental pop band led by Isaiah “Ikey” Owens, who’s better known these days for being the live keyboard player in the Mars Volta. A veteran musician, Owens has been a member of Sublime and the Long Beach Dub Allstars, and his diverse talents have led…
“Why are there so many jazz musicians in Denver?” asks Page Fraley, a jazz trumpeter himself, rattling off a list of fine musicians who teach around town. Tenor saxophonist Keith Oxman, who teaches at East High School. Trumpeter Brad Goode at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Eric Gunnison at…
Over the years, I’ve had the chance to put up a number of touring bands for the night. Most were friends, while some were merely friends of friends who rolled into town unexpectedly and reached out in hopes of scoring a place to crash and maybe do some laundry. Almost…
As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, “What are you listening to?” The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we’ve compiled a list of all…
Is it us, or does it seem like some Denver street musicians are more talented and creative than buskers in other cities? Seriously. Now, don’t get it twisted: They’re not all worth writing home about. God knows we’ve been treated to our fair share of woeful mediocrity over the years,…
You might get a little sense of deja vu from this week’s top flier — we’ve featured the previous two Houses EP release fliers, both of which sport similar designs, in past flier of the week slots. But what can we say? These fliers are just beautiful examples of design…
The Sleeping, Escape the Fate, Atreyu and Hollywood Undead played the Fillmore on Tuesday, and photographer Aaron Thackeray was there. See his photos on the slideshow page…
After turning their hometown of Austin, Texas upside down on several occasions, Thomas Turner and Aaron Behrens continue to electrify audiences around the world as Ghostland Observatory with its vibrant stampede of symphonic blips and driving rock. We caught up with one of the group’s masterminds, Thomas Turner, who talked…
Update 11/11/09: The full Brim Liski EP was released yesterday on Latenight Weeknight Records and is now available for download on iTunes for $5.99. We’ve just learned of a promising new group based here in Denver (with a connection to the Netherlands too, apparently). It’s something of a local eclectic…
Grammy-nominated Country singer Joe Nichols grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending November 8. Nirvana’s 20th Anniversary of Bleach, released last week on Sub Pop, came in second, while the Swell Season’s Strict Joy grabbed the second slot. Slayer’s World Painted Blood and Weezer’s Raditude…
As reported last week, Jay-Z brings his BP3 tour to the Pepsi Center on Monday, March 22. Reserved tickets range from $39.50 to $99.50 and go on sale Saturday, November 14 at 10 a.m. On Monday, March 8, Bon Jovi also hits Pepsi Center as part of the band’s Circle…
Planning on going to the 3OH!3 show next month at the Fillmore? Have you picked up your tickets yet? No? Slackers. Lucky for you, they’re still available. Even better, this Sunday afternoon from noon to 2 p.m. at the Fillmore box office, you can purchase your tickets directly from Nat…
Imagine waking up to find your car in exactly the same place where you parked it the night before, but looking drastically different from how you left it, with a note attached to the windshield explaining the extensive damage to the rear of the vehicle — damage, mind you, that…
Tonight, the Whigs are in town over at the Bluebird with the Features and the Dead Trees, and we’ve got a pair of tickets to the show up for grabs. If you’d like to be our guest at the gig this evening, drop us a line and tell us who…
Whether they admit it or not, all artists crave notoriety. With that in mind, file this item under: Be careful what you ask for. As true as the maxim can be about there being no such thing as bad publicity, a local rapper is gaining the type of notice that…
If your idea of a good time is getting all crazy and sweaty, dancing to throbbing, bass-induced earthquakes beneath you on the dancefloor, this weekend’s RE:CONVERGENCE dance music fest should be on your calendar. The last few years have been a renaissance of sorts for electronic musicians. Once confined to…
How are you set up for raw, fuzzed-out, classic-sounding garage rock? Could you use a few more songs to top off the collection? Sure you could! The Getdown! is giving away ten or so, in the form of two free EPs for you to download and (hopefully) enjoy. Rats &…
In honor of tomorrow’s Veterans Day, we’d like to honor not only those brave men and women that served our nation, but also those fictional souls that impressed upon us the spirit of valor, patriotism, sacrifice … and entertainment value. The few, the proud, the wartime characters of American pop…
