George Harrison

Sgt. Pepper on Trial

Random Thoughts On Five Songs While I Pretend To Work

Mile High Music Fest Live Blog, Day One

Taking a Hit

A maker of "water filtration systems" for smokers gets more publicity than he bargained for.

Wil Swindler's Elevenet at Dazzle

Wil Swindler's ElevenetSunday, November 30, 2008Dazzle Restaurant & LoungeWil Swindler's weekend show at Dazzle helped me recover a lost memory. I must have been three years old at most. My mother was rifling through my parents' vinyl collection at our suburban home in Aurora, and the Beatles' " ... More >>

Oasis

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
(Epic)

Backwash

Area promoters smile for the camera as the city brokers a deal for Red Rock’s future.

Best Public Wanking

Guitar Center

Pedal Steel Transmission

The Angel of the Squared Circle (Cardboard Sangria)

Bravery has no national boundaries

The Angel of the Squared Circle (Cardboard Sangria)

The Apples in Stereo

Velocity of Sound (Elephant 6/SpinArt)

Beatle Mania

Join in the annual Beatles Memorial Singalong.

Critic's Choice

Enon

Donkey Punch

Enon

Cellar Beware

Don't look in the basement.

Perfect Percussion

Don't look in the basement.

Joel Harrison's End Time Quintet

Saturday, April 28, Dazzle, 303-839-5100; Sunday, April 29, Nissi's, 303-665-2757.

Elvis Lives

Vietnam House is a rock star.

Come Together

Les Fradkin brings back the Beatles with a little help from his friends.

Blessed Are the Cheesemakers

Python's Brian returns, bearing cinematic salvation.

Now Hear This

Python's Brian returns, bearing cinematic salvation.

Framed

When it comes to musical stagnation, Laymen Terms pleads innocent.

Starsailor

Silence Is Easy (Capitol)

Mistletunes

Rounding up holiday discs that offer season's greetings -- and beatings.

Heavy Soul

Paul Weller, the mod heavyweight champion of the world, weighs in with Illumination.

High and Mighty

What do emo, Jah, Neil Young and THC have in common? The Mighty Rime.

Brothers Keeper

The demonic duo of Dean and Gene Ween returns with a new studio album -- and a refined take on a twisted past.

In His Life

Beatles producer George Martin tries to pass along the wisdom of the ages.

Frankly Speaking

Why we care that the king rat has packed it in.

Playlist

Why we care that the king rat has packed it in.

TONY! TONY! TONY!

TONY BENNETT IS GETTING OLDER--AND BETTER.

THRILLS

TONY BENNETT IS GETTING OLDER--AND BETTER.

THE PREFAB FOUR

TONY BENNETT IS GETTING OLDER--AND BETTER.

Sonic Youth top seller at Twist and Shout again

Sonic Youth's new album, The Eternal, grabbed the top slot for the second week in a row while George Harrison's new greatest hits collection, Let It Roll, came in second for the week ending June 21. Steve Earle's Townes, Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown and Mos Def's Ecstatic rounded out the top f ... More >>

Regina Spektor top seller at Twist and Shout

Regina Spektor's latest release, Far, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 28. Local faves Paper Bird's new EP, Sky Underground, nabbed the number two slot and brand new albums from Dinosaur Jr. and Mars Volta also grabbed slots in the top five. See the full breakdown aft ... More >>

Wilco pushes forward with a more layered sound - including trumpets, a harpsichord and even a "Beach Boys moment"

Regina Spektor's latest release, Far, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 28. Local faves Paper Bird's new EP, Sky Underground, nabbed the number two slot and brand new albums from Dinosaur Jr. and Mars Volta also grabbed slots in the top five. See the full breakdown aft ... More >>

MP3 Freeloader: Tonight, Houses EP release party at the Meadowlark

Lulu Devil​With the release of its Spring EP this past April, Houses has quickly become one of Denver's most exciting bands, both live and on record. If there's any outfit that personifies the exuberance and exhilaration of living in the Mile High City, it's Houses. So it's fitting then that the g ... More >>

Beyond Playlist: Cale Parks

​Cale Parks To Swift Mars Polyvinyl Taking elements of synth pop, fusing them to slowed-down, house-leaning rhythms and singing over the whole thing in a fey voice is a pretty decent formula for success these days. It's a formula Cale Parks works with some skill as both a composer and arrange ... More >>

What's Jack White's next supergroup going to be? A few ideas.

