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White Denim

Monday, July 30, Bluebird Theater, 303-377-1666.

Project Runway All Stars finale (part one) leaves viewers in suspense

Last night was the first installment of the two-part finale of Project Runway All Stars, and it posted one of the toughest challenges in Project Runway history. The remaining three designers were challenged to create "mini collections" of five pieces in only four days -- the shortest turnaround for ... More >>

Homeless hotspots at South By Southwest fest: Fallout from an awful idea

Over the weekend, I attended South By Southwest Interactive in Austin, where I was scheduled to host a medical marijuana seminar; look for more on that subject in this space soon. But one of the most intriguing, and controversial, projects on display wasn't at the convention. It was on the backs of ... More >>

Designers light up the runway with special effects challenge on Project Runway All Stars

Last night's episode of Project Runway All Stars was brought to you by a deadhead near you. Or it might as well have been. The challenge asked the designers to create a look that would pop under a black light and impress guest judge Pharrell Williams.

Mondo waves Jamaican flag for repeat win on Project Runway All Stars

It was World War III last night onProject Runway All Stars as the designers competed to see who could create the best national flag-inspired outfit. Each contestant was to take on a nation that represented a "major world region," but some of the countries wound up looking somewhat obscure.

Broadway challenge proves the perfect stage for Mondo Guerra on Project Runway All Stars

Last night's challenge in Project Runway All Stars was for the designers to create a dress for one of the characters in the Broadway play Godspell. They were given a $200 budget and sent off to Mood to buy "rich-looking fabrics" for their character's wardrobe -- which was to consist of separates tha ... More >>

Runway rundown: A recap of last night's Project Runway All Stars

After the first episode of Project Runway All Stars, my head was reeling from all the changes that Lifetime had made to the basic Project Runway model (as well as from all the fun everyone was having at the viewing party with Mondo Guerra at Beauty Bar, the first in an ongoing series).

Explosions in the Sky

Tuesday, September 13, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

J.D. Cronise of The Sword shares advice from Lars Ulrich of Metallica: 'You gotta give it to 'em'

J.D. Cronise​The last time I got a contact high was in September, when Sleep played the Gothic Theatre. So it was only appropriate that my next contact high came while talking with J.D. Cronise of the Sword, another great metal band, about fifteen minutes after the Austin-based act finished it ... More >>

Tonight: White Denim at the Larimer

​It is easy to pass off White Denim (due tonight at the Larimer Lounge with The Growlers) as psychedelic garage rock -- except the reverb isn't there and the Austin-based act implements some seriously dub-like rhythms. Labels aside, the power trio (that recently became an even tighter foursome ... More >>

The Sword added as a headliner to this year's Westword Music Showcase on June 18!

​The Sword! In case you weren't already completely stoked for this year's Westword Music Showcase on Saturday, June 18, brace yourself: The bill just became even stronger and more kick ass with the addition of these doom merchants from Austin. If you haven't experienced the Sword's corrosive b ... More >>

Love Is Blind

Get in on the geek glory: Competitor tickets for Geek Bowl 2011 are still available

​As is befitting of a the world's biggest bar trivia night, there's been a flurry of questions surrounding the circumstances of Geek Bowl 2011, that hallowed tradition where prestigious geeks from all around the country will gather to do battle tomorrow evening to the end of proving their supe ... More >>

Denver via Austin: The new-look Brothers O'Hair revive old music styles

The Black

Wednesday, August 25, hi-dive, 720-570-4500; Thursday, August 26, Astroland, Boulder, myspace.com/ASTROLANDD.

Song of the Day: "Let Go" by jj

Today's song of the day comes from an utterly bewitching Swedish duo known as jj. Comprised of Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander, the group is in the midst of embarking on its first ever tour of the States with xx, a kindred act with an equally google defying moniker. Bummer or all bummers: The tou ... More >>

Download an unreleased track from Strange Powers

​ Strange Powers moved back to the Mile High City from Austin last fall. Austin, he says, is not all it's cracked up to be. And besides that, he missed the Queen City, the place where he grew up, and where, given the choice, he prefers to hang his hat (know the feeling, Strange). Anyhow, dud ... More >>

Moving Pictures: A Shoreline Dream makes driving to Austin for SXSW seem positively dreamy

Leave it to the dudes from A Shoreline Dream to turn their simple road trip to Austin a few weeks ago to perform at that city's annual South By Southwest festival into a notably artistic, three-minute long dream sequence. In addition to making the journey seem way cooler than it probably was -- we ... More >>

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 ... More >>

The Octopus Project

Saturday, August 22, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Papermoons

Friday, August 14, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Indie 101.5 moving its broadcasts online

​We heard murmurs about this over the weekend, but the official word just came down. Beginning Friday morning at 10 a.m., Indie 101.5 will be broadcasting at Indie303.com. Being billed as Denver's internet station, Indie 303 will presumably work to build its niche ala WOXY.com (which, incidentally ... More >>

Q&A with Dave Dictor from MDC

In this week's edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you'll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band's frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker of h ... More >>

Epilogues SXSW tour diary

Sunday, March 22: I'm not keeping up with these entries, because it's damn near impossible to find any time to write down here. I'm about two days behind right now, so I'm going to attempt to just cover everything between Thursday morning and right now. As a disclaimer, my memory only goes back abou ... More >>

3OH!3 SXSW tour diary by Kam from Chain Gang of 1974

JensenFriday, March 20: I arrived in Austin on the evening of Wednesday, March 18th. I had played SXSW last year so I knew what to expect. But this time around, I am hired to play bass for 3OH!3 -- you know, that small band from Boulder? The band who still aren't super stars in the eyes of a Colora ... More >>

Update: Lineup for Mile Hi-Fidelity day party at SXSW close to being confirmed

Photo: Anthony Camera Party boys: Dan Rutherford (center) and Adam Lancaster (right).So, just got off the phone with Adam Lancaster (Morning After Records, Curious Yellow), and the lineup for the Mile Hi-Fidelity party in Austin is close to being completely confirmed. Wait? What? Mile Hi-Fidelity? I ... More >>

Balmorhea

Wednesday, August 20, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

The Unforeseen

Man vs. nature deep in the heart of Texas in The Unforeseen.

Explosions in the Sky

Wednesday, March 26, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Five Random Songs From My Work iTunes, October 17

Sight Seeing

SXSW was a real eyeful -- and earful.

SXSW 2007 Preview

Texas Toast

Faceless Werewolves

Medium Freaky (Super Secret Records)

The Octopus Project

Thursday, May 18, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

At All Costs

Sunday, April 9, Marquis Theatre, 303-298-0900.

I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness

Fear Is on Our Side (Secretly Canadian)

The Beatdown

South by So What? Not this year, thanks to Vaux and other Denver bands.

The Tuna Helpers

Saturday, March 5, 15th Street Tavern, 303-572-0822.

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

Worlds Apart (Interscope)

Best Rock Club

Larimer Lounge

Encore

Brotherly Hate

Denver Repertory's True West succeeds with actors' intensity.

Backwash

Fear of a hip planet? Austin swarms with the übercool during SXSW.

Critic's Choice

And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

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