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December 12, 2011
Katy Perry's charisma fizzles on Saturday Night Live guest host, plus a breakdown of the charts
Katy Perry hosted Saturday Night Live last weekend.For a pop star whose boobs were their own punch line on a previous appearance of Saturday Night Live, Katy Perry's hosting duties fell flat on Saturday. Instead of creating any memorable new characters -- á la Justin Timberlake -- the writer ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson on working with Wynton Marsalis and new group Boxcar
When he branched out on his own after more than two decades of working with Wynton Marsalis -- both in his septet and as part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra -- alto sax player Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson had more time to work with his own group as well as the brand-new quartet Boxca ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Reed Bruemmer and Richie Tice of Speedwolf on "Denver 666" and having a sense of humor
The members of Speedwolf (due tonight at the Marquis Theater) specialize in brand of no frills metal in the vein of Motorhead and Venom, played with the playful ferocity of a hardcore band. The guys are not necessarily carrying the torch for that older style of heavy music as much as they'r ... More >>
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December 18, 2011
Review: Ian Cooke at Curious Theatre, 12/16/11
A.H. GoldsteinIan Cooke and his band at the Curious Theatre for his Fortitude release party.IAN COOKE @ CURIOUS THEATRE | 12.16.11Ian Cooke made a wise choice in choosing the Curious Theatre to debut songs from Fortitude, his new full-length. The release show, which featured supporting performances ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Mayor Michael Hancock's Denver bucket list for 2012
Denver has been threatened with doom many times -- when the transcontinental railroad threatened to skip the infant city, when numerous booms went bust, when the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons plant caught fire. Although the homegrown PeaceJam has debunked the latest doomsday scenario -- that th ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Let's Put On a Show!
Denver has been threatened with doom many times -- when the transcontinental railroad threatened to skip the infant city, when numerous booms went bust, when the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons plant caught fire. Although the homegrown PeaceJam has debunked the latest doomsday scenario -- that th ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Ten best hip hop shows of 2011 in Denver
Eric GruneisenTyler, the Creator at the Ogden Theatre this past OctoberThere were so many hip-hop shows and concerts this year, it was hard to keep count. The shows of note, though, were bangers and crowd pleasers and showcased dynamic artistry. With so many epic moments (?uestLove and Jazzy ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Michael Buble's Christmas raises the bar for all holiday tracks, plus a breakdown of the charts
It's going to be a holly, jolly Christmas with Michael Buble's new collection of holiday classics.Michael Buble put out a killer Christmas record, and it could not have come at a better time. While the charts are currently flooded with dance-pop beats, synthesizers-laden hooks and auto-tuned ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Telluride Bluegrass Festival announces preliminary line-up
Alison Krauss & Union StationGoing strong for nearly four decades, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival just announced that Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, John Prine, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Leftover Salmon, Bela Fleck & the Marcus Roberts Trio, Punch Brothers, P ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Video: The five best bands that broke up in 2011 -- paired with five of their saddest songs
Bands break up all the time. This is an established fact, and depending upon how many of your favorite band's original members are alive, sane or producing concept albums, it can be a welcome one. The only difference this year is the purely unfair share of fallen rock soldiers that will have ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Blue Humor
Bands break up all the time. This is an established fact, and depending upon how many of your favorite band's original members are alive, sane or producing concept albums, it can be a welcome one. The only difference this year is the purely unfair share of fallen rock soldiers that will have ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
The best national music releases of 2011
Bands break up all the time. This is an established fact, and depending upon how many of your favorite band's original members are alive, sane or producing concept albums, it can be a welcome one. The only difference this year is the purely unfair share of fallen rock soldiers that will have ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Songwriting Camp for Veterans in Colorado Springs next month
Darden SmithLast July, Austin-based singer-songwriter Darden Smith gathered a team of other professional musicians to lead a songwriting retreat for nine servicemen and women. Songs written during the retreat were performed at the Faces of Freedom concert on September 11 at the World Arena in ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Scissor Sisters share a "Shady Love" with Azealia Banks, plus a breakdown of the charts
"Shady Love": the grimiest, dirtiest pop song yet of 2012. And it's by the Scissor Sisters.The Scissor Sisters have two incarnations: campy, carefree guitar-driven band, as was the case for early cuts like "Take Your Mama" and "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'," and a new, more hedonistic synth band ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Music fan's "Drake" tattoo takes celebrity worship to a new level
"Shady Love": the grimiest, dirtiest pop song yet of 2012. And it's by the Scissor Sisters.The Scissor Sisters have two incarnations: campy, carefree guitar-driven band, as was the case for early cuts like "Take Your Mama" and "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'," and a new, more hedonistic synth band ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Something's Coming, Something Good
"Shady Love": the grimiest, dirtiest pop song yet of 2012. And it's by the Scissor Sisters.The Scissor Sisters have two incarnations: campy, carefree guitar-driven band, as was the case for early cuts like "Take Your Mama" and "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'," and a new, more hedonistic synth band ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Mudhoney, Cattle Decapitation, the Wailers and more this weekend
Sub Pop / Shawn BrackbillCatch Mudhoney tonight at the Bluebird for the Kulwicki Twins benefit with the Fluid and the Purple FluidEven in the early part of January when the concert calendar is typically just barely beginning to ramp back up after the holiday season, there's still plenty of gr ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Black Keys: "Rock & Roll is dying because of Nickelback"
Make no mistake, Patrick Carney of the Black Keys (right) does not listen to Nickelback.Despite the pointed assertion of Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney that rock music is dying because of Nickelback, the genre still appears to be selling quite well. Granted, not quite as well as hip-hop or ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Dear Diary: Why won't this ska boy notice me? Where is my Nirvana shirt? I have nothing to wear!
