James Morrison (due tomorrow night at the Fox Theatre) first started performing at open mike nights in England before he hit it big as a singer-songwriter with a crossover appeal between pop, rock and R&B music. Two of his songs, “Broken Strings” and a cover of “Man In The Mirror,”…
Today, the Denver Record Collectors Spring Expo is taking place at Ramada Plaza in Northglenn (I-25 and 120th). For a $2.00 admission, you can sort through a treasure trove of vinyl from over forty dealers from all over the country. While there will also be CDs, posters and other stuff…
RUBEDO @ UNIT E | 5/4/12 See more photos in Rubedo at Unit E slide show In a show of sustained enthusiasm, Rubedo ended its set with one of its most visceral and dynamic numbers: “Give My Heart a Break.” The song began with feedback created by Kyle Gray as…
We haven’t even really had a chance to absorb and process the news of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch’s death yet — and this? Some people never cease to amaze me. Seriously. While it’s since been amended, just a bit ago we noticed that some insensitive dickhole apparently thought it would…
Adam Yauch (aka MCA of the Beastie Boys) has died. He was 47. Forming the Beastie Boys as a teenager in Brooklyn in the late ’70s, Yauch was part of a pivotal assembly of artists that defined rap music for the radio. Early incarnations of the group shifted genres and…
If you’re looking to get your dance on along with your drink and your partying this weekend, you have lots and lots of options. Tonight, Colette’s taking on Bar Standard with her deep Chicago house sound, and the following night 3Deep kicks off its latest Soiree at the club, while…
Welcome to another outstanding music-filled weekend in the Mile High City! Local music abounds: We’ve got a trio of CD release shows from Rubedo, the Congress and Chingaso, a three day Mini Fest with forty bands at 3 Kings Tavern and the hi-dive. If that weren’t enough, BoomBox is back…
Well, that was a surprise. Fresh off having one of the best weeks yet, America voted to send Skylar Laine home last night. Laine, easily the most feisty of contestants that remained on Idol this far into the competition, had a stronger performance than her friend Hollie Cavanagh, who joined…
It’s a bit ironic that Shooter Jennings (due at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill on Friday, May 4), the son of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, would make what he calls his “most country record to date” in New York. But that’s essentially what happened…
Last night’s episode of Idol saw the top five performing ’60s hits and Brit pop. For some, it was a swing and a miss; for others — hot damn! Hollie Cavanagh had an energy on last night’s show that leads the pack this week. She’s no Tina Turner , but…
It’s like Rihanna has to prove something. We know she can do serious, and sexy, and frightening, and strong, and addicted. But now, in one of her less controversial music videos post-Chris Brown, she really wants to remind us that she can dance. And Rihanna can dance if she wants…
In 1992, drummer Patty Schemel joined the now-legendary Hole, a band that was just positioning itself for mainstream success. Less than two years later, bassist Kristen Pfaff had died of an accidental overdose, Kurt Cobain had committed suicide, and Hole had released its platinum-selling Live Through This. On a world…
Music sales were slow last week. Jack White’s debut solo album, Blunderbuss took the top spot with 138,000 copies sold — that’s less than half of what Madonna ‘s new one, MDNA , shifted its first week on the chart this time last month: 359,000 (although sales subsequently plummeted the…
PORTUGAL. THE MAN at OGDEN THEATRE | 5/2/12 Portugal. The Man really, really likes Denver — at least as much as the Portland-by-way-of-Alaska act appreciates band names with unwarranted punctuation and song titles with extra parentheses, it seems. “I know a lot of bands come out and say that every…
Sleep-deprived Phish fans who woke up early for Record Store Day made a great investment it seems. As noted in our Record Store Day coverage, the most sought-after piece of vinyl on the April 21 event was a limited-edition vinyl pressing of the band’s first album, Junta, and the available…
Just over a year after opening The 1UP arcade and bar in LoDo, owner Jourdan Adler has taken over the space formerly occupied by Pete’s Monkey Bar (717 East Colfax Avenue), which made its last pour on Monday night, and plans to open the 2UP next month. Adler says the…
And the shows just keep coming. Red Rocks, which is on pace for a record season this year, added a pair of dates from My Morning Jacket, while tickets for the Beach Boys show are finally going on sale. The biggest concert news this week is Nicki Minaj, who is…
When Michigan record store owner Jeff Bubeck acquired several thousand records from an abandoned storage unit in Clinton Township, he didn’t realize he might’ve taken possession of a piece of hip-hop history. Bubeck started sifting through the collection and found several items addressed to James Yancey (better known as legendary…
To be a member of the newly changed lineup of Portugal. The Man (due tonight at the Ogden Theatre) is to be spontaneous, aggressively creative and relatively okay with placing a full stop in the middle of your band name. It also means maintaining a breakneck speed of records (one…
Christofer Drew is covered in tattoos. But that’s just the most visible way the freshly minted 21-year-old expresses himself. Since quitting high school to pursue Never Shout Never (due tonight at the Bluebird Theater), the intimate singer has kept personal life as open as his skin, changing his influences and…
See also: Welcome to the new Deadbeat Club. Since the original Deadbeat Club closed in early 2000, the space at 4040 East Evans Avenue has gone through a number of incarnations, especially over the last five years, when it’s operated under various names, including Posh Ultra Lounge, Skin and Club…
*Update (5/2/12): An earlier version of this post listed the 8/19 Sharon Van Etten show as when the Fox would reopen. Shannon Bock sent a note clarifying that the Theatre actually has plans to reopen in the first week of August with a full schedule of shows, which will be…
