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Dead Kennedys

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Mid-Winter Punk Film Festival kicks off on 2/4

    Those looking for a little rowdy cinema to warm up those dreary final months of the season should look no further than Growler Distro's Mid-Winter Punk Film Festival, which features only the most hard-core selection of underground punk-rock movies of the '70s and '80s through today. The series is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Review: Ween at the Fillmore Auditorium, 12/29/11, Night One

    WEEN @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | NIGHT ONE | 12.29.11 | See also, reviews of: 12/29/11 (night two) and 12/30/11 (night three) Early in the first show of Ween's three-night stint at the Fillmore, guitarist and frontman Dean Ween offered the crowd a simple game plan: "We're Ween. We're the band for the ... More >>

  • Music

    December 1, 2011

    Truckasaurus

    I Can't Believe It's Not Better!
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Ten best songs about quitting your job

    "Oh, I can absolutely work Saturday. I didn't have any plans anyway."​The job market's still very tough, your 401 (k) has probably lost its value over the last week, and your rent, car payment and baby mama aren't going to get paid on their own. You hate your job, your boss treats you like gar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Mark Bliesener, who gave the Dead Kennedys their name, on how he coined the moniker

    ​Behold, Untold Stories, another new periodic feature on Backbeat. As you've probably deduced from the name of this feature, Untold Stories will feature first-hand accounts of momentous occasions involving local folks that have never really been highlighted -- thus the Untold part of that equa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Hey Ronnie! 10 best punk songs about Reagan

    April 1983 issue of TIME. How could '80s lefties not kind of loathe and fear this guy?​Thirty years ago today, at 12:27 p.m. mountain time, John Hinckley, Jr., shot then-president Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Reagan, of course, survived the shooting, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Rockaway Tavern set to open tonight

    ​After a few months renovating the former Triangle Denver space at 2036 Broadway, former 15th Street Tavern owners Myke Martinez and Kris Sieger, and 3 Kings Tavern owner Jim Norris are set to celebrate the Rockaway Tavern's grand opening on Friday, August 13. Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spagh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Ideal Fathers rarely disappoint, and this Wasteland show was no exception

    The Fugitive Kind (Tom Murphy)​ Ideal Fathers • Vicious Women • Fugitive Kind 05.28.10 | The Wasteland Although the Fugitive Kind from San Francisco may be the same band that former Blatz guitarist Robert Eggplant helped start, the female-fronted five-piece sounded like a more brutal Dea ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    The creators of the Rocky Mountain Low comp offer an exhaustive document of late '70s Colorado punk

    The Fugitive Kind (Tom Murphy)​ Ideal Fathers • Vicious Women • Fugitive Kind 05.28.10 | The Wasteland Although the Fugitive Kind from San Francisco may be the same band that former Blatz guitarist Robert Eggplant helped start, the female-fronted five-piece sounded like a more brutal Dea ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2009

    Various Artists

    Mile High Low Life
    Fivecore

  • 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

    July 30, 2009

    Rocky Mountain Low listening/release party announced

    ​It's been a couple months since its release, but the double-disc Rocky Mountain Low compilation--an exhaustive overview of the Front Range punk scene of the late '70s, including a rare pre-Dead Kennedys track by a young Jello Biafra, back when he was a long-haired Boulder kid named Eric Boucher-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Over the weekend: Napalm Death at Marquis Theater

    Napalm Death, Coliseum, Toxic Holocaust and KataklysmSaturday, May 9, 2009Marquis Theater, DenverBetter Than: A straightforward metal show.The last time I saw Coliseum, the band had played at a warehouse space with Motheater. For this show, even though it was a more conventional setting, these guys ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2009

    Strum Luck

    The Denver UkeFest returns to Swallow Hill.

  • Music

    July 31, 2008

    Ideal Fathers

    3 Kings Tavern

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    Ten Reasons Ween's Better Than Your Favorite Band

    3 Kings Tavern

  • Music

    July 3, 2008

    Streets of London

    Brush up on your Spanish at Gringo Bingo.

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2008

    Mile High Makeout: Playing the Part

    Brush up on your Spanish at Gringo Bingo.

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Mile High Makeout: Tasting the Cookie

    Brush up on your Spanish at Gringo Bingo.

  • Music

    January 17, 2008

    Pro Choice

    What does your jukebox selection say about you?

  • Music

    January 10, 2008

    Jesus, Saved

    The Rock & Roll Grill is here to stay.

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2007

    Rock Shots

    The '80s return in Chris Deutsch’s photographs.

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Making the Band

    A few matchmaking suggestions for the also-rans.

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Mudhoney

    Under a Billion Suns (Sub Pop)

  • News

    March 16, 2006

    X Marks the Spat

    Puttling Colorado on the map.

  • Music

    November 10, 2005

    Alone Time

    To shake the teen-idol stigma, Tiffany bared her breast assets.

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Take Your Best Shot

    Throwing a few back for Katrina relief.

  • Music

    May 12, 2005

    Nouvelle Vague

    Nouvelle Vague (Luaka Bop)

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    Off Limits

    Name blame

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2004

    Idiot's Delight

    Music insiders pen The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting a Band.

  • Music

    July 8, 2004

    D.R.I.

    Thursday, July 8, Rock Island, 303-572-7625; Friday, July 9, 32 Bleu, Colorado Springs, 1-719-955-5664; Saturday, July 10, Starlight Theatre, Fort Collins, 1-970-484-4974.

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Best Jukebox

    Lion's Lair

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2004

    Crazy Times

    Mogul Mania leaps into Vail

  • Music

    June 12, 2003

    Hit Pick

    Reno Divorce

  • Music

    January 17, 2002

    Digging Up the Past

    Oh, for Frankenchrist's sake! The Dead Kennedys return, sans Jello.

  • Music

    June 21, 2001

    Backwash

    Can Barry Fey save the day for Denver's concertgoers?

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2001

    Best Country Recording

    Always Say Please and Thank You
    Slim Cessna's Auto Club

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 8, 2001

  • Music

    February 1, 2001

    Critic's Choice

    Soul Brains

  • Music

    September 28, 2000

    Electric Frankenstein

    The Dawn of Electric Frankenstein
    (Triple X Records)

  • Music

    August 24, 2000

    X Marks the Spot

    Former SST producer Spot brings underground Celtic sounds into the light.

  • Music

    May 25, 2000

    Backwash

    Jello does a shot on the latest local-music compilation.

  • Music

    November 4, 1999

    Cocked and Loaded

    British punk pioneers the Buzzcocks invade America -- again.

  • Music

    August 13, 1998

    Feedback

    British punk pioneers the Buzzcocks invade America -- again.

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Three the TARD Way

    Meet TARD, Denver's most politically incorrect punk band.

  • Calendar

    January 1, 1998

    Thrills for the week

    Meet TARD, Denver's most politically incorrect punk band.

  • Music

    May 8, 1997

    Grade C

    Craig C is taking Denver house music to the masses.

  • Music

    November 23, 1994

    IN YOUR PIGFACE

    Craig C is taking Denver house music to the masses.

  • Music

    October 19, 1994

    HERE COMES THE NEW BOSS

    Craig C is taking Denver house music to the masses.

  • Music

    April 13, 1994

    BURN THIS ARTICLE

    Craig C is taking Denver house music to the masses.

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