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David Byrne

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Michael Sempert of Birds & Batteries on Panorama and San Francisco

    Su-Yin MahBirds & Batteries​ San Francisco's Birds & Batteries may be essentially a pop band, but the lushness of the act's songwriting and the ability to evoke and articulate complex emotions with poetry and intensity is a rare talent these days. The group's latest album, 2010's Panorama, li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    DeVotchKa readies release of 100 Lovers

    ​DeVotchKa has finished up work its new album, 100 Lovers. The first track from the new record, due out Tuesday, March 1, on Anti-, "100 Hundred Other Lovers," officially went on sale on Amazon and iTunes this past Friday. Astute netizens, however, can download the track for free on Stereogum ... More >>

  • Film

    December 30, 2010

    The ten best movies of 2010

    ​DeVotchKa has finished up work its new album, 100 Lovers. The first track from the new record, due out Tuesday, March 1, on Anti-, "100 Hundred Other Lovers," officially went on sale on Amazon and iTunes this past Friday. Astute netizens, however, can download the track for free on Stereogum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Minature Tigers get all sorts of interactive at the Larimer Lounge

    Tom MurphyCharlier Brand of Minature Tigers reaches out and touches the fans​ Miniature Tigers • Sprinto Band • The Dont's and Be Carefuls 07.30.10 | Larimer Lounge, Denver At this point, the Dont's and Be Carefuls' "new" keyboardist, Dane Bernhardt, formerly of the Silver Cord, is fully ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Susan Shepherd: City Council District 1 showdown, part 3

    Susan Shepherd​Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues -- and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Cypress Hill, Willie Nelson, Natalie Merchant top sellers at local record stores

    ​While no specific artist dominated sales across the board at local record stores for the week ending April 25, Natalie Merchant's Leave Your Sleep, Cypress Hill's Rise Up Willie Nelson's Country Music claimed the top spots at Albums on the Hill, Independent Records and Twist & Shout, respect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Sharon Jones, Erykah Badu top sellers at local record stores

    ​While there were no clear winners across the board at local record stores, Erykah Badu took the top spot at Albums on the Hill, while Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings' latest effort, I Learned the Hard Way, claimed the top slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending April 11. Dr. Dog's Shame, Sham ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Q&A with Annie Clark of St. Vincent

    ​Performing as St. Vincent, Annie Clark is a writer of lush, adventurous pop music. As a teenager she was the tour manager for her uncle's band, Tuck & Patti, where she learned not only a great deal about the music business but also a bit about musicianship and effective performance. In her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Last Night: Pixies at the Fillmore Auditorium (bonus review)

    For those with tickets to tonight's Pixies show, here's a bonus review with another perspective, to give you a clear idea of exactly what to expect this evening. If you haven't already check out Jon Solomon's review.Adam Perry​PixiesFillmore AuditoriumMonday, November 16, 2009Better than: having w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Over the Weekend: Dirty Projectors at the Bluebird

    Dirty Projectors​ Dirty Projectors, Tune-Yards Sunday, November 8, 2009 Bluebird Theater What it was like: Watching a gospel choir through broken glass. There is a risk, when you see two bands as technically elaborate as Dirty Projectors and Tune-Yards, that you will get several hours of kno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    The Weekend Showdown: Nathan & Stephen/Hearts of Palm lead our top picks for this weekend

    ​ We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us -- and the rest of the world -- what we missed in the comments.

  • Music

    November 5, 2009

    Dirty Projectors

    Sunday, November 8, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Top ten reunions we'd like to see

    Gail Butensky​In recent history we've been treated to the reunions of Mission of Burma, Gang of Four, Antipop Consortium, among others. This year, Faith No More, Sunny Day Real Estate and Pavement got back together, and, of course, there's the ever pervasive rumors of Soundgarden reconvening at so ... More >>

  • Music

    July 16, 2009

    Mile High Music Fest: Who to watch and what to watch out for

    Gail Butensky​In recent history we've been treated to the reunions of Mission of Burma, Gang of Four, Antipop Consortium, among others. This year, Faith No More, Sunny Day Real Estate and Pavement got back together, and, of course, there's the ever pervasive rumors of Soundgarden reconvening at so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Last Night's Show: Broken Spindles, Born in the Flood, Iuengliss at hi-dive

    Photo: Jon SolomonBroken Spindles, Born in the Flood, IuenglissThursday, February 26, 2009hi-diveBetter than: Eating chips and looking at a borrowed book of David Byrne's weird photography of furniture, which is what I would have been doingHere's what was weird about this show: Broken Spindles stole ... More >>

  • Music

    December 25, 2008

    Westword's favorite national albums of the year

    Photo: Jon SolomonBroken Spindles, Born in the Flood, IuenglissThursday, February 26, 2009hi-diveBetter than: Eating chips and looking at a borrowed book of David Byrne's weird photography of furniture, which is what I would have been doingHere's what was weird about this show: Broken Spindles stole ... 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 10, 2008

