Kalyn Heffernan

A unicorn bumping and grinding -- I never thought I'd see that. Thanks, Artopia 2013!

With Artopia's dense schedule, it's important to get limber. You can't rush into things. Pulling a muscle or getting a cramp early could mean missing all too many things. Much like a herd of wildebeests in migration, there is no forgiveness for being slow because time -- like a lion -- is unforgivin ... More >>

Qknox and Kalyn Heffernan on Quantized Fitness, their new monthly hip-hop showcase

Quantized Fitness is new monthly hip-hop showcase being hosted by Qknox (aka Jerod Sarlo) and Kalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp, two artists who have contributed considerably to the local hip-hop scene over the last five years. In honor of this evening's inaugural edition of Quantized Fitnes ... More >>

The ten best concerts this weekend: 12/7-12/9

Welcome to the weekend, y'all. Breathe easy. You made it. Good Friday to you. And, oh, what a good Friday it is. Another stacked weekend of music awaits you. Just like the Broncos win streak continues, so does the steady stream of solid shows, whether you're hankering for some old-school punk or old ... More >>

Reader: "Best interview I've read in a long time."

If we'd have known that smoking a doobie with someone would enhance our interviews, we probably would've done it a long time ago. In case you missed it yesterday, in honor of the recently passed amendment 64, the much ballyhooed legislation that will legalize marijuana for recreational use, we recen ... More >>

Getting stoned with Wheelchair Sports Camp

A week ago today, our homeland, the fine state of Colorado, made history by voting to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In honor of this momentous occasion and while the specific legalities are being ironed out with the feds, we thought we'd take a few minutes periodically to catch up with va ... More >>

Open Air 1340 AM to celebrate its first anniversary with a pair of "super group" sessions

It's hard to believe that it's been a year already since Open Air 1340 launched, but it has been. This time last year -- on Halloween, to be specific -- the station aired its first broadcast, and to celebrate this momentous occasion, the station has enlisted some of the scene's most prominent player ... More >>

Twins of Evil Tour: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson at 1STBANK Center, 10/02/12

ROB ZOMBIE & MARILYN MANSON @ 1STBANK CENTER |10/2/12 With the theme to Suspiria pumping out through the speakers as a preamble, Marilyn Manson took the stage with a huge, glowing, red, psychic cross hanging overhead -- a nice touch. The distorted, driving bass line of "Hey, Cruel World" let us kno ... More >>

UMS 2012: Bad Weather California delivers an old-fashioned rock show

See Also: People of UMS 2011 Kicked off the first day of UMS by catching Bad Weather California in a very humid 3 Kings Tavern. People were packed in pretty tight in the middle of the room and mostly on the flanks. BWC played a loose, relaxed set like the guys had a group meeting beforehand and all ... More >>

Flapjack Fling

That's a Rap: Westword Music Showcase edition

Happy Westword Music Showcase weekend, friends, Romans, hip-hop heads! This weekend promises to highlight all the reasons why the music scene in Denver houses some of the best talent in the country. With the hip-hop scene, in particular, the styles and profiles of the MCs, DJs and singers have been ... More >>

Our complete guide to the June 23 Westword Music Showcase

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Local hip-hop acts pick their favorite Tribe tracks and muse on the influence of Q-Tip

This Saturday, some of the hottest local talent will be getting busy on fifteen stages throughout the Golden Triangle for the annual Westword Music Showcase. After the Showcase wraps, Q-Tip, hip-hop's premiere rapping, producing, trendsetting, superstar will rock a rare DJ set at City Hall Amphithea ... More >>

Flobots.org's pop-up brunch hosted by Wheelchair Sport Camp's Kalyn Heffernan

Hungry for change? Flobots.org have cooked up an idea for a unique pop-up brunch this Saturday, May 26 at the Meadowlark. For the brunch, which is geared toward raising money for Art to Action, a program that works with more than 2,000 DPS middle and high-schoolers annually to provide oft-neglected ... More >>

Rubedo at Unit E, with Achille Lauro, CougarPants and Hindershot, 5/4/12

RUBEDO @ UNIT E | 5/4/12 See more photos in Rubedo at Unit E slide show In a show of sustained enthusiasm, Rubedo ended its set with one of its most visceral and dynamic numbers: "Give My Heart a Break." The song began with feedback created by Kyle Gray as he held his small, acoustic guitar to his ... More >>

