In the testosterone-fueled world of aggressive rock and heavy metal, it’s not easy to be a lesbian singer, but Otep Shamaya has outlasted many of her contemporaries. She’s been writing and recording for twelve years, a disciple of Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison. Otep was signed to Capitol Records after…
Composed entirely on vintage analog electronic instruments and rendered directly to tape for a vivid and robust sound, this album has to be considered something of a modern classic of electronic music. “The Cold Wave” sounds like something Berlin would have killed to have as a backing track on its…
With each release, Dawn Safari blazes trails farther into the mushroom forest of dream bass, the self-described subgenre for his spacey brand of beats. His newest project, Tangerine Haze, is a three-track EP that further hones the aesthetic he solidified on Make Belief last fall: clever bass lines, thick washes…
Indigenous Robot calls itself a psychedelic garage-rock band, and the fuzzed-out guitar of “Ridge Trail,” the first cut on this three-song release, certainly bears that out. Still, the quartet actually comes off at times as more polished and not nearly as gritty and rough around the edges as a lot…
Call of the Void was originally signed to Relapse under its old moniker, Iron Horse, but encountered trademark issues with a bluegrass-style cover band of the same name in Alabama that gained popularity covering Metallica tunes. Besides the name, however, it’s unlikely anyone would confuse the two groups. Call of…
Tonight at the Seawell Ballroom, Barry Fey will be inducted into yet another hall of fame, this one the Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame. In honor of his induction, we’ve been posting the stories that didn’t make his memoir, Backstage Past. Today, Daniela Stolfi, Barry’s assistant, recounts one…
For nearly two years, GNU: Experience Gallery has had the distinction of being one of the few DIY spaces in Fort Collins. Housed in a basement unit of a building in the city square on Linden Street, in the Old Town section of Fort Collins, GNU was originally conceived as…
Sometimes we love a song because it’s stupid. When the Flaming Lips immortalized a girl for not using jelly, for instance, we treasured the witty idiocy of it all. These are not those songs. These are the radio hits that tortured us with their inane babbling, with lyrics that sound…
This week, we’ve presented the first two editions of our worst lyrics in hip-hop. Today, the parade of awfulness continues. These next ones are even worse than before, and we’re only halfway done. Be prepared for lines from Lil’ Wayne (again), Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Pitbull. Keep reading for…
As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it’s not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: “What are you listening to right now?” Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn’t you know it, off…
Got tickets to see the Alabama Shakes this weekend at the Ogden Theatre? If you don’t, it’s too late now; it’s sold out. Not to worry, though: The show is scheduled to be broadcast live on AXS TV starting at 10 p.m. (Comcast channel 664, DirecTV channel 340, Dish Network…
John Rumley has posted the second Late Night Denver episode. Have you seen it yet? No? You taking a lunch today? Eat at your desk and watch this. So worth it. Besides the fact that Rumley, who plays guitar in Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, is an absolute genius, a total…
The best frontmen and -women all have something in common. Whether it’s their ability to connect with a crowd or the swagger with which they carry themselves, their fashion sense, the intrigue that surrounds them or their reckless disregard for their own well-being, they all have that ineffable “it” factor…
Okay, just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it does. Yesterday, I ran down some of the lamest lines, the worst rap lyrics, from 50-41, and today we inch ever closer to the top of the bottom. Spoiler alert: Lil’ Wayne makes the cut (again), as does Jay-Z…
So this one summer, before New Kids on the Block made all the girls (who are all middle-aged moms now — meditate on that for a minute) swoon like no other, the dudes did an in-store at the mall in Cheyenne. I was there. My best friend was a DJ…
Looks like the Mile High Soul Club has settled comfortably into its new home at Beauty Bar, where it took up residence last month from its former digs at the Meadowlark. We sent Brandon Marshall, our resident paparazzo extraordinaire, out to check in with the cats and capture the scene…
At the Meadowlark this past weekend, #TheSolution6 culminated with the Art of Records II a series of events celebrating the Solution’s six year of existence. The second annual edition of the Art of Records II was curated by DJ Low Key and Dunn the Signtologist and featured talented area artists…
Going to South By Southwest in a few weeks? Lucky duck! Jealous. Stop by Kerbey Lane and eat some migas for me, will ya? Mmm…migas… Where was I? Oh yeah, SXSW. If you’re going and want to keep connect with our all your hometown homies and support your favorite local…
Listen, before I breakdown rap’s worst lyrics, you should know, I don’t hate Lil’ Wayne. No, really. I like him just fine. But even good rappers get caught slipping, as evidenced by the fact that Lil’ Wayne makes several appearances on this list. And while picking low-hanging fruit is the…
There’s a wide range of metal on tap this month that will appeal to an equally wide range of metal fans, from doom and grindcore to death metal and industrial, from local heroes to renowned international acts, in big and small venues. Keep reading to see what shows should be…
So a couple of weeks ago, we laid out what we thought was the complete compendium of the biggest concert buzzkills. Turns out, though, we left a number of entries out, and so with your direct input (Whiskey Bulldozer and Surf’s Up), we went back to the drawing board, literally,…
Incredibly, the Harlem Shake is still a thing. I know, right? It’s so played out at this point that “Gangnam Style” seems fresh. Be that as it may, the beloved Nuggets have posted a version of the meme that’s worth noting if simply because it stars JaVale McGee in a…
