If you’re not feeling like braving an Interpol sans Carlos D, the Morning Benders show at the Bluebird tonight should be a welcome option. With a handful of EPs and two full-lengths (the latest, Big Echo, came out this year on Rough Trade) under its belt, the dudes from Berkeley,…
In the spirit of Halloween, Boulder creative space Astroland is holding its first annual DIY or Die Fest, a massive holiday celebration featuring over a dozen local bands and DJs to the backdrop of some spooky films and the promise of free candy. And tacos. Well, the tacos aren’t free,…
It’s a sad day for those who love the tactile feedback of a chunky Walkman. After being on the market for 31 years, Sony has officially put the cassette-model Walkman on ice. It might come as a surprise to some people that the Walkman was still being sold, but those…
GORILLAZ With N.E.R.D. 10.24.10 | Wells Fargo Theatre In what will probably now become a legendary appearance at Wells Fargo Theatre last night, Gorillaz brought out a Colorado crowd in its truest form — Dads, ravers, white people with dreads, babies, bros, men in lobster costumes, girls donning wigs of…
OF MONTREAL With Janelle Monae 10.24.10 | Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO After seeing Janelle Monae perform on Saturday night, it’s no wonder that she was picked by Erykah Badu to open her most recent tour. Monae isn’t just a great soul singer; her songwriting and her band set her far…
SLEIGH BELLS Pictureplane • Sundelles 10.23.10 | Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO Read interview with Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells Brooklyn newcomers Sundelles opened the show with a sort of surfy garage rock, sounding kind of like the Pixies with all of the idiosyncrasies ironed out. It was pleasant enough, but…
THE APPLES IN STEREO With Fol Chen 10.22.10 | Bluebird Theater Apples in Stereo frontman Robert Schneider has described the band’s latest effort, Travellers in Space and Time, as “retro-futuristic super-pop,” a tag which could just as easily be applied to some of the band’s earlier material. It’s also an…
BASSNECTAR Dan Deacon • Ott, That 1 Guy • Brother Ali 10.23.10 | 1STBANK Center Full slideshow from Bassnectar at 1STBANK Center Lorin Ashton, the DJ and producer also known as Bassnectar, speaks loudly and carries a big bassline. Loosely defined as dubstep, Bassnectar’s signature sub-heavy style — which pulls…
So the story goes: Derek Miller met Alexis Krauss one day when he was serving her and her mother at a restaurant, and Krauss’s mom pushed her into working on music with Miller. Until a few years ago, Miller had been living in southern Florida where he was a member…
Sara Thurston (aka DJ Sara T.) is in town from Los Angeles this weekend for another edition of Danceotron — her “No Bullshit” dance party, now in its eighth year — and she’s also hard at work editing footage of Lust-Cats of the Gutters’ “Nothing Cool Happens on Dates” video,…
This weekend’s Sneaker Prom and Shoe Shine are easily becoming among the most popular sneaker events in the country. Having involved over 200 artists and businesses over the years, both are outstanding community-oriented events, as well as a can’t-be-missed showcase the most sophisticated stylings in sneaker art. If you’re serious…
Over the past few years, quite a few acts from these parts, including Paper Bird, Young Coyotes, Nathaniel Rateliffe have recorded Daytrotter sessions. More recent sessions have included Tennis, Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, who recorded tracks there last week, and Drag the River, whose session was uploaded yesterday. “There’s a…
CURREN$Y Big K.R.I.T. • Smoke DZA • Corner Boy P 10.21.10 | Marquis Theater It was little testy last night at the Marquis. Things got off to a tense start with a heavy-handed security presence combined with a restlessness on the part of the crowd as they waited for the…
NATHANIEL RATELIFF 10.21.10 | Lost Lake Lounge Nathaniel Rateliff struck a delicate musical balance in his tribute to Leonard Cohen Thursday at the Lost Lake Lounge. His two-part solo performance spanned several albums and eras from Cohen’s storied musical career. Armed simply with a nylon-stringed guitar, a music stand and…
Hankering for something exceedingly cool to do tonight? Yeah? Write this down: Lost Lake Lounge (3602 E. Colfax). That’s the place to be for what should be just a stellar evening of live music. Hot on the heels of his show at the Gothic a few weeks ago, Nathaniel Rateliff…
Ari Up (aka Arianna Foster), a founding member of the Slits, passed away yesterday at the young age of 48. John Lydon, who is married to Nora Foster, Up’s mother, delivered the disheartening news rather succinctly on his website: “John and Nora have asked us to let everyone know that…
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM With Hot Chip 10.20.10 | Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO It’s surprising that Hot Chip isn’t more popular in Colorado. Priming the stage for LCD Soundsystem last night at the Fillmore, the U.K. band’s music is definitely electronic at its base, but layers of guitar and living drumming lean…
If you’re anything like us, streaming music services like Pandora or lastfm don’t ever seem to really get things right. They’re always cool for a little bit, but inevitably, they end up repeating things to the point that we get bored. We’ll turn on the radio here and there as…
HOLY FUCK Indian Jewelry • Gauntlet Hair • Peter Black 10.20.10 | Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO As usual, Peter Black set the stage for what was to come with what seemed like sonically appropriate remixes. Right before the first band took the stage, it sounded like some kind of experimental…
When Derek Miller was in pioneering metal-core band Poison the Well, he probably didn’t think he’d be a member of an up-and-coming noise-pop band from Brooklyn, especially one that released its debut album on M.I.A.’s label. However, it was Miller’s desire to do an entirely different style of music that…
Folks hoping to see TaunTaun at the Anthrax show earlier this week at Summit Music Hall were likely disappointed. We’d heard rumors that the band had parted ways. Turns out that TaunTaun, initially slated to open for the thrash-metal icons, had actually dropped off the bill due to a scheduling…
From the mouth of Magic Cyclops himself: The entertainer is being brought back from the dead for two nights of Halloween-inspired flashback madness, complete with (we’re assuming) his usual self-deprecating stage banter and possibility of bodily harm. Magic — who last took to the stage in August, opening for Warlock…
