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Al Green

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Dandy Warhols, Cake, Fiona Apple among new shows, Alabama Shakes, Nicki Minaj top sellers

    Here's what's hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows from the Dandy Warhols, Cake, Fiona Apple and more were announced; Musketeer Gripweed, Hot Robots, and Broken Tongues got spins on local radio; and recent albums from the Alabama Shakes, Nicki Minaj, the Shins a ... More >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2012

    Johnny Cash's covers album has the gravity that Paul McCartney's doesn't

    In Backbeat: Watch a video sidebar to this column

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's, on destroying candy bars and shi*tin' and spittin' up

    Lori Midson​ J. Michael Melton Zydeco's 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part one of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco's. Part two of our interview will run in this space tomorrow. I got the gift of the Southern double name," drawls J. Michae ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    President Obama sings Al Green snippet

    Just in case this whole presidency thing doesn't work out this year for President Obama, it's good to know that our current Commander In Chief has something to fall back on. Maybe he and Clinton can put a band together or something. They can call it Presidents of the United States of America. Oh, wa ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    The best national music releases of 2011

    Just in case this whole presidency thing doesn't work out this year for President Obama, it's good to know that our current Commander In Chief has something to fall back on. Maybe he and Clinton can put a band together or something. They can call it Presidents of the United States of America. Oh, wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    The new faces of R&B in Denver: Jon Shockness, J. Carey, Devan Blake Jones, BMore and B.Blacc

    Kate LevyJ. Carey is one smooth operator​Have you noticed the influx of male R&B singers these days, particularly in the Mile High City? Adam Duncan, who just joined the A&M/Octone Records roster, is just one of many cats putting it down in Denver these days. Jon Shockness (Air Dubai), J.Carey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Meet Devan Blake Jones, another burgeoning R&B sensation from the Mercury Sauce camp

    ​Devan Blake Jones is originally from California, but he was bred here in Denver. Growing up in a family of musicians, Jones learned to hone his skills in the church and started pursuing his passion for singing in earnest in high school. Now a protégée of Mercury Sauce's Nathan Reid (Amanda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    The Heavy's Kelvin Swaby talks about the band's music, Jim Jarmusch and Marmite.

    Joshua BradleyThe Heavy appears tonight at the Bluebird with Wallpaper​ The Noid isn't just that pesky pizza-chilling character from old Domino's commercials from the '80s. It's a region of England from which the neo-soul, garage rock band known as The Heavy hails. Fronted by the charismatic ... More >>

  • Music

    November 4, 2010

    MTHDS to their madness: Heighten your senses with MTHDS at the Bluebird

    Joshua BradleyThe Heavy appears tonight at the Bluebird with Wallpaper​ The Noid isn't just that pesky pizza-chilling character from old Domino's commercials from the '80s. It's a region of England from which the neo-soul, garage rock band known as The Heavy hails. Fronted by the charismatic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Day Job: brikAbrak mixes biscuits and beats

    ​ BrikAbrak, the vinyl-slinging, Al Green- and Old Dirty Bastard-mixing DJ, can most often be found rocking a party to high heaven or backing up one of Denver's premier MCs on any given night. On the daily, though, you can find him at 3237 East Colfax Avenue, watching dough rise and making bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Sweetleaf Compassion Center: We're not in Kansas anymore!

    ​In "Mile Highs and Lows," Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars, sterile dentist's offices or a dope dealer's college dorm room. See our current dispensary list here, and keep reading for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Top 10 weirdest musical duets

    A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    Shaken, Not Stirred

    A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    Blues & Greens, in the Outlook Hotel, is "Boulder's Home of the Blues"

    A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

  • Music

    October 2, 2008

    Mini Reviews

    A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

  • Music

    August 28, 2008

    Al Green is still as soulful as ever

    A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    Q&A with Al Green

    A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

  • Music

    May 29, 2008

    The Roots

    Monday, June 2, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Q&A with Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson of the Roots

    Monday, June 2, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  • Music

    May 22, 2008

    Al Green

    Lay It Down
    Blue Note

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    Ghostland Observatory

    Saturday, April 19, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    Ghostland Observatory

    Saturday, April 19, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    Valentine's Day Heartbreakers

    Songs not to include on your Valentine’s Day mix CD.

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    Delegating Denver #5 of 56: Arkansas

    Songs not to include on your Valentine’s Day mix CD.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2007

    Edinburgh, Scotland: Ballad of Little D

    Songs not to include on your Valentine’s Day mix CD.

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    Cred Sheet

    Your guide to deep thoughts.

  • Music

    April 6, 2006

    Floetry

    Sunday, April 9, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Cat Power

    The Greatest (Matador)

  • Music

    December 29, 2005

    Let There Be Rock

    Ten albums that make it easy to avoid fretting about your old-fashioned Rockist ways.

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    My Morning Jacket

    Z (ATO)

  • Music

    June 9, 2005

    Al Green

    Saturday, June 11, Paramount Theatre, 303-830-8497.

  • Music

    December 9, 2004

    Season's Bleatings

    Thanks to these CDs, it's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas.

  • Music

    June 24, 2004

    Al Green

    Friday, June 25, Paramount Theatre, 303-830-8497.

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    Van Hunt

    Van Hunt (Capitol) The Soul of John Black (No Mayo)

  • Music

    October 9, 2003

    Free Bird

    Me'Shell NdegéOcello may not have platinum sales, but she's got peace of mind.

  • Film

    October 10, 2002

    Rolling Out the Starz

    Denver's film fest looks forward and back.

  • Music

    September 12, 2002

    Darius Rucker

    Back to Then (Hidden Beach)

  • Music

    February 7, 2002

    Critic's Choice

    W.C. Clark

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2001

    Remaking Sense

    David Byrne comes up big-time in Stop Making Sense.

  • Music

    December 28, 2000

    On the Records

    Backbeat contributors reflect on the releases that helped them survive the year 2000.

  • Music

    July 27, 2000

    Critic's Choice

    Charlie Hunter

  • Music

    June 17, 1999

    Feedback

    Charlie Hunter

  • Music

    December 11, 1997

    Music for the Holidaze

    Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

  • Music

    September 5, 1996

    Feedback

    Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

  • Music

    August 29, 1996

    Green's Day

    Al Green no longer separates church from state of mind.

  • Music

    June 13, 1996

    Playlist

    Al Green no longer separates church from state of mind.

  • Music

    December 27, 1995

    THE GOODS

    THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

  • Calendar

    August 23, 1995

    THRILLS

    THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

  • Music

    February 15, 1995

    STAX OF WAX

    THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

  • Music

    December 28, 1994

    SO FINE

    THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.

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