    Q&A with Ryan Hendrix of Colourmusic

    My first interview with Ryan Hendrix, one of the co-founders of Oklahoma's Colourmusic, didn't happen for one reason or another. But he more than made up for it the second time around. He was incredibly generous with his time, and extremely interesting and honest, too. These qualities come through ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Q&A with Matt Wolf, director of Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell, screening at the Denver Film Festival

    An image from Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. The ongoing Denver Film Festival features a great many cinematic attention magnets, several of which have been covered in this space. (Examples include "The Brothers Bloom Flowers to Open the Denver Film Festival," "Grappling with Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2008

    Rearview: The Week in Review (10/4/08-10/10/08)

    An image from Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. The ongoing Denver Film Festival features a great many cinematic attention magnets, several of which have been covered in this space. (Examples include "The Brothers Bloom Flowers to Open the Denver Film Festival," "Grappling with Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Live Review: Mount Eerie w/The Tanukis and Young Coyotes at Brooks Center Arts

    An image from Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. The ongoing Denver Film Festival features a great many cinematic attention magnets, several of which have been covered in this space. (Examples include "The Brothers Bloom Flowers to Open the Denver Film Festival," "Grappling with Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    Live Review: Nada Surf, Cold War Kids, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Silversun Pickups, at the Manifest Hope Art Gallery

    An image from Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. The ongoing Denver Film Festival features a great many cinematic attention magnets, several of which have been covered in this space. (Examples include "The Brothers Bloom Flowers to Open the Denver Film Festival," "Grappling with Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    Live Review: Nada Surf, Cold War Kids, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Silversun Pickups, at the Manifest Hope Art Gallery

    An image from Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. The ongoing Denver Film Festival features a great many cinematic attention magnets, several of which have been covered in this space. (Examples include "The Brothers Bloom Flowers to Open the Denver Film Festival," "Grappling with Th ... More >>

  • News

    August 21, 2008

    From anarchists to aging hippies, they're all part of protestation nation

    An image from Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. The ongoing Denver Film Festival features a great many cinematic attention magnets, several of which have been covered in this space. (Examples include "The Brothers Bloom Flowers to Open the Denver Film Festival," "Grappling with Th ... More >>

  • Music

    January 31, 2008

    Yeasayer

    End of days? Why not dance the night away?

  • Home Entertainment

    May 31, 2007

    Cannibal Corpse

    End of days? Why not dance the night away?

  • Music

    August 18, 2005

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Self-released)

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    Brave Combo plays polka without borders.

  • Music

    February 10, 2005

    Something So Strong

    After years of success and excess, the Finn Brothers' ties still bind.

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2004

    Radio Comedy

    Will Durst zings for KGNU

  • Culture

    April 10, 2003

    Made With Love

    Rosanne Cash is the friend who will say, or sing, what you can't.

  • Music

    July 18, 2002

    He's Got the Beat

    Going back to his roots, Scratch gives lip service to the lost art of beatboxing.

  • Music

    May 9, 2002

    Minstrel Tension

    From race to religion, Chocolate Genius tells it like it is.

  • Film

    October 25, 2001

    Wide Awake in America

    Richard Linklater seeks meaning in Waking Life.

  • Music

    July 26, 2001

    Devil in the Details

    Four years after his baptism by fire, mystical troubadour Jim White returns with a batch of sacrificial “hick-hop.”

  • Music

    March 22, 2001

    Backwash

    We remember the Alamo, but South by Southwest is now a blissful blur.

  • Film

    October 12, 2000

    The Dr. Is In, Out, In, Out...

    Robert Altman does Dallas.

  • Music

    May 4, 2000

    Notes From the Underground

    Local artists come out from wherever they are.

  • Music

    September 2, 1999

    Critic's Choice

    Local artists come out from wherever they are.

  • Music

    August 19, 1999

    Local Yokels

    Keep those CDs a-coming.

  • Music

    February 18, 1999

    Strings Attached

    Redefining chamber music on Turtle Island.

  • Music

    November 27, 1997

    A Fish Tale

    Instead of capitalizing on the electronica craze, Moby is going his own way.

  • Music

    March 20, 1997

    Name That Style

    Do the members of Morcheeba make trip-hop? No--they make music.

  • Calendar

    October 31, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    Do the members of Morcheeba make trip-hop? No--they make music.

  • Music

    June 20, 1996

    Cornering the Market

    A plethora of sounds are on display in Tjinder Singh's Cornershop.

  • Music

    February 29, 1996

    Playlist

    A plethora of sounds are on display in Tjinder Singh's Cornershop.

  • Music

    September 7, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    A plethora of sounds are on display in Tjinder Singh's Cornershop.

  • Music

    May 25, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    A plethora of sounds are on display in Tjinder Singh's Cornershop.

  • Music

    March 23, 1994

    CRASH COURSE

    A plethora of sounds are on display in Tjinder Singh's Cornershop.

  • Calendar

    February 2, 1994

    THRILLS

    A plethora of sounds are on display in Tjinder Singh's Cornershop.

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