Received word yesterday that the liquor license for City Hall, Regas Christou’s latest venture in the SoCo nightclub district, was approved. Rob Mullins is slated to help break in the new venue at 1144 Broadway on Friday, July 31. Also just heard that Speakeasy Tiger is playing a free show…
This past Monday at the Gothic Theatre, DJ Dragon took home honors at the Westword Music Showcase Awards. To express his gratitude, tomorrow night at Beta, he’s giving out some free tickets to the Global Dance Festival this Saturday, July 18 at Red Rocks, featuring Benny Benassi, Markus Schulz, John…
Next week, KGNU community radio in Boulder (88.5 FM) is hosting a three-day workshop for kids aged twelve to nineteen, in which they’ll be able to be schooled on the ins and outs of radio, from learning how to be on the air to how to edit audio to field…
It’s been a few weeks since our last 3OH!3 post. (Forgive us, father, for we have sinned.) Fortunately, you’ll be happy to know that the Boulder-based hooligans, slated to appear at this weekend’s Mile High Music Festival, haven’t budged from their ubiquitous perch. And their influence appears to be widening…
Jeremy Facknitz and Paul Sprawl July 14, 2009 Laughing Goat Coffee Shop, Boulder Setting the mood for things to come, local singer-songwriter Jeremy Facknitz mirrored the mood of the crowd with his mellow vibes. Lesser talents attempting to pull this off would have been tiresome, possibly boring, but Facknitz not…
In case you missed it, Danielle Ate the Sandwich is our favorite singer-songwriter. And thanks to our friends over at Something Like Sound — quickly becoming one of our favorite blogs (what’s not to love about engineers writing about music, really?) — who interviewed her recently, we now know that…
Bad Weather California, the quirky, handcrafted ensemble led by the inimitable Chris Adolf, is taking its show on the road. The short trek will take the outfit through the pacific northwest and through NoCal before leading it back to the Mile High City in time for its stint at Film…
Although acts such as Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray are clearly the main draw at this weekend’s Mile High Music Festival, it’s support bands like Band of Heathens, slated to perform on Saturday, that demonstrate the prodigious depth of the fest’s lineup. Boiling down Band of Heathens sound to…
There’s a number of ways to tell that you’ve quote-unquote made it. Obviously attaining platinum status is a pretty good indicator. Having the number one radio song in the country is also a good gauge. Um, let’s see, how about when your hit song gets parodied — that’s a pretty…
This just in: Fake Problems, written up in this week’s issue and due to appear at the Larimer Lounge this weekend with Ninja Gun, Eyes & Ears and Throwaway Sunshine, has canceled all of its upcoming appearance through August 2, due to a death in the family. The act is…
Whoa! Blabbermouth.net just listed Burn, Havok’s Candlelight Records debut, as one of the essential thrash albums of 2009. “By golly, the thrash resurgence ain’t over yet! Candlelight found yet another throwback thrash band with big-time talent in Denver’s HAVOK and ended up with an album in “Burn” that is far…
Looks like massive props are due to Deejay Diabolic, who recently place fourth out of fifty in the semi-finals Dell Computers / Lollapalooza Last Band Standing Contest. From here, he’ll be competing to become one of the four finalist selected to remix a track live at the festival and subsequently…
Asher Roth, hip-hop’s new golden boy, is a whirlwind of an artist. This past 4/20 marked his first proper release, Asleep In The Bread Aisle, which includes his red-eyed, booze fueled school anthem, “I Love College,” that has been nothing short of a download phenomenon. With artists like Jazzy Phe,…
This past weekend, the members of Yerkish were filming a new video in their practice space at 22nd and Larimer. During the third and a half take, as guitarist Nate Huisgen was attempting to push off a plate glass window, the glass shattered. Luckily no one was hurt — although…
See more photos at westword.com/slidehow.The picture above pretty much tells the tale of last night’s Westword Music Showcase Awards — drunk and debaucherous. Everyone (well, we think everyone — we didn’t exactly take a formal poll or anything) had a pretty swell time. Hugs were smiles were plentiful, as was…
Wilco’s latest effort, Wilco (the album), nabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the second week in a row while Son Volt’s American Central Dust came in fourth for the week ending July 12. Local singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov’s This Empty Northern Hemisphere came in third while the…
Wilco’s latest album was the top seller while Discovery (a project featuring Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles) grabbed the number two spot at Wax Trax for the week ending July 12. Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest and Son Volt’s American Central Dust, released last week on Rounder,…
Jerimih’s self-titled debut grabbed the spot at Independent Records for the second week in a row while Maxwell’s BLACKsummers’ Night, released last week on Sony, came in second at Independent Records for the week ending July 13. Eminem’s Relapse moved down from last week’s number three slot to number six…
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Friday, Jul 10, 2009 Bluebird Theater Better than: The Rev’s last show at the Bluebird Although Reverend Peyton might be an ordained minister, the singer and guitarist looked like he was possessed at times during Friday night’s show at the Bluebird. Sometimes, usually when…
Looking for something to do before the Phish show next Saturday and don’t exactly feel like camping with a bunch of Phisheads? On Saturday, August 1, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. at the Sheraton Denver West on third and Union, there’s a poster exhibit featuring the work of some…
For those who haven’t left for work yet or have a TV set in the office, Matt Lauer just mentioned that the Fray — who’ll be performing at this weekend’s Mile High Music Festival — we’ll be performing live on the plaza momentarily. For those without such conveniences, we’ve posted…
Next to writing the music, picking a name is probably the most critical and challenging aspects of starting a band. Sometime an intriguing name will attract listeners on its own, sight unseen (see: I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness). Pick the wrong one and you risk being chagrined every…
