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  • Music

    November 19, 2009

    The Big Pink

    Monday, November 23, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel inks deal with Rounder Records

    Tim Griffin (via Brooklyn Vegan)​Evidently, Nathaniel Rateliff's trip to the Big Apple for CMJ has proven to be very fruitful. According to Brooklyn Vegan, who covered the show, Rateliff wowed the crowd last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. The showing should give Rateliff and his Wheel ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Flobots winter tour dates announced

    ​All right, break's over, kids. Time for the big takeover. Looks like the Flobots are getting back to work -- and it's about damn time, for chrissakes. While the rest of us slept in intervals as a result of our efforts to diligently invest our time in such noble, productive pursuits as drinking ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    The 10 worst lunch boxes ever -- and what they say about the kids who carried them

    ​Every kid knew it: lunchboxes meant something. And it wasn't just that you were a fan of whatever it was that you sported on your lunchtime luggage. It was your proclamation of identity. A window into your third-grade, paste-eating soul. So the question was this: with what are you aligning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Q&A with Elizabeth Zilman of Elizabeth & the Catapult

    ​Elizabeth & the Catapult is a Brooklyn-based trio playing the kind of jazz-inflected pop music that is simultaneously soothing and thought provoking. The act's debut album, Tall Children, bears favorable comparison to the more adventurous pop songwriters of recent years like Suzanne Vega and ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    Vivian Girls

    Sunday, May 3, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Tim Pourbaix is Brooklyn bound

    Ran into Tim Pourbaix very briefly last night. When we ducked out for a quick smoke in front of the Sputnik, he informed me that his new record is nearly finished as is the Park-Pourbaix project he's been working on with Ellison Park. No word on when the latter will be released, but the former, whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Q&A with Conrad Keely of ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

    Conrad Keely, frontman for the indie-rock vets in ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, is among the most articulate and opinionated figures in music. He earns this reputation anew it in the following Q&A, conducted for our profile of the band, "...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    The Fluid to play two East Coast dates with Overcasters

    Photo: Jon Solomon What was it Michael Corleone said in The Godfather? "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"? That quote could certainly apply to the Fluid. The act, which had initially just intended to get back together for a few shows leading up to Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary cele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

    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. Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddlin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    A tough cut at Deli Zone

    Sad news on the sandwich front. The Deli Zone franchise at 955 Lincoln, my favorite local sammie joint, has closed for "economic reasons," according to a handmade sign on the front door that was addressed to "loyal customers" (me). I reviewed Deli Zone's Chrysler Building (pastrami, Swiss cheese an ... More >>

  • Music

    December 4, 2008

    The Basement is way tight — really

    Sad news on the sandwich front. The Deli Zone franchise at 955 Lincoln, my favorite local sammie joint, has closed for "economic reasons," according to a handmade sign on the front door that was addressed to "loyal customers" (me). I reviewed Deli Zone's Chrysler Building (pastrami, Swiss cheese an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Twist & Shout annouces free Matisyahu show

    Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, Novembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    The Broncos weren't winners, and neither was this drink at Brooklyn's

    Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, Novembe ... More >>

  • Music

    October 2, 2008

    Awesome Color

    Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, Novembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    Pastrami and egg salad make magic at Heidi's

    Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, Novembe ... More >>

  • Music

    August 28, 2008

    Ratatat's music sings without singing

    Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, Novembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Fashionable anarchists create "Defend Denver" T-shirt for the DNC

    Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, Novembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Fashionable anarchists create "Defend Denver" T-shirt for DNC

    Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, Novembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2008

    Q&A With Ryland Blackinton of Cobra Starship

    Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, Novembe ... More >>

  • Music

    May 29, 2008

    White Rabbits

    Meet Radiohead’s Missouri-bred labelmates, who are apparently quite popular in Germany.

  • Film

    May 29, 2008

    Summer Movie Preview

    The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

  • Film

    May 29, 2008

    Sex and the City: The Movie

    Despite the labels and levity, the big-screen SATC is a poor man's knockoff.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2008

    Friday Rap-Up: The Pirate Signal, Remy Ma, Tupac, Diddy, 50 Cent

    Despite the labels and levity, the big-screen SATC is a poor man's knockoff.

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2008

    The Friday Rap-Up: DJ Low Key, Jay-Z, KRS-One, Buckshot, Dr. Dre

    Despite the labels and levity, the big-screen SATC is a poor man's knockoff.

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    Dub Trio

    Thursday, February 21, Trilogy Wine Bar, Boulder, 303-473-9463; Saturday, February 23, the Falcon, 303-781-0414.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Criticizing the Critic

    Thursday, February 21, Trilogy Wine Bar, Boulder, 303-473-9463; Saturday, February 23, the Falcon, 303-781-0414.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Criticizing the Critic

    Thursday, February 21, Trilogy Wine Bar, Boulder, 303-473-9463; Saturday, February 23, the Falcon, 303-781-0414.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2008

    Mile High Makeout: Taking It Personally

    Thursday, February 21, Trilogy Wine Bar, Boulder, 303-473-9463; Saturday, February 23, the Falcon, 303-781-0414.

  • Music

    November 15, 2007

    Jay-Z

    American Gangster
    Roc-A-Fella

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    Parts & Labor

    Saturday, November 10, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2007

    What To Wear Friday: Inbar Kishoni

    Saturday, November 10, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    TV on the Radio

    Tuesday, March 20, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Zs

    Sunday, February 18, Rhinoceropolis, 303-641-9809.

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    Oxford Collapse

    Saturday, February 3, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    Boot Camp Clik

    Friday, July 21, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

  • Music

    March 30, 2006

    Critical Fatwa

    Ohio Players

  • Home Entertainment

    March 9, 2006
  • Music

    September 22, 2005

    Barbez

    Wednesday, September 28, Bender's Tavern, 303-861-7070.

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    Ambulance LTD

    Wednesday, April 6, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Music

    February 10, 2005

    Aqui

    Monday, February 14, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Music

    September 30, 2004

    Preacher Boy

    Sunday, October 3, Macky Auditorium, 303-786-7030.

  • Music

    December 26, 2002

    That's a Wrap-Up

    Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

  • Film

    November 8, 2001

    The Look of Hate

    Arthur Miller fixes his Focus on prejudice in 1940s Brooklyn.

  • Music

    July 20, 2000

    Dead Prez

    Let's Get Free
    (Loud Records)

  • News

    July 16, 1998

    Driving Drunk

    Let's Get Free
    (Loud Records)

  • Culture

    June 11, 1998

    Sisterhood Act

    Let's Get Free
    (Loud Records)

  • News

    September 4, 1997

    Old Flames

    Let's Get Free
    (Loud Records)

  • Dining

    January 17, 1996

    MOUTHING OFF

    Let's Get Free
    (Loud Records)

  • Film

    May 18, 1994

    SPIKED NOSTALGIA

    Let's Get Free
    (Loud Records)

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