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May 9, 2012
The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Bluebird Theater, 5/8/12
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 05.08.12 If you decide to put all of your eggs in Anton Newcombe's basket, they're going to end up scrambled. The lead singer of early-'90s psychedelica group Brian Jonestown Massacre might be the group's longest-running member, but he also seems to be ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Ten best Denver arena concerts of 2011
As another year comes to a close, this one's going to be remembered for some stellar concerts. All week, we'll be running down a list of our favorites from the past year beginning with this one: Best arena concerts of 2011. Page down to see which shows made the cut. (Click on the band name fo ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Tommy Metz re-masters and remixes Tommy Metz
The internet age just got a little weirder. One of Denver's most prolific musicians, Tommy Metz (AKA Iuengliss) decided his 2010 album, Blossom Frontier, wasn't up to snuff, so he pulled it, remixed it, re-mastered it and redid the artwork. He even renamed it to Frontier, which we're pretty s ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Tastebuds.fm sets you up based on musical tastes, finds Adele fans get messaged but not laid
Jelmer de Haas via Adele.tv Online dating, that cesspool of hilarious stories and perhaps even true love. Sure, you could scour OkCupid for witty About Me paragraphs, be completely charmed by his or her fondness for biking in the rain, and then get to the favorites section. Favorite band is T ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Review: Peter Gabriel at Red Rocks, 6/13/01
Peter Gabriel got all sorts of orchestral last night at Red RocksPETER GABRIEL at RED ROCKS | 06.13.11"The rain started to fall in earnest, and lyrics like "Be afraid of the cold" and "After me comes the flood" were punctuated with peals of thunder and the dance of lighting bolts on the distant hori ... More >>
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May 22, 2011
U2 Denver, 360° Tour at Invesco Field, 5/21/11
Photos by Aaron Thackeray U2 360° TOUR With The Fray 05.21.11 | Invesco Field View U2 at Invesco Field slideshow Say what you will about U2. Name another band that can fill a stadium these days... Time's up. Drawing a blank? That's because there aren't any -- certainly not any from this era. That ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
The Black Angels at the Fox Theatre, 5/5/11
Adam PerryThe Black Angels in the midst of their mayhem last night at the Fox THE BLACK ANGELS With Sleepy Sun 05.11.11 | Fox Theatre Last night at Boulder's Fox Theatre, as Austin's Black Angels shrieked, stomped, thrashed and pounded, my mind kept curiously dragging me back to the old-school AC/ ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
Lollapalooza lineup: The Chain Gang of 1974 and Tennis due at this year's fest in August
Lollapalooza turns twenty years old this year. Can you believe it? We can't. Doesn't seem like it was two decades ago when Perry Farrell introduced America to his roving festival in 1991. The inaugural version, which made a stop at Fiddler's Green, featured Farrell's band Jane Addiction, alon ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Grooveshark challenges Google and the music industry in a battle of legalities
In case you haven't been paying attention, there are some heated battles going on in the digital space right now with regard to digital music distribution rights. Just three weeks ago, Amazon launched their cloud storage and streaming services much to the chagrin of the major labels. As we wa ... More >>
Music
April 7, 2011
Joy Formidable
Friday, April 8, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.
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April 4, 2011
Mumford & Sons due at the Fillmore in June
Wow! What a difference the Grammys make. Say what you will about the relevance of the annual awards show, but judging from the subsequent success of crossover country act Lady Antebellum last year to the increased exposure it generated this year for already celebrated indie acts like Arcade ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Swans at Summit Music Hall, 2/22/11
Tom MurphySwans SWANS With Wooden Wand 02.22.11 | Summit Music Hall Last night, James Jackson Toth, aka Wooden Wand, was joined by two other guitar players -- Brian Lowery and William Tyler. And although there were three guitars and the guys were playing through Orange amps, they did not pr ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Arcade Fire, Bruno Mars, Disco Biscuits shows announced. Tix on sale this weekend.
