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A Nameless Ghoul from Ghost B.C. on Papa Emeritus II being too evil for the Vatican

Founded in 2008, Ghost B.C. created a bit of mystique for itself right from the start. The sextet is essentially anonymous in its elaborate costumes, with singer Papa Emeritus II decked out like a satanic pope, and his cardinals, The Ghouls With No Name, performing in uniform brown robes whose cowls ... More >>

James "Rooster" Olson on turning pedal board creation into art with Trailer Trash Pedalboards

After playing with Denver-based bands including G-Force and Autobahn in the '80s, James "Rooster" Olson made a name for himself with his company Trailer Trash Pedal Boards. Olson essentially revolutionized the pedal-board industry with his award-winning designs, which have been used by an array of t ... More >>

Denver's ten best jukeboxes

More and more, you've probably noticed an influx of Internet jukeboxes, the kind that offer a seemingly endless assortment of songs, cropping up in bars. But there are still a handful of spots rocking old school CD jukeboxes that require a bit of taste-making. Here's the ten best, including this yea ... More >>

Ten great albums recorded at Sound City Studios, the focus of Sound City

Dave Grohl is a busy guy. The Foo Fighters frontman is a member of multiple supergroups, played alongside Paul McCartney at the 12/12/12 Sandy Relief Concert, will be the keynote speaker at South by Southwest this March, and just made his directing debut with Sound City, a documentary tracing the hi ... More >>

Why do musicians endorse candidates?

There's probably a certain amount of sincerity involved when a famous musician endorses a political candidate. But even the most un-cynical, democracy-loving patriot will have to admit that there's a hell of a lot more to the rock star/candidate public union than just fiscal policy. Endorsing a poli ... More >>

The Killers at 1STBANK, the Wallflowers at the Ogden, Nas and NOFX at the Fillmore

If you thought last week's new show announcements were killer, brace yourself. This week's show is just as killer, er make that Killers. After being missing in action for the past couple of years, the Las Vegas quartet is making its triumphant return this November at the 1STBANK Center in support of ... More >>

Michael Jackson songs stolen by hackers

Remember last year when the hacker group Lulz Security nabbed credit card data and other personal information from Sony PlayStation Network? Around the same time, two British hackers lifted unreleased songs by Michael Jackson from the Sony Music Entertainment computer system. The two hackers are so ... More >>

Blair Shehan of the Jealous Sound: "Anything else didn't feel like the right suit to put on"

The Jealous Sound (playing tonight at the Marquis Theater) came together when former Knapsack guitarist and singer Blair Shehan got together with some of his friends who had also been members of melodic punk bands of the '90s, including Padro Benito of Sunday's Best, John McGinnis of Neither Trump ... More >>

Black Keys: "Rock & Roll is dying because of 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 pop, but it's still kicking. In a recent Rolling Stone cover story, Carney is quoted as sayin ... More >>

Vices I Admire brings a refined sound to its new CD

2012 Grammy Nominations: Kanye West and Adele clean up, Katy Perry earns pair of nods

Grammy nominations for 2012 were announced last night during the Grammys Nomination Concert -- which was, oddly, just that: a concert, not a nominations show. Nominations in four major categories were announced, plus performances by major players in mainstream music like Lady Gaga, who performed twi ... More >>

Mile Highlights: This week's concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week: In concert news, Phish is closing out its tour at Dick's on Labor Day weekend, Roger Daltrey is performing the Who's Tommy at 1STBANK in October, Return to Forever is returning the Paramount and Sugarland is stopping by Comfort Dental with Sara B ... More >>

SXSW Travelogue: Take to the Oars checks in from Austin on their second day of the madness

Ryan Gombeski, Chris Weaver and JP Manza of Take to the Oars at Congress Bridge​ Friday, March 18 SHIT! I swore last night that I would not be sitting here tonight at 3:00 a.m. in front of the computer working on the blog -- there are after parties to be had people! -- but alas, here we are ... More >>

Moovers & Shakers 2010: More of our picks

​ This year once again as we compiled our annual Moovers and Shakers issue -- a rundown of our favorite local releases from the past year -- we found that there were simply more albums that we dug than we had space to devote to in the paper. Thankfully, no such limitations exist on the web. C ... More >>

Top ten political thefts of music

​ There's a certain political group that pays a lot of lip service to individual property rights -- raise your hand if this sounds familiar: Lower taxes, gun ownership, capitalism! As it turns out, there seems to be one aspect of individual property that certain group does not seem to respect ... More >>

This Just In: Them Crooked Vultures, Carrie Underwood, String Cheese Incident shows announced

​As if playing in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters wasn't enough for Dave Grohl, he teamed up with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queen of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme to form Them Crooked Vultures in 2009. The Vultures, who released their self-titled debut this past November, descend upon the Fil ... More >>

Them Crooked Vultures top seller at Twist and Shout

​Them Crooked Vultures, the supergroup that features drummer Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age), guitarist/singer John Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss) and bassist John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout with their self-titled debut, ... More >>

Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull takes his cues from a heavenly place

Sunny Day Real Estate reunion tour hits Denver this September

By now you've probably heard that Sunny Day Real Estate, one of my all-time favorite bands and an act whose influence can not be overstated, is reuniting and heading out on the road for twenty dates with the original line-up. We just received word that the tour, which kicks off on September 17 in Va ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Fidel's Cantina

Brian Landis FolkinsYerkish led off at Fidel's. See more photos from Fidel's at westword.com/slideshow. Yerkish, 12 p.m. The crowd inside the cramped cantina is building slowly as Yerkish takes the stage, and the band wastes no time in laying out its frenetic, frantic rhythms. It's a dynamic compl ... More >>

Undaunted by middling reviews early on, Dualistics emerges with a solid new album

Note to Top Chef: Stop sucking

It's been three weeks since I wrote a word about this season's Top Chef on Bravo.  Know why?  Because it has been so boring and so contrived and so stupid that the episodes themselves were painful to watch -- making me less than excited about the notion of then rehashing them here. There w ... More >>

Mini Reviews

Shakeup in Denver Radio

Denver radio's getting a shakeup, with more alterations on the horizon. But do any of the switches qualify as improvements?

Grammy Suckfest Celebrates Half Century of Lameness

Friday Rap-Up: Maestro Jeff Hughes, Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Kanye West

MTV's VMA Experiment is an Embarrassing Catastrophe

Beat the Crowd

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 28:

Encore Performance

Don't fret. Guitar Hero II kills the opening act.

Jeremy Enigk

Saturday, November 4, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Operation Rebound

Gomez finds its footing again with How We Operate.

Myth Congeniality

Beto Hale's second release is world-class.

Cavemen

Once frozen in doubt and expectation, Cave In digs out and moves forward.

Love and Death

The yin and yang of Opeth, one of metal's most fascinatingly complex acts.

The Beatdown

Teaching the Rockies how to rock the Rockies.

Rain Men

Don't let the downpour fool you. Aveo's clever pop is far from overcast.

Probot

Probot (Southern Lord)

Fade to Green

After years of struggle, pop springs eternal for the Jealous Sound.

Mars Attacks

The Mars Volta isn't interested in your expectations.

Guided By Voices

Isolation Drills (TVT)

The Pajama Game

With its skewed approach to power pop, Sketch colors outside of the lines.

Ransom Notes

Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their “free” music?

For Krist's Sake

Krist Novoselic has more to talk about than his days in Nirvana.

Art and Hovercraft

For this Seattle trio, music isn't made by instruments alone.

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Seeing Red

The Red Aunts have no relation to punk cliches.

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