Email Author Jon Solomon

2010 Stories by Jon Solomon

• DJ Low Key lounges at the Lobby tonight

  published Aug 12, 2010

  Tonight at the Lobby DJ Low Key is helping launch a new night called Lounging at the Lobby, that's exactly what it sounds like: On the second Thursday of the month at the Lobby (2191 Arapahoe Street),... More >>

• New bar alert: Hayter's moves into former Lizard's space

  published Aug 12, 2010

  Near the end of last year, Lizard's Bar & Grill at 1920 Blake Street closed after a short run. Mike Hayter and his business partner Mike Refling moved to town from Bozeman, Montana, and took over the ... More >>

• Marco Benevento on his latest album, circuit bent toys and Brad Mehldau

  published Aug 10, 2010

  As half of the Benevento-Russo Duo, Marco Benevento played bass lines with his feet and held down organ and Wurlitzer parts with separate hands. But in the trio format, he's completely at home behind ... More >>

• Marco Benevento Trio

  published August 12, 2010

  As half of the Benevento-Russo Duo, Marco Benevento played bass lines with his feet and held down organ and Wurlitzer parts with separate... More >>

• Boulder will get even greener with Absinthe House

  published August 12, 2010

  Go green! In April, Eric Turner and Alfonso Natarelli took over the former Foundry space at 1109 Walnut Street in Boulder, which they're... More >>

• Arcade Fire, the Books top sellers at local stores

  published Aug 10, 2010

  The Arcade Fire's The Suburbs, released last week on Merge, claimed the top spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout while checking in at number five at Independent Records. The Books' latest eff... More >>

• Sufjan Stevens, Bad Religion, John McLaughlin shows announced

  published Aug 10, 2010

  Indie troubadour Sufjan Stevens, who's set up a month-long fall tour that will include some of the country's most historic theaters and venues, is set to visit the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, Novemb... More >>

• The Absinthe House to open in The Foundry's former space in Boulder

  published Aug 04, 2010

  The Absinthe House is slated to open later this month in the former Foundry space at 1109 Walnut Street in Boulder, which has been vacant since November. Its website says it will be serving over for... More >>

• Bobby Walker

  published August 5, 2010

  On Bobby Walker's tenth album, 2008's Git It, the whiskey-rasped singer proved that he definitely still had it after four decades of... More >>

• Tryst is back...and prettier than ever

  published August 5, 2010

  In April, Paul Piciocchi announced that he was closing Tryst after six years and moving the concept to Playa del Carmen. Over the next... More >>

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  Gorillaz, Sonic Youth, LCD Soundsytem shows announced

  published Aug 03, 2010

  It's been a hell of a week for show announcements. Aside from getting the word on shows by the Cult, Blitzen Trapper, Bad Religion, the Thermals and Drake, Gorillaz announced a show at the Wells Fargo... More >>

• Best Coast, Big Boi top sellers at local stores

  published Aug 03, 2010

  While there weren't any unanimous winners across the board, Best Coast's debut, Crazy For You, released last week on Mexican Summer, took the top spot at Wax Trax and the tenth spot at Albums on the H... More >>

• Reverend Deadeye turns Paris Wine Bar into a revival

  published Aug 02, 2010

  Reverend Deadeye 7.31.10 | Paris Wine Bar It just takes one glance at the Reverend Deadeye's rig to get a good idea of what's in store for his gigs. There's the washtub snare with a tambourine attach... More >>

• Chie Imaizumi

  published July 29, 2010

  Chie Imaizumi knows a few things about new beginnings. After studying piano in Japan, she studied composing at Berklee College of Music,... More >>

• Blonde Redhead, Deadmau5, Tech N9NE shows announced

  published Jul 27, 2010

  Blonde Redhead, the New York trio who borrowed its moniker from a song by the '80s no wave group DNA, is set to release Penny Sparkle, its third album for 4AD, September 14 (the album's opening cut, "... More >>

• Big Head Todd & the Monsters, the Books top sellers at local stores

  published Jul 27, 2010

  Big Head Todd & the Monsters' ninth studio album, Rocksteady, released last week, took top spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout, while the Books' latest effort, The Way Out, also issued last ... More >>

• Tryst Lounge is back by popular demand. So long, Dive On Fifteenth

  published Jul 23, 2010

  In April, Tryst owner Paul Piciocchi closed Tryst for a week, did some remodeling and opened Dive on Fifteenth in its place. Turns out that a lot of people who had been coming to Tryst since it opened... More >>

• UMS Night One Travelogue: The Swayback at 3 Kings, Candy Claws at Skylark and more

  published Jul 23, 2010

  UMS Travelogue, Night One 07.22.10 | Baker District, South Broadway A guy with a pint of hooch in his back pocket was stumbling and struggling to make it across street toward Famous Pizza. After he ... More >>

• Ween announces Halloween show at 1STBANK Center

  published Jul 22, 2010

  Ween usually puts on the some wacky shows, but we're guessing things might get super nutty when the band comes to the 1STBANK Center on Halloween. General admission seats ($38.50-$42.50) go on sale th... More >>

• Gaslight Anthem strives to carve its own identity apart from its influences

  published July 22, 2010

  When the guys in Gaslight Anthem were working on their new album, American Slang, guitarist Alex Rosamilia says, the initial goal was to... More >>

• Nick O'Connor

  published July 22, 2010

  While Nick O'Connor is only 21 years old, the breadth and scope of his solo debut, Lady in Pink, has the feel of an album made by... More >>

• Prodigal DJ: Keoki returns to Denver at Club 753

  published July 22, 2010

  After his days at New York's famed Limelight in the '90s, Superstar DJ Keoki went on to spin around the world. But now, after a stint in Los... More >>

• Like a great character actor, Mark Mallman says he feels like someone else when he's on stage

  published July 22, 2010

  Mark Mallman is a completely different person on stage and off. "I always say there's two of me," he explains. "There's him and there's... More >>

• Big Head Todd, M.I.A., Sun Kil Moon, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Eminem top sellers

  published Jul 20, 2010

  /\/\/\Y/\, M.I.A.'s third studio effort released last week on Interscope, debuted claimed the second slot, right behind Big Head Todd & the Monsters' new disc, Rocksteady, at Albums on the Hill and ca... More >>

• Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Helmet, Hot Rize shows announced

  published Jul 20, 2010

  For their fourth studio effort I Learned the Hard Way, released on Daptone in April, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings recorded on an eight-track tape machine, which lends the disc an analog warmth that pe... More >>