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2008 Stories by Jon Solomon

• Bela Karoli in the studio with Ian Cooke

  published Nov 28, 2008

  Bela Karoli has been in Helmet Room Studio working on the follow-up to band's outstanding debut, Furnished Rooms. Tentatively titled, Digital Sixes, the album will feature members Julie Davis (vocals,... More >>

• Gregory Alan Isakov working on new album

  published Nov 28, 2008

  Gregory Alan Isakov has been laying down tracks for his new album tentatively titled This Empty Northern Hemisphere, which is also the title of one of the dozen new songs that will appear on the disc.... More >>

• ohGr at the Bluebird Theater

  published Nov 28, 2008

  ohGrThursday, November 27, 2008Bluebird TheaterBetter Than: Not being able to resist the lull of tryptophan.Having seen the previous ohGr tour through Denver in 2001 as well as Skinny Puppy for the Gr... More >>

• Paper Bird, the Autumn Film, Laura Goldhamer, Chuck Potashner & Rob Drabkin at the Oriental Theater

  published Nov 28, 2008

  Paper Bird, The Autumn Film, Laura Goldhamer, Chuck Potashner, Rob DrabkinWednesday, November 26, 2008Oriental TheatreBetter than: The typical Thanksgiving birdThanksgiving Eve (that's a thing, rightr... More >>

• Freddy Rodriguez Sr. & the Jazz Connection at El Chapultepec

  published Nov 28, 2008

  Freddy Rodriguez Sr. and the Jazz ConnectionWednesday, November 26, 2008El ChapultepecBetter than: Celebrating Thanksgiving Eve with critical in-laws.Atmosphere makes a difference.I've attended countl... More >>

• Scratch and Dent Sale: The Box Where I Lived

  published Nov 28, 2008

  Most of us live our lives in closed boxes... home, work, the DMV, our car, the bar, a hospital room, a dressing room at the mall. And then, when we die, we get to spend eternity (depending on your bel... More >>

• Scratch and Dent Sale: The Right Bass Player

  published Nov 27, 2008

  Q: How do you know you have the right bass playerrA: They're good. And they're confident.Example:JOHN: "What do you think of that last taker"JIMMY: "I love it. Take a picture of it. Then put it in a f... More >>

• Pre-turkey day debauchery

  published Nov 26, 2008

  With the holidays officially kicking tomorrow, what better way to start of turkey day with a hangover from a lot of partying tonight. Here are a few Thanksgiving eve suggestions:Rockbar (3015 E. Colfa... More >>

• Negativland

  published November 27, 2008

  Four years after U2 released The Joshua Tree, Negativland released an EP titled U2. The EP, which included a parody of "I Still... More >>

• Bottoms — or heads — up at the Retro Room

  published November 27, 2008

  I haven't had anyone cut my hair since I bought some electric clippers more than a decade ago. Although that $20 investment has saved me... More >>

• Scratch and Dent Sale: The Right Drummer

  published Nov 26, 2008

  How do you know if you have the right drummerr Here's an example:(Actual transcript from last night's recording session while we were in the control room, listening/evaluating a take)JOHN: What do you... More >>

• This Just In 11/27-12-3

  published Nov 25, 2008

  Shawn Colvin joins Hot Rize and Leo Kottke at the RootsFest.  Not too much shaking this week with concert announcements, but there's good news for acoustic and bluegrass fans: tickets for Swallow... More >>

• Additional Widespread Panic Pepsi Center tickets released

  published Nov 25, 2008

  Widespread Panic's New Year's Eve show sold out in a record time of 25 minutes, but tickets for the band's December 30 Pepsi Center show were recently released through Ticketmaster. Tickets are $61 pl... More >>

• Scratch and Dent Sale: What You're Recording

  published Nov 25, 2008

  I don't think it's just sound waves that get recorded in the studio.I think you're recording everything -- EVERYTHING -- that's happening in the room, in the song, in the heads, hands and hearts of ev... More >>

• Frank Zappa's Lumpy Money release delayed

  published Nov 25, 2008

  Hard-core Frank Zappa fans will have to wait a little longer for revamped versions of two of the late composer's seminal works from the '60s.An ambitious box set combining rare studio tracks and new m... More >>

• Born in the Flood's "Anthem" used in One Tree Hill

  published Nov 25, 2008

  Nearly two minutes of Born in the Flood's "Anthem" was used in last night's episode of One Tree Hill. Local musician Dan Craig and former Colorado resident Katie Herzig and have also had songs placed ... More >>

• 13 Things That Took Less Time Than Chinese Democracy

  published Nov 25, 2008

  It took Guns 'N' Roses fifteen years to finally release Chinese Democracy, which was released November 23 and available exclusively at Best Buy. That's a mighty long time. Heck, Jesus Christ died and ... More >>

• Yerkish singer's half brother is "Joe the Turkey Killer" in Palin video

  published Nov 25, 2008

  Tim Kaminski, who fronts Yerkish, got an e-mail from his half-brother Brian Tomes a few days ago, with a subject line that read: "Sarah Palin's latest shame." He thought, "Yeah, whatever. I'll watch i... More >>

• Jessica Sonner song used in HDNet promo

  published Nov 24, 2008

  HDNet recently started using Jessica Sonner's song "Still Be Here" as the soundtrack for a promo video for Dan Rather Reports, HD World Report and InFocus Documentaries. Check out the video here. ... More >>

• Synthethic Elements round up the hotties in new video

  published Nov 24, 2008

  The new Synthetic Elements video for "How Far" (directed by Dave Franco and Ben Martinez) shows the band knee-deep in the rock and roll lifestyle: getting out of an Escalade limo, walking the red carp... More >>

• Coldplay at the Pepsi Center

  published Nov 24, 2008

  Photo: Chad Fahnestock Coldplay, Jon Hopkins, Sleeper CarFriday, Nov. 21, 2008Pepsi CenterBetter Than: A rock show where the band stays rooted in one spot.Making an arena rock show personal may seem l... More >>

• El Chapultepec is still swinging

  published November 20, 2008

  Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce" isn't that hard — the melody is pretty simple, and it's blues in the key of F — but I was... More >>

• Ingrid Michaelson

  published November 13, 2008

  Ingrid Michaelson has been caught up in a whirlwind of activity for almost almost two years since her song "Breakable" was used on an episode of... More >>

• Of Montreal

  published November 13, 2008

  While Of Montreal has gotten quite a rep for its highly visual shows, the Athens, Georgia-based indie-pop group looks like it's pulling out all... More >>

• O'Death's Broken Hymns is all about overcoming hardship

  published November 13, 2008

  The painting on the cover of O'Death's latest album depicts a boy and a girl, with the spaces where their faces should be replaced with black... More >>