As if the title didn’t tip you off, the recent Rocky Mountain Low compilation isn’t a typical attempt at whitewashing a bygone era of music. Compiled by fan Dalton Rasmussen and Joseph Pope, a man whose old band the Instants appears on the comp, Rocky Mountain Low is an exhaustive…
Earlier this year, Young Doe (aka Charles Truth) took the new year by storm with his single, “I Can Do It Too,” followed by an accompanying video. But now he wants you to know what he doesn’t do: To get the buzz started for his upcoming album, The Secret, Doe…
As if the title didn’t tip you off, the recent Rocky Mountain Low compilation isn’t a typical attempt at whitewashing a bygone era of music. Compiled by fan Dalton Rasmussen and a Joseph Pope, a man whose old band the Instants appears on the comp, Rocky Mountain Low is an…
Arena rock is making a comeback. Thanks to bands like My Morning Jacket, Wilco and North Carolina’s the Avett Brothers, the spirit and tradition of the ’70s is swelling and helping to conjure up images of rock and roll when it was at it’s purest, most visceral and most likely…
The panoramic songwriting of Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes has gained the attention of critics and peers alike and lead to her recurring opening gigs on the 2008 Radiohead tour. Drawing on her rich imagination for inspiration, Khan’s songs tap into the language and imagery of collective myths, ancient…
This week’s illustration inspiration exists to inform us of a visit August 19 (that’s tonight) to Rhinoceropolis by Hot Springs, Arkansas band Church of the Snake — along with contributions from Color Club (another Arkansas band) and locals Hot White and Crack Magik. It earns its nod as top flier…
Just caught wind of a set of performances that is slated to take place next Friday, August 28, at Skyline Park, downtown just off the 16th Street Mall on Araphaoe, featuring a trio of my personal faves, Speakeasy Tiger, the Pirate Signal and Danielle Ate the Sandwich. If you’ve yet…
All right, just when I completely gave up all hope that Weezer would ever again write a song that I’d dig — seriously, I just had a conversation yesterday with a friend of mine in which I asserted that Weezer just needed to hang it up already — Rivers Cuomo…
While there are quite a few clubs in town that offer bottle service, Wicked Garden (1403 Larimer Street) might be the first on the block to offer table keg service. So instead of dropping a few hundred bucks a bottle of hooch and some mixers in an upscale LoDo club,…
Since rain forced the cancellation of Wendy Woo and Robin Hoch’s CD release party on July 29, the pair rescheduled it for Wednesday, September 2 as part of Swallow Hill’s Shady Grove Picnic Series at Four Mile Historic Park (715 South Forest Street). The show starts at 6:30 p.m. with…
Oh, and speaking of Jen Korte, she’s playing a gig next weekend that sounds utterly killer. The Out East Music Feast, as it’s been dubbed, features Korte and her band the Loss, with a slew of excellent female singer-songwriters, including two of my absolute faves, Angie Stevens and Judith Avers,…
So a few weeks ago, I got a note from my pal Jonathan Bitz, who was raving about Jen Korte & the Loss’s new record. In his succinct, inimitable, articulate style, he told me everything I needed to know about the album in the expanse of just five words: “absolutely…
From September 8 to 11, CU Boulder will celebrate the life and work of avant-garde composer George Crumb at the George Crumb at 80 Music Festival. For those unfamiliar with his work, Crumb is an award winning (a Pulitzer for music in 1968, a Grammy in 2001) modern composer famed…
There’s nothing like having the endorsement of mom — or having her tell you in no uncertain terms that she’s going to kick your ass if you let her or the 2,000 kids who are assembled to watch your band down by not, well, kicking ass. Such was the lot…
This past February, we told you about former Corruption frontman Mark Grabowski joining Demonica, the trash-metal band founded by Mercyful Fate guitarist Hank Sherman. As reported, the outfit recorded their parts remotely, with Grabowski laying down his bass tracks at Flatline Audio, Dave Otero’s lauded studio. Otero just finished mixing…
The Dead Weather, Tyvek The Ogden August 17, 2009 Better Than: Porn What’s your Jack White flavor? Are you a vanilla fan, a consumer of the pale white God of garage rock, or would you prefer vintage chocolate Jack, shy and drinking moonshine? Or perhaps you’re interested in our newest…
As reported last week, Van Morrison will be digging through more than four decades of songwriting when the Irishman visits the Wells Fargo Theatre Saturday, September 26. If the show’s anywhere near the quality of his live recording of Astral Weeks, the show should be epic. Tickets run $90-$350 and…
After Placebo’s singer Brian Molko collapsed on stage at the Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka, Japan from a combination of a virus he picked up in Asia and jet lag, the band decided to postpone its North American tour. The band’s September 23 show at the Gothic Theatre has been…
To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, the Denver Film Society is hosting Peace & Love on the Rocks tonight at Red Rocks. This special edition of Film on the Rocks includes a screening of Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director’s Cut as well as music by some…
Twista’s Category F5 topped the charts at Independent Records for the second week in a row while Eminem’s Relapse, which has also been a strong seller, nabbed the second slot for the week ending August 16. Slaughterhouse, Behemoth and Jeremih rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after…
Since Twist and Shout hosted an autograph signing with Dave Alvin at the L2 Arts and Culture Center, it might have helped push the Chris Gaffney tribute, Man of Somebody’s Dream, to the top of the store’s best sellers for the week ending August 16. After Gaffney died last year,…
If you’re curious about what the annual Global Dance Festival, now in its seventh year, is all about, but have always been afraid to ask, or to go and be surrounded by all those glowsticks and Vicks, you’re in luck. Local Internet “lifestyle television” site Vista TV has gone behind…
