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The ten best concerts in Denver this week

JOE BONAMASSA @ BELLCO THEATRE | TUES, 4/23/13 Joe Bonamassa is a nouveau bluesman who favors a hybrid blues-rock sound that employs simple song structures and puts the emphasis on powerful fretwork, an approach that nods to a distinctive era of the 1960s, when British players such as John Mayall, J ... More >>

Here's what we're all listening to right now. What's rocking your world this week?

As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it's not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: "What are you listening to right now?" Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn't you know it, off we go, on and on about t ... More >>

OMFG! Turbonegro is coming to Denver! So's Bassnectar and Soundgarden. See who else...

Turbonegro is finally coming to Colorado! Granted, it's with the new frontman -- whose name I haven't even bothered to learn yet because, well, he's got some big shoes to fill taking over for Hank von Helvete -- but it's still Turbonegro! Last time I saw these dudes, they literally rocked my face of ... More >>

The ten best concerts this weekend: Oct. 26-28

Welcome to the weekend, amigos! Ah, yes, we finally made it. Is it just us, or has this seemed like the longest week ever? Ah, maybe it's just the weather. Whatever the case, it's in the rearview now, and it's time to blow off some steam. Drinks are on the horizon and there's a full slate of great m ... More >>

New shows: the Coup, Broncho, Killswitch Engage, Macklemore, Twiztid, Paul Banks, RJD2

A bunch of new dates going on sale later this week: This November, the Coup is coming to the Summit Music Hall, Killswitch Engage is due at the Fox and Interpol frontman Paul Banks is slated at the Bluebird. In December, Broncho's at the Gothic and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are at the Ogden. Finally, ... More >>

A.Poco.Lips mellow grooves are perfect for wading in a kiddie pool while drinking beer

See Also: - Paper Bird's Esme Patterson flies solo - Amor, Est. goes from classical guitar to digital mayhem - Harpoontang combines Paper Bird, Laura Goldhamer and Kitty Crimes for raunchy fun - Tip Sheet archives A.Poco.Lips (aka Kyle Wilson) is in the midst of a prolific summer of music creation ... More >>

#WMS 2012 recap: City Hall Street Level

Every year, for the Westword Music Showcase, we enlist our army of Backbeat wordsmiths to host various stages, and in addition to their emcee obligations, we ask them to pull double duty (or triple-duty in some cases) and also write up the acts that appear on their individual stages. Noah Hubbell ho ... More >>

DJ Krush spins February 22 at the Bluebird

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, December shows by Beats Antique and Pretty Lights were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Veronica, Vices I Admire, INCA and Hazel Miller all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and re ... More >>

Michal Menert discusses board culture and how the destination is in the journey

Michal MenertMichal Menert has parlayed his snowboarding mentality into a music career. It's all about doing what you love because you love doing it, and Menert embodies that in every way, from the dedicated tours to the free distribution of his music. Tonight, Menert joins RJD2 and Doomtree at Red ... More >>

Win free tickets to Dinner at the Thompson's at Cervantes tomorrow night

​What do you get when a New York-born, California-bred songstress and a French-born producer with influences ranging from J. Dilla and DJ Shadow combine forces? The duo known as Dinner at the Thompson's. An electro-funk-soul outfit with enough talent to fill a room twice between them, vocalist ... More >>

Cut Chemist at the Gothic, 12/10/10

Paul LukesCut Chemist on Friday night at the Gothic Theatre.​ CUT CHEMIST J Flash • Skwared 12.10.10 | Gothic Theatre DJ Skwared took the stage at 9 p.m. Surprisingly, the kid in the Tap-Out hat knew his hip-hop. He started his set with Newcleus' "Jam On It," went into Juan Atkins' "Clear" ... More >>

Cut Chemist

The Glitch Mob at the Fillmore, 10/31/10

Britt Chester​ THE GLITCH MOB With Beats Antique & Prefuse 73 10.31.10 | Fillmore Auditorium LA's Glitch Mob comprises three members -- DJs edIT, Boreta and Ooah (founding member Kraddy left last year) -- who use laptops and MIDI controllers to create the hip-hop influenced, bass-driven elec ... More >>

Six questions with trip-hop producer Emancipator

Of Montreal, Kayne West and Air Dubai 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 >>

STS9, the Heavy and Dimmu Borgir shows announced

​After selling out a two-nights at Red Rocks and a show at the Boulder Theater earlier this month, STS9 has announced its return to the area for a three-night stand at the Fillmore Auditorium from Wednesday, December 29 to Friday, December 31. While tickets for the New Year's run go on sale to ... More >>

Bocumast Records takes over Lost Lake with mixed results

Astrophagus kicked off Bocumast Records' month-long residency at Lost Lake​ BOCUMAST RECORDS RESIDENCY 08.05.10 - 08.26.10 | Lost Lake Over the last month, Lost Lake handed over the booking keys for Thursday nights to Bocumast Records. During that time, the imprint was tasked with scheduli ... More >>

An exclusive in-depth Q&A with Jonny 5 of Flobots

​ Jonny 5 is scaring folks in middle America. Literally. But while the Flobots frontman -- better known to folks around here by his government name Jamie Laurie - has devoted the better part of his adult life to becoming a radical force for change, it's not his politics that making folks in t ... More >>

Q&A with Brikabrak and Naeem Oba

AG Photography​Starkville, Mississipi is known for a lot of things: the arrest of Johnny Cash for public drunkenness, which inspired the song "Starkville City Jail." Real life American gangster Machine Gun Kelly lived there while studying agriculture at Mississippi State University. Starkville als ... More >>

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 >>

The Flobots rise and shine

Vintage N.E.R.D. Profile

This Weekend: Crown City Rockers, Mighty Underdogs and Blackalicious @ Fox Theatre

The Year the Superstar DJ Died

Dinosaurs rule the dance floors no more.

Monsieur Leroc

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

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Diaspora Jammin'

The best underground music from the U.S., Brazil, the U.K., the Caribbean and Africa.

Zevolution

There's more to Z-Trip than the mash-up phenomenon he helped make famous.

Westword Music Showcase 2005

Pigeon John

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

Danger Mouse & Jemini

Ghetto Pop Life (Lex Records)

Foreshadowing

DJ Shadow's brooding sound structure is still Quannum leaps ahead.

N.E.R.D. Alert

In Chad Hugo's world, art and commerce co-exist.

Teutonic Twist

Germany's Jazzanova blends hip-hop, funk, soul and house into a smooth redefinition of jazz.

Birds of a Feder

Classical acoustician Janet Feder takes flight with a flock of musical surprises.

Look Out Below

Dark Days sheds light on New York's “mole people.”

Ian Brown

Golden Greats
Interscope Records

And You Don't Stop

These student DJs are hip-hop professors.

Cooking Up Beats in Hell's Kitchen

New York's Ming & FS utilize the rhyme -- and the keyboard, sampler, turntable and guitar -- to create their own hip-hop heaven.

Ghost Story

DJ Spooky is writing one of hip-hop's most mesmerizing chapters.

The Major and the Minor

A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

Leading the Attack

England's Massive Attack is still making the Nineties more interesting.

Playlist

And the Winners Are ...

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

Rap Gets Puffy

Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop.

The Closing of the American Ear

We have more musical choices than ever before. So why are so few of us taking advantage of them?