Concerts

On Hope, the Twilight Garden’s Todd Loomis makes no bones about the stylistic and sonic debt he owes to the Cure and other acts. Opening track “Falling Rain” has a Disintegration-like lush grandeur; “Falling in Circles” bears a jubilant yet emotionally raw quality akin to the Sound’s Shock of Daylight…

The Metal Alliance Tour featuring Anthrax, Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail made its way to Denver on Tuesday night. A crushing throng of maniacal metal fans — our resident metalhead Brandon Marshall among them — gathered at Summit Music Hall last night, where, united by their…

For the past six years, Nicole Cacciavillano and her Sub.mission crew have had the dubstep scene in Denver completely on lock. The locally based powerhouse promoter has extended its reach outside of Colorado by launching an outpost in Hawaii; Corey Blecha, an intern-turned-overseer who recently relocated to Maui, will helm…

SUB.MISSION ANNIVESARY @ BOPPO! | SAT, 4/6/13 Sub.mission knows dubstep, and to mark another year of its devotion to the true sound, Nicole Cacciavillano and her crew are hosting a real U.K. underground-style throwdown with V.I.V.E.K., who performed at last year’s party. He’s set to perform alongside the entire roster…

BOB SEGER @ PEPSI CENTER | TUES, 4/2/13 While Bob Seger might be immortalized by his long-running Chevy ads that feature “Like a Rock” and the scene in Risky Business where Tom Cruise sings along to “Old Time Rock and Roll,” there’s a lot more to the guy than that…

Earlier this week, Pries released a video for “You Know I Know,” the latest single from The Lonely Kid Show. After seeing the clip, which was filmed in front of a mural at Guerilla Garden, Jolt, who painted the piece that serves as the backdrop, took to Facebook to voice…

LEFTOVER SALMON @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | FRI & SAT, 3/29-3/30 Leftover Salmon has graced the the bluegrass scene with their talents for 23 years and counting. With the passing of Mark Vann in 2001, the band hasn’t produced an album in eight years. The addition of Andy Thorn, carried over…

THUGFUCKER @ NORAD | SAT, 3/30/13 The duo collectively known as Thugfucker doesn’t take themselves very seriously, despite collaborating to form the Life and Death brand — a name you might remember from assorted showcases and live shows last year, including a stop at the AfterHours Anonymous anniversary party. Although…

KVELERTAK @ LARIMER LOUNGE | TUES, 4/30/13 Kvelertak formed in 2007. Completely disregarding a line between metal and punk, the Stavanger, Norway-based act brings the sonic intensity and violent and frayed dynamics of bands like Breather Resist. The band’s song “Mjød” appeared in the end credits for the 2010 film…

MATT SKELLENGER GROUP @ DAZZLE | SAT, 4/6 Fusing jazz with Indian rhythms and percussion, bassist Matt Skellenger follows up his 2009 release, Parentheticals, with his outstanding new disc, The Owls Are Not What They Seem (yes, the title is a nod to Twin Peaks), which he’ll be issuing at…

Winter is officially in the books. Spring is finally here, and we’ve got a whole new batch of shows to look forward to. Before we forge ahead, we thought we take a look back at all the shows we made it out to in the past few months and single…

Wow! We haven’t seen this mesmerizing mural in the flesh yet, but Danielle Lirette, our photo intern, did, and she brought us back these great photos. The piece, which is painted on the side of Bubba Chinos at 160 Federal Boulevard, is the handiwork of PJ Sierra (aka Stale Art)…

Getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha freak on! We all know that there are lots of ways to become immortalized at a massive outdoor music gathering like Ultra Music Festival, such as, oh, I don’t know, humping a tree, or maybe dancing naked while getting arrested. But Mom would probably prefer…

Oh, man! What a spring concert season you have in store. We originally set out to assemble a list of the 25 best concerts this spring, and we found there were so many great shows, we had to expand it to the fifty best shows, from hot buzz bands like…

Photo by George Martinez There’s something so liberating about going to an event like Ultra Music Festival. Although the looks change every year, there is a lax unity, an agreement, that you can get away with wearing whatever you want. Even so, there are things that uniformly trended this year…

Victor Gonzalez Ultra Music Festival is a zoo. From land sharks to killer whales, pink flamingos to African zebras, UMF 2013 is starting to feel a lot like a World Wildlife Foundation fundraiser, complete with endangered species and cuddly critters. Sure, they’re inflatable, but just the same. These are some…

IMAGINE DRAGONS @ FILLMORE | 3/23/13 Imagine Dragons’ show at the Fillmore was all about the drums. Bass drums. Chemical drums. Kettledrums. And the drumming of fans stomping their feet. The beat of “Rocks” may have been one of the most fun songs because of the mad drums being played,…

LOW @ LARIMER LOUNGE | FRI, 3/29/13 Since its inception in 1993, Low has created a body of work characterized by a fragile intensity. Although often lumped in under the banner of “slowcore” with a group of bands of similar sonic leanings, like Red House Painters, Galaxie 500, Tarnation and…

Carly McKinney, otherwise known as “Carly Crunk Bear” is “no longer employed” by the Cherry Creek school district, according to our Latest Word blog. The teacher, as you might remember, made headlines at the end of January for comments and photos on Twitter she’s alleged to have made/posted. Diplo, as…