DJ Shadow

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Last Night ... DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Kid Koala @ Ogden Theater

The Art of the DJ and Other Assorted Goodies

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Black Power

The Bay Area's Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel make hip-hop that's magically Blackalicious.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Dap-Dippin' With... (Daptone)

This Just In 11/27-12-3

Shawn Colvin joins Hot Rize and Leo Kottke at the RootsFest.  Not too much shaking this week with concert announcements, but there's good news for acoustic and bluegrass fans: tickets for Swallow Hill's RootsFest (known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival for the past two years) conce ... More >>

Rap-Up: Kid Hum's Fossil Fuel... for free?

Fresh from producing the excellent Whygee and Sunkenstate project, Suicide Watch, producer Kid Hum (also known as DJ Dylon on Basementalism) goes off on his own with a solo project. He's currently offering his instrumental album, Fossil Fuel, for free download, and trust me, this is something you do ... More >>

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist

Thursday, February 7, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

The Mighty Underdogs

Thursday, March 19, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

Rocky Mountain Low top seller at Wax Trax

Rocky Mountain Low, a compilation of Colorado underground bands of the late 1970s, was the top seller at Wax Trax for the week of May 17. Green Day's new album came in second, while Peaches, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Obits grabbed slots in the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

DJ Shadow

Sunday, April 29, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

The Year the Superstar DJ Died

Dinosaurs rule the dance floors no more.

Cut Chemist

Sunday, October 29, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Death Before Dishonor

Living on the Jib (American Trash Republic)

Monsieur Leroc

I¹m Not Young but I Need the Money (Cornerstone R.A.S.)

DJ Z-Trip

Thursday, June 1, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 1-866-455-2263.

Sound Bites

Thursday, June 1, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 1-866-455-2263.

Pigeon John

Tuesday, April 19, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030.

Fog

10th Avenue Freakout (Lex)

Danger Mouse & Jemini

Ghetto Pop Life (Lex Records)

Critic's Choice

Blackalicious

DJ Shadow

The Private Press (MCA)

Critic's Choice

Lake Trout

Handsome Boy Modeling School/Quannum Projects

So...How's Your Girl?
(Tommy Boy)

Quannum Spectrum
(Quannum Projects)

Say Unkle

Mo Wax founder James Lavelle tries to explain Unkle, the sort-of band behind one of the year's most flamboyant albums.

Feedback

Mo Wax founder James Lavelle tries to explain Unkle, the sort-of band behind one of the year's most flamboyant albums.

The Shadow Knows

DJ Shadow makes instrumental music. But he can't keep quiet about the state of hip-hop.

The Prize Patrol

The biggest musical winners from 1996.

Top 10 Reissues of the Decade

This Heat finally makes it Out of Cold Storage​Reissues are a difficult breed, on one hand they seek to garner a new audience, on another they have to pay heed to what fans are looking for. The best reissues not only remind you why you liked the band in the first place, but help in keeping tha ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of January 4, 2010

​As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. F ... More >>

Heavy Rotation: Pretty Lights, Liars, Gorillaz top our weekly playlists

Pretty Lights. Photo by Aaron Thackeray​ ​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, o ... More >>

B.o.B., Bop Skizzum, Tommy Metz and The Pirate Signal top our weekly playlists

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Ten eleven albums for your summer road trip

With the passing of Memorial Day we can finally say summer is here. And with summer comes summer camp, vacations and tours -- and how do we get there? We drive. That's how. This is America, after all. In celebration of seemingly endless sunny days and left-arm tans, we've picked some of our favori ... More >>

American Tomahawk, Chromeo, Black Milk fill our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

B.B. King, DJ Shadow, Os Mutantes shows announced

​Master bluesman B.B. King, who seems to visit these parts a couple times a year, returns the the Boulder Theater on Saturday, January 22. Tickets ($77.50 general admission, $96.50 reserved, $124.50 gold circle) go on sale this Saturday, October 2 at 10 a.m. When DJ Shadow hits the Ogden Thea ... More >>

Air Dubai, Lil Wayne and DJ Krush fill our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Six questions with trip-hop producer Emancipator

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Pretty Lights, Ween and Jay-Z filled our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Aloe Blacc, Harry Nilsson, Kid Cudi fill our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Bonobo, November 24 at the Ogden Theatre

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

DJ Shadow

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

DJ Shadow on the potential extinction of vinyl and his massive record collection

Dean Fernando​ Josh Davis, better known as DJ Shadow, is one of those artists that invents genres. Since the release of his 1996 critically-acclaimed debut, Endtroducing....., he has been regarded as one of the founding fathers of instrumental hip-hop. Endtroducing..... made the Guinness Book ... More >>

DJ Shadow at the Ogden, 11/19/10

Aaron Thackeray​ DJ SHADOW With Pigeon John 11.21.10 | Ogden Theatre See slideshow and read the interview with DJ Shadow Josh Davis (aka DJ Shadow) has come a long way since his days collaborating with hip-hop icons Gift of Gab and Lyrics Born, and his skills have only gotten more sharply ... More >>

Beautiful woman trapped in giant ball and other weird photos from our weekend slideshows

​Who is this beautiful woman, and why is she trapped in a giant orb? An explanation can be found in our photo gallery of the DJ Shadow show at the Ogden -- and there are more striking images from whence it came. Check out Head PE at Summit Music Hall, Frock Out 2010, shots from the 2010 Westwo ... More >>

Cut Chemist

​Who is this beautiful woman, and why is she trapped in a giant orb? An explanation can be found in our photo gallery of the DJ Shadow show at the Ogden -- and there are more striking images from whence it came. Check out Head PE at Summit Music Hall, Frock Out 2010, shots from the 2010 Westwo ... More >>

Cut Chemist on crate digging, Jurassic 5 and Boyd Rice

​Cut Chemist (real name Lucas MacFadden) has been constantly redefining the art of turntablim for the past seventeen years as a member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, in addition to being an innovative solo artist. Blending everything from funk and soul to hip-hop and bossa nova, Cut Chemist's sty ... More >>

Lyrics Born: "I still don't feel like I've made my best album"

​Cut Chemist (real name Lucas MacFadden) has been constantly redefining the art of turntablim for the past seventeen years as a member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, in addition to being an innovative solo artist. Blending everything from funk and soul to hip-hop and bossa nova, Cut Chemist's sty ... More >>

Styles Davis spins on April 16 at the Meadowlark

​Cut Chemist (real name Lucas MacFadden) has been constantly redefining the art of turntablim for the past seventeen years as a member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, in addition to being an innovative solo artist. Blending everything from funk and soul to hip-hop and bossa nova, Cut Chemist's sty ... More >>

How does the Shpongletron Experience rank among the other top five electronic stage shows?

​Since the first Shakespearean performance with blaring trumpets, cross-dressed men, confetti poppers and a curtain call, stage spectacles have only gotten better. With technological upgrades allowing music to actually control the visuals, accompanied with professional lighting engineers and a ... More >>