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Dead Kennedys

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Wait, so Dave Grohl doesn't hate dance music? Evidently not.

    So Dave Grohl, through his peeps at Nasty Little Man, just clarified the seemingly incendiary remarks he made during his acceptance speech at the Grammy Awards last weekend when he was picking up his Gramophone trophy. Turns out, as suspected, he wasn't ripping on dance music specifically, his com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Is Stranahan's the punk rock of whiskey? Ask the bartender...

    ​Growing up in New Jersey, I was a punk-rock kid. I started with Iggy and the Stooges, the Ramones and the Clash, and moved on to Bad Brains, Fear, the Misfits, early Bad Religion, then into NY hardcore, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, etc. As the '80s progressed, so did my punk-rock fervor. I re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2011

    An interview with Ideal Fathers in advance of their farewell show tonight at the Larimer

    ​Over the course of a line-up change or two, Ideal Fathers Ideal Fathers, playing its final show tonight at the Larimer Lounge, developed a sound and a stage presence that probably would have been lumped in with "dance punk." But there was always an agenda in the band to inspire people to wake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Curt Kirkwood of Meat Puppets on the band's legacy and his vivid lyrical imagery

    Photo by Jaime Butler​When Meat Puppets (due tonight at the Bluebird Theater with Bad Weather California and The Black Box Revelation) formed and released its first few records on SST in the early '80s, the Phoenix-based act challenged punk rock conformity with its eclectic blend of countrifie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    2011 Westword Music Showcase: Backbeat scribes' travelogues

    Every year, we enlist our Backbeat writers to host various stages at the Westword Music Showcase, and in addition to their emcee obligations, we ask them to pull double duty and write up the acts that appear on their individual stages. Click through to read travelogues from Thorin Klosowski, Ru John ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    John Elway demands that Elway change its name, because, well, it was his name first

    There's only room for one Elway in this town.​Had to see this coming, right? I mean, it was only written on the wall in giant, ten-foot, orange letters. Just two weeks after we published our profile of Elway, the affably, ambitious punk quartet formerly known as 10-4 Eleanor, received a "hey w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Max Cavalera of Soulfly talks about his history and darkly humorous song titles

    ​As the leader of Sepultura for over a decade, Max Cavalera helped put Brazil on the map. From the beginning, the outfit was clearly influenced by punk rock as much as it was by other metal bands, as evidenced by its socially conscious lyrics, its grassroots efforts to get its music out into t ... More >>

  • Music

    August 19, 2010

    Not player-haters: Hayter's opens in LoDo, Rockaway Tavern opens on Broadway

    ​As the leader of Sepultura for over a decade, Max Cavalera helped put Brazil on the map. From the beginning, the outfit was clearly influenced by punk rock as much as it was by other metal bands, as evidenced by its socially conscious lyrics, its grassroots efforts to get its music out into t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Slim Cessna rocks late-night eats at Pete's Kitchen after his Denver shows

    Gary IsaacsSlim Cessna misses green chile sauce.​Slim Cessna hasn't lived in Denver for a decade but that doesn't mean he's forgotten where he came from. Cessna, who fronts the band Slim Cessna's Auto Club, has lived in Pittsburgh since 2000 but still practices and records his brand of countr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Q&A With the Fluid’s Rick Kulwicki

    Gary IsaacsSlim Cessna misses green chile sauce.​Slim Cessna hasn't lived in Denver for a decade but that doesn't mean he's forgotten where he came from. Cessna, who fronts the band Slim Cessna's Auto Club, has lived in Pittsburgh since 2000 but still practices and records his brand of countr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Q&A With the Fluid’s Garrett Shavlik

    Gary IsaacsSlim Cessna misses green chile sauce.​Slim Cessna hasn't lived in Denver for a decade but that doesn't mean he's forgotten where he came from. Cessna, who fronts the band Slim Cessna's Auto Club, has lived in Pittsburgh since 2000 but still practices and records his brand of countr ... More >>

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    Dead Kenny G’s

    There’s nothing smooth about the subversive jazzy punk funk these cats play.

  • Music

    January 18, 2007

    Murphy's Law

    Andrew Murphy carries on a long-distance love affair with Denver music.

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    Wave of the Past

    Nouvelle Vague does new wave the really old-fashioned way.

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    The Hills Are Alive

    Matt Fecher brings the sound of music to Fairplay.

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Beauty and the Bestiality

    Quit horsing around, Bob Beauprez!

  • Music

    September 29, 2005

    Down Is Up

    System of a Down is rock's least likely success story.

  • Music

    August 4, 2005

    Under the Influence

    Under the Drone shreds stoner-rock conventions.

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Under the Drone shreds stoner-rock conventions.

  • Music

    September 9, 2004

    Funky Symmetry

    The Charlie Hunter Trio strikes a jazzy balance between brains and heart.

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    Matli Crew

    Ozomatli imagines one world under a groove.

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    The Beatdown

    Bashing hip-hop is not going to solve LoDo's recent problems.

  • Music

    August 12, 2004

    Evolution Rock

    With the world on the brink, it's high time for Year Future.

  • Music

    July 24, 2003

    Punk of Ages

    Down by Law's Dave Smalley still emits a positive charge.

  • Music

    April 3, 2003

    Hometown Boy Makes Bad

    How Al Jourgensen's years in Colorado helped shape Ministry's unique musical fury.

  • Music

    May 17, 2001

    The Calm After the Storm

    The Weakerthans leave the noise, but not the idealism, of punk rock in their past.

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    Shine On

    For more than twenty years, Philip Hamon has championed local music. Now he's got his own act together.

  • Music

    June 1, 2000

    Backwash

    Please, don't try to classify Tony Furtado.

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Off Limits

    See you in Telluride.

  • Music

    January 13, 2000

    The Bottom Dollar

    The members of the 8 Bucks Experiment enjoyed a moment as movie stars. Now they're back to the real-life business of punk rock.

  • Music

    September 30, 1999

    Drag City

    Hemi Cuda likes the cars -- and the songs -- that go boom.

  • Music

    May 6, 1999

    Greatest Schiz

    For Wesley Willis, a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

  • Music

    April 15, 1999

    Everything's Zen

    The punk-soul warfare of Zen Guerrilla.

  • Music

    March 4, 1999

    Feedback

    The punk-soul warfare of Zen Guerrilla.

  • Music

    December 10, 1998

    Feedback

    The punk-soul warfare of Zen Guerrilla.

  • News

    January 8, 1998

    Off Limits

    The punk-soul warfare of Zen Guerrilla.

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    Over the Moon

    A new breed of country fan is taking a shine to Moonshine Willy.

  • Music

    March 14, 1996

    Irons in the Fire

    They're punk. They're ska. They're Christian. They're Denver's Five Iron Frenzy.

  • Music

    August 30, 1995

    FILMSTRIP TEASE

    They're punk. They're ska. They're Christian. They're Denver's Five Iron Frenzy.

  • News

    June 28, 1995

    ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

    They're punk. They're ska. They're Christian. They're Denver's Five Iron Frenzy.

  • Music

    March 1, 1995

    SPEARHEAD'S UP

    THERE'S NOTHING DISPOSABLE ABOUT MICHAEL FRANTI'S LATEST ADVENTURE IN HIP HOP.

  • Music

    October 12, 1994

    THE BLUEBIRD FLIES AGAIN

    THERE'S NOTHING DISPOSABLE ABOUT MICHAEL FRANTI'S LATEST ADVENTURE IN HIP HOP.

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