​Cale Parks To Swift Mars Polyvinyl Taking elements of synth pop, fusing them to slowed-down, house-leaning rhythms and singing over the whole thing in a fey voice is a pretty decent formula for success these days. It's a formula Cale Parks works with some skill as both a composer and arrange ... More >>

From the week of September 3, 2009

​Cale Parks To Swift Mars Polyvinyl Taking elements of synth pop, fusing them to slowed-down, house-leaning rhythms and singing over the whole thing in a fey voice is a pretty decent formula for success these days. It's a formula Cale Parks works with some skill as both a composer and arrange ... More >>

Q&A with Joe Bithorn of Beatles tribute band Rain

Joe Bithorn as George Harrison​New York City native Joe Bithorn plays the role of George Harrison in Rain, one of the most popular and well-known Beatles tribute bands in the country (appearing September 22 to 27 at the Buell Theater. Raised with a steady diet of classical, jazz, blues and psy ... More >>

Over the weekend: The Don'ts & Be Carefuls, Pep*Squad, Josephine and the Mousepeople at the Meadowlark

​The Don'ts & Be Carefuls, Pep*Squad, Josephine and the Mousepeople, Lungs They Burn, I Sank Molly Brown Friday, December 4, 2009 The Meadowlark Better Than: Butt Shakin' So it was mostly a big dance party at Denver's Most Intimate Venue, the sort of night where you show your approval with a ... More >>

Q&A with Joe Johnson of Moore and Wild Game

​Although Moore has been together for over a decade, it has garnered very little press, mainstream or otherwise, despite being something of an institution in the local metal scene and having put out a handful of albums during its time together. In the last year and a half or so, Moore has been evo ... More >>

Akron/Family at Quixote's: Turn Knobs to Freedom

Akron/Family. Photos by Kiernan Maletsky​ Akron/Family • Bad Weather California • Widowers • Candy Claws 05.15.10 | Quixote's True Blue Obsessive record collectors, potentially-autistic sonic geeks, students of the craft, this one's for you. It was 1:30 in the morning and we still ha ... More >>

Top ten most blatant and alleged song heists

Earlier this week, Nick Cave responded to accusations that he nicked the basis of the song "Palaces of Montezuma" from a tune by some guy named Frank Duffy called "Grey Man." It seems absurd someone as versatile as Cave would intentionally borrow a lick or two from another song. Any similarities ... More >>

So long, sweater weather. Bring on the sun! Top 10 songs for your spring soundtrack

Spring flowers bring sweet effin' jams!​It's that time of year -- time to trade in those stinky wool sweaters for T-shirts and tanks. Time to toss off those boots, slip on your sandals and start prepping for the sunshine. Bust that picnic basket out of the basement, air out the old blanket and ... More >>

Q&A with Raekwon on the passing of ODB and Wu-Tang's influence on the world

As one of the nine original members of Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon (due tonight at Summit Music Hall with BLKHRTS and Remo) helped make the renowned New York City hip-hop collective a permanent part of rap history. After branching out on his own in 1995, the Chef continues to spit out solo efforts left an ... More >>

Anand Wilder of Yeasayer on being from Baltimore but making a name in New York

​Yeasayer (due tonight with Hush, Hush and Smith Westerns at the Ogden Theatre) was started by three guys from Baltimore, who each moved to New York separately before starting the band. During its four-year existence, the trio has developed an experimental pop sound that is more akin to quirky ... More >>

Robin Nolan on Django Reinhardt, hanging out with George Harrison and playing gypsy jazz

​Although gypsy-jazz guitar pioneer Django Reinhardt died in 1953, there's been a steady stream of players inspired by him over the past few decades. One such player is Robin Nolan, who's been hailed as one of the world's leading guitarists in the Reinhardt tradition, in addition to being a fa ... More >>

The arty, spare Inni follows Iceland's Sigur Ros

​Although gypsy-jazz guitar pioneer Django Reinhardt died in 1953, there's been a steady stream of players inspired by him over the past few decades. One such player is Robin Nolan, who's been hailed as one of the world's leading guitarists in the Reinhardt tradition, in addition to being a fa ... More >>