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Jimi Hendrix

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced turns 45

    When he came storming onto the scene, Jimi Hendrix made weepy children out of the world's best guitar players, bringing a primal sexuality and grace to his playing that only a true master of the craft could muster. Guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Pete Townsend had spent nearly the whole ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 26, 2012

    The Black Keys

    When he came storming onto the scene, Jimi Hendrix made weepy children out of the world's best guitar players, bringing a primal sexuality and grace to his playing that only a true master of the craft could muster. Guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Pete Townsend had spent nearly the whole ... More >>

  • Music

    February 23, 2012

    Motorhead

    Tuesday, February 28, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497. 

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Sounds of Blackness: Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix is widely considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in history. Before being gifted with a guitar at the age of fifteen, Hendrix used a broom stick in place of the instrument that would later become his most beloved method of communication. Born Johnny Allen Hendrix in November 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Geoff Barrow of Portishead on Blue Lines, Banksy, Silver Apples and his act's early success

    Portishead​Portishead (due Thursday, October 27th, at 1stBank Center) wasn't the first band associated with the aesthetic of trip hop but it is the most commercially successful with major hits in the 1990s. The thing that made the band so remarkable was that the sound it crafted wasn't one tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    The 27 Club? More like the posthumous platinum club: Albums sales spurred by death

    ​You can go on for days debating the musical mysteries of the so called 27 Club -- which includes Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and now Amy Winehouse -- but one thing is certain: The death of these artists had a profound impact on their subsequent sales. Pearl, for example, was rele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Reader: What a pity Jimi had to live among them, and die by them

    ​Yesterday, we brought you the long and strange story of Michael Fairchild, whose labyrinthine research we stumbled across when we were looking into the seemingly random slew of asteroid movies of the late '90s. Fairchild's theories -- which involve Jimi Hendrix, extrasensory perception, Micro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Hendrix and the asteroid movie boom of the late '90s: Michael Fairchild explains the connection

    ​While we were researching asteroid movies for Monday's honorary tribute to Earth's near collision with an oncoming asteroid, one thing was pretty apparent: In the late '90s there were a relative shit-ton of asteroid/meteorite/comet/basic space-junk-getting-hurled-at-Earth movies. Turns out, M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Hard Rock Cafe's 40th Anniversary Memorbilia Tour hits Denver next week

    ​Hard Rock Cafe's 40th Anniversary Memorabilia Tour bus will be outside the Denver location at 500 16th Street for one day only on Wednesday, June 29, from noon to 7 p.m. The exhibit includes the top forty most iconic pieces of music memorabilia from Hard Rock's collection, including Buddy Hol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Bootsy Collins on his unique persona and getting his start in funk playing with James Brown

    David Carlo​Bootsy Collins (due tonight at The Boulder Theater), a bass player with a larger than life persona, first came to promience in the James Brown band. After leaving Brown's outfit, Collins was convinced by a friend to go to Detroit, where he hooked up with George Clinton, with whom C ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2011

    Flying the Freak Flag

    David Carlo​Bootsy Collins (due tonight at The Boulder Theater), a bass player with a larger than life persona, first came to promience in the James Brown band. After leaving Brown's outfit, Collins was convinced by a friend to go to Detroit, where he hooked up with George Clinton, with whom C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Tonight: Grant Sabin at the Larimer Lounge

    ​Colorado Springs' slide guitar-playing bluesman Grant Sabin is truly a throwback. The multi-instrumentalist's baby face contradicts both his gruff voice and his repertoire, which includes not only his own modern work, but tributes to Son House and Jimi Hendrix, as well.

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    The Black Keys

    Thursday, June 3, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Memorial Day Playlist: Ten patriotic (and vaguely patriotic) songs that don't suck

    ​ As we all prepare to take time out from our hurried lives to remember the brave men and women of the armed forces who fought (and continue to fight) to keep us all free to live our lives as we please, we came up with a list of ten tunes to cue up this Memorial Day as you fire up the grill. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Sharon Jones, Erykah Badu top sellers at local record stores

    ​While there were no clear winners across the board at local record stores, Erykah Badu took the top spot at Albums on the Hill, while Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings' latest effort, I Learned the Hard Way, claimed the top slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending April 11. Dr. Dog's Shame, Sham ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Erykah Badu, She & Him top sellers at local record stores

    ​Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, released last week on Motown, took the top spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout, while claiming the number four slot at Independent Records. Meth, Ghost & Rae's Wu Massacre , meanwhile, released last week on Def Jam, and She & ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Broken Bells, Jimi Hendrix top sellers at local record stores

    ​The Broken Bells' self-titled debut, which features the duo of Danger Mouse and the Shins' Mercer, was a strong seller at local record stores for the week ending March 28. Jimi Hendix's Valleys of Neptune, a new album made of a dozen unreleased tracks that the guitarist recorded four decades ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Flobots, Gorillaz top sellers at local record stores

    ​Flobots' Survival Story, released last week on Universal Republic, grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill, while coming in second behind Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes at Independent Records. Gorillaz's Plastic Beach was also a strong seller for the week ending March 21. See the full brea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Gorillaz, Jimi Hendrix top sellers at local record stores

    ​On Plastic Beach, the Gorillaz first release since 2005's Demon Days, frontman Damon Albarn recruited a hell of a guest line-up, from Lou Reed and the Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon to Mos Def, Bobby Womack and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The album, which was released last week on Virg ... More >>

  • Music

    March 11, 2010

    Experience Hendrix

    Sunday, March 14, Paramount Theatre, 1-866-461-6556 (SOLD OUT).