The Future of Human Touch asks participants to check egos at the door

For last night's interactive Future of Human Touch experiment at Redline Gallery, the crowd that gathered was asked to leave all egos, comfort zones and fears behind. Milling around the courtyard of the gallery under the slow glow of hanging LED lights just after 7:30 p.m., it was hard to tell who ... More >>

Review: FaceMan's Waltz at the Bluebird Theater, 2/3/12

A.H. GoldsteinFaceMan at the Bluebird Theater last night.FACEMAN'S WALTZ @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 2/3/12The sound became expansive and the stage felt crowded fairly early in FaceMan's set at the Bluebird Theater on a snowy Friday night. After a brief introduction from the Flobots' Stephen "Brer Rabbit" ... More >>

Beyond Occupy: An MLK Dialogue for 2012 set for 3 p.m. today at Redline Denver

​Today as the country honors Dr. Martin Luther King, a consortium of local hip-hop artists and community activists is getting together this afternoon at 3 p.m. at RedLine Denver (2350 Arapahoe Street) for Beyond Occupy: An MLK Dialogue for 2012, to engage in dialogue about the bigger picture o ... More >>

Review: Salt-N-Pepa at the Gothic, 12/17/11

​Salt-N-Pepa brought the noise last night at The Gothic Theatre for Jammin' 101.5's Twas the Jam Before Christmas. The house was packed and both Salt and Pepa looked amazing in bedazzled outfits and gold rope chains. The two took us down hip-hop memory lane with big smiles, old school dances a ... More >>

Kalyn Heffernan and Wheelchair Sports Camp on the cover of this week's Village Voice in NYC

Jason Paul RobertsKalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp​ Massive props are due to Kalyn Heffernan and Wheelchair Sports Camp, who have earned the rare, career defining distinction of being on the cover of our sister paper, the Village Voice in New York City. The cover, of course, advances ... More >>

Jonny 5 of Flobots reflects on the Occupy Movement and talks about the act's new album

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Photos: Tiny Titwrench Dance Party at the hi-dive, 11/19/11

Josiah HesseKalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp at the hi-dive this past Saturday for the Tiny Titwrench Dance PartyTINY TITWRENCH DANCE PARTY at HI-DIVE | 11/19/11On Saturday night, the fine folks at Titwrench threw their Tiny Titwrench Dance Party at the hi-dive. Piper Rose hosted the party ... More >>

Help send Wheelchair Sports Camp to CMJ

Update (10/11/11): With eight hours left to go, Wheelchair Sports Camp has reached its $1,200 goal with the graciousness of 47 people who pitched in to help. Brace yourself, NYC: Here come Heffernan and company. Original item (10/6/11, 8 a.m.): This year's CMJ Music Marathon is less than two weeks ... More >>

Best one yet! 2011 edition of Westword Music Showcase attracts over 13,000 fans this year

Photo by Aaron Thackeray​ Man, what a day we had yesterday at the seventeenth annual Westword Music Showcase! The music was exceptional, the weather was beyond agreeable and everywhere you looked in every direction it was a sea of smiling faces. With over 13,000 people in attendance this year ... More >>

SXSW Tip Sheet: Colorado bands

Wheelchair Sports Camp snags invite to SXSW

​ Looks like Wheelchair Sports Camp, the band whose frontwoman, Kalyn Heffernan, we profiled this past November, will be heading to this year's SXSW. While a number of other acts will undoubtedly make the trek to Austin this March, Wheelchair Sports received an official invitation to perform ... More >>

Misogyny: Do women get a bad rap in hip-hop?

​Misogyny, as a concept and as a behavior, is a major issue in hip-hop. Women are frequently marginalized and suffer the extreme sexist treatment at the hands of men in the business. As I began to examine the pronounced gender bias in the hip-hop community for this week's feature, I interviewe ... More >>

Kalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp on rockin' the mike and making people think twice

Adrian Diubaldo / Photo Roadies​ The most immediately noticeable thing about Kalyn Heffernan is that she's in a wheelchair. What takes a little more time to absorb and appreciate is that the petite Irish woman in the Timbaland boots and paint-covered electric chair (she's also a sometime graf ... More >>