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March 29, 2012
Flipper: "We had people reporting that they'd seen our graffiti on the Great Wall of China"
Flipper (due tonight and tomorrow night at the Lion's Lair) got its start in 1979 in the creatively fertile arts and music scene in San Francisco. Formed after the break-up of Negative Trend and including two former members of that band, Will Shatter and Stephen DePace, Flipper didn't set out to be ... More >>
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March 12, 2012
Velvet Underground & Nico turns 45 today
"The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought one formed a band." This quote has been attributed to both Brian Eno and Peter Buck (of REM) -- no one is completely certain who said it first, but that's not the point. The fact remains that The Velvet Underground ... More >>
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February 20, 2012
Damned Damned Damned turns 35
It's unfortunate that so many people assume that U.K. punk was all about politics. When Bill Maher interviewed Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on his show Real Time with Bill Maher last year, he questioned the singer's punk credibility for working to help elect Barack Obama in 2008, referring to Th ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Mid-Winter Punk Film Festival kicks off on 2/4
Those looking for a little rowdy cinema to warm up those dreary final months of the season should look no further than Growler Distro's Mid-Winter Punk Film Festival, which features only the most hard-core selection of underground punk-rock movies of the '70s and '80s through today. The series is a ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Top ten club shows and local shows of 2011
Here are two quick lists to warm you up on this snow day; the ten best club shows and local shows (the two aren't mutually exclusive, by any means) of 2011, as picked by Backbeat writers and ranked by music editor Dave Herrera. Find our ten best arena concerts of 2011 and feel free to peruse ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
Review: Denver does CBGB at the hi-dive, 10/29/11
Josiah HesseDENVER DOES CBGB at HI-DIVE | 10/29/11While the rest of the world celebrated Halloween weekend 2011, down at the hi-dive this past Saturday night it was 1976. Less a Halloween show and more akin to a Civil War reenactment or a Renaissance Festival, the night offered romanticized t ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Denver does its best to channel the spirit of CBGBs at the hi-dive on Saturday, October 29
Now that the graffiti has been scrubbed off the walls for the most part, no one is likely to ever mistake the hi-dive for CBGBs. Nonetheless, for at least one night the South Broadway bar will summon the spirit of the legendary NYC institution, with a spate of bands paying tribute to the band ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2011
Bad Brains at Summit Music Hall, 4/22/11
Eric MagnussenBad Brains last night. See more photos from last night.BAD BRAINS With Frontside Five and the Other Russia 4.22.11 | Summit Music Hall View photo slideshow While Bad Brains may not have the frenetic stage energy of three decades ago, the hardcore godfathers still managed to fuel qui ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
A grimy little piece of Denver's musical history scrubbed clean
Alright, get an eyeful of this picture. Take it all in. Notice anything wrong? Look closer. What about now? Right. Exactly. There's nothing wrong. In fact, the building in this photo has ample curb appeal, wouldn't you say? Precisely. And that's what has us dismayed.
Blogs
February 16, 2010
The ReMINDers rock the Apollo
Aside from Red Rocks, there's only a handful of stages that merit inclusion on any performer's bucket list. We're talking about places that are so revered they're considered hallowed ground, the type of places in which artists dream of performing at for their entire lives. CBGB's before it became a ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
Q&A with Shawn Christensen of Stellastarr*
Phil Knott Stellastarr* (due at the Larimer Lounge with Transfer and Le Divorce on Wednesday, December 9) emerged onto the national music scene at the turn of this past decade in the musical milieu that gave us fellow New York acts like The Strokes, The Rapture and Interpol. While clearly influe ... More >>
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January 15, 2009
Back on the Rack
Phil Knott Stellastarr* (due at the Larimer Lounge with Transfer and Le Divorce on Wednesday, December 9) emerged onto the national music scene at the turn of this past decade in the musical milieu that gave us fellow New York acts like The Strokes, The Rapture and Interpol. While clearly influe ... More >>
Music
November 13, 2008
O'Death's Broken Hymns is all about overcoming hardship
Phil Knott Stellastarr* (due at the Larimer Lounge with Transfer and Le Divorce on Wednesday, December 9) emerged onto the national music scene at the turn of this past decade in the musical milieu that gave us fellow New York acts like The Strokes, The Rapture and Interpol. While clearly influe ... More >>
Music
March 20, 2008
Vampire Weekend Takes on Its Buzz
Hot on the heels of SXSW, the nation’s hottest buzz band returns to Denver.
Music
February 21, 2008
Cue the Cricket
One of Denver’s most storied stages may soon be silenced.
Music
October 11, 2007
Cheeky Monk
The latest news from Denver’s counter culture.
Dining
August 25, 2005
Drink of the Week
Don't Name Your Fucking Kid After Me
Calendar
March 25, 2004
Best Rock Club
Larimer Lounge
Music
July 10, 2003
The Beatdown
Damn right, Brendan's has got the blues.
Calendar
March 29, 2001
Best Rock Club
15th Street Tavern

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