EMMITT-NERSHI BAND With Spring Creek 11.26.10 | Bluebird Theater The Emmitt-Nershi Band is what happens when you get two of the biggest names to ever come out of jam-rock in Colorado and bring them back to their rootsy home. Comprising Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon and Bill Nershi of String…
REGRET NIGHT with Caramel Carmela • SkyFox • Places 11.27.10 | Summit Music Hall Regret Night headlined the Summit Music Hall on Saturday night after sets by Places, SkyFox and Caramel Carmela. The show didn’t exactly bring out the biggest crowd, but with the holidays just passing, followed by Black…
BLONDE REDHEAD With Ólöf Arnalds 11.27.10 | Ogden Theatre With the swirling fog and twin spotlights bathing her in white light, Ólöf Arnalds seemed like a mythical forest creature manifesting springtime wherever she stands — which was fitting because her whole persona was one of an innocence and playfulness. It…
British music magazine MOJO referred to Ólöf Arnalds (due tonight at the Ogden Theatre with Blonde Redhead) as “Reykjavic’s answer to Kate Bush,” which is fair enough considering Arnalds’ gorgeously otherworldly singing and penchant for writing songs that cannot be linked directly to any particular musical genre other than the…
KTCL’s Not So Silent Night with 3OH!3 Innerparty System | Oh My Stars | The Epilogues 11.26.10 | 1STBANK Center View 3OH!3 at 1STBANK slideshow Watching 3OH!3’s rise over the last few years has been an interesting one, and the best gauge of the duo’s hometown success has been the…
Last week, the Beatles finally caved into to the digital model, joining other once-holdouts like Pink Floyd and Metallica on iTunes. There are two reasons why artists are still withholding their music from iTunes: They want full-album/no-single purchases, and they want more money…
When we last spoke with Jared Piccone of Innperpartysystem back in 2009, the act had just come off its split with Island Records. There was rampant speculation amongst fans about the future of the band, but Piccone assured us that it was a step in the right direction for everybody…
Musicians have a hard life: Touring, recording, partying — all these things tend to destroy any semblance of their youngselves by the time they’re older. Even so, there have been a few who’ve somehow managed to come out on top. Maybe it’s plastic surgery, maybe it’s something else entirely, but…
It’s officially the Holiday season, which is why Poptimystic is finally ready to address the Christmas albums on the charts. Even though they’ve been there for at least three weeks. Two of Billboard’s top ten albums are seasonal, and Billboard, remember, is about a week and a half behind what…
The super-official, absolutely real, Record Store Day might have been earlier this year, but there’s no reason why we can’t celebrate our favorite holiday twice. Instead of cutting each other’s throats and arguing with old folks at the mall today, maybe you’d like to consider spending your Black Friday picking…
Early in its career, Blonde Redhead clearly drew inspiration from DNA, whose song was the inspiration for the band’s name. But instead of solely offering up atonal squalls and musical deconstruction, Blonde Redhead’s songwriting also flirted with haunted melodies…
The once-nomadic-now-settled Nederland folk quintet Elephant Revival is celebrating the release of its second album, Break In The Clouds, tonight at the Walnut Room, but this isn’t just a regular old release show. The band is also offering up a “meet and greet” session as part of the evening engagement,…
BONOBO | 11.24.10 | Ogden Theatre Bonobo, aka Simon Green, is touring in support of his latest album, Black Sands — and he brings with him enough instrumentalists to accurately reproduce its sweeping, orchestral sounds, plus Andreya Triana, the vocalist whose haunting, lovely voice is heard on several Black Sands…
Michael Franti — due at an in-store this evening at Independent Records from 4- 6 p.m. and headlining tomorrow night’s Harvest Ball at Broomfield’s 1STBANK Center — is known for his social activism through his music. He started off as a rapper, spitting aware (and angry) rhymes in his early…
Jewell Tyme affiliate Haven the Great is an absolute beast on the mike. You probably known him either from backing up other members of the crew or guesting on albums like Dispensary Music by his cousin King FOE and Whygee. But on King Kong, his debut release, Haven is proving…
Bear Hands first made waves in 2007 with the release of its first record Golden EP, bolstered by a nervy energy and politically pointed lyrics on songs like “Vietnam.” On the Brooklyn band’s latest release, Burning Bush Supper Club, Dylan Rau’s incisive lyrics are very much intact, but the band…
If you read our review of Roger Waters at the Pepsi Center last night, you know it was a show not to be missed. As a band, Pink Floyd is in that select (but growing none the less) group of bands whose fans are more like soldiers, proudly wearing the…
If you’re looking for a handy way to snap out of your tryptophan-induced coma tomorrow evening, Tim Alexander, aka DJ Tower, will be holding down his regular slot at Milk Bar for ZOMG Thursday. Tower has been running the weekly electro-heavy event for the better part of a year, bringing…
The last few month have been unkind to a few local groups. It seemed like everywhere we looked bands were getting their gear jacked. Thankfully, Colorado loves to help when these things happen, that’s where Loss Prevention Thanksgiving comes into play…
Pardon our inappropriate use of a preposition, but the Bluebird is where it’s at — tonight Tennis, Gauntlet Hair and Gangcharger come together for an all-local line-up, continuing a week of great shows happening at the theater. Tennis has been up to all kinds of good stuff lately — preparing…
ROGER WATERS 11.23.10 | Pepsi Center If you were at the Roger Waters show last night at the Pepsi Center, chances are you’re still talking about it this morning, regaling your co-workers and feebly trying to figure out a way to somehow express the unbelievable awesomeness you experienced. Good luck…
ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI With Diva and Os Mutantes 11.23.10 | Bluebird Theatre Ariel Pink (whose real name is Ariel Rosenberg) spent the better part of the last decade making lo-fi recordings of himself in his bedroom and being booed off-stage during solo tours. When he got signed to record…
