Less than a minute into Deadbubbles’ latest offering, Frienemies, frontman Arlo White makes it clear that his band is all about “rock and roll music.” And indeed, the Broomfield act roars off the line with some supercharged rock infused with the swagger of ’70s punk from outfits such as the…
Great recordings? Easy to review: Just use the enthusiasm the music stirs, and the words take care of themselves. Terrible albums? A snap, too, since the unpleasant feelings they produce lead naturally to anger, resentment and nasty adjectives. But the mediocre ones? Those are tough. Jeff Kingery, ClobberJaw’s main man,…
Not surprisingly, the leader of Elvis Perkins in Dearland (a band headlining the hi-dive on Friday, May 8) is none other than Elvis Perkins, a singer-songwriter of uncommon depth and gravitas. Find out for yourself by reading the following Q&A, conducted for the Westword feature “Elvis Perkins Tries to Move…
Distrakt is easily one of the top rapper/producers coming out of Colorado, and he’s slowly adding video director to that resume as well. We’ve already seen the creativity he displayed in the video for his song “Fire Escape,” and he’s shown off his video editing skills on his YouTube vlog…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were playing this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated…
As previously reported, Green Day will play its first gig in these parts in over three years when the band hits the Pepsi Center on Saturday, August 15. Tickets for that show go on sale Saturday, May 9. Some other big ticket shows, meanwhile, were announced this week, including a…
Ah, yeah! It’s two-for-Tuesday! May is shaping up to be a pretty big month for new releases in the Mile High City. In addition to the songs we’ve already shared with you from Houses, Elin Palmer, Synthetic Elements, Angie Stevens and the Jim Jims, here’s another track from a magnificent…
Earlier today, Denver Nuggets spin master, DJ Bedz, announced that he’s engaged in a friendly wager with the Dallas Mavericks’ DJ, Ro Parrish, over which of their respective teams will emerge victorious in the second round of the divisional playoff series. The stakes: The loser is committed to taking pictures…
From the soggy, cold weather to being under, uh, well, the weather until today — which, incidentally, also accounts for why this week’s episode of Moving Pictures wasn’t posted until today — it was a pretty miserable weekend. Fortunately, the music was delightful, as always, which more than made up…
Yes, we know it isn’t Friday yet, and Freaky Friday is typically Cory’s domain, but this was too good to pass up — or off, for that matter. We’re going to go out on a limb here and assume that nobody reading this has ever heard of Dusty Cowshit. Or…
The recorded tunes of Black Market Empire simply do not do the band justice. Before Saturday, I was familiar with the band only from its three MySpace tracks, which were decent if somewhat uninspired retro new wave that conjured up such ’80s stalwarts as the Cure, Duran Duran and more…
Bob Dylan’s Together Through Life, released last week on Columbia, grabbed the top spot at Twist and Shout for the week ending May 3. Depeche Mode, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Neko Case rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump…
As a jukebox-45 aficionado, I feel it’s part of my mission to inform the populace about strong seven-inch vinyl singles, especially when they’re available for free — and the latest entry in the Fader/Southern Comfort series qualifies on both counts. The A-side spotlights Wavves, a San Diego combo whose work…
Tech N9ne’s new album, Sickology 101, knocked Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap down to the second spot on Independent’s best seller list for the week ending May 3. The Dream and Keri Hilson grabbed slots in the top ten for the fourth week in a row. See the full breakdown…
Houses, Elin Palmer, Ian Cooke Friday, May 1, 2009 Hi-Dive Better than: Going to bed at eight because you’re mildly narcoleptic, which is what my date ended up doing (and man, she missed out) At the Hi-Dive on Friday night, someone mentioned that the lineup should have gone in reverse…
Gil Scott-Heron w/Zin Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 Fox Theatre, Boulder Better Than: The actual extended winter in America. When I got to the Fox, Zin played a set of funk and jazz mixed with soulful, hip-hop-inflected R&B. While the act sounded a bit like a jam band, with the requisite…
Okay, so before we call it a week and go crack a cold one and lend an ear to some of the finest music this city has to offer, as promised, we’re leaving you with the recordings from Houses’ last appearance at the hi-dive a couple of months ago, to…
Just in case you haven’t gotten enough of Houses for the week, who were also featured in this week’s Pole Position, we’ve got a few more treats in store for you to help get you excited for tonight’s show at the hi-dive featuring Houses, Elin Palmer another of Denver’s brightest…
Rounding out this week’s batch of new music in MP3 Freeloader, is the lovely and talented Elin Palmer, who is premiering her brand new John Rumley directed video for the song “Balloons” tonight at the hi-dive. Figuring that you’ll have ample opportunity to hear that song at the club tonight,…
If you haven’t decided what you’re doing tonight, you literally have a wealth of options. In addition to Houses and Elin Palmer celebrating new releases at the hi-dive and Angie Stevens doing the same over at the Soiled Dove underground, Synthetic Elements is issuing its latest platter, Trashed Out Paradise,…
Houses aren’t the only folks releasing a new CD tonight. Over at the Soiled Dove Underground, Angie Stevens is issuing her eagerly awaited disc, Queen of This Mess, the follow-up to her Stand Up Girl 1 & 2. As you’ll hear after the jump, Grammy-winning producer Malcolm Burn, who recorded…
The Pirate Signal and Jewell Tyme Entertainment are on the other sides of the hip-hop spectrum when it comes to their respective sounds. But that didn’t stop two members from each camp from getting together to throw down on a project. Jewell Tyme’s F.O.E. and the Pirate Signal’s DJ A-What…
