Note to the People of the People’s Republic: In case you somehow haven’t heard yet, your prayers have been answered. The astroid you’ve been praying for to hit your town has … uh, what’s that? Ah, right. That makes more sense, we suppose… Ahem, actually, go ahead and disregard that…
So by now you’ve heard that legendary curmudgeon Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol after this season. Good for him. Probably a few years too late if he were hoping to jump ship before the franchise jumped the shark, but whatever. Anyhow, his absence will all but drain Idol’s talent…
As if Wednesdays weren’t awkward enough on their own, Sketch and Rockstar Aaron brings us a listening party for Ke$ha’s Animal. Since her music kind of makes us want to shoot ourselves in the face and none of us can really figure out why the hell people are drawn to…
Video killed the radio star, eh? Pshaw! More like video made the radio star. Ask the lads from OK Go. You remember them, right? Affable group of guys from Chicago, had a few moderately catchy tunes, played Monolith last year? Hmm… still kind of drawing a blank? All right. How…
I Am the Dot continue their impressive pace of one release a month with today’s unleashing of the Winter EP. As the name suggests, this latest batch of three songs is inspired by the season. This time out, Zach Tipton has enlisted the help of ambient artist Boneless, who he…
This Saturday evening, John Common Common & Blinding Flashes of Light is releasing its debut full-length,Beautiful Empty, at Cassleman’s Bar & Venue. We’ve been listening to it for the past few weeks, and it’s pretty swell. If you haven’t already, download “Love Is a Shark” and check out the video…
Folks around here clearly love their smooth jazz. How else to explain the second volume of KKHi’s Smooth Sound of Colorado comp, featuring Walter Beasley, Craig Chaquico and Euge Groove, among others, being back at number one at Twist & Shout this past week?Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut and Phoenix’s…
Band of Horses recently finished recording a new album, Night Rainbow, which the act has been playing songs from at shows since. While there’s still no word on when the disc will be issued, chances are better than good that the band will be playing new material when it hits…
Pop Tart Charts: 3OH!3 is atop the iTunes chart, thanks to their collaboration with Ke$ha. The pop tart’s wittily titled “Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3)” might be “face-shooting pablum” (as we called her work the other day) but this “unholy, completely sexless union of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga” (as…
Having trouble getting going today? Head still a little fuzzy from the weekend’s revelry? Well, you’re in luck, because we’ve got something for you that will blow those cobwebs right out (not to mention blowing away whatever the cobwebs are attached to) and get you bouncing up and down in…
Photo ninja Aaron Thackeray ventured into the wild on Friday night to dance with the restless natives, at Suite 200 (he missed LeBron, apparently) and something called Croc’s. His resulting photos are on display at westword.com/slideshow…
Here’s a little public service announcement for you, just a quick heads-up in case you’re blissfully unaware: As tempting as it may be, do not — we repeat DO NOT — park in the bank parking lot on S. Broadway and W. Archer (directly across from 3 Kings Tavern). Doing…
Japanese-based Boris grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax with its psychedelic opus Boris At Last – Feedbacker, while Saviours’ Accelerated Living, which was released in October on Kemado, came in second. Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown Vol. 3, meanwhile, continues to be a strong seller and nabbed the third spot,…
Acoustic Profanity Friday, January 8, 2010Bender’s Tavern Better than: MTV Unplugged. Acoustic Profanity was about what you’d expect from the name: Get a bunch of punks together and take them out of their element a little by handing them acoustic guitars and sitting them on some stools. Over the course…
While many of us are daydreaming of summer while trying to keep warm shoveling snow, word that the Hot Sounds at the Denver Pavilions weekly concert series will not return in 2010 takes away one more fun thing to look forward to during the upcoming months. The outdoor music event…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, KBCO’s Local…
Pink Hawks, Bad Weather California, Pictureplane Saturday, January 9, 2010 Hi-Dive Ideology unites these three bands. Specifically, a belief in the importance of right now. Which makes for a set of live shows that is rough around the edges but breathing and dynamic, with the bands responding to the audience…
Brandi Carlile clearly has a thing for Colorado singer-songwriters. That’s what we gather anyhow from her choice of tour companions. Former Boulderite, Katie Herzig, who’s hanging her hat in Nashville these days, has been tapped to open nine dates for Carlile starting with a gig at the Knitting Factory in…
We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we’ve decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us — and the rest of the world — what…
PeopleofWalmart.com. You knew it had to happen sooner or later. Haven’t been there yet? It’s truly fascinating. Got a few hours to kill? Feel free to head on over there and see what you’re missing. It’s the freakiest freakshow this side of Coldfax. Don’t have that kind of time? No…
Elvis is 75 today. Er, he would be, rather, if he wasn’t, like, you know, dead and stuff. Things like this tend not to escape your attention, especially when you live with an Elvis fanatic (having Elvis’s image permanently etched on your flesh does qualify you as a fanatic, right?)…
This week’s Freaky Friday video most likely earns the nod as “Worst Song Ever from a composer who’s capable of great things.” John Carpenter is not only an excellent director (among others, see The Thing, Halloween, Escape from New York, They Live and, naturally, Big Trouble in Little China), he’s…
