Aaron ThackeraySee more photos from Curious Theatre at westword.com/slideshow.Elin Palmer, 12 p.m.Overcoming technical difficulties and an initially cumbersome stage setup (the stage manager had to find room for a drum riser amid the creative and complicated set -- including a desk, a bed and a road -- for Curious Theatre's latest production, 26 Miles), Denver's most luminous Swedish singer-songwriter wowed an early crowd with her unique instrumentation, bilingual vocals and guileless stage
Lulu DevilWith the release of its Spring EP this past April, Houses has quickly become one of Denver's most exciting bands, both live and on record. If there's any outfit that personifies the exuberance and exhilaration of living in the Mile High City, it's Houses. So it's fitting then that the group has taken a seasonal approach to making records, issuing a new platter every quarter with tunes that match the time of year. Much like the temperamental weather of its hometown, with its knack fo
Houses, Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Joseph Pope III
Friday, Aug. 7
Meadowlark
Better than: The other performances I've seen from the same three acts.
Houses' schedule has been demanding lately. The group's ambitious goal
for the year -- to release four separate EPs, each bearing the name of a
separate season and each touting a unique sound and structure - has
translated into a seemingly nonstop schedule of writing, recording and
performing. Happily, any toll from the group's ambitious project
Hello Kavita, Houses, It's True
October 23, 2009
hi-dive
Better Than: Prozac
Omaha band It's True started things off with some sweet 'n simple
melodies and starry-eyed vocals. They cranked the feedback a bit
because they're no pushovers, but theirs was certainly the odd
performance out on a night of retro feel-goodery.
Photo by Sarah Myers
We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us -- and the rest of the world -- what we missed in the comments.
Houses
Houses, The Knew, Action Packed Thrill Ride
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Larimer Lounge
Better Than: The fireside.
It was seriously snowing out on Saturday, hard enough to cover the signs and turn the city into a giant hushed bobsled track. You would not have known this if you were taken and plopped in front of the stage at the Larimer Lounge around 10 p.m. The room was in high spirits, yelling, getting drunk and shoulder-to-shoulder like no one was concerned about getting home.
