Email Author Dave Herrera

2010 Stories by Dave Herrera

• Miranda Lambert

  published December 2, 2010

  Miranda Lambert has struck a delicate balance: Together with kindred artists like Jamey Johnson, she's made country music palatable once again... More >>

• Fierce Bad Rabbit

  published November 25, 2010

  Comparing the packaging for Fierce Bad Rabbit's self-titled debut to Spools of Thread, its latest offering, perhaps best illustrates the... More >>

• Musketeer Gripweed

  published November 11, 2010

  All the pieces are here for this band to be the next Fillmore-filler birthed from the jam-friendly loins of the Centennial State. While the... More >>

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  Calmer waters: After a turbulent period, Kurt Ottaway and Overcasters release The Whole Sea Is Raging

  published October 21, 2010

  As monikers go, Overcasters is a magnificent name for a rock-and-roll band, especially one as noisy, tempestuous and imposing as the outfit... More >>

• A Q&A with young Colorado rapper Catch Lungs

  published October 7, 2010

  Catch Lungs is a bright, emerging MC steadily making a name for himself, both as a member of the Fresh Breath Committee and on his own with a... More >>

• Remember May

  published October 7, 2010

  Feather (slated for release this Saturday, October 9, at Casselman's) is the first batch of new recordings from Remember May since its... More >>

• Five 13

  published September 9, 2010

  Five 13 trades in a very distinctive blend of metal, minted in the latter part of the second Reagan administration. If the names Fates Warning,... More >>

• Three questions with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy

  published September 2, 2010

  Having fulfilled its commitment with former label Nonesuch, Wilco finds itself in a pretty enviable position right now. With a core fan base... More >>

• Ray LaMontagne

  published August 26, 2010

  Ray LaMontagne is a notoriously reclusive artist. When it comes to giving interviews, he may well be music's JD Salinger. Okay, maybe he's not... More >>

• Pretty Lights

  published August 5, 2010

  Spilling Over Every Side — that's the name of Pretty Lights' latest release, and what a perfectly fitting title. Derek Vincent... More >>

• Ghostland Observatory tops a stacked bill at this weekend's Westword Music Showcase

  published June 17, 2010

  It pretty much goes without saying at this point that this is going to be the best Showcase yet. Just take a look at this year's headliners.... More >>

• Nathaniel Rateliff, one of Denver's most lauded and admired singer-songwriters, makes his national debut

  published May 13, 2010

  I'm feeling pretty fortunate these days," declares Nathaniel Rateliff, sitting on the front porch of his Baker neighborhood home. The... More >>

• Jimmy Gnecco

  published May 6, 2010

  Anyone who's ever met Ours frontman Jimmy Gnecco will tell you he's an intense dude. He's the type of guy who perpetually appears to be... More >>

• Rightfully Accused

  published April 15, 2010

  Remember the late '80s, when indistinguishable second-tier acts with names like Hurricane, Steelheart and Southgang walked the earth? Their... More >>

• Andy Hackbarth

  published April 8, 2010

  Andy Hackbarth is back in Colorado after spending the past four years in Nashville, where the sheen of that town's assembly-line production... More >>

• John Mayer

  published March 18, 2010

  Remember Dusty Dinkleman in Just Friends, the hapless sap vying with Ryan Reynolds for the affections of the ever-illusive Miss Jamie... More >>

• Andrea Ball

  published March 11, 2010

  Building on some of the ideas presented on her last album, 2008's Beat Beat Pound, Andrea Ball once again sidesteps the well-worn... More >>

• Jaguar Love

  published March 11, 2010

  Although Fat Possum Records has branched out over the years with the acquisition of bands like the Walkmen, bolstering a roster that already... More >>

• Matt Morris is more than Justin Timberlake's protege

  published February 25, 2010

  This time last month, Matt Morris was on stage with Justin Timberlake, performing in front of millions on the Hope for Haiti Telethon. And that... More >>

• With its Mile High Voltage Festival, the Newman Center makes classical music more accessible to the masses

  published February 18, 2010

  Quick: When you think of classical music, what are the first things that come to mind? Okay, time's up. We're gonna guess you conjured up... More >>

• Dent challenges MCs to put their money where their mouth is

  published February 18, 2010

  Battling is a fundamental aspect of emceeing, one of the four essential elements of hip-hop. An underground ritual that rappers engage in to... More >>

• Ploy for Extinction

  published February 18, 2010

  You know how there are certain institutional brands whose mere association serves as an unspoken endorsement? The renown is such that even a... More >>

• Vices I Admire

  published February 11, 2010

  Remember when the term "modern rock" was popularized? Although nowadays it can be applied to just about anybody from Innerpartysystem to 30... More >>

• Megan Burtt

  published January 28, 2010

  There's not much appealing about the plain-Jane cover art that adorns Megan Burtt's debut, which might prompt less-discerning listeners to pass... More >>

• After nearly quitting music, John Common made the best record of his life with his new band, Blinding Flashes of Light

  published January 14, 2010

  I was so sick of electric guitar," declares John Common. "I remember being on stage at the Oriental, and I was literally in the middle of a... More >>