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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
    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
    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
    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
    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 >>
  • 28-200
    Video Games & Popsicle Sticks
    Self-released
    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
    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
    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.
    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.
    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
    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.
    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.
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 >>
  • kosmøs
    Skeptics in Love
    Self-released
    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
    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 >>

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Willie Nelson Plays Boca's Sunset Cove Amphitheater

There are people who despise country music who will admit to liking him. Notorious honky hater... More >>

Dallas

Our North Of The Dial Scribe Signs Off

He plopped down on one of the rickety chairs on the sidewalk in front of J & J's Pizza with a... More >>

Houston

Ultimate Victory

Fences with Paul Wall mended, upcoming tour planned, Chamillionaire is comfortable being the rapper next door.
Chamillionaire is the rapper you can take home to mom and dad. His albums contain very little... More >>

Kansas City

The Entrance Band could be a psych-rock dream

Keeping Guy Blakeslee on point is like gripping a balloon in a whirlpool. You just have to let... More >>

Miami

Pitbull headlines the Pepsi Musica Super Bowl Fan Jam

You might be sitting in traffic listening to the radio or getting your groove on in SoBe. Or... More >>

Phoenix

George Strait Is Classy and Totally Underrated

George Strait is underrated. Perhaps that statement sounds ridiculous: Strait has 34 albums... More >>

San Francisco

The Zen Buddha of the N-Judah: Rapper Richie Cunning

Some San Franciscans make a Mission burrito run as soon as they return to town. Rapper and... More >>

St. Louis

Murphy Lee returns with a new album — and a positive outlook

In 2010, the hardest-working man in St. Louis just might be hip-hop mainstay Murphy Lee. In... More >>
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