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Chef and Tell part two: Michael Long of Opus

    Opus executive chef Michael Long​This is part two of my interview with Micheal Long, executive chef of Opus. To read part one of this interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: Norman Van Aken. I'm a south Florida guy, so when I came out of CIA in 1990 and moved back to Florida, Norman wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Wicked Garden launches Night of Bad Decisions tomorrow night

    When Wicked Garden opened last Halloween on Larimer, some folks were hoping it might be Denver's answer to Hollywood's Viper Room. But it takes a little more than throwing up a few '80s album covers, pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young and painting quotes from Aerosmith songs on the wall to pul ... More >>

  • Music

    January 22, 2009

    There's a roomful of sophisticated blues at Blues on Blake

    When Wicked Garden opened last Halloween on Larimer, some folks were hoping it might be Denver's answer to Hollywood's Viper Room. But it takes a little more than throwing up a few '80s album covers, pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young and painting quotes from Aerosmith songs on the wall to pul ... More >>

  • News

    November 20, 2008

    Was Jimi Hendrix a Mexican?

    When Wicked Garden opened last Halloween on Larimer, some folks were hoping it might be Denver's answer to Hollywood's Viper Room. But it takes a little more than throwing up a few '80s album covers, pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young and painting quotes from Aerosmith songs on the wall to pul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Live Review: Experience Hendrix at the Paramount Theatre

    When Wicked Garden opened last Halloween on Larimer, some folks were hoping it might be Denver's answer to Hollywood's Viper Room. But it takes a little more than throwing up a few '80s album covers, pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young and painting quotes from Aerosmith songs on the wall to pul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    This Just In 9/11-9/17

    When Wicked Garden opened last Halloween on Larimer, some folks were hoping it might be Denver's answer to Hollywood's Viper Room. But it takes a little more than throwing up a few '80s album covers, pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young and painting quotes from Aerosmith songs on the wall to pul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Rearview: The Week in Review (7/12/08-7/18/08)

    When Wicked Garden opened last Halloween on Larimer, some folks were hoping it might be Denver's answer to Hollywood's Viper Room. But it takes a little more than throwing up a few '80s album covers, pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young and painting quotes from Aerosmith songs on the wall to pul ... More >>

  • Music

    July 3, 2008

    Celebrating Americons

    Four musical moments in history that helped shape our lives and our country.

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    Aged Gracefully

    Laughing is good for this old soul.

  • Music

    January 24, 2008

    The Jimi Austin

    Draw Your Lines
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    Top Music Turkeys and Other Assorted Goodies

    Draw Your Lines
    Self-released

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2007

    On the Town

    Draw Your Lines
    Self-released

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Elliot Holden Group

    Monday, February 20, Sancho's Broken Arrow, 1-866-464-2626.

  • Home Entertainment

    September 15, 2005

    Westword's top DVD picks for the week of September 15, 2005

    Monday, February 20, Sancho's Broken Arrow, 1-866-464-2626.

  • Dining

    August 14, 2003

    Drunk of the Week

    Monday, February 20, Sancho's Broken Arrow, 1-866-464-2626.

  • Music

    April 11, 2002

    Gil Evans

    The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (Bluebird)

  • Music

    August 23, 2001

    Tha Liks

    X.O. Experience (Loud/Columbia)

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best impromptu karaoke in a Mexican dive bar

    Satire Restaurant & Lounge

  • Music

    March 16, 2000

    Give the People a Hand

    A new generation is rediscovering one of Denver's strangest bands.

  • Music

    December 2, 1999

    Instrumental Asylum

    Swingin' Sting? Bluegrass Bruce? Rhapsodic R.E.M.? CMH Records has given Eighties faves a musical makeover.

  • Music

    October 14, 1999

    Just the Ax, Man

    The Atomic Bitchwax and Nebula are among a new breed of bands putting the wank back into guitar rock.

  • Music

    July 8, 1999

    More Songs of the Century

    Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  • Music

    November 15, 1995

    ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT?

    Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  • Music

    December 28, 1994

    SO FINE

    THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.

  • News

    December 14, 1994

    LETTERS

    THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.

  • Music

    December 7, 1994

    STAIRWAY TO HELL

    OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

  • Music

    September 7, 1994

    A LIGHTER SHADE OF BROWN

    OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

  • Dining

    May 4, 1994

    MOUTHING OFF

    OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

  • Music

    February 16, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

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