CLUTCH @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | 12/21/12 Neil Fallon was happy that the Mayans were wrong about the end of the world. The Clutch frontman spelled out his reasoning to the crowd that packed the floor and the wings of the Fillmore on Friday night, taking a rare break between tunes…
DENVER ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS @ OGDEN THEATRE | 12/21/12 “The world could use a little more gospel music,” declared OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder at the band’s now-annual Denver Acoustic Christmas show. That quote pretty much summed up the message of hope and love for the evening. While everyone was already basking in…
BORN IN THE FLOOD @ GOTHIC THEATRE | 12/21/12 It seemed like members from about half the bands Denver were on hand for Born in the Flood’s reunion show with Nathan & Stephen and In the Whale at the Gothic. Sure, it’s not uncommon to see bands supporting other bands,…
While infinitely different than being there in the flesh, a live concert film can provide an up-close, multi-angled, cinematically inspired perspective of the music experience — not to mention a glimpse into history for those who were born decades later. Such will be the case for a majority of the…
Welcome to the weekend! The fact that you’re reading this right now means that we either all survived the end of the world, or we all misunderstood the Mayans and miscalculated the date of our supposed demise. Whatever the case, we’re here, and it’s the weekend — and it’s a…
A veteran of the Denver music scene of the ’80s who’s been living in California since 1989, rockabilly guitarist Jinx Jones has performed with Chuck Berry and Roy Buchanan and his chops can even be heard on En Vogue’s hit “Free Your Mind.” As a leader, Jones has four albums…
The countdown to the apocalypse has begun! So where do you want to be when the world ends, at home on your couch wrapped up in a Snuggie, waiting for the sky to fall, or out on the dancefloor, living it up and shaking your booty? Dancefloor? We thought as…
THE FOODCHAIN @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 12/20/12 As the Foodchain played “Young Amsterdam,” their anthem to Denver’s favorite plant, the thick cloud that hovered near the ceiling of the Bluebird got thicker, and the pungent smell that pervaded the venue got even more pronounced. The band shifted from a sound…
It’s less than a week until the fat man in the red suit shimmies down the chimney, and we’ve already heard “White Christmas,” “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and every other traditional song you can think of at least a thousand times since Thanksgiving. But there are a…
Photo by Ian WitlenLiz Tracy (left) and manicurist Ria Lopez. Earlier this week, the S.S. Coachella took to the high seas and set sail for the Bahamas. One of our esteemed south Florida colleagues had the pleasure of being on board for the cruise’s maiden voyage. She sent us a…
Ian Witlen Earlier this week, the S.S. Coachella took to the high seas and set sail for the Bahamas. One of our esteemed south Florida colleagues had the pleasure of being on board for the cruise’s maiden voyage. She sent us a few dispatches documenting some highlights from the trip,…
Ian Witlen Earlier this week, the S.S. Coachella took to the high seas and set sail for the Bahamas. One of our esteemed south Florida colleagues had the pleasure of being on board for the cruise’s maiden voyage. She sent us a few dispatches documenting some highlights from the trip,…
While 2012 will be remembered as the year that Red Rocks hosted the most shows in its history, it’s also going to go down as one of the best years for concerts in Colorado in general. As we reflected on all the incredible shows we took in this past year,…
This past year was another splendid one for music. Despite the fact that the music industry continues to teeter on its own fiscal cliff, creativity of the artists abounds. And while there were plenty of records that made us grateful for the advent of Spotify, so that we could consume…
There are few spin doctors capable of melding the soaring, often poignant melodies of deep house with the mechanical, syncopated beats of pure techno, but Yooj (the stage name of tech-house impresario Eugene Albert) is one of them. And Yooj’s career has taken one or two ironic turns. A native of…
Marty Folb has been a touring musician for nearly six years now, and in that time, he’s developed a style all his own. Continually evolving as a DJ, Folb is returning to Denver with a seemingly endless catalogue of unreleased PANTyRAiD and MartyParty tracks to soundtrack the end of the…
Ah, yes, with Denver looking like the inside of a snow globe right now, it seems only fitting for the folks at SnowBall Music Festival to reveal the first part of the lineup for the third edition of their annual mountain music festival. EDM and hip-hop heads will be stoked…
Another week, another batch of fresh hip-hop from the Mile High City. Pries draws all eyes to him with The Lonely Kid Show, the tireless SP Double shows his proficiency on “The Mission Statement,” Myke Charles, FL and the ReMINDers take on some G.O.O.D. music in “The Mourning,” Black Mask…
A revered hip-hop producer who got his start with Phonte and Big Pooh in the North Carolina-based group Little Brother, 9th Wonder has worked with an array of top-shelf artists, from Jay-Z and Destiny’s Child to Mary J. Blige and Ludacris, among many others. Known as one of the best…
With the exception of the almighty Clutch (pictured above), the entirety of this week’s enticing options are all homegrown, including the Foodchain’s first headlining show at the Bluebird with 9th Wonder behind the decks and a slate of Mile High heavyweights; OneRepublic’s second annual Denver Acoustic Christmas; Born in the…
As pretty much anybody here can attest, DeVotchKa’s music is already plenty bewitching and enthralling on its own. So you can only imagine how amazing it sounds with the accompaniment of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. If you caught the act with the CSO at its pair of performances this past…
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…
