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2010 Stories by Tom Murphy

• Greg Laswell talks about his songwriting and the turning points of his career.

  published Nov 05, 2010

  Greg Laswell doesn't have instant name recognition quite yet, but if you watch certain popular television shows like Grey's Anatomy, True Blood, Friday Night Lights and Dollhouse, you've probably he... More >>

• Bethany Cosentino on Best Coast, Pocahaunted and her approach to songwriting

  published Nov 03, 2010

  In recent years, with bands ransacking the '60s, '70s and '80s for musical ideas and sounds, it's becoming increasingly easy to dismiss many musicians as being little more than throwbacks mimicking ... More >>

• Yoda's House brings its eclectic sound to Rhinoceropolis

  published November 4, 2010

  People who have never been to Albuquerque or come into contact with music from that town have no idea that it's one of America's best-kept... More >>

• Crooked Ways

  published November 4, 2010

  Crimes of Passion comprises five songs of melodic hardcore that sound like they draw inspiration from Hot Water Music and that ilk... More >>

• Generationals

  published November 4, 2010

  The Eames Era was a promising indie-pop band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with songs appearing on commercials and TV shows when it broke up in... More >>

• Two Cow Garage

  published November 4, 2010

  Two Cow Garage from Columbus, Ohio, makes you forget that a ton of people have done the country-rock thing before — mainly because the... More >>

• Critic's Choice: Gritch at the Larimer Lounge

  published November 4, 2010

  Christian Atencio and Sean Payton formed Gritch in the spring of 2006, brought together by a mutual love for well-crafted, well-produced... More >>

• Tim Kasher, Azure Ray at the hi-dive, 11/01/10

  published Nov 02, 2010

  TIM KASHER With Azure Ray and Tim Fite 11.01.10 | hi-dive Tim Fite was equal parts comedian, provocateur, performance artist, filmmaker, MC, hip-hop producer and indie-pop songwriter. At least that... More >>

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  Orenda Fink of Azure Ray on her projects, Drawing Down the Moon and Art Bell

  published Nov 01, 2010

  While they were still living in their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor first played in a band together called Little Red Rocket before moving on to Athens, Georgia, wher... More >>

• Gary Numan at the Gothic, 10/28/10

  published Oct 29, 2010

  GARY NUMAN With Blackcell 10.28.10 | Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO Local IDM/experimental electronic duo Blackcell kicked off this show with synths and maybe drum machines and computers as sequencers... More >>

• Hot Rize was bluegrass before bluegrass was cool

  published October 28, 2010

  The modern bluegrass revival might not have happened if not for Hot Rize, the members of whom met each other through the Denver Folklore Center... More >>

• Shock Trostic & Dash Render

  published October 28, 2010

  In their hearts, Shane Trostic and Dash Render clearly haven't lost what is great about hip-hop, as is obvious on every song on this album. The... More >>

• Best Coast

  published October 28, 2010

  As a founding member of Pocahaunted, Bethany Cosentino had a direct hand in that act's ability to bring together spooky drones and what can... More >>

• 2MEX

  published October 28, 2010

  Alejandro Ocana, who performs as 2MEX, also performs in the politically conscious hip-hop group the Visionaries and the similarly minded Look... More >>

• Critic's Choice: Girls Walk By at the Skylark

  published October 28, 2010

  My Sister Outlaw was an eclectic, all-female band that played poppy rock music and possessed a stage presence with a theatrical flair. In 2008,... More >>

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  Gathering of the Clouds, 10/21/10 - 10/23/10

  published Oct 26, 2010

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  Of Montreal at the Ogden Theatre, 10/24/10

  published Oct 25, 2010

  OF MONTREAL With Janelle Monae 10.24.10 | Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO After seeing Janelle Monae perform on Saturday night, it's no wonder that she was picked by Erykah Badu to open her most recent t... More >>

• Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells talks about past, his creative partnership and the artwork for Treats.

  published Oct 23, 2010

  So the story goes: Derek Miller met Alexis Krauss one day when he was serving her and her mother at a restaurant, and Krauss's mom pushed her into working on music with Miller. Until a few years ago... More >>

• Holy Fuck, Indian Jewelry, Gauntlet Hair and DJ Peter Black @ Larimer Lounge, 10/20/10

  published Oct 21, 2010

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• Edward Ka-Spel of the Legendary Pink Dots talks about changes and Tear Garden

  published Oct 20, 2010

  Since 1980, the Legendary Pink Dots have been creating some of the most inventive, darkly imaginative and emotionally stirring music around. Based originally in London, the Pink Dots relocated to th... More >>

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  The Legendary Pink Dots at the Gothic Theatre, 10/19/10

  published Oct 20, 2010

  THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS Munly & The Lupercalians 10.19.10 | Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO Even if you've seen Munly play anytime within the past two decades, nothing really prepares you for this whole... More >>

• Three questions with Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes

  published October 21, 2010

  Among the most popular and successful of the bands associated with the Elephant 6 collective, Of Montreal started off as a sort of indie pop... More >>

• Gangcharger

  published October 21, 2010

  If the term "industrial" wasn't already fairly synonymous with the heavy, dark electronic music made popular in the late '80s and early '90s,... More >>

• Bloody Beetroots

  published October 21, 2010

  Like labelmates MSTRKRFT, Bloody Beetroots have a penchant for performing live in costume. Instead of looking like psychotic ax murderers,... More >>

• Sleigh Bells

  published October 21, 2010

  When Derek Miller was in pioneering metal-core band Poison the Well, he probably didn't think he'd be a member of an up-and-coming noise-pop... More >>