Ian MacKaye

Delegating Denver #11 of 56: District of Columbia

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Backwash

Chin Music

Henry Rollins takes no prisoners, wants no sympathy and gives good quote.

Q&A with Minor Threat, Fugazi and Dischord Records founder Ian MacKaye

Henry Rollins takes no prisoners, wants no sympathy and gives good quote.

Best jukebox

Goosetown Tavern

Backwash

Denver clubs face a fight for the ages.

Q&A with William Elliott Whitmore

"William Elliott Whitmore Stretches the Definition of Hardcore," a profile in the January 22 edition of Westword, only scratches the surface of an enjoyable and revealing Q&A with this deep-voiced roots-and-folk purveyor, who shares more in common with punk rockers than just his record label. (He' ... More >>

Backwash

A local band leader urges musicians to give peace music a chance.

Q&A with Fucked Up's Damian Abraham

The February 4 profile "Fucked Up Pushes Punk Into the Future By Understanding the Past" is pretty hefty -- nearly 1,400 words. And yet it only uses a small portion of the quotes offered by Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham during a sprawling, wide-ranging and hugely entertaining conversation that ... More >>

William Elliott Whitmore stretches the definition of hardcore

The February 4 profile "Fucked Up Pushes Punk Into the Future By Understanding the Past" is pretty hefty -- nearly 1,400 words. And yet it only uses a small portion of the quotes offered by Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham during a sprawling, wide-ranging and hugely entertaining conversation that ... More >>

Ian MacKaye talks about his thoroughly unconventional career

The February 4 profile "Fucked Up Pushes Punk Into the Future By Understanding the Past" is pretty hefty -- nearly 1,400 words. And yet it only uses a small portion of the quotes offered by Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham during a sprawling, wide-ranging and hugely entertaining conversation that ... More >>

Nationalistic 2005

The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

Flick Pick

The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen, at Starz FilmCenter

The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

Antelope

Tuesday, April 10, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

The Bronx

Friday, February 17, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

Ris Paul Ric

Thursday, October 20, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

The Evens

The Evens (Dischord)

Black Smiths

Black Smiths (Self-released)

Various Artists

Location Is Everything, Vol. 2 (Jade Tree)

Lost at Scene

After spearheading the post-punk revival, GoGoGo Airheart is still on its own island.

Modern-Day Calvinism

How a small band of insurgents led by K Records co-founder Calvin Johnson helped fashion a punk revolution.

Their Noise

After ten years, Superchunk and Merge Records are still working. But they are not working for you.

Rollins With the Punches

Henry Rollins takes on all comers.

Not-So-Young Turks

The New Bomb Turks are hitting harder because they're hitting slower.

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Sutra

Brian Landis FolkinsIdeal Fathers opened the day at Sutra.See more photos from Sutra at westword.com/slideshow.Ideal Fathers, 12 p.m.Ideal Fathers kicked off the Sutra stage with a high-charged set of post-punk that included some keyed up takes on songs from its new brand new EP, A Complete Waste of ... More >>

What is the true definition of punk? Let's consult the experts, shall we?

Patti Smith provided an interesting definition of punk rock in the current issue of New York magazine: "Punk rock is just another word for freedom." That got us thinking about what punk is and was, and how, as with all abstractions, you get to make up your own definition. As you can see in the ab ... More >>

Fucked Up pays tribute to Wax Trax with a custom 7-inch on Record Store Day

​ Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham loves vinyl. And Denver. When we last spoke with him about a year ago, he sang the praises of bygone Denver punk bands like the Frantix and Bum Kon, an act he also namedropped in a Spin article. "I wish I could just be satisfied owning a reissue or owning ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Mehko & Ocean Birds at the Larimer Lounge

Mehko & Ocean Birds Saturday, February 20, 2010 Larimer Lounge Sour Boy, Bitter Girl​ Sundays at the Larimer Lounge are pretty much guaranteed to be a mulligan, with the decidedly un-rock 'n' roll start time of 4pm. This is not the way to attract a crowd, but neither is having a show on a S ... More >>

Who's Having Fun? Festival: Sincerity is the new irony

Aaron Thackeray​ Who's Having Fun Fest 1346 Lipan Street | 4.17.10 See more photos on the slideshow page. I'll eat my words right up front: The Who's Having Fun? Festival was an unqualified success, completely free of drugs, alcohol, house-trashing, train-wreck technical difficulties and co ... More >>

I Need That Record: The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store -- have you seen it yet? You should.

In case you haven't gotten your quotient of feel-like-shit yet today, check out I Need That Record! website, a documentary about the death of independent record stores. For a limited time, you can stream the doc for free in its entirety on Pitchfork or you can purchase it directly for eleven buck ... More >>

John and Kim Baxter launch ZetaKaye House

​Although ZetaKaye House, the name of John and Kim Baxter's new booking and management company, might sound like sorority house, it's actually a deliberate fusion of the names of two individuals: Oscar Zeta Acosta, who was part of the Brown Power movement in the '60s and Hunter S. Thompson's a ... More >>

Destroy All Movies!!!! chronicles punk on the big screen

​Hollywood has been fascinated with the idea of punk rockers since the word was originally coined in the '70s. It's a rare case that they get it right, and it's even more amazing that nobody has devoted any significant time looking at the ways Hollywood has destroyed, showcased, revered and mi ... More >>

Top 10 music documentaries currently streaming on Netflix

​Netflix's instant streaming service is quite possibly the most amazing service in the history of mankind. Combing through its offerings, however, is no easy task. Thankfully, we've spent an inordinate amount of time watching music documentaries (so you don't have to) and have narrowed down th ... More >>

Tesco Vee of the Meatmen on punk in Michigan, Meatmen album covers and Touch and Go

The Meatmen​ In the late 1970s, Tesco Vee was an elementary school teacher in Michigan who lead something of a secret life, first as a fan of punk rock and then as the frontman of one of the most notorious and hilarious bands of that era -- the Meatmen (due this afternoon at Twist & Shout for ... More >>

Sin Desires Marie on Fugazi and the puzzling novelty of women playing powerful music

Tom Murphy​In the eloquent liner notes of Sin Desires Marie, the band's sole full-length, bassist Yoon Park explains that Sin Desires Marie (due tonight at Glob for this weekend's Titwrench Festival) was started by friends who learned how to play their respective instruments as they learned to ... More >>

Review: El Ten Eleven at the Fox Theatre, 2/1/12

Nick CallaioEl Ten Eleven last night at the Fox Theatre. El TEN ELEVEN @ FOX THEATRE | 2/1/12 El Ten Eleven lit up the Fox Theatre last night on its second stop in Colorado. Frontman Kristian Dunn had a Wal fretless bass and 1977 Carvin double neck guitar/bass to choose from with an array of guita ... More >>