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2009 Stories by Jon Solomon

• Slayer grabs top spot at Wax Trax

  published Nov 17, 2009

  Slayer's latest effort, World Painted Blood, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax for the week ending November 15. Lightning Bolt came in second with Earthly Delights and 20th anniversary edition of&... More >>

• Rosanne Cash top seller at Twist and Shout

  published Nov 16, 2009

  Rosanne Cash's The List, which features cameos by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Tweedy, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending November 15. Bad We... More >>

• Nirvana top seller at Bart's CD Cellar

  published Nov 12, 2009

  Nirvana's Live at Reading, released last week on Geffen, nabbed the top spot at Bart's CD Cellar, while Pearl Jam's Backspacer came in at number two for the week ending November 8. Strokes singer Juli... More >>

• Jazzmatazz gives Denver's good musicians a new place to play

  published November 12, 2009

  "Why are there so many jazz musicians in Denver?" asks Page Fraley, a jazz trumpeter himself, rattling off a list of fine musicians who teach... More >>

• Joe Nichols grabs top spot at Twist and Shout

  published Nov 11, 2009

  Grammy-nominated Country singer Joe Nichols grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending November 8. Nirvana's 20th Anniversary of Bleach, released last week on Sub Pop, came in secon... More >>

• This Just In: Jay-Z, Bon Jovi, Avett Brothers shows announced

  published Nov 11, 2009

  As reported last week, Jay-Z brings his BP3 tour to the Pepsi Center on Monday, March 22. Reserved tickets range from $39.50 to $99.50 and go on sale Saturday, November 14 at 10 a.m. On Monday, March ... More >>

• Aakash Mittal meshes the music of his father's homeland with classic jazz

  published November 12, 2009

  The first thing that struck me, being an American, is that I got off the plane and it was like this different level of chaos that I've never... More >>

• Tech N9NE top seller at Independent Records again

  published Nov 10, 2009

  Tech N9NE's latest effort, K.O.D., grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the second week in a row, while Slayer's new disc, World Painted Blood, came in second and Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 grabbe... More >>

• Slayer top seller at Wax Trax

  published Nov 09, 2009

  Slayer's eleventh studio album, World Painted in Blood, released last week on American recordings grabbed the top at Wax Trax for the week ending November 8. Themselves came in second with CrownsDown ... More >>

• This Just In: Jay-Z tour confirmed, Kevin Smith show canceled

  published Nov 05, 2009

  Jay-Z, whose Blueprint 3 has been a strong seller since hitting the streets two months ago, just confirmed his 2010 North American tour, which includes a stop at the Pepsi Center Monday, March 22. Gra... More >>

• Tech N9NE top seller at Independent Records

  published Nov 05, 2009

  Tech N9NE's K.O.D., released last week on Strange Music, nabbed the top spot on Independent Records' charts for the week ending November 1. Michael Jackson's soundtrack to the film This is It and... More >>

• Lightning Bolt grabs top spot at Wax Trax

  published Nov 04, 2009

  Noise rock duo Lightning Bolt grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax with Earthly Delights for the week ending November 1. Investigate Witch Cults of The Radio Age, Broadcast and the Focus Gr... More >>

• This Just In: KS 107.5 Jingle Jam, Steve Earle, Brandi Carlile shows announced

  published Nov 04, 2009

  Fabolous, Twista and Mario, who have each recently dropped new albums, are among the noted hip-hop and R&B talent slated to appear at KS 107.5's Jingle Jam Friday, December 18 at the Fillmore Audi... More >>

• Chevelle strives to keep it live on the new record

  published November 5, 2009

  Brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler, who formed Chevelle while still in high school, have essentially been performing as a band half their lives.... More >>

• Everything Absent or Distorted

  published November 5, 2009

  Everything Absent or Distorted had strength in numbers. There were usually at least eight members, which sometimes ballooned to a dozen or... More >>

• Join the hipster gypsy folk for live music and more at the Boulder Draft House

  published November 5, 2009

  I first heard Laura Goldhamer a couple of years ago, when she opened for the Books, the sound-collage band, at the Boulder Theater. She shared... More >>

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  Behind the Bar with Vince Martinez of Maloney's

  published Nov 03, 2009

  Vince Martinez of Maloney's Tavern nabbed first place at the Hpnotiq bartender competition at Suite Two Hundred in September, beating out eight other local bartenders. Each had to create a drink that ... More >>

• Tegan and Sara top seller at Bart's CD Cellar

  published Nov 03, 2009

  Sainthood, Tegan & Sara's sixth full length released last week on Sire, nabbed the top spot at Bart's CD Cellar for the week ending November 1. Gov't Mule's latest effort, By a Thread, came in sec... More >>

• Gov't Mule top seller at Twist and Shout

  published Nov 02, 2009

  By a Thread, Gov't Mule's first album in three years, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending November 1. Coming in second was the Swell Season with Strict Joy,released last week... More >>

• Goodie Mob's show at the Gothic postponed

  published Oct 29, 2009

  We just go word from Live Nation that Goodie Mob's show originally scheduled for tonight at the Gothic Theatre has been postponed due to weather. A rescheduled date for the Atlanta-based hip-hop group... More >>

• Flaming Lips top seller at Bart's CD Cellar

  published Oct 29, 2009

  The Flaming Lips' new album, Embryonic, was the top seller at Bart's CD Cellar for the week ending October 25, while Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 and Roseanne Cash's The List grabbed the second and third s... More >>

• Q&A with Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr.

  published Oct 28, 2009

  At lot has happened to Lou Barlow in the past four years. Around the time his daughter was born, he released his solo album Emoh, reunited with Dinosaur Jr. and recorded two albums and just released a... More >>

• This Just In: U2, Taylor Swift, Bruce Hornsby shows announced

  published Oct 28, 2009

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• Converge top seller at Wax Trax

  published Oct 28, 2009

  Converge's Axe to Fall, released last week on Epitaph, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax while the Flaming Lips' Embryonic and Atlas Sound's Logo came in second and third for the week ending October 25... More >>

• Potcheen

  published October 29, 2009

  Originally called the Potcheen Folk Band, this outfit has dropped the "folk" from its name, and that makes sense — because while the... More >>