Brand New Heavies

Blogs
April 20, 2009
Heavy Rotation, our top five spins for the week of April 20, 2009
As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of a ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2008
Top 10 Reissues of 2008
Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy ... More >>
Blogs
May 28, 2008
Q&A With Erykah Badu
Calendar
July 19, 2007
Guru
Music
July 19, 2007
Guru
Saturday, July 21, the Oriental Theater, 303-455-2124.
Music
December 21, 2006
Moovers and Shakers 2006
Backbeat writers sound off on the best local releases of 2006.
Music
June 15, 2006
Westword Music Showcase 2006
Be there or be square!
News
June 23, 2005
Westword Music Showcase 2005
Music
March 15, 2001
Red Snapper
Our Aim Is to Satisfy Red Snapper (Matador/Warp)
Music
November 9, 2000
All's Dope on the Western Front
The acid jazz of United Dope Front keeps 'em dancing in the trenches.
Music
October 2, 1997
Twenty Years and Counting
Denver's Gary Givant has been DJing since the Seventies--and he's still going strong.
Music
July 17, 1997
Rooting Interest
The Roots make rap for both your hips and your head.
Calendar
July 17, 1997
Thrills for the week
Music
March 1, 1995
SPEARHEAD'S UP
THERE'S NOTHING DISPOSABLE ABOUT MICHAEL FRANTI'S LATEST ADVENTURE IN HIP HOP.
Music
December 28, 1994
SO FINE
THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.
Music
August 17, 1994
SHE AIN'T HEAVY
SHE'S THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES' N'DEA DAVENPORT, A SOUL SONGSTRESS FOR THE NINETIES.