Subject: A Place to Bury Strangers

• Monolith Line Up Announced

  April 29, 2008

• Monolith Announces 22 More Acts

  May 19, 2008

• Live Review: The Ideal Fathers, I’m a Boy, the Bluebird Equation at Larimer Lounge

  July 11, 2008

• Live Review: A Place to Bury Strangers

  October 9, 2008

• Update: Westword Music Showcase line-up

  Update: As with year's past, before the ink's even dry on the schedule, we've had to make made some minor more changes. Among the recent ones: We've moved the metal showcase from Andrew's to Broadways (two doors down from Bar Standard, next to the pawnshop), and moved the punk line-up to Bannock Street Garage. We've also added two additional acts  (the Culhanes and Buckner Funken Jazz), and swapped the time slots of a few others at Dazzle.And in case you missed it last week, Andrea Ball is

  June 8, 2009

• Mile Hi-Fidelity recast playlist - 01.21.09

  Update: Wednesday night's show has been posted after the jump.Well, we made it through another show. What are we at, like, seven now? Kind of lost count. Somebody's keeping track, right? Anyhow, it was a good one, but like I said at the beginning of the show, you'd hardly expect to hear otherwise from us. I don't know why we say such things, really. You know what I mean? Hey, man, check out the show -- it's mediocre. Actually, the music was great, and Andy was on point, as always. Me, on the oth

  January 23, 2009

• This just in: A Place to Bury Strangers added to Westword Music Showcase line-up

  All right, so by now you've heard that Mudhoney had to opt off the Westword Music Showcase due to a scheduling conflict, which bummed some folks out, ourselves included. Well, our spirits have subsequently been lifted with the confirmation of A Place to Bury Strangers, who has signed on to perform at this year's Showcase. If you're not familiar, here's a few links that should help you get that way. And if you are, then you know that outside of perhaps past Showcase performers Dinosaur Jr. and Mo

  April 13, 2009

• The (literally) deafening buzz of A Place to Bury Strangers

  October 2, 2008

• If you're a music fan, you'll be at Monolith this weekend — and this is what should be on your must-see list

  September 11, 2008

• Westword Music Showcase 2007

  Saturday, June 16

  June 14, 2007

• This Just In: Cursive added to Westword Music Showcase lineup

  Wendy Lynch RedfernAll right, just when you thought it couldn't get any better (or at least that's what we thought), it has. Talking about the 15th annual Westword Music Showcase here, an event that already includes more than fifty of Denver's best and brightest and a main stage offering that features Built to Spill, Meese, the Fluid, A Place to Bury Strangers and now, the just-announced -- literally, you're hearing it here first -- addition of Cursive. We're no mathletes, but at $9.33 a ticket,

  April 29, 2009

• From Mile High to Monolith, breaking down Denver's summer music fests

  The Mile High Music Fest returns to Dick's with Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray. With so many music festivals to fill up your summer and drain your pocketbook, we put together a handy rundown of Denver's fests, in order of their appearance on your calendar. Which are you looking most forward to? What should concertgoers know about each? Use the comments section below -- and enjoy the summer. Built to Spill headlines this year's Showcase.Westword Music Showcase Dates: June 13 Venue: Numerou

  May 26, 2009

• A band-by-band guide to the 2009 Westword Music Showcase

  June 11, 2009

• Westword Music Showcase: How I saw thirty bands in five hours and lived to tell about it

  Photo by Bert Ross For this year's Saturday's Westword Music Showcase, I told myself I was going to take it easy. No running around like an idiot, trying to see as many acts as possible. Instead, I would move at a leisurely pace, sampling and savoring instead of trying to gorge myself on as much music as I could stuff into my ears. But try as I might, I couldn't make myself do it. With so many artists representing so many different styles performing in such close proximity to each other, I simp

  June 15, 2009

• Built to Spill, Brother Ali, Colbie Caillat shows announced

  ​Built to Spill, who headlined this year's Westword Music Showcase, will come through town again, this time with Disco Doom at the Bluebird Sunday, September 20. Minneapolis-based rapper Brother Ali makes stops at the Ogden Theatre Tuesday September 29 and the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, September 30, in support of his forthcoming album, Us, which drops the week before. The B-52s visit the Fillmore Tuesday September 29, and Colbie Caillat and Howie Day also perform at the Fillmore Saturday Octob

  July 29, 2009

• Monolith Q&A: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

  ​With early support from one of the country's most important independent radio stations, KEXP in Seattle, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart -- appearing at Monlith this weekend -- struck a chord with fans of earnest, dreamy, lush pop music. Though often compared to C86-era and Sarah Records bands, Pure at Heart make music that clearly draws on aesthetics evolved since that time and its songs are not awash in layers of delay as some of its critics have hinted when comparing the group unfavor

  September 9, 2009

• Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 5, 2009

  ​​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.

  October 8, 2009

• Air top seller at Wax Trax

  ​French electronic duo Air grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax with its latest effort, Love 2, which was released last week on Astralwerks. A Place to Bury Strangers' There is No Enemy and Built to Spill's There is No Enemy, both issued last week, nabbed the second on third slots, while New Model Army and the Avett Brothers rounded out the top five, for the week ending October 11. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  October 12, 2009

• Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 12, 2009

  ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.

  October 13, 2009

• Lightning Bolt grabs top spot at Wax Trax

  ​Noise rock duo Lightning Bolt grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax with Earthly Delights for the week ending November 1. Investigate Witch Cults of The Radio Age, Broadcast and the Focus Group's collaborative mini-album came in at number two while Shrinebuilder's self-titled debut came in at number three. A Place to Bury Strangers' Exploding Head and Radio 1190's compilation Local Shakedown Vol. 3 round out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump. 

  November 4, 2009

• Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of November 2, 2009

  ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.

  November 4, 2009