Aerosmith

Do drugs make musicians more creative?

Do drugs fuel creativity? Is an addled mind essential to making great music? Does sobriety cause creative impotence? What if Jimi Hendrix had suddenly decided to enter a twelve-step program? Would Are You Experienced? have sucked? To answer this nagging question, you have to take a look at rock's re ... More >>

The Five Minute Film Fest rocks Deer Pile tonight before taking a break

Good things sometimes come in small packages, and that's certainly the case with Westword MasterMind Johnny Morehouse's long-running Five Minute Film Fest, a showcase of short shorts that pack a lot of punch in five minutes or less. Its latest incarnation has found a home at Deer Pile, and because M ... More >>

New shows: Sigur Ros, Carrie Underwood, Bloc Party, Big Head Todd, Divine Fits and more

It's not Christmas yet, but you'd certainly be excused for thinking otherwise, what with the radio already playing round-the-clock holiday tunes and the new shows we've been gifted with. Looks like somebody's been on their best behavior (god knows, it wasn't us). Whatever the case, we're now being r ... More >>

Aerosmith at the Pepsi Center, with Cheap Trick, 8/1/12

AEROSMITH @ PEPSI CENTER See Also: Q&A with Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer From the beginning, they promised a spectacle. "We're gonna go all Aerosmith mojo on your ass tonight," lead screecher Steven Tyler promised vaguely but aggressively less than a minute after appearing center stage in a cloud ... More >>

Our favorite Aerosmith fans spotted last night in the Pepsi Center parking lot

Photographer Eric Gruneisen spotted this gentleman last night before Aerosmith's show at the Pepsi Center with Cheap Trick. We won't apply a judgmental "do" or "don't" to him, or any of the below diehards we spotted last night. We did rank their rocker style on a scale of one to five Steven Tyler he ... More >>

Aerosmith's Joey Kramer on Music From Another Dimension! and Rockin' & Roastin'

See Also: Aerosmith at the Pepsi Center, 8/1/12 Despite ongoing feuds between frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry, Aerosmith has been a vital force in rock music for more than four decades. In the 1970s, the band built a solid fan base on the strength of songs like "Dream On," "Walk This ... More >>

Aerosmith

Wednesday, August 1, Pepsi Center, 303-534-6773.

Charlie Benante is looking ahead rather than reflecting on Anthrax's thirtieth anniversary

See Also: Sunday: Anthrax at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre Joey Belladonna talks about Married...With Children and rejoining the band Scott Ian on Worship Music, comic books, Doctor Who and interviewing Ozzy Photos: Anthrax at Summit Music Hall, 10/19/11 Review: Anthrax at Summit Music Hall, 10/18/10 ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows featuring Aerosmith and Cheap Trick, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, Umphrey's Mcgee and more were announced; Overcasters, Lumineers, Churchill and the Jekylls got spins on local radio; and recent albums from the Sh ... More >>

Aerosmith, Cheap Trick at Pepsi Center on 8/1

After touring South America and Japan, Aerosmith brings its Global Warming Tour to the States, starting in Minneapolis in June and stopping at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, August 1, with Cheap Trick opening the show. While tickets go on sale on to the public on Friday, March 31, pre-sale tickets f ... More >>

Barry Fey on that time that he held a gun to Axl Rose's head and how the business has changed

​For years, Barry Fey says, music fans have been needling him to write a book. "You know, people have been saying 'When's the book? When's the book?' for fifteen years," Fey notes. "It was daily, wherever I would go out... 'When's the book? Come on, you've got to write a book!'" Well, he final ... More >>

Chuck Billy of Testament on the 70000 Tons of Metal cruise, Reign in Blood and Gene Hoglan

Testament​Testament (sharing a bill tomorrow night at Summit Music Hall with Anthrax and Death Angel) is one of the bands that make a strong case for expanding the Big 4 to the Big 5 (or Big 6, if the often overlooked Exodus were included). The Bay Area act was part of the original thrash move ... More >>

Silhouettes set to win on America's Got Talent finale tonight

Silhouettes perform to Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World"​It was another great night for Denver's Silhouettes on America's Got Talent, as all three judges seemed to agree that America should vote for our favorite shadow dancers. Beset by technical difficulties, the group was forced to perform ... More >>

Denver's Silhouettes and Lys Agnes hold on for dear life in America's Got Talent finals

Denver's Silhouettes dance troupe​It's coming close to the end for Denver's two remaining acts on America's Got Talent, and tonight will be sure to keep us on the edge of our seat for news of whether one or both of them succeed in continuing to wow audiences nationwide. Dance troupe Silhoue ... More >>

Former band geek Ke$ha explains the $ in her name

New music marketed to old people: AARP Internet radio

Feather earrings annoy fishermen looking for lures

Four transvestites that sucked

​Candy Darling was probably the sexiest transvestite that ever lived, but s/he wasn't just sexy -- she was also talented. A star of stage and screen, she worked with luminaries from Andy Warhol to Tennessee Williams and was, during the course of her short life, such a fixture on the New York s ... More >>

