Mike Watt is most certainly a man whose thoughts cannot be expressed in a mere 500 or words or so. Needless to say, the Rough Mixes entry focusing on him in this week’s issue hardly scraped the surface of our recent conversation the punk elder statesman. While on tour supporting…
Mogwai, Women Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Bluebird Theater Better than: Listening to layered and nuanced instrumental music as background. Instrumental music is not dead. For all the prominence of vocal-driven music in the modern pop scene, a careful and dynamic approach to the subtleties of instrumental music can still draw…
Ghost Buffalo, Eyes and Ears, Brian Hartley, Sonic Vomit Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3 Kings Tavern Better than: The death of a person — that just sucks. Out of the death of a band, at least there came a great show The night was bittersweet. And how could it not…
Tori Amos’s new album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin, is set to drop next Tuesday, and we just her that her Sinful Attraction tour, which kicks of in Seattle at the beginning of July, will be making a stop in Denver on Tuesday, July 21, at the Paramount Theatre. No word…
Just when we thought the Red Rocks summer line-up couldn’t get any hotter, three more shows were just added to the schedule, including Counting Crows and Augustana on Wednesday, July 29, Rock the Bells ’09, featuring Nas, Damian Marley, Busta Rhymes and more, on Thursday, August 6, and the Mountainside…
Tonight at the Oriental Theater, Eric Shiveley’s excellent film Everyone But You will be screened for the very first time in Denver. The movie, as I assessed several years ago, serves as an exceptional portrait of a struggling artist. Written, filmed and edited entirely by Shiveley with little to no…
As you can see from the other benefit-related item we posted just a bit ago, musicians with benefits are, unfortunately, a rare commodity. Unlike most folks who have at least some level of coverage and can thus seek medical attention when required, without having to mortgage their house and part…
This Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Herman’s Hideaway, more than a dozen local acts will take the stage to perform at the Hand That Bleeds benefit for Horse drummer Steve Patt, who was recently involved in a power saw accident that has rendered him unable to work for at…
As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, “What are you listening to?” The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we’ve compiled a…
When we made out yesterday, I told you about how to get Wentworth Kersey’s new CD for the price of a cup of coffee. In response to that, I received several incisive and insistent questions, such as: “Huh?” “Wha?” “Why?” and “Is that your hand on my thigh?” So I…
Back in December we lauded Colorado producer Kid Hum’s solo instrumental album, Fossil Fuel, which he offered for free download. Apparently a lot of rappers felt inspired to possibly spit a rhyme or two over those instrumentals. With a blessing from Kid Hum, Khal of rockthedub.com proceeded to gather and…
In a little over a month, Meese’s major label debut is slated to drop. At a listening party a few months ago at the Larimer Lounge, we learned that the album would be titled Broadcast and would feature “The Start of It,” a song well familiar to all of the…
We’ve heard story after story about local and national DJs getting screwed over by big wigs. Whether it’s getting shafted by a promoter after a gig or having a rapper take advantage either by not paying up or not returning any favors, any veteran party rocker has a story to…
For the week ending May 10, local glacial rockers Pleistocene topped Wax Trax’s best seller list with their new album, The Mammoth and the Microchip. New releases by Bob Dylan, Metric, Cursive and Isis also earned spots in the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump…
Gene Ween Saturday, May 10, The Walnut Room Sunday, May 11, The b.side lounge Better than: Hearing Gene Ween play a bunch of solo songs you don’t recognize. Gene Ween (aka Aaron Freeman) perhaps best summarized the dynamic of his trio of Colorado shows early on during his first performance…
Napalm Death, Coliseum, Toxic Holocaust and KataklysmSaturday, May 9, 2009Marquis Theater, DenverBetter Than: A straightforward metal show.The last time I saw Coliseum, the band had played at a warehouse space with Motheater. For this show, even though it was a more conventional setting, these guys from Kentucky still played an…
Bob Dylan’s latest disc, Together Through Life, was the top seller for the second week in a row at Twist and Shout, while new releases from Ben Harper, Isis, Peaches and St. Vincent rounded out the list for the week ending May 10. See the full breakdown after the jump…
For the second week in a row, Tech N9ne’s Sickology 101 and Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap grabbed the first and second slots at Independent Records for the week ending May 10. Keri Hilson, Gorilla Zoe and the Dream continue to hold on to slots in the top ten. See…
Forgive me, for I have sinned. It’s been nearly two weeks since our last makeout. I’m sure you’ve probably moved on by now, found others to make out with and forgotten me completely, and I don’t blame you. All I can say in my defense is something you undoubtedly already…
So we heard a rumor as we were closing up shop last week from a very reliable source that Tickle Me Pink had reached the end of the line. Well, TMP fans can rest easy. We’re happy to report that the rumor is indeed just that. Just got off the…
In this week’s Rough Mixes entry focusing on Napalm Death, we only printed highlights of Tom Murphy’s recent conversation with Barney Greenway. The two of them actually had a fairly extensive conversation in which Greenway discussed the influence of My Bloody Valentine and other unexpected acts on Napalm Death, how…
The Mighty 18 Wheeler. You’ve remember them, right? Brylcream, rockabilly and whatnot? Yeah, um, you can forget all that. If you haven’t heard, the boys have undergone a massive overhaul, namely shaving off the ‘billy from their previous designation and drafting Halden Wofford on vocals (who answers to Bret Bertholf…
