John Lee Hooker

Delegating Denver #28 of 56: Mississippi

The Rap-Up: Apostle, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mos Def, Beyonce

Gomez

In Our Gun (Virgin)

Best Jukebox

Don's Club Tavern

Van Morrison revisits perhaps his finest hour, forty years later

"I believe I've transcended," Van Morrison repeatedly incanted toward the end of the title track from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, during the second night of a brief November stint at the Hollywood Bowl. Indeed, frequently over the course of those two nights, the famously mercurial, 63-year-old Iri ... More >>

Cave Exploring

Nick Cave opens up about his most fascinating creation: himself.

This Just In…

The latest nightlife news.

Otis Taylor

Definition of a Circle
Telarc Records

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Yin-Yang Sisterhood

The Dearly Beloved strike a balance between fringe folk and Buddhist blues.

Scars and Bars

Hell-raiser and one-man band Scott H. Biram lays the hammer down.

John Lee Hooker Jr.

Saturday, February 5, Supreme Court, 303-892-6878; Wednesday, February 9, Little Bear, Evergreen, 303-674-9991.

Spirited

Ghost writer Garland Jeffreys returns to his old haunt: the stage.

Next Best Thing

If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do.

Retroactive

George Thorogood

Junkman Cometh

Bluesman Willie Houston turns a junkyard into a juke joint.

Classic Revisited

Colorado Ballet's Don Quixote rides again

Adrian Romero

Shirts Against Skins

What Was Going On

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

With a Bullet

Two years after becoming Britain's surprise It band, Gomez reclaims a spot in the empire.

The Power of Tri

Mexico City's El Tri gives its fans the goods.

Crashing the Glass Ceiling

Deborah Coleman is one of the country's emerging blues guitarists. She's also one of the genre's last black female bandleaders left anywhere.

Discovered Gem

Robert Belfour is Fat Possum's latest unearthed treasure.

The Doors

The Bright Midnight Sampler: 14 Songs/8 Concerts (Bright Midnight Records/Rhino Handmade), Various Artists Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors (Elektra)

Say That You'll Be True

Dale Hawkins remains faithful to “Susie Q” and roots rock. No matter what the cost.

Vintage Edition

At 78, T-Model Ford is a restored bluesman.

Wake-up Call

Sleepy LaBeef hasn't tired of American roots.

Quadra-phenia

Despite a recent tragedy, the Quadrajets are still flying high.

And the Winners Are ...

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

Music Showcase, Take Three

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

Playlist

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

Mama Knows Best

In Zap Mama, Marie Daulne dispenses the wisdom of the world.

Just in Kase

In Zap Mama, Marie Daulne dispenses the wisdom of the world.

Playlist

In Zap Mama, Marie Daulne dispenses the wisdom of the world.

Playlist

In Zap Mama, Marie Daulne dispenses the wisdom of the world.

Last Call

Nobody played the blues like Bobby Hornbuckle. Now he's living them to the end.

Taylor Made

Nobody played the blues like Bobby Hornbuckle. Now he's living them to the end.

RUSH'S HOUR

THE TIME MAY FINALLY HAVE COME FOR OTIS RUSH.

THRILLS

THE TIME MAY FINALLY HAVE COME FOR OTIS RUSH.

IS HE BLUE?

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE PLAY THE BLUES THE NEW-FASHIONED WAY.

MUSSEL MAN

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE PLAY THE BLUES THE NEW-FASHIONED WAY.

Heavy Rotation, our top five spins for the week of April 20, 2009

As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of a ... More >>

The prospect of love brought Jen Korte to Denver. Heartache kept her here.

As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of a ... More >>

When music meets movies: Ten Great Hollywood Decisions

​All right, a few weeks ago we offered up our take on the ten worst moments of crossover disaster, ill-advised efforts to mate movies with music. Now it's time to look at the flip side of the coin, the ten movies in which music and Hollywood made great bedfellows, outstanding cinematic turns that ... More >>

Moovers and Shakers rounds up our favorite local releases of the year

​All right, a few weeks ago we offered up our take on the ten worst moments of crossover disaster, ill-advised efforts to mate movies with music. Now it's time to look at the flip side of the coin, the ten movies in which music and Hollywood made great bedfellows, outstanding cinematic turns that ... More >>

Otis Taylor

Clovis People, Vol. 3
Telarc International

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 >>

Top 5 songs that will lead you into alcoholism

​There are a ton of songs out there that inspire us to throw down. For some it's the awesome "Margaritaville," and for others it's the dive-bar proud "Friends in Low Places." But even these songs are lighthearted. They might be about alcohol, but they don't really inspire you to get trashed, t ... More >>

Garland Jeffreys on Lou Reed and "living in between"

Danny ClinchGarland Jeffreys Garland Jeffreys (due Saturday, January 21, at the Lion's Lair) should be a household name considering some of the shoulders with which he's rubbed during the course of his long career: He met Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker before the Velvet Underground were properly a ban ... More >>