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The 20 most coveted Colorado music-industry jobs: The complete list with five new profiles

In our series of coveted Colorado music-industry jobs, we've covered a range of jobs, from guitar tech and handling publicity to being tasked with overseeing digital music delivery from a vast electronic music catalog to band management. Today, we complete our list of the most coveted Colorado music ... More >>

New shows: Lotus three nights at Boulder Theater, Crystal Castles at the Gothic and more

A perennial favorite in Colorado, Lotus is making its way back to the Centennial state for a trio of shows at the Boulder Theater, while Crystal Castles is set to return for a date at the Gothic Theatre and Anthrax tops the Metal Alliance tour, a stacked bill at the Summit Music Hall this April that ... More >>

Review: Savoy at the Fillmore Auditorium, 11/11/11

Chip KalbackMore photos: Savoy at the Fillmore​SAVOY at the FILLMORE | 11/11/11In front of an estimated crowd of 3,600, Savoy took the stage at exactly 11:11 p.m. on November 11, 2011. While this is only marvelous due to the nature of wishes, everyone in the Fillmore last night, from the sixte ... More >>

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, a show at the Paramount Theatre featuring Puscifer was announced, along with a Kulwicki Twins Foundation benefit at the Bluebird Theater in January being headlined by Mudhoney and The Fluid. On local radio specialty ... More >>

Del the Funky Homosapien on the things lacking in hip-hop today, Gorillaz and cassette tapes

​ If you ever get the chance to speak with Del the Funky Homosapien, your first thought will most likely be something like this: "Wow! He is one quiet, enigmatic dude." However, as you'll discover, once he opens up, he is a wealth of information. Embarking on his twentieth year as an artist, ... More >>

Five reasons Dilla's still missed five years later

​ The hip-hop purists among us are very familiar with the story and legacy of James Dewitt Yancy, better known as J. Dilla. Having come up in the hip-hop underground scene in Detroit and later emerging as one of the most influential producers in hip-hop, it was Dilla's death at the height of ... More >>

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's Owen Ashworth on his background, his songs and inspiration

Hannah Persson​ Casiotone For the Painfully Alone started out in 1997 as a solo project for songwriter Owen Ashworth. Initially using just a keyboard and a basic drum machine, Ashworth challenged himself to make the most of minimal elements. The result has been a body of work that not only sp ... More >>

Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ LARGECHILD

Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half co ... More >>

About Last Night: De La Soul at the Bluebird

​Last night, Doug Beam caught the De La Soul show at the Bluebird. After the jump, we've posted a few choice shots from the night. Enjoy!

Q&A with DJ A-What from the Pirate Signal

Because of his outsized persona, Yonnas Abraham is the face that most people generally associate with the Pirate Signal. If you look over dude's shoulder, though, there's another cat that cuts an equally impressive figure in his own right on the ones and twos. That distinguished chap's name? Alejand ... More >>

Atmosphere, Bat for Lashes, Brad Paisley shows announced

After a killer two-night stint at the Ogden Theatre last year, the hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns will return to these parts Friday, August 15, when the pair headlines Red Rocks. The British group Bat For Lashes, who mezmorized folks at the Larimer Lounge in 2007, will play the Bluebird this time ar ... More >>

Live Review: Mr. DIbbs & Rob Diktum

Mini Reviews

Buck 65

This Halifax rapper left his heart in Colorado.

Q&A with Buck 65

Spearheaded Movement

Westword Music Showcase 2005

The Beatdown

Low Budget Soul makes local hip-hop sound like a million bucks.

Doom's Day

Daniel Dumile isn't having an identity crisis. It just seems like it.

White Riot

Jewish potty-mouth MC Paul Barman makes a brilliant hip-hop oddity.

Air Apparent

Atmosphere's Slug celebrates the good, the bad and the Ugly.

Vision Quest

Phife Dawg makes a solo stand in a post-Tribe world.

Ace in the Hole

Hip-hop's Aceyalone looks for ways to climb up from the underground.

Get Into the Groove

The seven members of Groove Collective are of one mind in their pursuit of a new kind of jazz.

Don Is Breaking

With a new full-length album and his own record label, Denver rapper Don Blas is lighting up the local hip-hop scene.

Porn to Sell

Product placement comes to adult videos...hey, watch where you put that thing!

Word of the Pharoahe

Pharoahe Monch thinks better hip-hop doesn't have to be a drag.

Scratch It Up

The steel wheels keep turning in the DMC turntable battles.

Judgment Day

Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

A Weasel No More

Get reacquainted with Steve Knutson, the Denver rock-scene alum behind four CDs' worth of hip-hop history.

Bumming Around

DJ Chonz is bringing his Radio Bums concept to tape decks and computers near you.

Year-End Close-Out

We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

Two for the Future

To hip-hop's OutKast and Black Eyed Peas, the glass is half full.

Say Unkle

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

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United They Stand

Three locals are using the media to put Colorado hip-hop on the map.

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Get Local

Begin 1997 with the ten best Colorado CDs of 1996.

Christmas Seasoning

Hark! The Herald Angels are practically the only group without a holiday CD this year.

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Rhymes of Passion

The Fugees are determined to make rap, not war.

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Thrills for the week

ALL IN THE FAMILY

PEPPERMENT SHINES WITH ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW.

PHAR OUT

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM