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David Byrne

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    I lost the Futurama quiz last light by one @#*&#! point

    ​Last night's "All Glory to the Hypnoquiz: an all-Futurama Event " at Rackhouse Pub, sponsored by Geeks Who Drink, was a pretty raucous time, and I definitely debunked the myths that geeks can't drink, party, be hot or win things. The evening didn't turn out exactly how I wanted -- my team lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Ten best Beavis and Butt-head music-video riffs

    ​In honor of MTV's 30th Anniversary this week, we're reflecting on the network's best moments from the past three decades. Today: Our favorite music videos riffed on by Beavis and Butt-head. The duo tackled something around 250 different videos throughout the show's eight seasons, and although ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Indie collaborations: Are they taking cues from hip-hop?

    ​The National and Sharon Van Etten recorded a song for the Win Win soundtrack. It leaked yesterday, but Fox Searchlight has pretty well scrubbed the legal-ish streams. Regardless, the two artists are a good fit, Matt Berninger's sleepy baritone makes a seamless companion for Van Etten's own ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Top ten political thefts of music

    ​ There's a certain political group that pays a lot of lip service to individual property rights -- raise your hand if this sounds familiar: Lower taxes, gun ownership, capitalism! As it turns out, there seems to be one aspect of individual property that certain group does not seem to respect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Local Natives on Playing a Talking Heads Song In Front of David Byrne and Staying Aware While on Tour

    Gareth Jackson​ Some bands require creative tension or mercurial relationships to provide a spark. In our Local Natives Rough Mixes piece this week, we learned that this is not the case for these five So-Cal dudes. They're in a band because they like being around each other, and the music sta ... More >>

  • Music

    April 8, 2010

    Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!

    Thursday, April 8, Rhinoceropolis, 303-641-9809.

  • Music

    March 25, 2010

    tUnE-yArDs

    Saturday, March 27, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Deferred Hat Tip - Talking Heads' Fear of Music

    ​ I've never been a fan of the Talking Heads -- and I mean that in the most endearing way possible. Even as a kid I figured David Byrne was a pretentious turd, hell-bent on proving something. Which, at the time I wasn't particularly fond of. That said, as a pretentious turd myself, I randomly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Top ten five blogs by bands

    Photo courtesy of Kanyewest.com​ Last week, Kanye christened his new web site with the above photo of his girlfriend, Amber Rose. Then, Thom Yorke announced the name of his latest band on the Radiohead blog. Which got us thinking about the other band blogs we have bookmarked. In our bitchin' ... More >>

  • Music

    February 18, 2010

    Alec Ounsworth

    Saturday, February 20, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Spinner dubs Boulder's Biafra one of music's 10 biggest geeks

    ​AOL's music blog, Spinner.com, posted a list late last week titled "Revenge of the Rock Nerds: The 10 Biggest Geeks in Music." Between such dorky songsmiths as Talking Heads' David Byrne (#10) and Weezer's Rivers Cuomo (#1) lies former Dead Kennedys frontman and longtime Bay Area fixture Jello Bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Leonard Cohen, Chris Cornell, STS9 shows anounced

    Leonard Cohen's concert at New York's Beacon Theatre last Thursday marked his first American performance in fifteen years. As he took the stage, AEG Live announced a run of North American dates that, as of now, concludes with a stop at Red Rocks on Tuesday, June 2. It was one of a few Red Rocks show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    DeVotchKa to open for David Byrne at Red Rocks

    DeVotchKa just got tapped to open for David Byrne, who visits Red Rocks Saturday, June 20  as part of his tour playing songs from his collaborations with Brian Eno, including tunes from Life in the Bush of Ghosts and Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Byrne played a stellar show with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 23 edition

    Wigging out at the Beerdrinker of the Year contest. Welcome back. Today in Cafe Society: • Beerdrinker of the Year: A judge's tale. • Sexy Pizza's sexy facelift. • It's Denver Cupcake Week for Lovely Confections Bakery. • Room for one Pho. • Oodles of noodles and more news from Jet Enter ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    Road to Nowhere

    The Motet plays to a Talking Heads fan base.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    Live Review: David Byrne at the Temple Buell Theater

    The Motet plays to a Talking Heads fan base.

