As you might have heard, Kool Herc (aka Clive Campbell), father of the breakbeat and master hip-hop visionary, was hospitalized over the weekend. Since news of his illness and subsequent trouble covering medical costs first dropped on DJ Premier’s blog, there has been an outpouring of support from the hip-hop…
Flier design doesn’t have many proven rules, but there is one that is nearly irrefutable: cartoon demon babes are always a good idea. Toss in some fire effects, and it’s next to impossible to resist the urge to stare longingly at our pick this week, which combines some simple lines…
Old school metal fans across the country are no doubt peeing themselves right now over The Big 4 (we certainly are). In case you happened to miss the big announcement on Facebook earlier today, four of the metal’s venerable titans are going to be together on the same stage for…
By now you’ve seen the monstrosity that’s been constructed at Civic Center Park. Turns out it wasn’t a mini-skyscraper skyscraper after all. It’s a ramp, as you can see here in the photo taken just a bit ago from the top of structure by our always intrepid scribe and resident…
Les Paul has been a long-time inspiration for Jeff Beck, and last summer, Beck paid tribute to the legendary guitarist on what would have been Paul’s 95th birthday. Beck’s two performances at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club, where Paul performed for fourteen years until his death of August 2009, will…
This was the scene outside of the Rockstar Lounge this morning. In case you haven’t heard, over the weekend, a parking valet died a short time after getting struck in a hit-and-run incident outside of the Rockstar Lounge at 940 Lincoln Street. The victim, Jose Medina, 21, was struck by…
This just in: B.B. King’s sold-out show tonight at the Boulder Theater has been postponed due to inclement weather in the mountains. From the promoters: “The date will be rescheduled as soon as possible for a to-be-determined date later to be announced.” This won’t tide you over ’til then, but…
According to Duncan Goodman, one of the owners at Cervantes’, the old ballroom just wasn’t cutting it. That’s why they decided to tackle the problem head-on and completely flip the script on the once run-down venue…
Quick: What type of glasses do you usually see at a Gamits show? If you guessed aviators, horn-rimmed or browline, you win a substantial amount of geek points for knowing the names of the three nerdiest types of glasses. Also, you should probably get down to the Gamits show this…
Robert Plant visits the Fillmore Auditorium on Wednesday, April 27, as part of the third leg of his tour supporting his Grammy-nomimated Band of Joy. He’ll be bringing the same band that’s on the recording, including Patty Griffin, Darrell Scott, Bryon House, Marco Giovino and Buddy Miller…
The Deadbeat Club has been revived. But this new Deadbeat Club is not the iconic venue that Regas Christou ran at 4040 East Evans Avenue in the ’90s. After he gave up the venue in the early 2000s, it went through several owners and incarnations. When Steve Lyons and his…
The majority of the fliers we see are deadly serious affairs, but thankfully, the crew over at Bocumast knows how to make light of a situation while still retaining the essentials of a well put together flier. The fact this one has Neil Armstrong on it just seals the deal…
Janet Jackson visits the Wells Fargo Theatre on Wednesday, April 6, as part of her Number Ones, Up Close and Personal Tour, during which she’ll be performing music exclusively from her album, Number Ones. Jackson’s new book on self-esteem, dieting and exercise,True You, hits stores February 8. Reserved tickets ($64.50-$149.50)…
Wow! It’s our first flier of the new year with the year 2011 inscribed on it. Looks kind of weird. Who knew the future would come so quickly? Anyway, this In Better Senses flier keeps things simple but still manages to be a nice combination of the psychedelic and the…
After playing shows at the Bluebird Theater, Oriental Theater and Quixote’s in the last few years, Akron/Family returns to Denver again. This time around, the outfit is playing at the Marquis Theater with Delicate Steve on Tuesday, March 29. Tickets ($15) are on sale now…
The folks at Z2 Entertainment, who operate the Fox Theatre and Boulder Theater, are selling VIP laminates that are good for two tickets to every Z2 show for the coming year. Five of the ten laminates, which run $2,500 and are non-transferable, will have the person’s photos on the passes…
It was avery slow week for concert announcements, which usually happens around this time of year, but there were a few new shows added. Jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux returns to the Boulder Theater on Wednesday, April 13. General admission ($30) and reserved ($40-$47.50) tickets go on sale next Friday, January…
We see a lot of posters throughout the year, and many of them are stellar. This usually all comes to a head on New Years Eve, when venues pull out all the stops and unleash a ton of kickass posters. We haven’t seen many, however, that have come even close…
What’s the best way to promote a show with a headlining band called Battleship Agenda? Well, you get a big ass battleship and you show it off. Bonus points go to whoever booked this show and made sure to tag Nautical Mile to play as well; it’s a sea-faring trip…
After hitting South Africa and Australia in December and January, legendary hip-hop act Public Enemy makes its way to the Ogden Theatre for a co-headlining bill with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe on Saturday, February 19. Jurrasic 5’s Chali 2na opens the show. Tickets ($25) for the 16 and over show…
The Winter Solstice is the holiday people celebrate when they don’t want to celebrate any of the major holidays. It was also a popular Viking tradition that included a number of badass-sounding celebrations like the Feast of the Dead and the lighting of Yule logs in honor of Thor…
A Day to Remember and Bring Me the Horizon are co-headlining The Game Changers Tour, slated to stop at the Fillmore Auditorium on Sunday, March 27. We Came as Romans and Pierce the Veil are also on the bill. Tickets ($25/$30) go on sale this Saturday, December 18, at 10…
