Just received word that Red Cloud (aka Red Cloud West), which has been on hiatus for quite some time now as its members devoted time to their other creative endeavors (Git Some, Bad Luck City, the Fire Drills, Ross Etherton & the Chariots of Judah), has plans to reconvene at…
As music critics — and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music — the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, “What are you listening to right now?” The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy…
Rodrigo y Gabriela’s 11:11 claimed the top top spot at Twist & Shout, while Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix came in second for the week ending January 3. Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut and Tom Waits’ Glitter and Doom Live grabbed the third and fourth spots, while Tom Petty’s Live Anthology…
January 22 and 23, the Motet will be reopening the newly refurbished Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom with a couple of shows highlighting the best moments from past Halloween shows. In case you aren’t familiar, the group’s Halloween tradition is to “dress up” as some of their favorite bands and deliver entire…
Ever wonder what it takes to manage the day-to-day affairs of 3OH!3? Wonder no more. Evidently, all it takes is a cellphone, a laptop outfitted with the latest Microsoft Office suite and an insatiable desire to work 362 days a year (hanging out with your parents, of course, on the…
Although New York-based indie act Vampire Weekend isn’t releasing its highly anticipated sophomore effort, Contra, for another week, NPR is streaming the entire album until it hits the stores on Tuesday, January 12. Touring in support of the album, the band will trek across the UK and Europe in February…
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, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show*, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the…
The Flaming Lips’ latest effort, Embryonic, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax, while Alicia Keys’ new disc, The Element of Freedom, came in second for the week ending January 3. The Felt Pilotes’ Wonderful Summer, Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream and the This is Gothic: The Bat Cave…
Not to be outdone by Joe Ginsberg’s little breakfast quest, it seems Jonny 5 of Flobots fame has embarked on a similar year-long adventure, only this one is slightly little less cereal. From the sounds of it, J5 — Jamie Laurie, to his mom — has abundant time to write…
You know how the more cynical among us bemoan the whole Twitter phenomenon? Clearly cheesed off by the whole notion, they’re often found uttering stuff like, “I don’t need to know what such and such had for breakfast this morning, for Chrissakes!” in disgust every time the subject comes up…
So we’ve been listening to John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light’s new record, Beautiful Empty, for the past few weeks, and man, have we been digging it. So much so, that we convinced Mr. Common to let us hook you up with our favorite track, “Love Is a Shark”…
Brooklyn’s the Antlers grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill with Hospice, while Lyle Lovett’s latest effort, Natural Forces, came in at number two for the week ending January 3. Lhasa’s self-titled album, Neko Case’s Middle Cyclone and Otis Taylor’s Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs rounded out the…
Aw yeah! New year. New music. The Still City has posted a few other tracks from its excellent new full-length, We Will Explain Everything, which is due for release on Saturday, January 23 at the hi-dive. If you haven’t already, download the album’s title track, and then head over to…
Update: Mustangs & Madras will take the stage one last time at 3 Kings Tavern on Saturday, January 23, in the company of the Gunshy, Git Some, Only Thunder and Get Three Coffins Ready.[original post: 10.29.09, 11:25:52] It’s with more than a tinge of sadness that we report this next…
Paper Bird, These United States, Dovekins Thursday, December 31, 2009 hi-dive Better than: Going to a New Year’s concert that didn’t feature kazoos and Jefferson Airplane covers. It was easy to overlook the elements of chaos that marked Paper Bird’s New Year’s set at the hi-dive Thursday night. The headliners…
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Munly & the Lupercalians Thursday, December 31, 2009 Bluebird Theater Better Than: Any number of lame New Year’s parties occurring around Denver. A wooden pier constructed outside of the Bluebird Theatre seemed odd and out of place. It would prove to be a premonition setting the…
Noah Pred Thursday, December 31, 2009 B. Side Lounge, Boulder Better Than: The end of the last decade New Year’s Eve is always a little special, whether you want it to be or not. And 2009 was destined — doomed, one might say — to be a lot special, ending…
Even with the staggering amount of outstanding local music released this past year (our annual Moovers and Shakers compendium is available online at Backbeatblog.com), Backbeat writers somehow managed to make room on our playlists for an impressive number of imports. And although it shouldn’t be a surprise by now, it’s…
Toronto-based DJ/producer Noah Pred produces music in 3D — dirty, dark and danceable. You could also describe it as 3W, as in weird, wobbly and WOW! Specifically, his original material is full of distorted, ever-evolving timbres; shifting, irresistible rhythms; and creepy, off-kilter snatches of melody. His sound is a deep,…
Noah Ray McMahan would go to the Snake Pit twice a week when he was in college back in the ’90s. And this fall, after stints in New York and Las Vegas, he moved back to Denver and, along with former promoter and architect Justin Martinez, who designed Bar Standard…
We posted this last week, but just in case you were on vacation and missed it, we thought it might be handy to post it again, because, well, tomorrow’s New Year’s Eve and all, you know? And you might still be in need some ideas on how to ring in…
View Larger Map So even as we bid Kazmos farewell, we’ve just received word of a brand new club opening on 22nd and Champa in the former Loft space. After nearly fifteen years of night club promotion, the 3 Deep Productions crew, Francois Baptiste and Alvin LaCabe, together with fellow…
