It’s one thing to record an album that you hope is going to take you places. It’s another thing to have that record shelved and not see the light of day until thirty years later. In this extended Q&A, Bettye LaVette talks about going back to Muscle Shoals and working…
Jamie Lidell w/ James Pants Bluebird Theater Monday June 2, 2008 Better than: Any Monday night show in my personal history. From the moment Jamie Lidell and his band take the stage, it’s apparent that something weird is afoot. It’s the clothes. Three of the five are in costume. Lidell…
Who: Sarah Marcogliese Dossier: Former member of Drop the Fear. In Her Words: “Fun… sometimes…. pain sometimes. Forgiveness, hope, love, distruction, reconstruction, connection… music for the feelings you feel that felt sometimes like feely… really.”…
James Pants Welcome Stones Throw Records 00:00-00:45 of “Cosmic Rapp” Whoa, set your ears to stun because “Cosmic Rapp” is a surprisingly interesting song that appears to showcase Stones Throw’s taste for the odd. The song combines everything that was wrong with the ‘80s with everything that is right from…
The Silver Cord w/Split Second Massacre and Slight Harp Friday, May 30, 2008 Café Cero, Denver Better Than: Going to The Shelter to hear faux-Goth EBM. Unfortunately I arrived just as Slight Harp’s set had ended and didn’t get to enjoy its experimental ambient/post-rock goodness. When they say the show…
Photo by Anna Hrnjak Thrones, Epileptinomicon, 19ADD and Munimula Friday, May 30, 2008 3 Kings Tavern Better Than: Any other doom rock show I’ve ever seen. The incarnation of Epileptinomicon that performed this night included Mike Reisinger (ex-Motheater) and Pat Keck (artist behind Bogwitch and Ghetto Dogs). Reisinger had set…
White Rabbits, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Blue Million Miles, Pop Wreck Saturday, May 31, 2008 Bluebird Theater Better than: A Jefferson Airplane cover band. When I stepped up to the Bluebird I was a little confused – there wasn’t anybody outside, there was music coming from the stage and the…
George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic Saturday, May 31 Fillmore Auditorium Better than: getting up for the downstroke. For years, George Clinton and P-Funk have been delivering marathon sets of uncut funk where four –hour shows seem to be the norm. While Saturday’s Fillmore shore was just under four hours, it really…
Here’s a wrap up of what you might have missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were transfixed by the dustup between Radiohead and Prince over whether or not Prince has the right to cock block the release of video of his performance of Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella…..
All right, since this is presumably on the super DL, you didn’t hear this from us, but supposedly, those crazy Machine Gun Blues bastards are playing a show in — are you ready for this?! — Globeville. (The quaint little neighborhood just north of I-70 and just east of I-25)…
Choosing a flyer to highlight in this week’s Pole Position was an absolute no-brainer. As you may be aware, d.biddle is one our favorite bands, so naturally, we have no qualms about hyping the act’s CD release show on Friday, June 13 at the hi-dive. Regardless, even if we didn’t…
LOCALS ONLY The name Frank E may not ring bells in the local hip-hop scene, but the DJ/producer is working like a mad man to help put the Colorado hip-hop scene on the map — by going outside the scene…
Trima Replicates OK Computer Live Thursday, May 29, 2008 Oriental Theater Better Than: anyone had a reasonable right to expect it to be. Well, color me impressed. Against all odds, they pulled it off. Trima, the band assembled by drummer Damon Scott with the sole purpose of replicating The Greatest…
The Morning Benders and The Kooks The Ogden Theatre May 29, 2008 Better Than: An Oasis cover band — barely. Outside the Ogden, I spotted the first signs of trouble, although I didn’t identify it at the time. A lot of the crowd milling around looked subtly out of place…
Joan Of Arc, Future of The Ghost, d.biddle Thursday, May 29, 2008 Hi-Dive Better than: The last time I saw Joan Of Arc. What is it like to be praised on one hand and completely loathed on the other? The only other man able to answer that question besides George…
The latest edition of Beyond Playlist features reviews of the Long Blondes’ Couples, the Naked Brothers Band’s I Don’t Want to Go to School, Guapo’s Elixirs and Matmos’ Supreme Balloon…
Dig OK Computer? What am I saying? Of course you do. That’s like asking if you’d be into a mind blowing, marathon toss with Claire Forlani on the banks of the French Rivera, followed by a fresh Dunhill and a man sized plate of Krispy Kremes. Mmm… Claire Forlani… donuts…..
This week on the Spiral, the fellas head up to Ft. Snodgrass to hang out with Drag the River and Armchair Martian’s affable frontman. There, Jon enlightened them on the finer points of Thin Lizzy and informed the boys that Drag the River is not, as, ahem, previously reported, broken…
After its date at the Mile High Music Festival at the end of July, the Photo Atlas will reportedly be heading out to Baltimore for two weeks to record with the legendary J. Robbins. For the uninitiated, Robbins is an icon from the D.C. hardcore scene on par with guys…
Tonight over at the Bluebird, the Demon Funkies will be celebrating the release of their brand new disc, Punk Junkies, with Strange Condition and the Flash Mob. To commemorate the occasion, we’re presenting you with two songs from the record for download. Snag an MP3 of “Backdoor” or “Girl,” or…
Roger Sanchez remembers a time when disco wasn’t a dirty word, and he’s not afraid to remind others with the occasional old-school, garage-flavored track. He’s no throwback, though. His particular variety of house heaven is full of spicy Latin rhythms, rolling tribal percussion and jaunts into progressive and electro territory…
Many bands who try to mix the aesthetics of rock and electronic music do so more clumsily than not. But The Life There Is seems to have the hang of it. With a lush, haunting sound akin to that of Lake Trout and Depeche Mode sans the adolescent angst, this…