Having just won a Grammy for Album of the Year for The Suburbs, the Arcade Fire kicks off its North American tour at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 9, a week before the Montreal-based band headlines Coachella. Local Natives opens the show. General-admission tickets ($40) go on sale thi ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
360-degree music video from Craig Wedren blows that Black Eyed Peas app out of the water
Just a few weeks ago we talked about the Black Eyed Peas' 360 degree music video, and subsequently, how disappointing it was, being that it was being presented by Black Eyed Peas and all. Thankfully, ex-Shudder to Think vocalist Craig Wedren went ahead and took the bulk of their idea and did ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Decemberists, Akron/Family, Gregg Allman, Nicki Minaj top sellers at local stores
The Decemberists latest effort, The King is Dead, continues to hold on the top spot at Twist & Shout, while Gregg Allman's Low Country Blues, released last month on Rounder, came in first at Albums on the Hill for the week ending February 13. Akron/Family's new album, meanwhile, S/T II: The C ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Social Distortion and the Decemberists top sellers at Independent, Twist and Albums
Social Distortion's Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, released last week on Epitaph, claimed the top spot at Independent Records this week and came in second at Twist & Shout, while the Decemberists' latest effort, The King is Dead , released last week on Capitol, debuted at number one at both A ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
T.I., Whiskey Blanket, Ebbets Field comp, Sufjan Stevens top local sellers
After being on top at Albums on the Hill for a month, Nederland's Elephant Revival has vanished from the top ten. Whiskey Blanket now holds the top spot with its latest effort, No Object. Elsewhere, the Live at Ebbets Field Vol. 4 comp is back on top at Twist and Shot., T.I.'s number one at I ... More >>
Music
December 30, 2010
Our 55 favorite musical releases of 2010
After being on top at Albums on the Hill for a month, Nederland's Elephant Revival has vanished from the top ten. Whiskey Blanket now holds the top spot with its latest effort, No Object. Elsewhere, the Live at Ebbets Field Vol. 4 comp is back on top at Twist and Shot., T.I.'s number one at I ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2010
Ten pop music paradigm shifts in 2010
Teen dream Justin Bieber is arguably the biggest pop star in the country and Simon Cowell isn't doing American Idol. A lot's changed since last year in the world of pop. Institutions fell, ideas were challenged, and the Black Eyed Peas didn't have the number one song in the country at any poi ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2010
ZOMG keeps rolling at Milk Bar on Thanksgiving
If you're looking for a handy way to snap out of your tryptophan-induced coma tomorrow evening, Tim Alexander, aka DJ Tower, will be holding down his regular slot at Milk Bar for ZOMG Thursday. Tower has been running the weekly electro-heavy event for the better part of a year, bringing the l ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Sufjan Stevens, Belle & Sebastian, Lil Wayne top sellers at local stores
Sufjan Stevens' The Age of Adz, released last week on Asthmatic Kitty, and Belle & Sebastian's latest release on Matador, Write About Love, took the top two spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout for the week ending October 17. Lil Wayne's new album, meanwhile, I Am Not a Human Being ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Air Dubai, the Heyday, Bad Religion, Superchunk, Waka Flocka Flame top sellers
On the heels of their dual CD release party a few weeks ago at the Gothic, Air Dubai and the Heyday claimed the top spots at Twist & Shout for the week ending October 10. Up at Album's On the Hill, meanwhile, Bad Religion topped the charts with its latest Dissent of Man, Superchunk's latest e ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2010
It's 2010, and some members of the music industry still have no clue
This magical Internet machine has been up and running for a while now, transmitting music from the ether to our ears using a mix of faerie dust and marketing panache. It seems, however, that there is still a decisive split on what this new mystery machine means for the future of music. You' ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
Grinderman, Black Angels, Trey Songz top sellers at local stores
Grinderman, which features Nick Cave and three members of the Bad Seeds, claimed the top spot at Albums on the Hill and landed in the top five at Twist & Shout with Grinderman 2, released last week on Anti. The Black Angels' Phosphene Dream, meanwhile, which also came out last week on the B ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2010
The Weekend Showdown: The Hollyfelds getting their Clint Eastwood on
Photo by Jesse Dawson 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 five 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 comment ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2010
Five ways to stave off an iTunes store monopoly
With the disintegration of Lala coming May 31st, we've been left with one less choice for downloading. Lala was one of the best digital music distributors in town, offering full album streaming and low prices for downloading. After the website was gobbled up by Apple in December of last ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2010
Top ~~ten~~ five blogs by bands
Photo courtesy of Kanyewest.com Last week, Kanye christened his new web site with the above photo of his girlfriend, Amber Rose. Then, Thom Yorke announced the name of his latest band on the Radiohead blog. Which got us thinking about the other band blogs we have bookmarked. In our bitchin' ... More >>
Music
February 18, 2010
Alec Ounsworth
Saturday, February 20, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.
