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21. Rough Mixes

    The revival of this iconic punk band gives us a bad case of Germaphobia

    By Jason Heller

    Published: June 18, 2009

    Seriously, just punch me in the fucking head. Severe cranial trauma delivered with extreme malice would've been less painful for me than watching What We Do Is Secret. The...

22. Off Limits

    Ride Safe Spoke Cards will keep cyclists on the right path

    Published: June 18, 2009

    When Denver Police Department commander Deborah Dilley speaks, people listen. And this month, Dilley is speaking about spokes — bicycle spokes. In an effort to remind...

23. Letters

    From the week of June 18, 2009

    Published: June 18, 2009

    "Action!," Patricia Calhoun, June 11 Reel Life I'm writing just to say "thank you" for last week's piece on the internal arguments at the Denver Film Society. I'm a...

24. Backbeat

    Meet Skyfox, the newest addition to the Crappy Records roster

    By Andy Thomas

    Published: June 18, 2009

    When Johnny Hill first picked up a guitar, he probably never figured that being murdered would end up being a boon to his career, much less that he would enjoy the...

25. Bar Back

    Blondes have more fun at the Frontier Club

    By Jon Solomon

    Published: June 18, 2009

    A sweet little blonde straddled the drummer while he played "Margaritaville," but somehow he was able to lay down a steady beat while she rode his lap like a mechanical bull....

26. Playlist

    nervesandgel

    It Was All Just a Waste
    Self-released

    By Tom Murphy

    Published: June 18, 2009

    Nervesandgel's albums are incredibly varied; sometimes they tend toward pop exploration, other times it's an exercise in the avant-garde. It Was All Just a Waste leans toward...

27. Playlist

    Eric Sanders

    It Ain't All About You
    Downtowner Media

    By Michael Roberts

    Published: June 18, 2009

    "They say it gets better with time," Eric Sanders sings on "They Say All Kinds of Things," It Ain't All About You's fourth cut — and in this case, whoever the hell "they"...

28. Playlist

    Fulcrum

    Quack
    Self-released

    By Cory Casciato

    Published: June 18, 2009

    The quotient for another undistinguishable, melodic hard-rock outfit made up of pretty boys has been filled: Fulcrum is here. On Quack, we're treated to six tracks of generic,...

29. Playlist

    Fell

    A Farewell To Echoes
    Vacant Songs

    By Kyle Smith

    Published: June 18, 2009

    Fell mastermind Josh Wambeke spends much of this new album in deadly earnest, Beck-circa-Sea Change depressive space-folk mode, which would probably be welcome if he didn't...

30. Now Hear This

    Hey Monday

    Saturday, June 20, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

    By Michael Roberts

    Published: June 18, 2009

    As far as we know, a starmaker/Svengali didn't have anything to do with the formation of Hey Monday, currently touring with Stereo Skyline, the Bigger Lights, the Friday Night...

31. Now Hear This

    Julie Doiron

    Monday, June 22, Oriental Theater, 303-455-2124.

    By Nicholas Hall

    Published: June 18, 2009

    With her 2009 release, I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day, Julie Doiron continues the sonic arithmetic she began in 2007 with Woke Myself Up. Doiron joins forces once...

32. Now Hear This

    Cock E.S.P.

    Monday, June 22, Rhinoceropolis, 303-641-9809.

    By Tom Murphy

    Published: June 18, 2009

    Deriving its name from a song by Japanese art terrorists Hanatarash, Minneapolis's Cock E.S.P. is one of the premier noise bands in the United States. The trio, which counts...

33. Now Hear This

    Bachelorette

    Tuesday, June 23, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

    By Michael Roberts

    Published: June 18, 2009

    Unlike the series of interchangeable reality-show heroines of the same name, this particular Bachelorette — New Zealander Annabell Alpers — isn't constantly...

34. Now Hear This

    The Church

    Thursday, June 18, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, 303-788-0984.

    By Jason Heller

    Published: June 18, 2009

    When the Church formed in Australia in 1980, its ringing, soaring post-punk should've made it as big as, say, Echo & the Bunnymen. Of course, the Church did reach that level of...

35. Critic's Choice

    American Relay at 3 Kings Tavern

    By Tom Murphy

    Published: June 18, 2009

    These days, any two-piece, blues-based rock band is compared to the White Stripes instead of the Flat Duo Jets. But American Relay really doesn't sound like either of those...

36. Scratching the Surface

    Alert at the Gemini Party

    By Cory Casciato

    Published: June 18, 2009

    The music of local dubstep artist Alert is dark, deep and a little bit scary — kind of like the man himself. "My tracks are a personal diary. There is no 'me' in the...

37. Cafe

    No matter where you live, Dougherty's could be your neighborhood Irish joint

    By Jason Sheehan

    Published: June 18, 2009

    I'd walked past twice before figuring out that this unmarked door on Broadway was, in fact, the place where I was going. By the host stand inside that door stood a dapper young...

38. Bite Me

    Pho and Yo, together again

    By Jason Sheehan

    Published: June 18, 2009

    It's a quiet Wednesday, and I'm hunkered down at the diner where I do the bulk of my work — which means trolling the interweb looking for stories about cheeseburgers,...

39. Second Helping

    The Fainting Goat revived a doomed address

    By Jason Sheehan

    Published: June 18, 2009

    The Fainting Goat is just nine blocks up Broadway from Dougherty's — and less than a block away from my office. As a result, I've been to the Goat, which just opened last...

40. Drink of the Week

    Bijou Cocktail at Vesta Dipping Grill

    By Nancy Levine

    Published: June 18, 2009

    A number of Denver restaurants have bars that just do everything right. The restaurateurs recognize the importance of a comfortable bar setting. The bartenders are...