K Records

Jason Anderson

Thursday, July 5, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Jason Anderson: "Whether there are five people or fifty people... I just give everything I have"

See Also: - Tonight: Jason Anderson at the hi-dive - The members of Holophrase on working with Ikey Owens on Horizons of Expectation Jason Anderson's startlingly unvarnished yet well-crafted songs and his intimate and charismatic performance style evoke the sense of a compassionate and unpretentio ... More >>

Brian King of Japandroids on Husker Du, the Gun Club and the lost art of album art

Japandroids (due tonight at Larimer Lounge) started out with its own reinterpretation of angular, splintery punk and post-punk. But instead of sounding like another band that just discovered the Stooges or Joy Division, Japandroids plays its songs with a certain conviction you normally hear in blue- ... More >>

Fingers of the Sun continues to brighten Denver's music scene

Weekend's Best Live Music Bets: The Autumn Film, Wovenhand, the Hive Dwellers and more

Welcome to the weekend! Spring has officially sprung, and just as you can count on a another delightful couple of days weather wise, there's some great music awaiting you in the Mile High City. Locals rule this weekend. Tonight at the Walnut Room, the Autumn Film celebrates the release of its new al ... More >>

Calvin Johnson of the Hive Dwellers: "Any excuse not to play a rock club, I'm there"

The Hive Dwellers (due Saturday, March 24, at Yellow Feather Coffee) is the latest musical project of Calvin Johnson. Since 1982, Johnson's K Records imprint has been one of the most influential underground labels not just for its ethos of an eternally youthful perspective and using creativity as th ... More >>

The Hive Dwellers

Saturday, March 24, Yellow Feather Coffee, 303-825-1700.

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, March 2-4, 2012

It looks like March is roaring in like a lion just in time for the weekend, but that doesn't mean there aren't a ton of things to do for fun. From Johnny Depp's classic bad-boy role in Cry-Baby to a whole slew of art openings, we've got plenty of interesting events to attend that won't maul your poc ... More >>

Growler Records offers discount to DIY music scribes

Molly Zackary's Growler Record Distro is changing the way we talk about music in Denver. More than just another storefront box of commerce, Growler is actively engaging the music community with new events and programs. "I have an agenda," says Zackary. "I think artistic movements and scenes are crea ... More >>

Denver's best music releases of 2011

Tonight: The Blow at the Larimer

​As The Blow (performing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with He's My Brother, She's My Sister and Shaky Molars), Khaela Maricich has been making albums since the late '90s, and has been doing so through influential Pacific Northwestern label, K Records, for most of that time. The Blow's minimal ... More >>

Monolith Q&A: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

​With early support from one of the country's most important independent radio stations, KEXP in Seattle, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart -- appearing at Monlith this weekend -- struck a chord with fans of earnest, dreamy, lush pop music. Though often compared to C86-era and Sarah Records ban ... More >>

Built to Spill flashback: Our 1997 Doug Martsch interview

Built to Spill back in the day. Our new profile and Q&A with Built to Spill's Doug Martsch, whose band headlines this Saturday's Westword Music Showcase (click here for more information), are built on a sturdy foundation -- an interview conducted with Martsch back in 1997, shortly after his band, t ... More >>

Westword's favorite national albums of the year

Mini Reviews

Over the Weekend...Nudity, Temples and Outer Neon @ Glob Glob Glob

Meet Juno MacGuff’s Muse

An unlikely Hollywood hit spotlights the songs of an unlikely singer-songwriter.

Q&A With Kimya Dawson

Mahjongg

Tuesday, February 26, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Mile High Makeout: Doing It Together

Nationalistic

Our music writers pick the year’s national bests.

Calvin Johnson and Karl Blau

Wednesday, October 25, Chielle, 303-722-1877.

Old Time Relijun

Sunday, June 4, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

The Beatdown

In the final tally, Avril is far less Complicated than Britney.

Whirled Music

Old Time Relijun puts a new spin on ancient sounds.

Flame On

The Thermals light a fire under indie rock's ass.

Backwash

Behind the scenes at the Paramount Theatre

Mouse on the Moon

Modest Mouse, the band that would be indie rock's king, navigates a major-label existence.

Stage Fright

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead makes impeccable recordings in the studio -- and a mess of the bars and clubs where it performs.

Backwash

This band lives -- and performs -- in a van down by the river.

Notes From the Underground

Local artists come out from wherever they are.

Modern-Day Calvinism

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

Lois Maffeo and Brendan Canty

The Union Themes
(Kill Rock Stars)

Playlist

Ralph Carney, Charlie Haden Quartet West, Enemymine, Styx

Minor Threat

The Rondelles prove that the kids are all right.

Year-End Close-Out

We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

One (Or More) Against the World

Gifted singer-songwriter Rebecca Gates says the Spinanes are both singular and plural.

Electronica Goes Punk

Kento Oiwa of icu uses old methods to make new sounds.

Playlist

System's Abnormal

K Records founder Calvin Johnson leads Dub Narcotic Sound System down the road less traveled.

Feedback

Got Milk?

Elephant 6's Neutral Milk Hotel books a room in Denver.

Beck on the Highway

The man of the moment wants some moments for himself.

Building for the Future

Built to Spill's Doug Martsch searches for the happy medium between fatherhood and rock and roll.

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