Yes, we know we already posted a Denver Boot this week — earlier today in fact. Consider this one a bonus. See, our buddy Lance from the Flat Response had this great recording of a Larimer Lounge set from this past May from Yuzo Nieto and the Hand that Rocks…
With Indie 101.5 leaving the FM dial and making the move online, Mile Hi-Fidelity has officially gone on hiatus. After eight months of programming, we decided to take a break. In the meantime, until the program resurfaces, we’re in the process of going through the archives and picking out some…
With Indie 101.5 leaving the FM dial and making the move online, Mile Hi-Fidelity has officially gone on hiatus. After eight months of programming, we decided to take a break. In the meantime, until the program resurfaces, we’re in the process of going through the archives and picking out some…
Speaking of Mile Hi-Fidelity, here’s another show favorite. Those who tuned in more than once likely heard “Wrong or Right” by this band, which we spun quite a few times. If you’re drawn to the raw, emotionally-charged song stylings of Lucero, then Fort Collins-based Arliss Nancy is going to strike…
With Indie 101.5 leaving the FM dial and making the move online, Mile Hi-Fidelity has officially gone on hiatus. After eight months of programming, we decided to take a break. In the meantime, until the program resurfaces, we’re in the process of going through the archives and picking out some…
Last time we checked, there’s still a good four months left until the end of the year. Regardless, that hasn’t stopped Bob Boilen and company from NPR’s All Songs Considered from weighing in on the best music of 2009 (so far). Actually, check that — the results, which were posted…
Without question, Hot IQs, which took the stage for the last time this past weekend at the Larimer Lounge, made its mark on the Mile High City and will be sorely missed. Starting life as the Royal We, the outfit grew ably into its own as songwriters and left us…
We’d just grabbed a table in the back of BJ’s Carousel (1380 South Broadway) when a drag queen sitting right in front of us and wearing a lot of turquoise-and-silver jewelry turned around in her seat and asked, “Are you here for the show, or did you just stumble in…
Whether on the world stage or local stages, having been in a moderately popular band can have its disadvantages. Some will immediately discount what you do as a clone of your other projects, while others will expect you to stick to your so-called roots. That’s why the heady, dark and…
In recent years, major U.S. labels haven’t figured out how to sell dance music — and Interscope’s experience with Simian Mobile Disco won’t convince many imprints to take another shot. SMD, an English duo made up of Jas Shaw and James Ford, a producer who’s overseen projects by Klaxons and…
Syd Barrett and Carly Simon never had much in common — that is, until last month, when Trashcan Sinatras released their fifth full-length, In the Music. On the disc, the veteran Scottish indie-rock group included the single “Oranges and Apples,” a tenderly strummed tribute to the late Pink Floyd founder,…
Gomez has always been something of an anomaly in the world of non-mainstream music — partly because its layered pop songs are immediately accessible to a wide audience and partly because the band never followed any big trends in music. While this has resulted in a bit of a roller-coaster…
Anyone trying to make challenging music that pushes the boundaries of what can still be considered music is going to have to do more than just hash together established genres. That’s what makes New York’s Drunkdriver stand out. Not only does this band piece together elements of punk, noise and…
Leather, lawsuits, on-stage motorcycle accidents, the infamous Heavy Metal Parking Lot documentary and frontman Rob Halford’s homosexuality have often overshadowed the music of Judas Priest. But since releasing its 1974 debut, Rocka Rolla, the group has proven to be among the most innovative and influential bunch of dudes to ever…
The members of Arcanium are technically skilled and plenty passionate — but when it comes to distinctiveness and originality, they’ve still got a ways to go. Most of the cuts here use a template exemplified by “Trapped in the Niche” and “The Knife”: The vocals of frontman Sinn and backing…
You want the rock? The Outta Controllers bring the rock. All kinds — garage, metal, punk, maybe even a little bit of post-punk and hardcore. And while this omnivorous appreciation of all things loud and fast is both admirable and functional, a little bit of focus could go a long…
Few rock compilations anymore come with mission statements. But Fivecore Records’ Mile High Low Life isn’t afraid to wear its puke on its collar: The disc full of Denver punk was recorded in ten-hour bursts by engineer Bart McCrorey at his Motaland Productions and includes a few paragraphs outlining the…
For the most part, the weather in New York is made up of extremes. But for Denver-based bassist Lelah Simon, who studied at the New School with legendary jazz bassists Buster Williams and Reggie Workman, there were two times a year when the weather in New York was perfect —…
If you’re getting tired of that inescapable electro house sound, consider checking out D. Ramirez. This English DJ was an early champion of the now-ubiquitous style, but he’s since abandoned it for a deeper, more subtle approach that exists at the juncture of deep house and techno, with a splash…
July 13 is the first day off for Breathe Carolina bandmates Kyle Evans and David Schmitt since they hopped aboard the pop-punk juggernaut known as the Warped Tour, and they’re determined to enjoy it. So they’ve headed to Delaware’s Dewey Beach for an afternoon of Jet-Skiing, little knowing that their…
The term “jam band” usually refers more to the fans than the music itself. The Dancin’ in the Streets festival was conceived with that sentiment in mind. The event, which is being presented by Jay Bianchi, a pioneer and supporter of all things jam in the Mile High City for…
The Knux is made up of brothers Kentrell and Alvin Lindsey, who go by the nom de tunes of Krispy Kream and Rah Almillio, respectively. The siblings moved to L.A. after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their childhood home in New Orleans. When they were kids, their mom made them join marching…
