Joan Osborne

Dandy Warhols, Cake, Fiona Apple among new shows, Alabama Shakes, Nicki Minaj top sellers

Here's what's hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows from the Dandy Warhols, Cake, Fiona Apple and more were announced; Musketeer Gripweed, Hot Robots, and Broken Tongues got spins on local radio; and recent albums from the Alabama Shakes, Nicki Minaj, the Shins a ... More >>

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

We're blessed to be living in the best city in America.Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week: In October, St. Vincent is due at the Boulder Theater, followed by DeVotchKa who also appear there later in the month, as well as the Ogden, and Why? at the Gothic Theater. On local radio, Bop ... 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 October, Portishead hits the 1STBANK Center, Bring Me the Horizon comes to the Fillmore, and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart is due at the Bluebird. On local radio, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Veronica and Andy Hackbarth got some spins. Meanwhile ... More >>

Santa's appearance at DIA was the crappiest Christmas miracle ever

Photo courtesy Denver Int'l Airport​If you think about it, Santa is kind of like God: He's omniscient (he knows when you are sleeping), he's omnipresent (how else does he deliver presents to everyone except for kids in third-world countries all in one night?), not to mention he sits in judgmen ... More >>

Mutemath, Matt & Kim, the Bad Plus shows announced

Mutemath kicks off its North American tour this fall in support of the release of its forthcoming album, Armistice, which hits the stores August 18. Along the way, the New Orleans-based rockers will stop at the Ogden Theatre Wednesday, October 14. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 3 at 10 am. Brooklyn ... More >>

KBCO Studio C celebrates its twentieth anniversary with two-CD set

Just received an advance of KBCO's Studio C 20th Anniversary Edition. The 38-song two-disc set, celebrating two decades of in-studio performances, gathers tracks from a few of the usual suspects (Dave Matthews Band, Sheryl Crow), alongside some rare gems from the likes of Jeff Buckley, Dr. John an ... More >>

Sanity Claus

Separating holiday-music gifts from seasonal disorders.

Delegating Denver #21 of 56: Kentucky

Joan Osborne

Breakfast in Bed
Time Life Records

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Greg Osby

Public (Blue Note)

Off Limits

Stop-and-gonad traffic

The Beatdown

For Al Kraizer, the LoDo Music Festival is a labor of love — in more ways than one.

Street Dreams

The LoDo Music Fest rocks on.

Time Tripping

Deadheads pick up the tie-dyed banner

Circus Saga

Toby and the Big Top comes alive

What Was Going On

At long last, the spotlight replaces the Shadows that obscured the Funk Brothers.

Nine Inch Nails

And All That Could Have Been (Nothing)

Discmania

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

Hit Pick

Marca Cassity

Various Artists

Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe
(Skaggs Family Records)

Happier Campers

The members of Camper Van Beethoven are talking -- and touring -- again a decade after an acrimonious breakup.

The Whole Storey

Longtime Denver favorite Nina Storey keeps her budding success in perspective.

Letters

My Seven Hours With Lilith

A chromosome-challenged critic gets in touch with his feminine side.

On the Case

Neko Case aims to shake up the world of country music.

Storey Time

Nina Storey is moving into one of her career's most important chapters.

Night & Day

July 16 - 22, 1998

Forgetting the Last Laugh

Thanks to a little help from a famous friend, Steve Poltz is finally being taken seriously.

Home, Sweet Home

The peak performances by Colorado artists in 1997.

Music for the Holidaze

Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

Good Prince, Bad Prince

Reports of Prince's creative death have been greatly exaggerated.

Playlist

Thrills for the week

The Mouths That Roar

Watch out, Dean and Rog. The other radio creeps are creeping up on you.

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE

HERE'S WHAT GRAMMY HOPEFULS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR.

THRILLS

WARNING: BAD AIR AHEAD

NPR, IN A SLASH-AND-BURN MODE, CUTS E-TOWN ADRIFT.

THRILLS

MIX AND MATCH

HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT SUMMER CONCERT FOR YOU.