Brian Hagman

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This Weekend: The Goddamn Gallows, The Wheel, Widowers and Paleo @ 3 Kings Tavern

Live Review: Nashville Pussy and Black Lamb at Larimer Lounge

In Like a Lion

In Black Lamb's eyes, hard rock was never broken. Why fix it?

The Beatdown

Corruption's new CD displays metal moxie of the best kind.

Best Frontman

Brian Hagman
Black Lamb

The Beatdown

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

The Beatdown

Sometimes it pays to be a D.O.R.K.

Westword Music Showcase 2007

Saturday, June 16

Deadlock Frequency

Larimer Lounge

Westword Music Showcase 2005

Larimer Lounge

Moovers and Shakers

In 2004, Mootown's best and brightest gave us something to write home about.

HOW SWELL IT IS

DENVER'S LOUNGE LIZARDS WERE ALL DRESSED UP WITH NO PLACE TO GO. ENTER THE KIT KAT CLUB.LET'S DO LOUNGE SINATRA SONGS, COCKTAIL PARTY CLOTHES AND CHAT GALORE--THEY'LL DRINK TO THAT.

Last night (well, yesterday): Dr. Know at Wax Trax

So before its show last night with the Freeze and Pitch Invasion at 3 Kings Tavern, Nardcore legends Dr. Know played an especially sweaty, late afternoon, show gratis in the back room of Wax Trax. We stopped by and as you can see from the picture above of Brian Hagman from Black Lamb, we were among ... More >>

MP3 Freeloader, Showcase Edition: Black Lamb

BLACK LAMBNOMINATED IN HARD ROCK2:00-2:45 P.M., BROADWAYSPersonnel: Mykel Martinez; Tim Vigil; Brian Hagman; Bill Stewart; Shane HartmanDiscography: Corridos Negros (2009); The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem (2008); Hang the Moon (2004); The Low Road (2002) Pillar of Salt (2002); High an ... More >>

A band-by-band guide to the 2009 Westword Music Showcase

BLACK LAMBNOMINATED IN HARD ROCK2:00-2:45 P.M., BROADWAYSPersonnel: Mykel Martinez; Tim Vigil; Brian Hagman; Bill Stewart; Shane HartmanDiscography: Corridos Negros (2009); The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem (2008); Hang the Moon (2004); The Low Road (2002) Pillar of Salt (2002); High an ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Broadways

Aaron ThackerayHavok led things off at Broadways. See more photos from Broadways at westword.com/slideshow. Havok, 12 p.m. This four-piece band sounded like classic Bay Area thrash, stuff reminiscent of Testament and Exodus with a splash of Anthrax. The guitar work owed a clear debt to a death met ... More >>

Lost Lake Lounge plays host to evil twins Il Cattivo and Glass Hits

Flier by Brian HoffmanClick to enlarge​Ever since the halcyon days of Star Trek (the original series), pop culture has loved the idea of the evil twin. And in our top flier this week, we are given a prime example of evil twin-ness. Using what appears to be a paunchy Stacy Keach as a model, ou ... More >>

Buzzov•en at 3 Kings Tavern, 12/19/2010

"Reverend Dirtkicker," who is also missing half a dozen teeth. Photos by Kiernan Maletsky​ BUZZOV•EN With Kingdom of Magic • Il Cattivo 12.19.10 | Larimer Lounge We'll get to that confederate wristband in a bit because Buzzov•en's Southern hillbilly persona did not define this show at ... More >>

Warlock Pinchers at Gothic, 12/31/10

Aaron Thackeray​ WARLOCK PINCHERS with Il Cattivo 12.31.10 | Gothic Theater Around 9 p.m., the safety videos started up and it looked and sounded like something straight out of Wonder Showzen. Puppets and people in a gorilla and a robot costume interacted as they would on a warped, faux kids ... More >>

Former Ghost Buffalo frontwoman Marie Litton returns with Lil Thunder and a brand new EP

​ Marie Litton has always had such a lovely voice. It was a sad day for all of us when Ghost Buffalo broke up a few years ago. Inevitably, though, as is typical with these sorts of things, we ended up with two great bands as a result of the split, Il Cattivo -- which features Jed Kopp and Mat ... More >>

Black Lamb at Bender's Tavern, 2/19/11

Tom MurphyBlack Lamb​ BLACK LAMB With Audio Dream Sister 02.19.11 | Bender's Tavern It's anyone's guess -- well, except for those close to the band -- when Audio Dream Sister last went on stage. Seems like it's been at least a few years. As the second to last band of Pit Fest II (a benefit f ... More >>

Denver musical acts to watch in 2011

Tom MurphyBlack Lamb​ BLACK LAMB With Audio Dream Sister 02.19.11 | Bender's Tavern It's anyone's guess -- well, except for those close to the band -- when Audio Dream Sister last went on stage. Seems like it's been at least a few years. As the second to last band of Pit Fest II (a benefit f ... More >>

Il Cattivo

To Bring Low an Empire
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Mike Watt & the Missingmen at the Larimer Lounge, with Il Cattivo and Lion Sized, 4/22/11

Tom MurphyMike Watt & Missingmen MIKE WATT & THE MISSINGMEN With Ill Cattivo and Lion Sized 04.22.11 | Larimer Lounge There are a small handful of bands that would have been great openers for a show like this, and Ill Cattivo and Lion Sized are two of them. The former started off the show with a c ... More >>

Il Cattivo pools its bad habits and makes great music

Tom MurphyMike Watt & Missingmen MIKE WATT & THE MISSINGMEN With Ill Cattivo and Lion Sized 04.22.11 | Larimer Lounge There are a small handful of bands that would have been great openers for a show like this, and Ill Cattivo and Lion Sized are two of them. The former started off the show with a c ... More >>

Review: Come As You Are, a covers show for Nirvana's Nevermind, at Hi-Dive, 9/24/11

Tom MurphyThe Swayback and friends covering "Smells Like Teen Spirit"One of the obvious highlights of last night's exceptional Nirvana covers celebration in honor Nevermind's 20th anniversary was when Eric Halborg of The Swayback told us we knew the words to the third song the band played and invite ... More >>

The Bloody Scallywags doing "She Sells Sanctuary" by the Cult at 3 Kings Tavern

Rachel Hendrix​If you missed the Bloody Scallywags at 3 Kings Tavern over the weekend, it looks like you missed quite an entertaining show. Although the dudes were officially tasked with channeling Echo and the Bunnymen for last night's Bands In Disguise bill, which also featured Choke the Wor ... More >>