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This Weekend: Busdriver, Daedelus and Antimc @ hi-dive

Brave New World

DeVotchKa's cultural collisions make for fascinating art.

Backwash

Hemi Cuda's new CD is thick and tasty.

The Supreme Court

Watch that Tempa.

Rock out at the Rockstar

Watch that Tempa.

Feedback

Watch that Tempa.

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2, 1998

A Run for the Border

We spend a day on Denver's dividing line: Sheridan Boulevard.

Stand Up Girl

Angie Stevens has finally put the past behind her.

Depp Charge

Denver filmmakers take to the road and Do It for Johnny.

Roses Are Rad

Rose Hill Drive has come a long way...without me.

For Love of Country

Now part of Denver Joe's "family," Dick and Lois Meis have strummed, plucked and picked their way across five decades of Western music.

Crashing the Glass Ceiling

Deborah Coleman is one of the country's emerging blues guitarists. She's also one of the genre's last black female bandleaders left anywhere.

Native Blues

Indigenous joins the tribe of rock and roll.

On a Wing and a Prayer

Mr. Tree and the Wingnuts' refried hillbilly music takes root.

Road Rules

Guitarist Patty Larkin is a tour de force.

Suddenly Susan

Susan Tedeschi is painting the radio dial blue.

Night & Day

November 19 - 25, 1998

Foggy Notion

November 19 - 25, 1998

The Simpel Truth

November 19 - 25, 1998

TATTOO YOU

November 19 - 25, 1998

ALL HAIL DICK DALE

THE KING OF THE SURF GUITAR IS BACK ON THE BOARD.

THRILLS

THE KING OF THE SURF GUITAR IS BACK ON THE BOARD.

PLAYLIST

THE KING OF THE SURF GUITAR IS BACK ON THE BOARD.

From the week of July 23, 2009

THE KING OF THE SURF GUITAR IS BACK ON THE BOARD.

Q&A with Adrian Belew

​Adrian Belew has lead something of a charmed existence as a musician for the last thirty years, from his first high-profile gig as a guitarist for Frank Zappa in 1979 to his later work with Talking Heads, Trent Reznor, David Bowie and King Crimson. Though possessed of preternaturally able technic ... More >>

Q&A with Ethan Ward of Gangcharger

Tom MurphyGangcharger's Ethan Ward at the Meadowlark​Gangcharger started out as something of a side-project Ethan Ward did with a few friends. Few probably saw or remember the earliest incarnation of the band, but when it started up full force at the end of 2008, even if you didn't like the ac ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase 2010: Backbeat scribes' travelogue

​ Here's our massive, multi-page report/travelogue of the Westword Music Showcase from (in order) Tom Murphy, Cory Casciato, A.H. Goldstein, Jef Otte, Jon Solomon and Brain Frederick. Let us know in the comments what you saw and loved, saw and hated, or missed and hated yourself for missing. ... More >>

Last Night: John Mayer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre - 09.01.10

Brian Landis Folkins​ JOHN MAYER With special guest Owl City 09.01.10 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre You ever been around somebody who's had a near-death experience? Notice how they're just a little more gracious than the rest of us, and perhaps a little more sincere? Or how they don't take life's ... More >>

Review: Dick Dale at the Gothic Theatre, 10/2/11

Jon SolomonDick Dale at the Gothic Theatre last night​DICK DALE at GOTHIC THEATRE | 10/2/11"We just made that shit up," said surf rock legend Dick Dale after a mid-tempo blues instrumental about a half an hour into Sunday night set at the Gothic. "That's the story of my life. Everything I do o ... More >>

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 >>