Subject: A.H. Goldstein

• Live Review: Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down with tUnE-YaRdS, A Weather

  July 25, 2008

• Live Review: Tickle Me Pink at Cervantes'

  August 4, 2008

• Last Night: DNC Media Party at Elitch Gardens

  August 25, 2008

• Live Review: Summit Jazz Weekend at Four Points Sheraton

  September 29, 2008

• Live Review: Unearth at Gothic Theatre

  October 13, 2008

• Rise Against at the Fillmore

  Photo: Aaron Thackeray Rise Against's Tim McIlrath Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, the Gaslight Anthem Thursday, November 13, 2008 Fillmore Auditorium Better than: Taking in a punk show in an arena setting. Finding the optimal spot to take in the sound at the Fillmore Auditorium can be a tricky task. With the auditorium’s wide wings, its open floor and its cramped balconies, the sound quality can depend largely on where you choose to stand or sit. What may sound like a horrible mixing

  November 14, 2008

• Oasis at Broomfield Event Center

  Oasis, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Matt Costa Monday, Dec. 8 Broomfield Event Center Better than: Seeing a band that's past its prime play in a high school auditorium. Circa 1997, an Oasis concert would have filled a venue the size of the Pepsi Center, with its official capacity estimated between 18,000 and 19,000 people. Take a conceptual step further. The fact that the band could have even pulled in a respectable showing at Invesco Field during its heyday made the slim showing at the Broomf

  December 8, 2008

• The Black Crowes at the Fillmore Auditorium

  The Black Crowes, Vetiver Saturday, Dec. 13 Fillmore Auditorium Better than: Revisiting the sounds of '60s soul and '70s rock with a middling bar band. "I swear I've heard that riff before." That was the recurring thought as I watched the Black Crowes and Vetiver perform Saturday, as the solos, the vocal lines and the song structures recalled countless precedents, from the Allman Brothers to Lynyrd Skynyrd.

  December 15, 2008

• Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist - 12.17.08

  Man, what an unbelievably fun show we had last night on 101.5 FM. Eryc Eyl, Tom Murphy and A.H. Goldstein joined me in the studio for the first of a two part Moovers & Shakers special edition of the show. Over the course of two hours, as we discussed and played some of our favorite music from the past year, we swung through a wide array of styles, from shimmery indie rock and pop to psych pop and metal to hip-hop and jazz to folk and Americana. In two weeks -- we're taking Christmas eve off

  December 18, 2008

• Mile High Makeout: The spirit of Christmas present

  As many of you know, I got an early Christmas present on Wednesday night when I had the honor of being a guest on Dave Herrera's amazing new radio show, Mile High Fidelity, on 101.5 FM. Though it had been many years since my passionate college-radio days, I fell immediately back into the groove. And I couldn't help but be struck by the significance of both the station and the show to the Denver music scene.

  December 19, 2008

• You will hate me for this...

  Nothing I could possibly say would add to this video in the slightest, so let me just say thanks to fellow Westword scribe A.H. Goldstein for putting this horrible thing on my MySpace page, inspiring me to share it with you all. Push play and bask in the incredible power of Sonseed. -- Cory Casciato

  January 9, 2009

• Heavy Rotation, our top five spins for the week of April 13, 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 your own picks after the jump.

  April 14, 2009

• Westword's favorite national albums of the year

  December 25, 2008

• Moovers & Shakers 2008: Backbeat scribes weigh in on their favorite local releases of the year

  December 18, 2008

• Although Chicago is home to Rise Against, the band has strong ties to Colorado

  November 13, 2008

• Heavy Rotation, our top five spins for the week of April 20, 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 your own picks after the jump.

  April 20, 2009

• Over the weekend: UMS Festival

  Julie Davis of Bela Karoli (A.H. Goldstein)​Last night, the four-day UMS festival wrapped, and most of our crew made it out for at least part of the fest. And while we rarely agree on anything, we're all pretty much in agreement that Danielle Ate the Sandwich absolutely stole the show with one of the breakout performances of the fest. Other highlights included Boba Fett and the Americans guerilla style marching band performances outside the Skylark and hi-dive on a drizzly Saturday night, whic

  July 27, 2009

• The Denver Boot: Achille Lauro at the Bluebird Theater

  Nearly two weeks ago, Achille Lauro opened up for Akron/Family at the Bluebird. Achille Lauro was dependably stellar as always. "In terms of the opening three bands, however, Achille Lauro's set stood out," wrote A.H. Goldstein in his review of the show. "The outfit's meditative and eloquent guitar lines, deepened by frontman Matt Close's sinuous synth lines and emotive vocals, made for a grounded and consistent set. Guitarist Luke Mossman offered plaintive and expertly plucked lines, a constant

  August 13, 2009

• Q&A with Joe Bithorn of Beatles tribute band Rain

  Joe Bithorn as George Harrison​New York City native Joe Bithorn plays the role of George Harrison in Rain, one of the most popular and well-known Beatles tribute bands in the country (appearing September 22 to 27 at the Buell Theater. Raised with a steady diet of classical, jazz, blues and psychedelic rock influences, Bithorn said that the Beatles catalogue served as a constant base, and that joining up with Rain in 1983 offered him the chance to pay tribute to work of the quartet. Westwor

  September 9, 2009

• Monolith Q&A: The Thermals

  Photo by Alicia J. Rose​The Thermals new album, Now We Can See, represents more than simply a fresh recording for the Portland-based trio. After an amicable departure from the iconic Seattle label Sub-Pop, the group released their new disc on Kill Rock Stars. According to frontman Hutch Harris, the shift afforded the band the opportunity to take another role in the album's production - namely, the financing for the record. Harris spoke to Westword about the transition, as well as the rigor

  September 10, 2009

• Monolith Q&A: Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

  ​Thao with the Get Down Stay Down's latest record, Know Better Learn Faster, carries a wide menu of influences. Like the ensemble's previous work, the album draws from traditional American folk precedents, as well as snippets of other sounds that range from old Motown to '60s pop. The blend comes largely from the tastes of the band's lead singer and guitarist, Thao Nguyen. Originally from Virginia, Nguyen blends the traditional and the contemporary in her high-energy guitar lines and plai

  September 11, 2009

• Q&A with Conrad Keely of ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

  ​The past two years have served as a period of transition for ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead. After splitting with Interscope Records in 2008, the Austin-based sextet started their own label and drew on its own funds to record and release its latest effort, Century of Self, which boasts a decidedly rougher and edgier feel than the group's earlier material. We caught up with Trail of Dead frontman Conrad Keely to discuss the band's new directions, his recent move to Brooklyn f

  October 20, 2009

• Name your price for Light Travels Faster comp

  Photo by Hayley Spain​ If you make it out to Moe's next Thursday, October 29, you can catch a bill of Light Travels Faster, Night Owl and Portamento. If you like Light Travels faster (and you probably will; our A.H. Goldstein said the band has a "dense, textured and harmonically rich sound [that] melds an ear for compositional continuity with a sense for poetic pacing" in a feature profile earlier this year), you can catch up with the group's back catalog for the low, low price of whatever

  October 23, 2009