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2008

    Byrne After Reading

    The Motet plays to a Talking Heads fan base.

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    David Byrne

    The Motet plays to a Talking Heads fan base.

  • Music

    August 28, 2008

    David Byrne & Brian Eno

    Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
    EverythingThatHappens.com

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    This Just In 8/14-8/20

    Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
    EverythingThatHappens.com

  • Music

    August 7, 2008

    Teeth Mountain

    Sunday, August 10, Rhinoceropolis, 303-641-9809.

  • Music

    July 31, 2008

    Freeloader

    Bringing you the best in free, artist-approved downloads.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2008

    Creepy, Catchy, Cool: Silence of the Lambs as Dance Pop

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  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Haunted DIA Strikes Again, Befuddles David Byrne’s WiFi

    Bringing you the best in free, artist-approved downloads.

  • Music

    January 24, 2008

    Record Breaking

    With the music industry in disarray, local acts seek new ways to release their music.

  • Music

    September 20, 2007

    Sound Bites

    Capsule record reviews

  • Calendar

    May 17, 2007

    Brazil '66

    Capsule record reviews

  • Music

    September 22, 2005

    Barbez

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

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Various Artists

    Jim White Presents: Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (Luaka Bop)

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Off Limits

    Walk softly and carry a big shtick

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Walk softly and carry a big shtick

  • Music

    September 2, 2004

    David Byrne

    Friday, September 3, Ogden Theatre, 1-800-965-4827; Saturday, September 4, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, 1-866-527-8499.

  • Music

    August 12, 2004

    Widespread Panic

    Über Cobra (Widespread Records)

  • Music

    June 10, 2004

    Global Groove World Music Festival

    Friday, June 11, and Saturday, June 12, behind Union Station in LoDo (enter at 16th and Wewatta streets), 1-877-714-7668, www.denverfestivals.com.

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Watchers

    To the Rooftops (Gern Blandsten)

  • Film

    April 17, 2003

    Not a Gas

    A mediocre Wind bags only a few charming laughs.

  • Film

    March 6, 2003

    Flick Pick

    Stop Making Sense

  • Music

    December 19, 2002

    Various Artists

    An Afro-Portuguese Odyssey (Putumayo)

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Hit Pick

    George and Caplin

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2001

    Remaking Sense

    David Byrne comes up big-time in Stop Making Sense.

  • Music

    May 24, 2001

    Critic's Choice

    David Byrne

  • Music

    October 19, 2000

    Join the Club

    Any Dick or Harry can get funky with the Tom Tom Club's first recording in eight years.

  • Music

    April 16, 1998

    Jim of All Trades

    For David Byrne discovery Jim White, music wasn't his first career choice. Or his second. Or his third @

  • Music

    August 21, 1997

    Squawking Head

    David Byrne is mad as hell at his former bandmates--and he's not going to take it anymore.

  • Calendar

    August 21, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    David Byrne is mad as hell at his former bandmates--and he's not going to take it anymore.

  • News

    November 14, 1996

    Letters

    David Byrne is mad as hell at his former bandmates--and he's not going to take it anymore.

  • Music

    October 31, 1996

    Heads Down

    The Heads' Jerry Harrison on the controversial decision to carry on without David Byrne.

  • Music

    December 27, 1995

    THE GOODS

    THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

  • Calendar

    October 4, 1995

    THRILLS

    THERE WEREN'T THOUSANDS OF FIRST-RATE RECORDS RELEASED IN 1995. BUT THERE WERE NINETY.

  • Music

    July 19, 1995

    NO ALTERNATIVE

    A LOOK AT THE MODERN-ROCK SONGS DENVER RADIO IS DOING TO DEATH.

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