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Ginger Perry's new night delves into some good old country

Tue Feb 9, 4:03 PM

?Ginger Perry says she started her new night, This Good Old Country, which debuted last week at Interstate Kitchen & Bar (901 West 10th Avenue), to remember where she came from. Her Kansas-ba... More >>

The Autumn Film previews a track from new album

Tue Feb 9, 3:52 PM

A few weeks ago, we mentioned that the Autumn Film is nearly finished with its new album, The Ship and the Sea, which is slated for release at the Walnut Room on Friday, March 5. We just got to he... More >>

Lil Wayne can't go to prison today because his diamond-encrusted teeth hurt.

Tue Feb 9, 2:30 PM

Lil Wayne was supposed to be sentenced and head to prison today for a 2007 gun-possesion arrest. But the man needs surgery to repair a cracked tooth, which we suppose is a common problem among peo... More >>

Moving Pictures: A first look at the Fray's "Syndicate" video

Tue Feb 9, 2:24 PM

Speaking of oversized, nationally renown Denver bands, we just screened the Fray's brand new video for "Syndicate," which premiered just a bit ago on Yahoo Music. Here's what you're in for: To... More >>

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The Food Chain aims to kill preconceptions of what Denver hip-hop sounds like

By Jacinta Howard

Thursday, February 04

We've all seen the fierce images of the hungry lion chomping down on the harmless gazelle on the Discovery Channel. Although your emotions may... More >>
Tjutjuna's music takes you far beyond the mundane world of the everyday

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, February 04

Named after a Siberian cryptid cognate of Bigfoot, Tjutjuna emerged from the band Mothership when guitarist Brendon Schulze left to pursue a... More >>
P.O.S. mates punk and hip-hop with aplomb

By Andy Thomas

Thursday, February 04

Combining hip-hop and heavy music can prove disastrous (Limp Bizkit, anyone?). Minneapolis rapper P.O.S. (aka Stefon Alexander), however, proves... More >>
Swingers isn't your typical swingers' club

By Jon Solomon

Thursday, February 04

Although golf is a big sport in Colorado, there are few opportunities to play in the dead of winter. Enter Swingers, an upscale sports lounge... More >>
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Video Games & Popsicle Sticks
Self-released

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, February 04

The songs on Video Games & Popsicle Sticks recall a time before non-mainstream music was splintered off into increasingly hermetic subgenres.... More >>
Chris Daniels & the Bmaster
We'll Meet Again
AmbianZ

By Jon Solomon

Thursday, February 04

While Chris Daniels has a 25-year history in these parts of horn-based, good-time blues rock/R&B, he gets over to Holland occasionally to team up... More >>
What About Pluto?
Let Go EP
Self-released

By Kiernan Maletsky

Thursday, February 04

What About Pluto? sounds ridiculously polished for a band one EP into its existence. Part of that is the production, from the Hook Factory. But... More >>
Girls
Wednesday, February 10, Bluebird Theater, 303-377-1666.

By Jason Heller

Thursday, February 04

There's nothing remotely new about Girls, the brainchild of San Francisco-based songwriter Christopher Owens. But what the band brings is in... More >>
Hermit Thrushes
Sunday, February 7, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

By Jason Heller

Thursday, February 04

Coming on like Brian Wilson clad in the leathery hide of Captain Beefheart, the five young men of Hermit Thrushes have no problem gutting indie... More >>
Naeem Oba and BrikAbrak
You Are Not One of Us
Self-released

By Ru Johnson

Thursday, February 04

Everything ain't for everybody — and Naeem Oba and brikAbrak's You Are Not One of Us bolsters this notion. Brazen and controversial, it is... More >>
Panty Raid
Saturday, February 6, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, February 04

When not performing as a member of the Glitch Mob, Ooah (Josh Mayer) sometimes collaborates with Martin Folb in Panty Raid. Not firmly entrenched... More >>
Telepath
Wednesday, February 10, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, February 04

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

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, February 04

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

By Cory Casciato

Thursday, February 04

The music of Congorock sounds like the bastard child of hard house and a coked-up, hard-partying Nintendo Game Boy. The Italian DJ/producer is... More >>
The Informants don't need to play other people's songs to move you

By Jon Solomon

Thursday, January 28

The Informants don't really play cover songs. They don't need to. "People seem to think they need a cover because it makes them feel like, 'If I... More >>
Anvil didn't give up its dream of bringing metal to the masses

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, January 28

Anvil started out as Lips in 1978, but by the time it released its debut album, Hard 'N' Heavy, in 1981, it was going by the name we know today.... More >>
Mickey Avalon's twisted tale is all true and all his own

By Christopher Lopez

Thursday, January 28

Just because a star was bred in Hollywood doesn't necessarily mean he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Just take Mickey Avalon, the... More >>
The Meadowlark's Jazz Expo nights are better than a backyard jam

By Jon Solomon

Thursday, January 28

Cole Rudy likes to start his Jazz Expo nights at the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer Street) with the music of Lenny Breau, who was one of the world's... More >>
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Skeptics in Love
Self-released

By Kiernan Maletsky

Thursday, January 28

Skeptics in Love follows a young couple into, and then back out of, love. It is not based on a single experience of any member of kosmøs,... More >>
Megan Burtt
It Ain't Love
Self-released

By Dave Herrera

Thursday, January 28

There's not much appealing about the plain-Jane cover art that adorns Megan Burtt's debut, which might prompt less-discerning listeners to pass... More >>