RAEKWONSummit Music Hall | 1.29.11 As with most shows put on by members of the Wu, who are largely moving about solo these days, whether it’s Raekwon, or Ghostface, or the always touring Method Man, you expect them to bring the ruckus like it’s 1997. Last night’s Raekwon show at…
BOOGIE BOUTIQUE Ejay * Hoang * Tony Rodelli * Jevne Ivy * Styles Davis * Khalib Cluster Studios | 1.29.11 The crew behind Spellbound Music put on yet another fantastic event, from the unusual (and fabulously decked out) location to the high quality of the music. The two-room event had…
BIG GIGANTIC with Fresh2Death and Raw Russ The Fox Theatre | 1.28.11 Big Gigantic played the second stop of its Colorado kick-off tour at the Fox Theatre last night in Boulder. The new lights, the openers and the special guest made this stop especially unique. The sold out theater’s walls…
BIG BOI With Eligh & Scarub and The Foodchain 01.28.11 | Ogden Theater Corporate sponsorship, lead by local ski and snowboard company Icelantic, brought Big Boi to Denver last night. The Atlanta rapper, who we’d venture has never set ski/board on a mountain in his life, seems a potentially odd…
TonightBig Boi comes to Denver for the first time in forever to play at the Ogden Theatre. We’re sending two writers to cover the show, as opposed to our usual one, because they come from very different yet very important sections of hip-hop’s audience. To provide some context for the…
In November, we wrote about singer-songwriter Katey Laurel’s Kickstarter fundraising efforts to back the recording of her latest album, From Here. After reaching her goal last month — and exceeding it by $292, to be exact — Laurel is celebrating the release of that record tonight at the Walnut Room…
Looking for something to do SIA weekend that’s a little more under-the-radar? Bassface, Friday night at the Meadowlark, promises bass-centric grooves and an underground vibe. Local talent includes Roger Sampson, Christian Whitney, J-Grilla, Mike Deez, London Dungeon and Max Klaw. ($5-$10, 21+) Also Friday night, Kraddy from Glitch Mob performs…
Denver Police have reportedly arrested four people in connection with the hit-and-run incident that took place over the weekend at Rockstar Lounge (940 Lincoln), in which valet Jose Medina was struck by vehicle and later died from his injuries. It was the 21-year-old’s first night on the job…
OneRepublic Civic Center Park | 1.26.11 Last night, OneRepublic closed out the Denver Big Air and the LG FIS Snowboarding World Cup event, performing in front of an audience that spanned the entirety of Bannock Street from Colfax to 14th. And then some. The park managed to squeeze in a…
Although it’s a balmy 49 degrees here in the Mile High City right now, apparently it’s not quite as mild on the East Coast. In fact, it’s crummy enough out there to keep the legendary Rev Run grounded, which means his highly anticipated (by us, anyhow) appearance this afternoon at…
The week just got a little sadder: American country and folk icon Charlie Louvin lost his long battle with pancreatic cancer yesterday at the age of 83. Louvin’s death marks the passage of a living piece of American music history…
Sitting at the top of the remix game, Jon Pegnato and Daniel LeDisko of LA Riots are definitely the crowned kings. Signed to A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold imprint and endorsed by forefathers MSTRKRFT, the DJ and production duo stretch and mold club bangers by taking the pop out of Ciara and…
As the backing band for Bob Marley during the years that the great man wrote the music that catapulted him to international fame, the Wailers may not have been direct contributors to the reggae giant’s vision of a better world, but they certainly created the sound that made that vision…
Live Nation, an entertainment company with a net worth north of $4 billion, held a contract with Steve Schalk, who owns the Gothic Theatre and Moe’s Original BBQ in Englewood. That contract expired last year on March 1, and Schalk elected not to renew. The venue has been independently booking…
Graffiti Black and his team — Big Mike Smooth and the rest of the crew from the now-defunct Livewire program Your Favorite Show — have decided to change the way local music is heard in Denver and maintain a progressive listening audience by offering a platform for local artists to…
Airwaves, the official name of Nicole Schneit and her rotating cast of musicians, began in Brooklyn in 2007 as a full-band extension of Schneit’s singer-songwriter beginnings. The minimalist folk-punker’s sound didn’t change much with the additional instrumentation, as Air Waves still captures her beautifully androgynous voice and searingly personal lyrics…
Flier design doesn’t have many proven rules, but there is one that is nearly irrefutable: cartoon demon babes are always a good idea. Toss in some fire effects, and it’s next to impossible to resist the urge to stare longingly at our pick this week, which combines some simple lines…
Switchfoot Civic Center Park | 1.25.11 Last night, under the orange sky that blanketed the city, Switchfoot squeezed a quick set in at the Big Air event in Civic Center Park. No opener. No warm-up. Just four guys coming out from San Diego to entertain a frozen mass of skiers,…
Caleb Slade could have chosen an easier field to go into than music. Name sound familiar? What about the face? Even if neither registers, you might recognize the voice, which sounds suspiciously similar to one that sold millions of records around here. That’s because Caleb Slade is the younger brother…
Sudhir Kudva and two business partners have taken over the Orange Cat Studios underground-arts space at 2625 Larimer Street, and hope to reopen it as the very aboveground The Matchbox by the end of February. Kudva, who also owns the Squire Lounge, says the spot — which suffered a fire…
It’s been three years since Red Cloud last graced Denver stages with its inspired mélange of dusky country, sad-bastard rock and vitally unfiltered emotional displays from frontman Ross Etherton. This latest project, Ross Etherton & the Chariots of Judah — due at the Dikeou Collection (1615 California Street) on Friday,…
Leave it to the guy who sang on the Black Flag Nervous Breakdown EP to come up with a name like Circle Jerks. These guys take swipes at authority like any punks would, but they’ve done so with a humorous zeal in songs like “World Up My Ass” and “When…
