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2011 Stories by Jon Solomon

• Iron & Wine, Decemberists, Nicki Minaj are this week's top local sellers

  published Feb 01, 2011

  Iron & Wine's first studio effort in three years, Kiss Each Other Clean, released last week on Warner Brothers, debuted at number one at both Twist & Shout and Wax Trax, while coming in at number two ... More >>

• Rhett Miller of Old 97's on Grand Theatre, Volume One and working under the gun

  published Jan 26, 2011

  It's been close to two decades since Rhett Miller and company fired up the Old 97's in Dallas and helped pioneer the alt-country movement alongside Wilco and the Jayhawks. Since then, the quartet, w... More >>

• The Matchbox is set to take over Orange Cat Studios

  published January 27, 2011

  Sudhir Kudva and two business partners have taken over the Orange Cat Studios underground-arts space at 2625 Larimer Street, and hope to reopen... More >>

• Jeff Beck, Katy Perry, Snow Ball Music Festival shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.

  published Jan 25, 2011

  Les Paul has been a long-time inspiration for Jeff Beck, and last summer, Beck paid tribute to the legendary guitarist on what would have been Paul's 95th birthday. Beck's two performances at New Yo... More >>

• Social Distortion and the Decemberists top sellers at Independent, Twist and Albums

  published Jan 25, 2011

  Social Distortion's Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, released last week on Epitaph, claimed the top spot at Independent Records this week and came in second at Twist & Shout, while the Decemberists' lat... More >>

• Valet killed in hit-and-run outside of Rockstar Lounge. Police on the hunt for a white SUV

  published Jan 24, 2011

  This was the scene outside of the Rockstar Lounge this morning. In case you haven't heard, over the weekend, a parking valet died a short time after getting struck in a hit-and-run incident outside ... More >>

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  Eliot Fisk on collaborating with Bill Frisell and improvisation

  published Jan 21, 2011

  Although classical guitarist Eliot Fisk and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell have known each other since they first met in Germany nearly 25 years ago, they've never performed together -- until now. Both a... More >>

• Jacky Terrasson on his latest album and Bud Powell, Monk and Bill Evans

  published Jan 20, 2011

  Early on in jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson's career, he listened to a lot of Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans. While Terrasson says he doesn't listen to the three pianists as much as he did tw... More >>

• Making Beautiful Music...Together

  published January 20, 2011

  Although classical guitarist Eliot Fisk and jazz guitarist Bill Frisell have known each other since they first met in Germany nearly... More >>

• Tyler Gilmore offers composing and arranging classes

  published Jan 18, 2011

  Since forming the forward-thinking big band Ninth+Lincoln Orchestra about five years ago, Tyler Gilmore has won the 2009 ASCAP/Columbia College Commission in Honor of Hank Jones, as well as the ASCAP ... More >>

• Death Rides West

  published January 20, 2011

  The name of this recording (and of the band) perfectly fits the music found on it. Frontman Al Trout, whose deep baritone at times recalls a... More >>

• Jacky Terrasson Trio

  published January 20, 2011

  Early on in jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson's career, he listened to a lot of Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans. While Terrasson says he... More >>

• Welcome back to the new Deadbeat Club

  published January 20, 2011

  The Deadbeat Club has been revived. But this new Deadbeat Club is not the iconic venue that Regas Christou ran at 4040 East Evans Avenue... More >>

• Robert Plant, Rootsfest, Trey Anastasio shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.

  published Jan 18, 2011

  Robert Plant visits the Fillmore Auditorium on Wednesday, April 27, as part of the third leg of his tour supporting his Grammy-nomimated Band of Joy. He'll be bringing the same band that's on the reco... More >>

• Air Dubai, T.I., Ebbets Field comp top local sellers in the Mile High City this week

  published Jan 18, 2011

  Air Dubai's Wonder Age knocked Elephant Revival's Break in the Clouds out of the top slot at Albums on the Hill, while both T.I. and the Live at Ebbets Field Vol. 4 comp moved back into the top slots... More >>

• The Deadbeat Club is back

  published Jan 14, 2011

  The Deadbeat Club has been revived. But this new Deadbeat Club is not the iconic venue that Regas Christou ran at 4040 East Evans Avenue in the '90s. After he gave up the venue in the early 2000s, it ... More >>

• The Whiskey Bottles

  published January 13, 2011

  The folks in the Whiskey Bottles may be based in Boulder, but they clearly have an affinity for Southern-flavored alt-country and Midwestern... More >>

• Brewski's is coming back

  published January 13, 2011

  After 45 years in the bar business, seventy-year-old Chuck Persichetti is ready for one more round: He's resurrecting Brewski's, a bar... More >>

• Janet Jackson, Jethro Tull, OMD shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.

  published Jan 11, 2011

  Janet Jackson visits the Wells Fargo Theatre on Wednesday, April 6, as part of her Number Ones, Up Close and Personal Tour, during which she'll be performing music exclusively from her album, Number O... More >>

• Top sellers this week: Elephant Revival back on top at Albums, Mumford & Sons at Twist

  published Jan 10, 2011

  After a month of holding down the number-one spot at Albums on the Hill and then being absent from last week's top sellers, Nederland-based Elephant Revival is back on top for the week ending January... More >>

• Jeff Tweedy at Boulder Theater, 1/8/11

  published Jan 10, 2011

  JEFF TWEEDY With The Handsome Family 1.8.2011 | Boulder Theater When Jeff Tweedy opened the second show of his sold-out two-night stand at the Boulder Theater with "Sunken Treasure," the venue was... More >>

• Quentin Young

  published January 6, 2011

  Passion of the Loose Cannon, With Remarks, the followup to Do-Si-Do for Your Girl, is a bit disorienting at first. There's a lot... More >>

• Akron/Family, Lords of Acid, Stanley Clarke shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.

  published Jan 04, 2011

  After playing shows at the Bluebird Theater, Oriental Theater and Quixote's in the last few years, Akron/Family returns to Denver again. This time around, the outfit is playing at the Marquis Theater ... More >>

• T.I., Whiskey Blanket, Ebbets Field comp, Sufjan Stevens top local sellers

  published Jan 04, 2011

  After being on top at Albums on the Hill for a month, Nederland's Elephant Revival has vanished from the top ten. Whiskey Blanket now holds the top spot with its latest effort, No Object. Elsewhere, t... More >>

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  Fox Theater & Boulder Theater selling VIP laminates for 2011 shows

  published Jan 03, 2011

  The folks at Z2 Entertainment, who operate the Fox Theatre and Boulder Theater, are selling VIP laminates that are good for two tickets to every Z2 show for the coming year. Five of the ten laminates,... More >>