ENEMY REIGNNOMINATED IN DEATH/GRIND METAL3:00-3:45 P.M., BROADWAYSPersonnel: Sherwood Webber; Andon Guenther; Justin Lascelle; Nick Guenther; Cassie BegayDiscography: Means to a Dead End EP (2008) Download or stream “Isolate” after the jump…
ELLISON PARKNOMINATED IN SINGER-SONGWRITER5:00-5:45 P.M., MO’SPersonnel: Ellison Park; Mark Clifford; Quinn Michael Theis; Aaron Hochberg; John OlssonDiscography: When Head Killed Heart (2008)Download or stream “I Keep You in a Flask” after the jump…
ELIN PALMERNOMINATED IN AVANT POP12:00-12:45 P.M., CURIOUS THEATERPersonnel: Elin PalmerDiscography: Elin Palmer (2009)Download or stream “Whaleboat” after the jump…
EVERYTHING ABSENT OR DISTORTED (a love story)NOMINATED IN INDIE POP6:00-6:45 P.M., BAR STANDARDPersonnel: Robert Rutherford; John Kuker; Trevor Trumble; Jody Pilmer; Andy Maher; Joe Grobelny; Ryan Stubbs; Bryce Merrill; contributorsDiscography: The Great Collapse (2008), The Soft Civil War (2006)Download or stream “Aquariums” after the jump…
In addition to an appearance by profile and Q&A subject Built to Spill, this Saturday’s Westword Music Showcase (click here for details) will include another bonus: an appearance by the Fluid, among the best bands and most influential groups ever to emerge from the Denver scene. Last year, the band,…
Our new profile and Q&A with Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, whose band headlines this Saturday’s Westword Music Showcase (click here for more information), are built on a sturdy foundation — an interview conducted with Martsch back in 1997, shortly after his band, then a three piece, released Perfect From…
Doug Martsch, whose band, Built to Spill, headlines this year’s Westword Music Showcase on June 12 (click here for more details), is a rarity — a indie-rock musician who signed to a major label in the mid-’90s who’s still inked to the same imprint today. He’s also a rare, if…
ASTROPHAGUSNOMINATED IN INDIE ROCK1:00-1:45 P.M., CURIOUS THEATERPersonnel: Jason Cain; Joshua Cain; Daniel Pope, Joshua TrinidadDiscography: For Boating (2008); Casualite (2005) Download or stream “Raygun” after the jump…
After a killer two-night stint at the Ogden Theatre last year, the hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns to these parts Friday, August 15, when the pair headlines Red Rocks. The British act Bat for Lashes, who mesmerized folks at the Larimer Lounge in 2007, will play the Bluebird this time around…
Just in time for the Westword Music Showcase, FOE and his Jewell Tyme Music compatriot, Karma, have released the video for their rock guitar-driven song, “Tic Toc.” The song comes from FOE’s King of the Mountain mixtape, which has quickly become a live show favorite. The video, directed by Angel…
DEMON FUNKIESNOMINATED IN FUNK5:00-5:45 P.M., FIDEL’S CANTINAPersonnel: Ryan Chrys; The Prom King; Square Dogg; Burning Sensation; P-SaxDiscography: Pure Junkies (2008)Download or stream “Then You Come By” after the jump…
BLACK LAMBNOMINATED IN HARD ROCK2:00-2:45 P.M., BROADWAYSPersonnel: Mykel Martinez; Tim Vigil; Brian Hagman; Bill Stewart; Shane HartmanDiscography: Corridos Negros (2009); The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem (2008); Hang the Moon (2004); The Low Road (2002) Pillar of Salt (2002); High and Mighty (2001); Morning Star (2000); Lambs…
THE ALAN BAIRD PROJECTNOMINATED IN POP12:00-12:45 P.M., LA RUMBAPersonnel: Alan Baird; Nick Fox; Noah Matthews; Joel MatthewsDiscography: Tonight’s the Night for Kings (2009)Download or stream “Dream” after the jump…
AAKASH MITTAL QUARTETNOMINATED IN JAZZ5:00-5:45 P.M., DAZZLEPersonnel: Aakash Mittal; Jean-Luc Davis; Matt Fuller; Josh MooreDiscography: Possible Beginnings (2008)Download or stream “Funktional Corruption” after the jump…
3 THE HARDWAYNOMINATED IN HIP-HOP – GROUP6:00-6:45 P.M., VINYL ROOFTOPPersonnel: DJ Cysko Rokwel; Es Nine; A.V.I.U.S.Discography: Set in Stone (2009); Patience (2007)Download or stream “Truth” after the jump…
Update: As with year’s past, before the ink’s even dry on the schedule, we’ve had to make made some minor more changes. Among the most recent one: Eyes & Ears opted out of its 4 p.m. slot at Sutra, which will now be filled by Git Some.And in case you…
Y’all remember that one time yesterday, when the dudes from 3OH!3 premiered their new video for “Starstrukk” on the internet, and people were all, like, … uh, what’s that? Oh, really, you missed it? Ah, too bad. Wait, what are we saying? You know what? So did we. Somehow, working…
John Common is a regular fount of cool ideas. He did that whole Kazoo Orchestra thing a while back, he was a hilarious blogger for this very blog at one point and now, he’s doing this: The Common Box Project. The idea here is that 65 artists are creating unique…
The Dave Matthews Band’s brand new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 7. Albums released last week by 311, Rancid and Elvis Costello debuted on the store’s top ten as well. See the full breakdown after…
Rocky Mountain Low, a compilation of Colorado underground bands from the late-’70s, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax for the week ending June 7. The album, which was the top seller a few weeks ago, beat last week’s top seller, Sunn O)))’s Monoliths & Dimensions and Rancid’s new album,…
For the third week in a row, Eminem grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending June 7. The rapper’s Relapse beat out brand new albums by Dave Matthews, Rancid and 311. Tech N9ne’s Sickology 101 came in fifth and has stayed in the top ten on…
Denver-based photographer Gary Isaacs has just unveiled a 78-page collection of photographs of one of this city’s best-loved bands, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. The book includes some truly striking black-and-white on- and off-stage shots of Slim, Munly and the gang from the past few years, as well as snippets of…