Music
February 11, 2010
The Antlers
Saturday, February 13, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.
Blogs
February 10, 2010
The Muppets cover "Dust in the Wind." Here's five more songs we'd like to see 'em tackle.
You know the world is going to shit when the Muppets have to step up and offer commentary about something. In the case of this video, we have to admit, we agree with the underlying sentiments. In case you haven't seen yet: Beaker's delicate and inspirational attempt at Kansas' "Dust in the Wind," ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2010
Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of January 11, 2010
As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. F ... More >>
Music
September 17, 2009
The Airborne Toxic Event
Wednesday, September 23, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497; Thursday, September 24, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.
Blogs
September 10, 2009
Monolith Q&A: Cymbals Eat Guitars
According to Cymbals Eat Guitars 20-year-old frontman Joseph D'Agostino, Lou Reed didn't want a lot of cymbals on the first three Velvet Underground albums because "cymbals eat guitars," which explains the copious amounts of floor toms on those early discs. While that might have inspired the band ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Monolith Q&A: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros are definitely one of the more buzzed about underground bands to come to Colorado this summer and deservedly so. With a briskly selling headliner show at the Planet Bluegrass Wildflower Pavillions in Lyons on Friday September 11 and a hotly anticipated appea ... More >>
Blogs
February 25, 2009
Beirut grabs top spot at Wax Trax Records
Beirut's new double EP March of the Zapotec grabbed the top at Wax Trax Records last week while the Dark Was the Night compilation, which features Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Bon Iver and more, came in second. Local bands Git Some and Eyes & Ears also made the top 10. See the full bre ... More >>
Music
January 15, 2009
Wild Light
Saturday, January 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Music
December 4, 2008
The men of Everything Absent or Distorted (a love story) are playing for all the right reasons
Saturday, January 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Blogs
August 13, 2008
The Mating Game: Born in the Flood's Nathaniel Rateliff
Saturday, January 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Blogs
August 11, 2008
Tip Sheet: Young Coyotes
Saturday, January 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Calendar
July 17, 2008
Ten Reasons Ween's Better Than Your Favorite Band
Saturday, January 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Blogs
June 30, 2008
Over the Weekend...Gregory Alan Isakov and Bela Karoli @ Mercury Cafe
Saturday, January 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Blogs
June 19, 2008
Texas Loves You Anyway
Saturday, January 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Blogs
June 17, 2008
Delegating Denver #48 of 56: Texas
Saturday, January 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
Music
September 13, 2007
Wino Diaries
Make room on the Amy Winehouse bandwagon.
Blogs
September 12, 2007
The Arcade Fire Burns With Energy
Make room on the Amy Winehouse bandwagon.
Music
September 6, 2007
Listen Up
Fast reviews of recent releases
Music
July 27, 2006
Shine On
Jeremy Enigk's Sunny days may be over, but his music is as bright as ever.
Music
September 8, 2005
Wolf Parade
Tuesday, September 13, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.
Music
May 26, 2005
The Dears
Tuesday, May 31, Climax Lounge, 303-292-5483.
Music
April 21, 2005
British Sea Power
Open Season (Rough Trade)
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