Actual cover of my actual diary.Once upon a time in the '90s, I was not the cool blogger I am now. I was just like any other teenager, barely existing on the Internet (save for being a third, observational party to my best friend's chat-room adventures) and living out my writing dreams as a r ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
The Fray posts "The Fighter," another track from new album
Just before the holidays, the Fray offered another peek of its upcoming album, Scars & Stories, the follow-up to the act's eponymous sophomore release from 2009. While the record's first single, "Heartbeat," debuted this past October and has already charted, the Denver-based quartet recently ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Mid-Winter Punk Film Festival kicks off on 2/2
The Day the Country Died kicks off the festival on February 2.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 hardcore selection of underground ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Fitz & the Tantrums
Sunday, January 15, Ogden Theatre, 1-888-929-7849.
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January 12, 2012
Theater is the new movies: Join Cult Following at the Jones Theatre tonight
Deep in the bowels of the Denver Performing Arts Complex lies the mysterious little Jones Theatre, which sits on the backside of the complex like an afterthought. But what goes on in there? For one, there's Cult Following, a monthly improv-based (but not exactly) performance serial with this ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
I'm Your Puppet
Deep in the bowels of the Denver Performing Arts Complex lies the mysterious little Jones Theatre, which sits on the backside of the complex like an afterthought. But what goes on in there? For one, there's Cult Following, a monthly improv-based (but not exactly) performance serial with this ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
Look out, Gaga: Madonna's back to get all the "Luvin'" with a potent new drug called M.D.N.A.
Madonna could push Lady Gaga to the backburner this year, with a new album called M.D.N.A.Forget Tim Tebow. From now until at least the day after the Superbowl, everyone's going to be talking about another figure in pop culture who had the religion thing down pat long before Tebow did: Madonn ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Andrew W.K. in Denver at Bluebird on 3/20
Aaron ThackerayDon't miss the photos from our day in the life of Andrew W.K. at the Warped Tour in 2010.Grab your party shoes, kids. Andrew W.K. is coming back to Denver. In honor of the ten year anniversary of I Get Wet (hands up if you can believe it's already been a decade since dude first ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
R.I.P. Etta James
RIP Etta James, the Genuine Article indeed.A definitive, earnest and passionate voice in the history of American pop music has gone silent today. Legendary R&B chanteuse Etta James died this morning at the age of 73 in Riverdale, California, reportedly from complications tied to leukemia. Alo ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Photo: It looks like the wait for Book of Mormon tickets was worth it
Javid RezvaniFrom left to right, Edith Hulings, 22, Emily Westfall, 22, Gina Pierotti, 27, and Allison Haraminau, 30, were excited to be off on their different ways, knowing that they had each secured their tickets to see The Book of Mormon.The online rush to buy tickets for The Book of Mormon nearl ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
Review: Brad Paisley at the Pepsi Center, 1/21/12
Eric GruneisenBrad Paisley last night at the Pepsi Center.BRAD PAISLEY @ THE PEPSI CENTER | 1/21/12 It's about three-quarters of the way through "Waiting on a Woman" during Brad Paisley's blues-inflected lead that you arrive at a startling realization, a conclusion that many other far more astute f ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
It's Canned Craft Beer Day! Celebrate with Star Bar or by toasting Ska Brewing
Update: The Cheeky Monk is also celebrating Canned Craft Beer Day at its Colfax and Westminster locations. Try two canned beers from Belgium, Wittekerke and Bavik Pils ($5), along with Maui Coconut Porter, Avery IPA and Ska True Blonde ($4). The canned craft beer revolution began ten years a ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Turning Japanese
Update: The Cheeky Monk is also celebrating Canned Craft Beer Day at its Colfax and Westminster locations. Try two canned beers from Belgium, Wittekerke and Bavik Pils ($5), along with Maui Coconut Porter, Avery IPA and Ska True Blonde ($4). The canned craft beer revolution began ten years a ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Bill Stevenson of Descendents: "Maybe it's just all of our fans are paying us back for some good music we've given them "
Chapman BaehlerDescendents Descendents (due tomorrow night at the Fillmore Auditorium) didn't exactly invent pop punk, but the band's musical influence can be heard throughout that movement whether latter day poppy punk bands know it or not. Starting in 1978, Descendents were early compatriots of w ... More >>
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January 28, 2012
Review: Ghost at Marquis Theater, 1/27/12
Action PRGhostGHOST @ MARQUIS THEATER | 1/27/12Even before Ghost took stage, people started chanting for the band, which was interesting considering this is the outfit's first big tour.
