PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT at the BLUEBIRD THEATER | 9/19/11It was to be expected that Peter Hook & the Light would be playing Unknown Pleasures in its entirety, and that it wouldn’t be a half-hearted and insincere attempt at re-creating that music live. What was not expected was the…
Just a week after starting its seated tour, WHY? canceled most of its remaining U.S. tour dates, including its show at the Gothic Theatre slated for Wednesday, October 12. The band’s Facebook page states, “Dear fans, due to an unfortunate injury, we are going to have to cancel the rest…
Live Nation Entertainment, which now houses Ticketmaster, House of Blues and Ticketweb, has announced a partnership with the Universal Music Group to create a joint-venture management company for managing and strengthening the label’s acts. This is the first time a major label has teamed up directly with a promoter and…
Paul Simon, who recently announced a new two-disc collection that spans five decades of material, is coming to the 1STBank Center on Wednesday October 26, two days after his new album, Songwriter, hits stores. Next month also marks Simon’s seventieth birthday. Reserved tickets for the show ($45-$85), which also features…
While Tesla has done its share of amplified rocking over its 25-year history, the band has also been successful going the acoustic route. Five Man Acoustical Jam went platinum and helped inspire MTV’s “Unplugged” series. Now celebrating the twentieth anniversary of that album and the release of Twisted Wires &…
GOLDRUSH FESTIVAL | NIGHT TWO, 9/17/11Day two of Goldrush Festival also felt like you had stepped into an alternate universe where a good friend with good taste in music was introducing you to his or her favorite bands of the moment were gathered together in one place instead of being…
GOLDRUSH FESTIVAL | NIGHT ONE, 9/16/11With no real low points at the first night of the Gold Rush festival, one performance that stood out was that of Drew Englander during his set as R E A L M A G I C. He was like the Pied Piper of dance…
Going to Lipgloss tonight? Dress pretty: the I Am Music crew from St. Louis is in town to film the dance dance revolution. Up until now, I Am Music has focused on individual artists — DJs and musicians alike — but tonight, they’re partying with the Lipgloss crew, and featuring…
Every week, in an effort to pay tribute to those dedicated to the time tested way of promoting shows by hanging up posters, we make our way around the Mile High City to take a gander at all the eye candy affixed to light posts and such. Here are the…
For the next two days, the Goldrush festival will take place at Delite and the hi-dive. The event was the brainchild of three local music bloggers: Jake Martin, Crawford Philleo and Ryan Pjesky. For the last two years, each of the three have been writing largely about contemporary music for…
Snowboard on the Rocks tonight at Red Rocks Amphitheatre will not only feature three world-premiere snowboard films, but also music by Michael Menert, Doomtree and RJD2. It’s the perfect way to get ready for winter … er, fall. (6 p.m., $25, all ages) And if snow sports aren’t your thing,…
Update, November 8: Youth of Today has postponed the show due to a family emergency.The Summit Music Hall will continue what’s become a rotation of classic punk and metal bands playing its stage (Bad Brains, Stiff Little Fingers, Saint Vitus come to mind) November 10 when Youth of Today and…
Official Denver Nuggets, Cassidy Bednark — better known in these parts as DJ Bedz — has moved over from his previous home at Hot 107.1 to 95.7 the Party, where he’ll now be rocking his Party to Go Mix every weekday at 4 p.m. In addition to his daily gig…
Bone Orchard Revival opens its self-titled album with a dusty, unhurried, reverb-drenched track called “Temptation” that would make an ideal soundtrack for walking through a graveyard — apt, considering the band’s moniker. These Michigan transplants, now based in Denver, also dip into a fair amount of old-time country, blues and…
Tomorrow night is the first and only time in Denver you’ll be able to catch The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience, Kevin Kerslake’s film about the popular carnival-slash-rave. (We have a branch of the EDC that takes place every spring here in Denver — but that’s like a kid-brother version of…
Dang! If you would’ve told us a decade ago that local acts would be playing shows at a place the size of the Fillmore on with stunning frequency — read more than once a year or on a very special occasion, generally warming up the stage for a higher profile…
“A lot of DJ friends have told me Beta is amazing,” says Norman Doray, whose collaboration with David Tort, “Chase the Sun,” spent eight weeks this summer on Beatport’s Top 10 chart. He’ll be at the amazing Beta this Saturday, September 17, promoting Strictly Ibiza To Amsterdam, his new album;…
Common’s memoir, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, begins rather dramatically. The prologue reads: “When I was eighteen months old, my mother and I were kidnapped at gunpoint. My father held the gun. At least that’s one side of the story.” Common, with help from co-author Adam Bradley, a University…
Sketch comedy is the best way to describe it,” says Nathan Wright, discussing the process of composition within the Kevin Costner Suicide Pact. “It’s not verse, chorus, bridge,” adds Carson Pelo. “It’s more of a flow chart. Things don’t necessarily have to go somewhere, but they can lead into something…
Casselman’s Bar & Venue has been a strong addition to the Ballpark neighborhood since it opened two years ago at 2620 Walnut Street, and got stronger with recent sound and light upgrades. Now, prompted by overwhelming demand from promoters and bands alike, Casselman’s has applied for and been approved by…
Big suprise that a bunch of guys who might have been gamers formed a metal band and named themselves after one of the denizens of Hell in Dungeons & Dragons. Even bigger surprise that this foursome decided that “Pitsix” was less suitable than naming their project after a demon. Biggest…
File this one under any press is good press. So if your band is the background music to yet another excruciatingly long fight between characters (yes, they’re characters) Ronnie and Sammi from Jersey Shore, you should be thankful…
