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2010 Stories by Tom Murphy

• Casey James Prestwood works to keep country classic

  published February 25, 2010

  In local circles, Casey James Prestwood might be best known for his stint in the punk-inflected rock band Hot Rod Circuit or for his time as a... More >>

• Hollagramz/Iuengliss

  published February 25, 2010

  The Hollagramz side of this split cassette release (called "Crystal Side") starts off like some kind of long-lost '90s house track as... More >>

• Stockholm Syndrome

  published February 25, 2010

  When newspaper heiress Patty Hearst began robbing banks with the Symbionese Liberation Army, she was said to have been suffering from Stockholm... More >>

• Cursive

  published February 25, 2010

  Cursive was one of the bands that helped put Omaha, Nebraska, and Saddle Creek Records on the map. Starting in 1995, in the post-hardcore... More >>

• Night of Joy at the Meadowlark

  published February 25, 2010

  A few years back, there was a charming dance-pop band called the Hot House, and after the band broke up, its bass player, Bree Davies, moved to... More >>

• Over the weekend: Extra Kool at Leela's European Cafe

  published Feb 22, 2010

  Extra Kool, with Joshie Juronimoe, Damon JeVon and Doctype Saturday, February 20, 2010 Leela's European Cafe Despite the nasty weather and biting cold of the evening, a good number of people made i... More >>

• Over the weekend: Huun Huur Tu at Swallow Hill

  published Feb 22, 2010

  Huun Huur Tu Friday, February 19th, 2010 Swallow Hill, Denver Physicist Richard Feynman and his friend Ralph Leighton spent a great deal of time trying to visit Tuva, a remote land that inspired so... More >>

• Orbiteer

  published February 18, 2010

  The character of Jeff Suthers's songs has been cinematic in nature going back to his time with Volplane. This, the first of four new Orbiteer... More >>

• Billy Joel and Elton John

  published February 18, 2010

  Before piano rock became all the rage on pop radio in the last decade, Billy Joel and Elton John had already created the template. Throughout... More >>

• The Growlers

  published February 18, 2010

  Listening to the music of the Growlers is a bit like listening to oldies radio before that format was taken over by music from the '80s rather... More >>

• Chella Negro at the Larimer Lounge

  published February 18, 2010

  Michelle Caponigro's backstory reads like something you'd see on Behind the Music. After moving to Denver a decade ago from La Crosse,... More >>

• Over the weekend: St. Vincent at the Bluebird

  published Feb 15, 2010

  St. Vincent, with Wildbirds & Peacedrums Saturday, February 13, 2010 Bluebird Theater Wildbirds & Peacedrums opened the show. A two-piece from Sweeden made up of Mariam Wallentin and Andreas Werlii... More >>

• Q&A with Annie Clark of St. Vincent

  published Feb 12, 2010

  Performing as St. Vincent, Annie Clark is a writer of lush, adventurous pop music. As a teenager she was the tour manager for her uncle's band, Tuck & Patti, where she learned not only a great deal ab... More >>

• Michael David Neff

  published February 11, 2010

  As a member of Los Dos and the New American Ramblers, Michael David Neff provided a startlingly sincere, intelligent and soulful voice that... More >>

• Dexter Romweber Duo

  published February 11, 2010

  Long before the White Stripes became widely popular, the bluesy, rockabilly two-piece Flat Duo Jets pioneered a similar sound and attitude for... More >>

• St. Vincent

  published February 11, 2010

  St. Vincent is the stage name of Annie Clark. A talented multi-instrumentalist who performs most of the music on her albums, Clark dropped out... More >>

• Old Radio at the Skylark

  published February 11, 2010

  Eric Peterson and Patrick Kelly were part of the promising experimental rock band Roger, Roll. Caught somewhere between minimalist Americana... More >>

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  Over the weekend: Tjutjuna and Fissure Mystic at the Meadowlark

  published Feb 08, 2010

  Tjutjuna, Orbiteer, Woodsman and Fissure Mystic Friday, February 5, 2010 Meadowlark Jeff Suthers opened this show with the debut of his solo project, Orbiteer. Streaming layers of hazy guitar overl... More >>

• Q&A with Ryan Mcryhew and Kristi Schaefer of Hideous Men

  published Feb 05, 2010

  Although only technically together for a few months, Hideous Men has garnered interest well outside of Denver and even as far as England. The duo's experimental pop songs incorporate samples and loops... More >>

• Q&A with Marc Collin of Nouvelle Vague

  published Feb 02, 2010

  Caught Nouvelle Vague last night at the Bluebird and want to know more about the actr Your wish is our command. We recently caught up with Marc Collin and fired a few questions at him about the projec... More >>

• Telepath

  published February 4, 2010

  A telepath is a creature that can communicate directly with the mind of another sentient being without the need for vocalization. This fact... More >>

• Panty Raid

  published February 4, 2010

  When not performing as a member of the Glitch Mob, Ooah (Josh Mayer) sometimes collaborates with Martin Folb in Panty Raid. Not firmly... More >>

• 28-200

  published February 4, 2010

  The songs on Video Games & Popsicle Sticks recall a time before non-mainstream music was splintered off into increasingly hermetic... More >>

• Tjutjuna's music takes you far beyond the mundane world of the everyday

  published February 4, 2010

  Named after a Siberian cryptid cognate of Bigfoot, Tjutjuna emerged from the band Mothership when guitarist Brendon Schulze left to pursue a... More >>

• Hideous Men at Rhinoceropolis

  published February 4, 2010

  The burbling expansiveness at the heart of this band's soundscaping probably gives the impression that the music is all whimsical playfulness... More >>