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January 31, 2012
Reader: The Book of Mormon is going to be the hottest ticket this summer...if you're a scalper
Jumping for joy over The Book of Mormon tickets.People are still comparing notes on how long they tried to log on to buy tickets for The Book of Mormon when they were available for a few brief hours on Sunday, January 22. Those who gave up on technology and simply went to the ticket windows a ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
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February 3, 2012
Weekend's best live bets: Ryan Adams, Lotus and more
David BlackCatch Ryan Adams tonight at the Temple Buell. What's a little snow? Blizzard schmizzard. There's too much great music this weekend to stay at home. There's Ryan Adams at the Temple Buell, Lotus at the Fillmore (with Denver's own Octopus Nebula opening up), Cass McCombs at the hi-dive, Dr ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Top 5 greatest Super Bowl halftime shows
Judging by the voluminous groans echoing across the country, word is spreading that Madonna will be headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, alongside Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. Coincidentally, ahem, both women are featured on Madonna's new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin'," the video of which ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Video: Madonna's"Give Me All Your Luvin'" with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A as cheerleaders
Madonna wants all your L-U-V in the video for new single "Give Me All Your Luvin'."Madonna's "Give Me All Your Luvin'" video, which premiered only hours ago on her YouTube channel, is proof perfect that she is still the Queen of Pop. The song itself isn't particularly innovative. It's instant ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
The Innkeepers director Ti West doesn't try to be subversive, really
This is what happens when you go into the basement of an old haunted hotel in New England.At only 31 years old, filmmaker Ti West has quickly made a name for himself by challenging audience expectations and assumptions about the horror film genre with movies like 2009's the House of the Devil. His l ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Celebrate the life of J. Dilla at Beauty Bar on Tuesday night
Celebrating the life and legacy of J Dilla, the super producer from Detroit, has become a yearly occurrence since his passing from Lupus in 2007. Started by New York DJ Dee Phunk, the Donuts are Forever parties have been going strong for the past five years. Recent Denver transplant, audio en ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Madonna upstaged by M.I.A. and Cee Lo Green during the Super Bowl halftime show
Cee Lo Green outsings Madonna during the "Like A Prayer" portion of the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.Forget the New York Giants and Eli Manning. The true winner of yesterday's Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis was pop music. Heralded in by Queen Madonna herself, the halftime show was truly an ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Sounds of Blackness: J Dilla
Happy birthday, J Dilla!Ah, J Dilla. His influence and production style brought forth beatmakers carrying their backpacks filled with treasures from the basement into the mainstream. Even more so after his death. A cult-like following surrounds his legacy. Born James Dewitt Yancey in February ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Bon Iver's Grammy nomination doesn't change the Grammys
Happy birthday, J Dilla!Ah, J Dilla. His influence and production style brought forth beatmakers carrying their backpacks filled with treasures from the basement into the mainstream. Even more so after his death. A cult-like following surrounds his legacy. Born James Dewitt Yancey in February ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Now Playing
Happy birthday, J Dilla!Ah, J Dilla. His influence and production style brought forth beatmakers carrying their backpacks filled with treasures from the basement into the mainstream. Even more so after his death. A cult-like following surrounds his legacy. Born James Dewitt Yancey in February ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Jay-Z's come a long way from the Marcy Projects
What do you know about Jay-Z? Born Shawn Corey Carter in December 1969, the Brooklyn corner boy from the Marcy Housing Projects, who used to flip kilos of coke as fast as he flipped rhymes, turned his life of trial and tragedy into one of triumph and success, making a ton of money and marryin ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
The 54th Grammys: who will win (Adele) and who won't (Lady Gaga)
Anticipate Adele to sweep the Grammys this year, leaving Lady Gaga and Katy Perry in her wake.From power pop to power ballads, rock anthems to rap staples, the nominees of the 54th Grammy Awards, which airs this Sunday night, sees no dearth of great music. There's little doubt that it will be ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Harry Tuft on being inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame
Harry Tuft, slated to be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame this Sunday, February 12, opened the Denver Folklore Center in 1962 and started promoting concerts a few years later, bringing in Joan Baez to Denver for the first time in 1964 and later bringing her to Red Rocks. In the ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Van Halen video: David Lee Roth interviews Eddie and Alex Van Halen
Here's something odd: After all of these years of being Van Halen fans, this is the first time we can remember hearing Eddie Van Halen's voice. It sounds quite a bit different from how we imagined. Same goes for his brother, Alex Van Halen, for that matter. Guess the pair let the music do the ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Review: Greensky Bluegrass at the Bluebird Theater, 2/8/12
Nick CallaioGreensky Bluegrass last night at the Bluebird Theater. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 2/8/12 Greensky Bluegrass played two sets of organic, roots-oriented bluegrass for a packed Bluebird crowd. With more than a decade under its belt and about seven years of consistently tourin ... More >>
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