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The best national music releases of 2011

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

​​Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks featuring Atmosphere, Common, Greives Budo and Get Cryphy were announced; the Swayback, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Monroe Monroe and Juno What ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

​Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Neil Diamond, Garland Jeffreys and Sophie B. Hawkins were announced; BLKHRTS, American Tomahawk and Driftwood Fire got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, Kate Bush and Sigur Ros wer ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio, Rusko (Snowball Fest), NEEDTOBREATHE and Dr. Dog were announced; Ian Cooke, Bare Bones and Slim Cessna got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, the Rolling Stones ... More >>

MTV's 120 Minutes changed my life

​There is a point at which, I think, we all start to discover music on our own. I was around twelve or thirteen when the shift from pre-teen radio sex jams to discovering albums I would fawn over (and eventually learn to play) occurred. Up to then, I was listening to music that I loved, but it ... More >>

Anand Wilder of Yeasayer on being from Baltimore but making a name in New York

​Yeasayer (due tonight with Hush, Hush and Smith Westerns at the Ogden Theatre) was started by three guys from Baltimore, who each moved to New York separately before starting the band. During its four-year existence, the trio has developed an experimental pop sound that is more akin to quirky ... More >>

Kate Bush gets approved to use James Joyce soliloquy: Five songs that skipped that step

James Joyce playing "Stairway to Heaven"​The James Joyce estate is well known for its nearly-impossible-to-break hold on the copyright of his works. Case in point, 22 years ago Kate Bush asked to use a soliloquy from Ulysses in one of her songs and was denied. Most people would just give up, b ... More >>

Aloe Blacc, Harry Nilsson, Kid Cudi fill our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Air Dubai, Lil Wayne and DJ Krush fill our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Neovak: Joshua Novak's Dead Letters is lush and sparkly

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Denver Does Denver, but does it do requests? If so, here's ours.

​ Denver Does Denver, happening this Saturday at Meadowlark and The Flobots Community Space, is a festival promising to cut the local music community apart and glue it back together in ways we've never heard before. Folk songs will be auto-tuned, guitars and pedals will stomp out lyrics, and ... More >>

Titwrench 2010 at Glob

Titwrench 2010 Friday, July 9 - Sunday July 11, 2010 | Glob | Denver Over the course of one weekend, Titwrench 2010 brought together artists and people of all stripes from around the country and attracted a wider than usual swath of the local community. On Saturday afternoon, there were worksho ... More >>

Q&A with Annie Clark of St. Vincent

​Performing as St. Vincent, Annie Clark is a writer of lush, adventurous pop music. As a teenager she was the tour manager for her uncle's band, Tuck & Patti, where she learned not only a great deal about the music business but also a bit about musicianship and effective performance. In her ... More >>

Catch the CacheFlowe vs. Haxademic experience in Co. Springs Saturday

Not that there's any shortage of things going on here in Denver this weekend, but if none of those appeal to you and you don't mind a little road trip, or you're one of our friends in Colorado Springs reading this, this weekend offers a chance to check out something special. CacheFlowe is performin ... More >>

Meet Natasha Khan, the alluring songstress behind Bat for Lashes

Not that there's any shortage of things going on here in Denver this weekend, but if none of those appeal to you and you don't mind a little road trip, or you're one of our friends in Colorado Springs reading this, this weekend offers a chance to check out something special. CacheFlowe is performin ... More >>

Last Night: Tori Amos at the Paramount

Aaron ThackerayTori Amos and eskimOTuesday, July 21, 2009Paramount TheatreBetter Than: The last time I saw Tori Amos at Red Rocks in 1998.London-based One eskimO opened the show, and at first, I was concerned it might be one of those bands favored by modern rock stations that border on the adult con ... More >>

Beyond Playlist: Chairlift - Does You Inspire You

Chairlift Does You Inspire You Columbia Records Though it's no fun to watch talented Colorado musicians leave our fair state for glimmering destinations like Portland or Brooklyn, it is fun to watch them succeed. Such is the case for Boulder-founded synth poppers, Chairlift. Shortly after lightin ... More >>

Q&A with Gang Gang Dance's Lizzi Bougatsos

Chairlift Does You Inspire You Columbia Records Though it's no fun to watch talented Colorado musicians leave our fair state for glimmering destinations like Portland or Brooklyn, it is fun to watch them succeed. Such is the case for Boulder-founded synth poppers, Chairlift. Shortly after lightin ... More >>

Live Review: Mount Eerie w/The Tanukis and Young Coyotes at Brooks Center Arts

Chairlift Does You Inspire You Columbia Records Though it's no fun to watch talented Colorado musicians leave our fair state for glimmering destinations like Portland or Brooklyn, it is fun to watch them succeed. Such is the case for Boulder-founded synth poppers, Chairlift. Shortly after lightin ... More >>

Mini Reviews

Chairlift Does You Inspire You Columbia Records Though it's no fun to watch talented Colorado musicians leave our fair state for glimmering destinations like Portland or Brooklyn, it is fun to watch them succeed. Such is the case for Boulder-founded synth poppers, Chairlift. Shortly after lightin ... More >>

Kathy McCarty Talks About Daniel Johnston

Chairlift Does You Inspire You Columbia Records Though it's no fun to watch talented Colorado musicians leave our fair state for glimmering destinations like Portland or Brooklyn, it is fun to watch them succeed. Such is the case for Boulder-founded synth poppers, Chairlift. Shortly after lightin ... More >>

St. Vincent

Tuesday, September 18, Ogden Theatre, 1-866-468-7624.

Kristeen Young

Wednesday, May 9, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-837-0360.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Joanna Newsom

Sunday, November 5, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

New Year's Eve

Start the new year right.

Kate Bush

Aerial (Sony)

Orenda Fink

Monday, November 14, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Taking Hold

The Hold Steady's literate brand of rock is way above average.

Forward Into the Past

The Futureheads look back in admiration.

Faun Fables

Friday, June 18, hi-dive, 720-570-4500

Time of the Season

Azure Ray's symphonic pop arrives right on schedule.

Hollywood Squares

After taking a tour of both L.A. and South Park, Toddy Walters rediscovers her musical muse.

Discmania

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

Still Pissed Off After All These Years

The The's Matt Johnson refuses to go quietly into the night.

Foul Shots

All’s so-so in the off-the-mark hoop drama Love & Basketball.

Boulder Rocks

Plans are in the works for a musical retrospective of the People's Republic.

Are You There, God? It's Me, Tori

Tori Amos on her relationship with higher powers.

Summer of Love

Tori Amos on her relationship with higher powers.

And the Winners Are ...

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

Music for the Holidaze

Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

Feedback

Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

WALKER ON THE WILD SIDE

Digging out from a blizzard of seasonal CD releases.

JUST SAY NOEL

THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS DISCS PROVIDE SOME ROUGH SLEDDING.

ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT?

THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS DISCS PROVIDE SOME ROUGH SLEDDING.

NO ALTERNATIVE

A LOOK AT THE MODERN-ROCK SONGS DENVER RADIO IS DOING TO DEATH.

COLE MINING

NO ONE DIGS INTO HER MUSIC LIKE SINGER-SONGWRITER PAULA COLE.

THRILLS

NO ONE DIGS INTO HER MUSIC LIKE SINGER-SONGWRITER PAULA COLE.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 12