Email Author Tom Murphy
2013 Stories by Tom Murphy
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Michael Vincze of the Mowgli's on what it means to be a Mowgli: spreading kindness and love
published Jun 18, 2013
The Mowgli's was started by a group of friends who wanted to make music with universal appeal. The act's sound is rooted in the kind of breezy, folk-inflected, psychedelically tinged music from Sout... More >>
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Meet the acts on the Westword Music Showcase main stage
published June 20, 2013
The nineteenth annual Westword Music Showcase — otherwise known affectionately as the hottest party of the summer — is here! Our... More >>
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at the Bluebird Theater, 6/15/13
published Jun 17, 2013
JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 6/15/13 Saving one of the most blistering numbers of the show for the end of the set, Jon Spencer and the Blues Explosion cut loose with "Blues X Man... More >>
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The Dandy Warhols at Gothic Theatre, 6/11/13
published Jun 12, 2013
THE DANDY WARHOLS @ GOTHIC THEATRE | 6/11/12 When Peter Holmstrom put on his orange Telecaster and Zia McCabe strapped on a bass guitar rather than helming the Moog she plays most of the time, you ... More >>
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Native Daughters' Eddie Maestas on letting music speak for itself
published June 13, 2013
Native Daughters was formed just before local guitarists Eddie Maestas and Thomas Chagolla wrapped up their affairs in the inventive and... More >>
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Tjutjuna
published June 13, 2013
On Westerner, Tjutjuna's latest album, it seems as though the band is creating the musical equivalent of a moving sculpture crafted to... More >>
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The Psychedelic Furs at Gothic Theatre, 6/08/13
published Jun 10, 2013
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS @ GOTHIC THEATRE | 6/8/12 As good as the Psychedelic Furs' records are, there is just something about seeing Richard Butler, who was all smiles on this night, and hearing his h... More >>
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Download Force Publique's haunting new cover of "Today" by the Smashing Pumpkins
published Jun 06, 2013
Sometime in the last year, Force Publique shifted its focus a bit to include electric guitar rather than bass and the opted for using an MPC over playing pre-crafted beats made on software. The resu... More >>
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Tim Butler on the Psychedelic Furs being like Roxy Music with the attitude of the Sex Pistols
published Jun 06, 2013
The Psychedelic Furs formed in 1977 in the wake of the explosion of punk rock in England. By the 1980s, the group had evolved from its earlier musical impulses into a kind of atmospheric, at times b... More >>
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Eric Phipps of Wampire on why a live band is more exciting than a guy on stage with a laptop
published Jun 05, 2013
Wampire is a five-piece whose music doesn't seem fixed to a particular musical period, especially the current era. If anything, the band's gently swirling, swaying melodies are buoyed almost imperce... More >>
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Fear at the Marquis Theater, 6/4/13
published Jun 05, 2013
FEAR @ MARQUIS THEATER | 6/4/13 With his characteristic enigmatic smile, Lee Ving looked up at the crowd after making sure his guitar was ready to go and said, "This is a classic sing-along," before... More >>
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Crushed and Murdered
published June 6, 2013
"Gangsta of War" is the perfect intro to a tape that essentially sounds like a secret early recording made by a now-well-known Warp Records... More >>
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You've never heard 'zombie death polka' quite like the Widow's Bane does it
published June 6, 2013
Rutherford Belleview says the Widow's Bane, his theatrical, dark, Americana-flavored, self-styled "zombie death polka" band, began sometime... More >>
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Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 6/3/13, reviews, photos, setlists
published Jun 04, 2013
ALICE COOPER / MARILYN MANSON @ RED ROCKS | 6/3/13 The moment everyone was waiting for and had to guess was coming came at the very end of the show, when Alice Cooper came back on stage for his enco... More >>
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Alice Cooper on how Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali and Elvis are probably, definitely, aliens
published Jun 03, 2013
Alice Cooper is a shock rock pioneer that's influenced countless artists with his on stage horror movie imagery and antics, which included hangings and beheadings by guillotine. Theatrics aside, Coo... More >>
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Jamie Smith of the xx on touring the U.S. and how the food is better here than in England
published Jun 03, 2013
Formed in 2005 by a group of classmates in Putney, England, the xx came to the attention of wide audiences with its 2009, self-produced and self-titled debut album. Bringing together a moody, post-p... More >>
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Yuzo Nieto of Pink Hawks teaches unit on local music at SOAR Charter School
published May 29, 2013
Yuzo Nieto is best known for his stint as the gifted sax player in Pee Pee and the ringleader of avant-garde jazz and Afro-Cuban outfit Pink Hawks, the latter of which is still a going concern. Niet... More >>
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Soundgarden at 1STBANK Center, 5/28/13
published May 29, 2013
SOUNDGARDEN @ 1STBANK CENTER | 5/28/13 Five songs into its set last night at 1STBANK Center, with the stage bathed in emerald light and Chris Cornell appearing sans guitar for the first time in the ... More >>
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Pizza Time
published May 30, 2013
It's rare to find a free CD in the front of an independent record store that's worth more than a casual listen. Greasy Demos, by... More >>
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Thinking Plague's Mike Johnson on accidentally putting out a collector's album
published May 30, 2013
During the 1980s, Denver and Boulder both had thriving experimental-music scenes, with acts like Architects Office, Walls of Genius, Human Head... More >>
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Soundgarden's Ben Shepherd recalls being with Nirvana when it stopped by 23 Parish in Denver
published May 28, 2013
Soundgarden formed in 1984 as a three-piece with Chris Cornell on drums on vocals, Kim Thayil on guitar and Hiro Yamamoto on bass. Though noisier in the beginning, the band would go on to be one of ... More >>
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ZZ Ward on the influence of hip-hop and blues and how they both come from the same place
published May 28, 2013
ZZ Ward released her debut album, Til The Casket Drops, in 2012. Growing up, she honed a talent for writing bluesy R&B songs. Her knack for that can be heard prominently on that disc, and well as he... More >>
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The Seven Hats
published May 23, 2013
There is something otherworldly and old-worldly about the songs on the Seven Hats' Scientific American; they'd be right at home on a Guy... More >>
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The women behind Dangerous Nonsense find comfort in doing things backwards
published May 23, 2013
People come up and say, 'I've never seen anything like that before. When are you playing again?'" marvels bassist Harmony Star about how... More >>
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Kylesa's Phillip Cope talks about his favorite horror movies
published May 21, 2013
Kylesa got its start in 2001 when former members of sludge-metal band Damad teamed up with guitarist and visual artist Laura Pleasants. From the beginning, this Savannah, Georgia-based band has show... More >>
