The SubdudesLive and AcousticBiographica Films and RecordingsLive and Acoustic comprises a well rounded cinematic visit with the pleasantly eclectic Louisiana-based roots group the Subdudes. The Live half of the package features an intimate gig at Annapolis Maryland’s Ram’s Head, a cozy venue that lends the performance the clubby feel of…
Welcome to another edition of Sound Bites, our economy-sized album reviews. This week, Nick Hutchinson weighs in on two recent national releases from Shemika Copeland and Seth Walker after the jump…
Here’s this week’s playlists from the area’s local-centric speciality shows. This week, we’ve added the Colorado Wave in addition to the others we’re already tracking: Radio 1190’s long running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only and the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is rebroadcast all over Colorado. We’re still…
Boy, does this economy suck! If you’re like most people I know, you were already broke before the market took a dump in September, and making your bills was hard enough then. Artists seem to always be up against challenges financially, but now, things are just plain ridiculous. Even people…
The deluxe and regular versions of Lamb of God’s new album, Wrath, grabbed the top two spots on Independent Records’ bestseller list for the week ending March 1. Project Pat, K’Naan, Bobby Valentino and Souljah Boy Tell ‘Em also showed strong. The full breakdown is after the jump…
Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl, released last week, nabbed the number-one spot on Twist & Shout’s best list for the week ending March 1. JJ Cale’s new album Roll On, the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack, Tea Leaf Green’s Live at Twist & Shout and Morrissey’s Years of…
Got moves? If you’ve been polishing up your go-go dancing skill set in front of the mirror for a while and are ready for your big break, your big break may just be ready for you. This Friday, March 6, Team Easy and the Triad Dragons are sponsoring tryouts for…
3 the HardwayFebruary 28, 2009The Marquis TheatreBetter than: The Talib Kweli show the night before at Club Vinyl where you could have had your jaw tapped.In celebration of the release of their debut album, Set in Stone, rapper A.V.I.U.S., producer Es-Nine, and DJ Cysko Rokwel, collectively known as 3 the…
Git SomeFriday, February 27Hot Topic, 16th Street MallBetter than: Going to Hot Topic for any other conceivable reason.I was there at the intersection Friday night where aggressively unwashed punk rock and its pre-torn-jeans-wearing, sterile imposter collided, and it was weird. Git Some, a band that has been compared (okay, mostly…
Charlie Hunter Quartet February 27, 2009 The Oriental TheaterBetter Than: Hunting through your receipts for itemized deductibles for your tax check. Which is what I should have been doing. Over the past few decades, Charlie Hunter has become an icon among bass players, guitarists and rhythm gurus for his ability to sculpt a…
Well, sadly, the rumors that have been swirling about for a while now are indeed true. Autokinoton is about to be put to rest. Despite issuing word this past summer that there wouldn’t be one, the act’s final show is slated for Saturday, February 28, at 3 Kings Tavern, with…
The first release from Jewell Tyme Music in 2009 is from rapper Karma in the form of a mixtape called Barack O’Karma: Street Politics. It’s mixed by DJ Tense of ManeLine and features appearances from the entire Jewell Tyme roster, including F.O.E., Haven, and 800 the Jewell. The project is…
A New Jersey blogger named Khal recently heard about Colorado MC Whygee and the work he was doing with Sunken State, Kid Hum, and other Colorado hip-hop artists. Over the last month and a half or so, Khal got to know Whygee and found out that the rapper had some…
Today’s exploration of the freaky world of sublime musical stupidity takes us back to the long-gone days of 1989, when it was marginally acceptable to include a freakishly awkward rap number in your bland teen comedy and not expect every actual teen that saw it to throw up in their…
So tonight at the hi-dive, the almighty Omens are releasing their latest opus, a fantabulous long-player titled Send Black Flowers. Recorded by Jamie Hillyer at his Module Overload studios and mastered by Steve Sundberg, the album — at least what we’ve heard of it — is another classic Omens platter…
To say that Soul School/Opie Gone Bad drummer Scott Davies put himself in harm’s way last night is a understatement of epochal proportions. By now, you may have read about the high speed chase last night that ended with a motorist being killed by a police officer on 5th and…
Welcome to another edition of Sound Bites, our economy-sized album reviews. This week, Andy Thomas weighs in on five recent national releases from Bon Iver (pictured left), Cheap Girls, Frank Turner, Papermoons and Lemuria after the jump…
Broken Spindles, Born in the Flood, IuenglissThursday, February 26, 2009hi-diveBetter than: Eating chips and looking at a borrowed book of David Byrne’s weird photography of furniture, which is what I would have been doingHere’s what was weird about this show: Broken Spindles stole all the press. The band features one…
A Shoreline Dream, Moonspeed, SonnenblumeThursday, February 26, 2009Bluebird TheaterBetter Than: Taking OxyContin and staring at clouds.Maybe it’s the pretty sunsets, or maybe it’s the lack of oxygen, but Denver has the makings of a surprisingly good bliss-rock scene. Last night’s all-local lineup at the Bluebird brought the pink noise in…
Andrew Bird, Lonely DearThursday, February 26, 2009Ogden TheaterBetter than: Having a good show ruined by an obnoxious audience.Andrew Bird’s stage entrance at the Ogden Thursday night boasted all the careful ceremony and staid splendor of a religious rite. His fast establishment of a dynamic stage presence and quick offering of…
For those of us who were watching the Denver Nuggets-Atlanta Hawks on television Wednesday night, missed probably one of the best half time shows of the season. DJ Vajra and the Mad Monkeys dance crew repped hip-hop to the fullest at center court. Weren’t at the game? No worries. Check…
If you’ve visited the Larimer Lounge website recently, you might have noticed a rather cryptic listing for Tuesday, March 3: The band listed is ESEEM, with the words, “Don’t miss this one.” No price is listed and no further information is available. Well, the cat’s out of the bag now…
