Ian Curtis

Ten best concerts to see in Denver this weekend

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & NIGHT SWEATS @ BOULDER THEATER | 5/17 At this stage of his career, particularly in Denver, Nathaniel Rateliff is a man who requires absolutely no preamble. Nonetheless, the limited-edition two-song seven-inch he produced for Record Store Day feels like a fresh and glorious reint ... More >>

Mustaches: They're gross, they scratch my face, and the Civil War is over

Editor's note: Mustaches are derigeur on uncles, cops and closing pitchers, but they've also become a fixture on the upper lips of the young and the hip. In fact, it's hard to imagine a time since the Civil War when razors were so ignored. But the look can be polarizing, and Westword contributors Sa ... More >>

The Armoury set to open in former Euphoria Lounge on Larimer on New Year's Eve

Kris Baehre's earliest memory is watching the 1974 World Cup final with his dad, which cemented a lifelong obsession with soccer, particularly the Arsenal. The Armoury, which is slated to open on New Year's Eve in the former Euphoria Lounge space at 2048 Larimer Street, is named after the English so ... More >>

Paul Banks

Tuesday, November 27, Bluebird Theater, 888-929-7849.

The five best concerts this week: October 8-12

Happy Monday, amigo! Another great batch of shows this week to help you get through the work week. We've got all this week's shows listed in our concert calendar if you're so inclined. Otherwise, keep reading to get a full rundown on the five best concerts this week, the ones we think are worth stay ... More >>

New Order

Wednesday, October 10, 1STBANK Center, 866-461-6556.

New Order's Substance turns 25 today

See also: - New Order's Movement turns thirty - Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction turns 25 - The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street turns 40 - The Beatles' Sgt Pepper turns 45 - Prince's Sign of the Times turns 25 - Velvet Underground & Nico turns 45 today - Today In History Archives When N ... More >>

I lived through this: My life in a Hole cover band

This past weekend my Hole cover band, Jennifer's Body, played the Denver County Fair. Until this show, we weren't an actual band at all -- we formed earlier this year for a two-song set to honor the opening of Hole drummer Patty Schemel's documentary, Hit So Hard, and had never planned on being anyt ... More >>

The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Bluebird Theater, 5/8/12

BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 05.08.12 If you decide to put all of your eggs in Anton Newcombe's basket, they're going to end up scrambled. The lead singer of early-'90s psychedelica group Brian Jonestown Massacre might be the group's longest-running member, but he also seems to be ... More >>

Review: ohGr at the Bluebird, 12/07/11

Tom MurphyohGr last night at the Bluebird Theater​OHGR AT THE BLUEBIRD | 12/07/11"Don't do coke," Ogre urged the audience at the Bluebird last night. "Because I sure fuckin' did, and it nearly killed me." This unvarnished pronouncement from ohGr's frontman came at the end of a particularly str ... More >>

The arty, spare Inni follows Iceland's Sigur Ros

New Order's Movement turns thirty this Sunday

​The debut album from New Order, 1981's Movement (which sees its 30th anniversary this Sunday, November 13, 2011), represents a turning point and a crossroads for the former members of the cult band Joy Division. Most bands do not survive the loss (or in this case, death) of a core songwriter. ... More >>

Review: Peter Hook & the Light at the Bluebird Theater, 9/19/11

Tom MurphyPeter Hook and The Light​PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT at the BLUEBIRD THEATER | 9/19/11It was to be expected that Peter Hook & the Light would be playing Unknown Pleasures in its entirety, and that it wouldn't be a half-hearted and insincere attempt at re-creating that music live. What was ... More >>

Peter Hook revisits Joy Division's music, September 19 at the Bluebird

Peter Hook on revisting classic Joy Division songs and what he learned about Ian Curtis

Timothy NorrisPeter Hook​With his ground-breaking band Joy Division, Peter Hook (due this Monday, September 19, at the Bluebird Theater) perhaps accidentally created a style of playing bass that made the instrument not just a part of the rhythm section but also a carrier of the melody.

Force Publique's James Wayne and Cassie McNeil shed light on their dark, synth-pop sound

David Eugene Edwards of Wovenhand on the influence of Middle Eastern music

Mark HolthusenDavid Eugene Edwards​ Wovenhand (due at The Marquis Theater tomorrow night with Git Some) is the current musical project of David Eugene Edwards. In his early bands, Bloodflower and The Denver Gentlemen, Edwards was developing an aesthetic that some consider synonymous with all ... More >>

Low's Alan Sparhawk on Joy Division and radio

Sara Kiesling​Since its inception in 1993, Low (due at the Larimer Lounge this Saturday, December 18) from Duluth, Minnesota, has created a body of work characterized by a fragile intensity. Although often lumped in under the banner of "slowcore" with a group of bands of similar sonic leanings ... More >>

The National at Fillmore Auditorium, 10/18/10

Jon Solomon​ THE NATIONAL 10.18.10 | Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO In a New York Times piece written on the National last April, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe explained how he took his bandmate Mike Mills to see the group in London. It took half a song for Mills to say it was the most amaz ... More >>

George Clooney, in The American, is less about assassins, more about internal tumult

Like a great character actor, Mark Mallman says he feels like someone else when he's on stage

Dan Allen

Thompson Blues
Self-released

Over the Weekend...M.I.A., the Egyptian Love and Low B @ the Fillmore

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Capsule reviews of current exhibits

Freeze Frames

Two conceptual photo shows explore life and death.

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Capsule reviews of current exhibits

Editors

Friday, February 1, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Beyond Playlist: Sigur Rós and More

Control

Joy Division portrait proves the exception to the rock biopic drool.

Total Control

A biopic shows why there was so little joy in Joy Division.

This Weekend: Monolith Festival @ Red Rocks, Friday, September 14

24 Hour Party People

Midnight Madness at the Esquire

Film School

Saturday, May 13, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

She Wants Revenge

Monday, April 24, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Screaming for Vengeance

She Wants Revenge is best served hot.

New World Order

Peter Hook has found a new way to move the masses -- as a DJ.

Gothfathers

After calling it quits more than two decades ago, Bauhaus is back -- again.

Anger Management

Trent Reznor seems a little less disturbed on his latest effort.

A Frames

Black Forest (Sub Pop)

Critic's Choice

Nightmare Fighters

Rain Men

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

Interpolitics

The singer for an NYC buzz band tries his hand as a spin doctor.

Various Artists

Original Soundtrack Recording: 24 Hour Party People (ffrr/Warner Strategic Marketing)

The Lapse of Luxury

After a four-year hiatus, Girls Against Boys is back in the high life again.

Discmania

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

The Pernice Brothers

The World Won't End (Ashmont), Maroon (Atlantic)

Star Power

Keanu Reeves's band, Dogstar, isn't very good--but since he's in it, who cares?

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