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, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show*, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the…
Square Rot Hot Congress Prevue House Show Night of Joy, Fissure Mystic, The Jim Jims, Old Radio, Lil’ Slugger, Vitamins Friday, October 16, 2009 Patrick Kelly’s Crib Better Than: Paying mucho dinero for parking, tickets, and beer at a standard venue. Nothing screams house show quite like a porch full…
Modeselektor Body Language Vol. 8 Get Physical Music On Modeselektor’s Body Language mix, the duo show an inventive and exciting approach to track selection and mixing. It’s not easy to pull together a set that includes everything from Missy Elliot and Busta Rhymes to Animal Collective, with lots of space…
The Flaming Lips’ two-disc Embryonic, released last week on Warner Brothers, debuted at the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending October 18 while the Monsters of Folk’s self-titled debut and Emmitt-Nershi Band’s New Country Blues grabbed the second and third slots. Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the…
The Bottesini Project Friday, October 16, 2009Notably Fine AudioBetter than: Any other local collective improvisation group. One of the great things about Bottesini Project shows is the uniqueness of each performance. Since the shows are based completely based on collective improvisations, there’s a freshness and vibrancy about the performances…
A Hawk and a Hacksaw, The Hand That Rocks the Dreidel and Damon and Naomi Friday, October 16, 2009hi-dive Better Than: Having to see the out of town bands at a bigger venue. The Hand That Rocks the Dreidel, a four-piece this time out including two drummers — one with…
Gregory Alan Isakov, Elenor, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Andy Thomas Bluebird Theater October 17, 2009 Better Than: A full tank of gas and the lonely, open road before you. A local artist sold out the Bluebird for his vinyl release show, which is impressive. This probably says more about the…
A few weeks ago, we offered up a list of our dream reunions. You responded by offering up dream lists of your own. And as we’ve been out an about and the subject has been broached over beers, one local name keeps coming up — the Warlock Pinchers, a now…
This must just be the week for seemingly inactive bands to unceremoniously jump back into the fold. Earlier this week, we posted an item about the Titan Courageous, who’s been off the grid for a while, making new music. Now we’ve received confirmation that Three Miles West, an outfit led…
After six weeks off the road spent working on new music and revamping its live show, Meese is back on tour. The outfit is kicking off its upcoming series of shows tonight with a gig at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, followed by nearly two dozen dates…
What separates the bulk of weird, wackaloon amateur singer/songwriters from someone like Wesley Willis or Daniel Johnston? Talent, certainly, but the math alone insists there are more than those scattered gems among the depths of crazy people with microphones. And occasionally you stumble across one that, at first glance, is…
DJ Stupac splits his time between Denver and Dallas and will occasionally connect with Denver’s DJ KTone for a mixtape every now and then. Apparently the folks down south are really enjoying their efforts. The 7th Annual Southern Entertainment Awards is going down on March 7, 2010 in Memphis, Tennessee,…
Update: Congratulations to David Fender! He and a guest will be our guests at the show tomorrow night.Gregory Alan Isakov has made quite a name for himself since first making his way down from the People’s Republic some years back. Although he’s been headlining rooms like the Boulder Theater and…
Jam band faves Rusted Root, which had a taste of mainstream stardom with the 1995 near-hit single “Send Me on My Way” and a popular cover of The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” is touring in support of Stereo Rodeo, the group’s first studio album in…
Welcome to our latest feature: Hey, DJ! Every Friday starting today, we’ll be spotlighting the hottest, ahem, cats (see what we did there) 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…
Okay, so how many times have you went to a show, watched a band and thought to yourself, I can out sing that dude in my sleep!? If this sounds like you, here’s your chance. If you’ve secretly harbored the desire to get up onstage and showcase your pipes but…
And the hits keeping coming for local scene. Earlier this week, we posted the new video from Skyline Surrender, and now we present you with the new video from Drive-In Massacre, which just finished recording its new album, Upon Forgetful Seas, with Dave Otero at his Flatline Audio studio. Like…
This Sunday morning, early risers who make it out to the Denver Marathon will be treated to a diverse array of local talent along the race route. Perhaps taking a cue from the Bolder Boulder, marathon organizers fielded a number of suggestions from the runners before settling on a half-dozen…
Although Mama has still (frustratingly) yet to play live with the lineup that recorded the excellent Bayoutopia, the ferocious hard rock act fronted by the inimitable Jeff Leonetti (aka Leonomadic), is reportedly hard at work on a new album. The record, Toxikinesis, takes its name from the superhero strengths of…
If you need a set of playful yet sexy techno, you could do a lot worse than calling upon the services of Les Freres Courvioiser, a faux-French duo with a penchant for spicing up their sets with ridiculous costumes and general hijinx. In the course of putting together this week’s…
Canadian twin sisters Tegan & Sara hit the road the last week in October in support of their sixth studio album, Sainthood, which drops on Tuesday, October 27. After European and Canadian dates, the sisters are slated to swing by the Ogden Theatre next year on Sunday, April 4. General…
Built to Spill’s latest effort, There is No Enemy, released last week on Reprise, grabbed the top spot at Twist and Shout for the week ending October 11. Rosanne Cash’s The List, which features some cameos from Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and Jeff Tweedy, claimed the second slot, while Monsters…
