Bill Stevenson

Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music on finally being able to record at the Blasting Room

Hot Water Music came together in Gainesville, Florida when four friends moved there in 1993. Fueled by youthful exuberance and inspired in part by the music that surrounding the skateboarding culture of the time, Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black and George Rebelo created a band that had that ... More >>

Fat Mike of NOFX on pornography, punk-rock parenting and how America is a sinking ship

NOFX was started in Los Angeles in 1983 by Michael "Fat Mike" Burkett and Eric Melvin. The band was born of the same West Coast scene that produced some of the most important punk bands of all time, from Black Flag and the Circle Jerks to the Minutemen and the Descendents. Although the sound that NO ... More >>

Murph of Dinosaur Jr on how the fans seem just as young and rowdy now as they once were

Dinosaur Jr was the product of three guys from Massachusetts who had played in the hardcore bands Deep Wound and All White Jury. But when J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph got together, the music they produced sounded like it had all but shed that background in favor of melody, and the outfit made the ... More >>

Brent Loveday of Reno Divorce: "Originality is the evolution of influence"

Reno Divorce (due tomorrow night at the Marquis Theater) began in the middle '90s when frontman and guitarist Brent Loveday founded the outfit while still living in Orlando, Florida. Some early, glowing press came the way of the band's 7-inch. But it wasn't until Loveday relocated to Denver and disc ... More >>

Bill Stevenson of Descendents: "Maybe it's just all of our fans are paying us back for some good music we've given them "

Chapman BaehlerDescendents Descendents (due tomorrow night at the Fillmore Auditorium) didn't exactly invent pop punk, but the band's musical influence can be heard throughout that movement whether latter day poppy punk bands know it or not. Starting in 1978, Descendents were early compatriots of w ... More >>

Rise Against at the Filmore, 4/15/11

Aaron ThackerayTim McIllrath of Rise Against last night at the Fillmore​ RISE AGAINST Bad Religion • Four Year Strong 04.15.11 | Fillmore Auditorium View more photos from last night The Rise Against show at the Fillmore began with a line that stretched from Colfax down Clarkson and east on ... More >>

Dave Chandler of St. Vitus on the band's early days at SST and what inspired the reunion

Tina-Korhonen​St. Vitus (due tonight at Summit Music Hall) were one of the pioneers of a style of music that took its direct inspiration from the first four, maybe even the first six, Black Sabbath albums. The band's aggressive guitar work flirted with psychedelia but was too heavy to ever be ... More >>

Win tickets to the Flobots' Bowling Ball on Saturday, October 23 at Lucky Strike Lanes at Bellmar

Update:Congrats to law school student Marc and single mom Kristi, you're our winners. There will be a pair of tickets waiting for you at Lucky Strike Lanes. Looks like Flobots had a ball last year.​Next Saturday, October 23, at Lucky Strike Lanes in Belmar, Flobots are hosting their second an ... More >>

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Mini Reviews

Although Chicago is home to Rise Against, the band has strong ties to Colorado

Q&A with Rise Against's Brandon Barnes

The Lemonheads

Friday, December 7, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

The Descendents' Bill Stevenson on the Lemonheads, Rise Against and More

Only Crime

Friday, January 26, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

The Lemonheads

Saturday, December 2, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Army Men

Fort Collins's Tanger moves to the front line of innovative punk.

Rocky Mountain Highs (and Lows)

Odds and ends from around Colorado's music scene.

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Wretched Success

The northern Colorado punk scene gets a boost from Wretch Like Me.

The New Order

Mail Order Children play ska--and a lot of other things, too.

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Music Showcase, Take Three

Another Descent

The Descendents live to punk again.

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