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2012 Stories by Tom Murphy

• Subterranean Sleep

  published February 9, 2012

  Opening with "Wrecked and Useless," the music on this album is reminiscent of the sinuous, eclectic Jux County. On "The Vines," Fred Thulson... More >>

• The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

  published February 9, 2012

  As a pop band, you could do a lot worse than having your first-ever show be opening for Amy Winehouse and then getting tapped to serve as the... More >>

• In Flames

  published February 9, 2012

  Originally formed as a side project of Ceremonial Oath, In Flames quickly became a full-time endeavor. While retaining some of the sharp edges... More >>

• Stillborn Fawn, February 11 at Rhinoceropolis

  published February 9, 2012

  In about three to five years, the subgenre of "doom" — and, to a lesser extent, its subset of "drone" — may become as ubiquitous... More >>

• Daniel Svensson of In Flames: "We love traveling the world, drinking beer and playing metal."

  published Feb 07, 2012

  In Flames (due this Friday, February 10, at Summit Music Hall) was one of the flagship bands of the Gothenburg scene in Sweden of the early 1990s that included death-metal luminaries like At the Gat... More >>

• Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom: "Yeah, I broke my shoulder bowling."

  published Feb 06, 2012

  Children of Bodom (due tomorrow night at the Gothic Theater) formed in 1993 in the Finnish town of Espoo. Lead guitarist and singer Alexi Laiho and drummer Jaska Raatikainen formed the band around t... More >>

• Review: Tantric Picasso at BluebirdTheater, 2/2/12

  published Feb 06, 2012

  TANTRIC PICASSO @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 2/2/12 Sometimes when bands come out on stage and look like they dressed for the show it can seem like a put-on. But when Tantric Picasso came on they looked li... More >>

• Tantric Picasso: "That alchemy is so precious and nurturing"

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Tantric Picasso (due Thursday, February 2 at the Bluebird Theater) started in 2008 among a group of friends who met at school, which is typical enough, but in naming the band, the fivesome created a p... More >>

• Le Divorce

  published February 2, 2012

  The Sting and the Light, Le Divorce's latest effort, starts off with "Six Feet Under," a bit of a rocker that quickly evolves into a... More >>

• Children of Bodom

  published February 2, 2012

  Having changed its name from Inearthed to a reference to the infamous Lake Bodom murders of 1960, this Finnish band continues to defy easy... More >>

• Cass McCombs

  published February 2, 2012

  In 2007, singer-songwriter Cass McCombs told the San Francisco Chronicle that he wants his tombstone to read "Home at Last." McCombs's... More >>

• Critic's Choice: Ghosts of Glaciers plays February 6 at Summit Music Hall

  published February 2, 2012

  Ghosts of Glaciers has a name that could alternately be an oblique reference to global warming or a poetic nod to the crags —... More >>

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  Review: Ghost at Marquis Theater, 1/27/12

  published Jan 28, 2012

  GHOST @ MARQUIS THEATER | 1/27/12Even before Ghost took stage, people started chanting for the band, which was interesting considering this is the outfit's first big tour. But that enthusiasm was re... More >>

• Bill Stevenson of Descendents: "Maybe it's just all of our fans are paying us back for some good music we've given them "

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Descendents (due tomorrow night at the Fillmore Auditorium) didn't exactly invent pop punk, but the band's musical influence can be heard throughout that movement whether latter day poppy punk bands... More >>

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  Leo Kottke: "I just never thought it would be a job but it turned into one"

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Leo Kottke (due tonight at the Boulder Theater) is a legendary and beloved master of finger picking guitar and a gifted raconteur. He got his start with John Fahey's Takoma Records in the late '60s,... More >>

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  Ghost's Ghoul With No Name: "We want to do that whole Halloween thing with a major twist"

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Ghost (due tonight at the Marquis Theater) is a metal band from Sweden that might also be considered a bit of a performance art troupe. With one member dressed as the Satanic counterpart to the Pope... More >>

• In the Whale releases Cake January 28 at the hi-dive

  published January 26, 2012

  In the Whale started out in Greeley as a side project of What About Pluto? and Trailer 77, but guitarist Nate Valdez and drummer Eric Riley... More >>

• Sense From Nonsense

  published January 26, 2012

  The eleven minutes and six seconds of this single track sound as if Tom Nelsen watched The Last Temptation of Christ and Kingdom of... More >>

• The Descendents

  published January 26, 2012

  With the release of 1981's Fat EP, the Descendents became one of a steadily growing stream of hardcore bands from Southern California.... More >>

• Critic's Choice: Jim Norris benefit on January 26 at 3 Kings Tavern

  published January 26, 2012

  ZetaKaye House has been curating a series of compilations for the past couple of years featuring some of the best music created in Denver. The... More >>

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  Trey Spruance of Secret Chiefs 3: "I started studying the musical systems of antiquity to try to understand what made them tick"

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Secret Chiefs 3 (due tonight at the Bluebird Theater) is the brainchild of Trey Spruance, whom you may know from Mr. Bungle. With Secret Chiefs 3, Spruance seemingly follows every musical idea he can ... More >>

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  Senon Williams of Dengue Fever: "We did one gig at a time in the beginning."

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Dengue Fever (due tonight at the Bluebird Theater) was born of Zac and Ethan Holtzman's fascination with the pop music that had come out of Cambodia prior to the Khmer Rouge takeover of that country... More >>

• Review: Yob at Larimer Lounge, 1/22/12

  published Jan 23, 2012

  YOB @ LARIMER LOUNGE | 1/22/12 Mike Scheidt of Yob was replacing a string on his guitar that had just snapped and he told us, "Two more songs and we'll end it brutal." True to his word on behalf of... More >>

• Review: Garland Jeffreys at Lion's Lair, 1/21/12

  published Jan 23, 2012

  GARLAND JEFFREYS @ LION'S LAIR | 1/21/12 There was no opening act for Garland Jeffreys on Saturday night, and the show got started around 9 p.m., so if showed up thinking it would start later, you ... More >>

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  Garland Jeffreys on Lou Reed and "living in between"

  published Jan 20, 2012

  Garland Jeffreys (due Saturday, January 21, at the Lion's Lair) should be a household name considering some of the shoulders with which he's rubbed during the course of his long career: He met Lou R... More >>