Concerts

Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne often sketches ridiculous doodles while he does phone interviews. They usually start off with naked women, Coyne reveals, and the one he’s working on right now, evidently, has turned into a naked chick riding the back of a giant skull. “Some gushy shit is shooting…

Jim Norris, who’s part of 3 Kings Tavern (60 South Broadway) and Rockaway Tavern (2036 Broadway), knows how to get people into clubs — whether through live music or just lively programming. For example, there’s Panties at the Bar, hosted by some of the members of the Ooh La La…

With the ebb and flow of bands and styles in any musical community, it’s easy to forget or overlook anyone involved in an area of a scene you don’t know. Pam Puente was one-third of the punk-rock band Double-Barreled Slingshots last decade. Even if you weren’t really into the group,…

Cass McCombs is a weird guy. The kind of guy you’d expect to find huddled in the corner at a party, bristling at social interaction. He’s a loner, but a self-inflicted one, choosing to live in a world of his own making rather than the one he finds himself in…

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Coathangers didn’t set out to be torchbearers for any movement — unless mixing some sassy attitude with a healthy sense of humor counts. In tried-and-true garage-rock and punk fashion, most of the members of this group were unseasoned when they formed the Coathangers, but after…

Rarely has a band with such upbeat, accessible music had its identity and origins so shrouded in mystery — initally, anyway. Cults is not, in fact, some witch-house project, or even a black-metal band, as its moniker might suggest. Instead, it’s a New York duo with a knack for post-tropical…

Although each of Maynard James Keenan’s various projects is informed by hard rock, each is most notable for how it subverts the formula. A former art-school student, Keenan has demonstrated particular interest in music’s visual and performance aspects, and he’s been a trailblazer with everything from Tool’s distinctive videos to…

Although the MTV Video Music Awards have consistently failed to represent the “dawning of a new age for America,” as predicted by Russell Brand in 2008, the nominations this year are at least mildly interesting — if, for no other reason, than the inclusion of Odd Future, those ragtag hip-hop…

Considering the kinetic, frenetic and contagious energy that’s a crucial part of any Dovekins concert, it’s a wonder the outfit has waited this long to release a live record. The band’s second full-length release, (A)Live, nicely captures the group’s gleeful and giddy approach to live performance while offering a slate…

Although the music veterans who make up the New Olds spent a fair amount of time rocking out in the ’80s and ’90s in groups like Tremblers, Damn Shambles, Aviators and Rock Advocates, their latest project, the aptly titled New Olds, finds them all cooling their jets a little. Led…

Jimmy Nasi carries a hint of Lou Reed’s clipped inflections on ‘Half of the Things’; Nasi, backed by Whitney Rerh’s vocals, gives this song a sonic depth that recalls later Big Star compositions. “For Years” starts off with a delicate but progressive guitar line that deftly shifts gears throughout to…

On its Bandcamp page, Human Agency is listed as playing at Red Rocks on August 13 — in the parking lot. Not sure what that means, exactly, but it’s fitting that the group is planning to be up there on that date, which — in case you’re unaware — just…

Some bands are iconic just for their music and image, but Devo is an act that also became iconic for the very idea of what it stood for. “Devo” was the insult yelled by the ignorant at anyone who might be into punk rock in the late ’70s and early…

The underground electronica scene is booming in Denver — if you want proof, look no further than such residencies as Full Flavor Fridays, which is showcasing local talent as well as bringing in DJs like Brett Johnson from Dallas, who will be releasing his latest record (yes, that means free…

As you can see from the photos below, the spirit of hip-hop is alive and well in the Mile High City. Capping off the big Kingz of the Mountain Weekend, in which folks from various parts of the scene came together as one to produce separate events under the same…

UMS on S. BROADWAY | 07/23-24/11I started out Saturday with the Yes We Cans’ appearance at Moe’s Barbecue at 3 p.m., a staid set that seemed to reflect the early hour of the gig. With ballads composed of minor chords and heavily reverbed guitar effects, the Colorado Springs outfit offered…

Update (7/25/11): Full video added below in its entirety. Taking one of the most compelling cuts from his album The Ugly Truth, Mane Rok enlisted a small army to help him create a video for the song “This One’s,” a track dealing with the timely and incendiary topic of police…

INXS (performing tonight at the Ogden Theatre with Monroe Monroe) has had been down a long, triumphant road in its thirty-plus years as a band. The Australian rockers have remained a solid group — weathering the storm of their frontman Michael Hutchence’s passing in the late ’90s — making records…

UMS on S. BROADWAY | 07/23-24/11An especially hot summer day made navigating various venues an enervating experience, not to mention the humid heat indoors at times. Nevertheless, it didn’t seem to dampen anyone’s spirits in performing the music, even in the early slots like the one where Mercuria and the…

By now, you’ve probably heard the news — if not, sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings, darkening an otherwise sunny afternoon — Amy Jade Winehouse has passed away at the age of 27. At 4 p.m. London time today, authorities reportedly found the singer dead in her apartment…