In honor of Modest Mouse and Big Boi: A look at the Top 10 rap/rock collaborations of all time

​In case you haven't heard yet, Modest Mouse is working with Big Boi on its next album. Seriously. Yeah, we're having a hard time even trying to imagine what that's going to sound like. The news, however, did get us thinking about the ten of the best and rap/rock collaborations. You know Aeros ... More >>

SXSW Travelogue: Take to the Oars and the Denver crew bring the ruckus to Peckerheads

Hi! How are you? The spirit of Daniel Johnston looms large in Austin​ Friday, March 18 Another one for the books... honestly, the worst part about today was that it had to end... After an ample five hours of sleep, the household hesitantly woke up, made coffee, and loaded the trailer in anti ... More >>

A first look at Adam Baumeister of Bad Weather California's warped Aerosmith video trilogy

​Remember in the '90s when Aerosmith was really old, but somehow still popular? Adam Baumeister of Bad Weather California is helping us all relive those days with a trilogy of re-worked videos from the Get A Grip-era. Only he's made these gratuitously awkward scenes actually tolerable by setti ... More >>

John Mellencamp, Rose Hill Drive, Tech N9ne shows announced

​Touring in support of his latest effort, No Better Than This, John Mellencamp comes to the Temple Buell Theatre on Wednesday, April 6. Tickets range from $44.50 to $130 and go on sale this Friday, October 29 at 10 a.m. -- and include a digital download of the T Bone Burnett-produced album, wh ... More >>

Ozzy Osbourne and ten other old dudes who should just hang it up already

Like so many new albums from old dudes, it's not that Ozzy Osbourne's Scream, which was released today, is not good, per se -- it's that it's not needed. While Osbourne's new effort updates his shtick a bit -- it sounds like he's been listening to a long of Norwegian opera-metal and possibly some ... More >>

Wish you were Aerosmith? There's an App for that

Chalk this one up to a case of celebrity cash-in: It looks like Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has an iPhone app now. And this probably isn't going to come as any surprise, but it it absolutely blows. The ap, Joey Kramer: Hit Hard, only held our attention for about three minutes. Even so, those thr ... More >>

This Just In: Alice in Chains, Experience Hendrix, Gov't Mule shows announced

​Alice in Chains hits the road in February in support of Black Gives Way to Blue, its first studio album in fourteen years, and with new singer William DuVall, who took over vocal duties for the band after original singer Layne Staley passed away in 2002. The band hits the Fillmore Auditorium Frid ... More >>

Music as a weapon: Make it stop for chrissakes! This is torture, man.

SoKabs (via Flickr)​Did you see this yet? We just caught a link to this on Twitter (thanks, MyBodySings), a list of artists whose music was used "during the detention and interrogation of" to torture "prisoners at Guantanamo and other US facilities"? The list, published by the National Security Ar ... More >>

Nearly four decades of rocking has taken its toll on Joe Perry and Aerosmith

Q&A with Joe Perry of Aerosmith

Photo by Ross HalfinJoe Perry, right, and his Aerosmith brethren, between hospital visits. In Rolling Stone's list of the greatest guitarists of all-time, Aerosmith's Joe Perry placed 48th -- a ranking capable of slackening the jaw of any true rock-and-roll fan. This former Toxic Twin has penned on ... More >>

Wicked Garden launches Night of Bad Decisions tomorrow night

When Wicked Garden opened last Halloween on Larimer, some folks were hoping it might be Denver's answer to Hollywood's Viper Room. But it takes a little more than throwing up a few '80s album covers, pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young and painting quotes from Aerosmith songs on the wall to pul ... More >>

The Jukebox Effect

Photo: Claudia LopezI deejayed a Valentine's Day party at the Horseshoe Lounge on Saturday. The bar had a great vibe, as always, and the ample crowd was in the mood for a good party. It was the first time I ever had to play music for four and a half straight hours, and I was initially worried that I ... More >>

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Buckcherry

Monday, February 5, Ogden Theatre, 1-866-468-7621.

Aerosmith

Monday, January 30, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

Boyd Ric

Tiki Boyd's,

Get Lost

It'd Be Cool if this sequel were any good. Too bad it ain't.

Supagroup

Tuesday, July 6, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-0959.

Retroactive

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Stations Remain the Same

The hits just keep coming on radio.

Critic's Choice

Aerosmith

An Explosion of Flavors

Now in a new home, Bang! still does a bang-up job.

The Doors

The Bright Midnight Sampler: 14 Songs/8 Concerts (Bright Midnight Records/Rhino Handmade), Various Artists Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors (Elektra)

Ian Astbury

Spirit\Light\Speed
(Beggar's Banquet)

A Bad Rap

Terrell Davis throws down some rhymes, but can't complete the play.

The Major and the Minor

A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

Rock of Ages

An Aerosmith concert begs the question: If rock and roll is rebellious, why do your mom and dad like it, too?

Run, Reverend, Run

Run-D.M.C. has seen the light--and wants to show it to you.

STAIRWAY TO HELL

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

THRILLS