Comments (0) Best Purveyor of Artsy Rock - 2008
Denver Art Rock Collectivewww.myspace.com/denverartrockcollective
The term "art rock" conjures up so many negative connotations that most groups influenced by the style tend to prefer the word "progressive." But the Denver Art Rock Collective, also known as D.A.R.C., is devoted to resurrecting the label, as well as the movement's often loopy spirit of adventure. D.A.R.C. promotes concert appearances by such members as New Ancient Astronauts, Yerkish, Amphibious Jones and the Inactivists; it also compiled recordings by the various acts on Denver Art Rock Collective Vol. 1, 2007, which embraced the most intriguing aspects of the genre while avoiding its excesses. Finding that balance is a real art.
