Email Author Jef Otte

2009 Stories by Jef Otte

• Q&A with Steve Lawson and Will Duncan of Oblio Duo + The Archers

  published Dec 09, 2009

  In 2006, Oblio Duo + The Archers established itself as a pillar of Denver's hipster-country scene with The Flag, striking a just-right balance between mellow steel guitars and experimental weirdness. ... More >>

• Oblio Duo gets geeked about releasing its first piece of vinyl

  published December 10, 2009

  In 2006, Oblio Duo + The Archers established itself as a pillar of Denver's hipster-country scene with The Flag, striking a just-right... More >>

• Last Night: Norma Jean at Marquis Theater

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Norma Jean, HORSE the Band, The Chariot, Arsonists Get all the Girls Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 Marquis Theater Better than: Seeing an actual Kenny Loggins show -- this show had just the right amount of ... More >>

• Izcalli's Miguel and Brenda Avina haven't forgotten their Mexican roots

  published November 26, 2009

  Determination and rock and roll run in the Avina blood. Maybe it's a consequence of tight times and hard luck, the way families in... More >>

• Snake Mountain commemorates the closing of an underground Denver institution with a new record

  published October 29, 2009

  On the third floor of a giant, dilapidated Victorian mansion on Franklin Street just south of Five Points, Andy Wild and Joe Ramirez are... More >>

• Over the weekend: Nobunny at Denver Creative Co-Op Studio

  published Aug 24, 2009

  Nobunny, Thee Goochi Boiz, Lust Cats of the Gutters, Shanty Vamps, the Manxx Friday, August 21, 2009 Denver Creative Co-op Studio Better than: A persistent case of scabies I didn't get to the show Fr... More >>

• Last night: Burn Sand Burn, Circle Number Dot and Wetlands at the hi-dive

  published Aug 21, 2009

  Burn Sand Burn, Circle Number Dot and Wetlandshi-diveThursday, August 20Better Than: more soul-killing boredom Now, my tastes generally run pretty poppy (I like Dressy Bessy), and to that end, Wetla... More >>

• Speakeasy Tiger earned its current buzz the old-fashioned way - by working hard and writing great music

  published July 9, 2009

  Kyle Simmons wasted no time making things happen when she first felt the call of music. "I started writing as a solo artist when I was... More >>

• Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Dazzle

  published Jun 15, 2009

  See more photos from Dazzle at westword.com/slideshow. The Culhanes, 12:00 p.m. The Culhanes may be most straight-ahead country I've ever seen live. This is no ironic alt-country posturing; this Lo... More >>

• Stella Luce

  published May 21, 2009

  Take Una Volta-era DeVotchKa, subtract Nick Urata's Morrissey croon and replace it with the... More >>

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  Last Night: Ghost Buffalo at 3 Kings Tavern

  published May 13, 2009

  Ghost Buffalo, Eyes and Ears, Brian Hartley, Sonic Vomit Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3 Kings Tavern Better than: The death of a person -- that just sucks. Out of the death of a band, at least there came a g... More >>

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  Over the Weekend: Houses at the Hi-Dive

  published May 04, 2009

  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 th... More >>

• Last Night: Rachael Pollard at GlobGlobGlob

  published Mar 20, 2009

  Rachael Pollard, Doo Crowder, Spoke Shaver, Rotaree, TemplesThursday, March 19, 2009GlobGlobGlobBetter than: Not falling asleep at work, which I'm now certain to do tomorrow.In military operations, pl... More >>

• Bad Weather California

  published March 5, 2009

  Standing out above the army of acoustic-guitar-wielding singer-songwriters, Chris Adolf of Bad Weather California has a way of mesmerizing a... More >>

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  Over the weekend: Git Some at Hot Topic on 16th Street Mall

  published Mar 02, 2009

  Git SomeFriday, February 27Hot Topic, 16th Street MallBetter than: Going to Hot Topic for any other conceivable reason.I was there at the intersection Friday night where aggressively unwashed punk roc... More >>

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  Last Night's Show: Broken Spindles, Born in the Flood, Iuengliss at hi-dive

  published Feb 27, 2009

  Broken Spindles, Born in the Flood, IuenglissThursday, February 26, 2009hi-diveBetter than: Eating chips and looking at a borrowed book of David Byrne's weird photography of furniture, which is what I... More >>

• Speakeasy, Tiger and AT05 at 1515

  published Feb 16, 2009

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