It’s just a week before Dualistics guitarist and singer Tyler Despres is slated to release the debut five-song EP of his new side project, Science Partner (which features Charley Hine from Dualistics on bass and Carl Sorensen on drums), and he isn’t even close to having the disc finished. He…
Since the dawn of the ’80s, Scott “Wino” Weinrich has sung and played guitar in a string of revered bands, including Saint Vitus, the Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls and the Hidden Hand. In all that time, though, he’s never put out a solo album — until now. Punctuated…
Dubstep is slowly but surely becoming one of the hottest flavors of dance music out there, and U.K.-based producer/DJ wunderkind Skream has been at the forefront almost since its inception. He’s grown and evolved with the movement as it changed from its dark, gnarly, tech-driven roots to a more organic…
In this week’s issue, we ran a short profile on Wino by Phil Freeman culled from his recent conversation with Scott “Wino” Weinrich, a singer/guitarist who’s split his time with a slew of revered metal and hard rock acts such as Saint Vitus, the Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls,…
Update: Congrats Mike Shapiro and Courtney Ozaki. Both are going to see Mayer Hawthorne at the Larimer Lounge tonight. Have a good time!It’s fitting that Mayer Hawthorne originally hails from Michigan, the sacred soil that birthed Motown, as his throwback sound evokes the trademark brand of soul that iconic imprint…
All right, better be careful what we say about this one, lest we get sued by one of these litigious bastards. Tonight at La Rumba five bands — with criminally underwhelming monikers as the Hip Replacements, the Propane Daisies, Togad, Not Mona Lisa and the Downtown Girls — made up…
Bryan Adams is on the short list of the most successful and popular of rock singers to emerge in the ’80s. The Canadian-born Adams has had a string of hits in the last three decades, while 1983’s Cuts Like a Knife and 1994’s Reckless are albums that became part of…
The kind of quasi-military design seen here seems to be gaining popularity these days. Perhaps that’s a reflection of the militaristic times we live in, or maybe it just fits the feel of dubstep, which is also gaining popularity. Or maybe it’s just that big-ass guns and the heavy metal…
RainTemple Buell TheaterSeptember 22, 2009Better than: Watching someone else play Beatles Rock Band.There is no denying Rain’s skill at recreating the sound of Beatles recordings. The tribute band offered close copies of a host of tunes during their performance at the Temple Buell on Tuesday night, playing close approximations of…
Scout Niblett, Oh My God, Wye Oak The Hi-Dive September 22, 2009 Better Than: Getting punched in the face. Sounds like a bad thing, I know, but think about it – that’s kind of exciting, and I said the show was better than getting punched in the face. Besides, this…
This week wasn’t quite as insane with show announcements as last week, but we did still get the line on a fair amount of decent gigs. The Fiery Furnaces, touring in support of its eighth album, I’m Going Away, will stop at the Bluebird Theater on Tuesday, November 24. Tickets…
Ah, a fitting end to a dour day that was once again saved by music. Just got blessed with a brand new track from Tauntaun that the dudes literally just finished recording at frontman Chris Fogal’s studio, Black In Bluhm. Tune’s called “Murderauder,” and right now, it’s not available anywhere…
Wow. Ran into Kam from Chain Gang several times since he returned from tour with 3OH!3 and he said that he’d been writing new material and that it was different from the old stuff. And how, daddio. On the brand new track that he just premiered a bit ago on…
Update: Congrats Ted Alvarez and Carly Billings. Both are going to see Autolux at the Bluebird tonight. Have a good time!The Los Angeles trio known as Autolux hits the Bluebird tonight in the company of Mini Mansions and Gangcharger. Should be a rad show. Wanna go? We’ve got two pairs…
Jen Korte & the Loss The Walnut RoomFriday, September 18, 2009Jen Korte and the Loss recorded most of the tracks on her new self-titled album live in the studio and there’s an immediacy and cohesion on those tracks that can usually only be captured with everyone playing at the same…
Life is completely kicking my ass at the moment. My bank account is overdrawn, I’ve been dragging ass all day from staying out way too late on a Monday night, drinking whiskey at Sancho’s after the Sunny Day show, talking up random strangers. The weather sucks … eh, you get…
With the annual CMJ fest kicking off in just a little less than a month, Brooklyn Vegan has announced plans to have Nathaniel Rateliff & the Wheel — one of the Denver acts slated to make the trek; the Photo Atlas, the Knew and Jim McTurnan and the Kids That…
Just received word that Widowers are heading into the studio to record a follow-up to their excellent self-titled debut. According to the band, this means no more new shows while they concentrate on recording. Anyone who caught the group’s set at the UMS this summer knows why this is exciting…
Update: Just received word that the Pixies added a second show on Tuesday, November 17 at the Fillmore. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, September 26 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased directly at the Fillmore box office, online at LiveNation.com or by phone at 1-877-598-6659. [original post: 07/28/09]…
Sunny Day Real Estate, The Jealous Sound Monday, September 21, 2009 Ogden Theater, Denver Better Than: Most of the descendents of this style of music have been. Sunny Day Real Estate’s current tour is a bit of a reunion tour for the Jealous Sound from Los Angeles as well. The…
This weekend I went and watched the Broncos beat up on the perpetually bottom-of-the-barrel Browns in my annual debt-inducing, professional-sports pilgrimage. The game was fun, but I couldn’t help but notice that the music was … well, my parents would consider most of it oldies, and they aren’t exactly hip…
Muse’s The Resistance, released last week on Warner Bros., debuted at the top spot on Twist & Shout’s top seller list for the week ending September 20. Mark Knopfler’s latest effort, Get Lucky, and Rodrigo y Gabriela’s new release, 11:11, grabbed the second and third slots respectively while Porcupine Tree…
