Subject: Larimer Lounge

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• The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 29 edition

  Photo by Aaron ThackerayWhat cute Offspring you have! Hello, we must be going. Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Punk Rocks at Red Rocks. • Catch the Buzz 3 Mixtape features Spoke-In-Wordz, Playalitical, DJ Chonz. • MP3 Freeloader: Saturday, the Rouge CD release party at Larimer Lounge. • Flier of the Week: Inactivists at the D-Note. • MP3 Freeloader: tonight, Tim Pourbaix CD release at Larimer Lounge. • Freaky Friday: Jan Terri -- "Losing You." • Dualistics unveiling new t

  May 29, 2009

• Gary Isaacs releases book of Slim Cessna's Auto Club photos

  Denver-based photographer Gary Isaacs has just unveiled a 78-page collection of photographs of one of this city's best-loved bands, Slim Cessna's Auto Club. The book includes some truly striking black-and-white on- and off-stage shots of Slim, Munly and the gang from the past few years, as well as snippets of Auto Club lyrics. You can get a glimpse of the book and pick up a copy from Isaacs's website. Copies will also be available on the band's July tour, including a stop at the Larimer Lou

  June 5, 2009

• Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, Frank Black shows annouced

  The Flaming Lips know all about putting on a hell of a show, and the Monolith Festival gig at Red Rocks in 2007 was one most phenomenal things to happen to that venue in the last few years. Lets hope for a repeat performance when the Lips return to Red Rocks Sunday, August 23 with Explosions in the Sky and Star Death & the White Dwarfs, which features Wayne Coyne's nephew Dennis. Tickets, which run from $36.75 to $46.50, go on sale Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m. And as an added bonus, all tick

  June 16, 2009

• A first look at Meese's new video for "Next In Line"

  Fresh off the performance at the Westword Music Showcase this past weekend and little more than a week before the release of Broadcast, their major label debut, the men of Meese have premiered their video for their first single, "Next In Line." There's three versions of the performance driven clip, which feature prominent cameos by Rodney T. Davis, otherwise known to rank and file, mass transit-using Denverites as the friendly, neighborhood RTD, and the Larimer Lounge exterior. Check the video

  June 19, 2009

• Over the weekend: Here We Go Magic at Larimer Lounge

  Tom MurphyHere We Go Magic, Vitamins and Achille Lauro Sunday, June 28, 2009 Larimer Lounge Better Than: A straightforward interpretation of a band's album. This show opened with Denver's own Vitamins. Since coming to the Mile High City from Greeley two years ago, it seems Vitamins have shed a bit of the sunny and innocent sound that characterized much of its earlier material. Instead of hurting the band, I think the outfit wears the darker, slightly grittier sound well. A decided power and driv

  June 29, 2009

• Over the Weekend: What you missed while briefly getting into soccer before realizing you still don't care

  Kiernan MaletskyWhite Rabbits. They're definitely white. Not very rabbit-y, though. If, like me, you sat around all weekend salivating over the U.S.-Brazil soccer game before realizing as you watched it that you still don't care about soccer and likely never will, well, you missed this stuff: White Rabbits rocked the Bluebird, and stole our reviewer's heart (again). Here We Go Magic did the same at Larimer Lounge. And Westword joined LikeMe.net in partying with DJ Sophia Lin at Suite Two Hund

  June 29, 2009

• Motorhead, Black Crowes, Butthole Surfers shows announced

  When Motorhead rocked the Fillmore Auditorium last September, Lemmy and crew had the Misfits in tow. When the band hits the venue again on Saturday, September 26 the metal legends will co-headline with Reverend Horton Heat, and Nashville Pussy gets things warmed up. The Black Crowes also return the Fillmore on Friday, November 13 with Truth and Salvage Company opening the show. Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 day of the show. Both shows go on sale Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. Then there's the

  July 7, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 14 edition

  Photo by David BarberJohn Baxter and Matty Clark play skins and skins. In the flesh. Today in Backbeat Online: • Westword Music Showcase Awards Wrap Up. • Q&A with Asher Roth. • Deejay Diabolic competing to spin at Lollapalooza. • Fake Problems cancels Larimer Lounge date. • Tickle Me Pink covers that are anything but "Typical." Today in Cafe Society: • Tonight: Bastille Day bashes at Bistro Vendome, Brasserie Felix and Le Central. • Civic Center Eats: Crepes at the Cowboy Cart.

  July 14, 2009

• Missed connection: Discount Cinema and Joy Subtraction

  ​Even the lowliest of local bands are used to getting a little groupie action now and then. But it turns out Denver-area musicians don't need to sift through their adoring audiences for a shot at romance; sometimes it's right there onstage. Emily Carter, bassist of Lakewood electro-rock outfit Discount Cinema, recently placed a Missed Connections listing on Craigslist after playing a Larimer Lounge BBQ show on July 12 with Fort Collins' Joy Subtraction (a new group, no website or MySpace yet,

  July 27, 2009

• Epilogues win a slot on Warped Tour this weekend

  Photo by Andy Mellen​Congratulations are due to the fine young men of the Epilogues. For the second year in a row, the band is one of the winners of the Ernie Ball battle of the bands, earning them a coveted slot on that stage for this Sunday's Warped Tour date at Invesco. The time slot has yet to be nailed down but the band says it will probably between noon and 2:30 if you want to catch them. And if you can't make it to Warped Tour (those tickets ain't cheap, and there is some kind of r

  August 5, 2009

• MP3 Freeloader: Joy Subtraction

  Abe Brennan during his Wretch Like Me Days​Colorado might not necessarily need another supergroup, but it's hard to argue with a lineup like that of Joy Subtraction. The new trio comprises singer/guitarist Abe Brennan (formerly of Wretch Like Me and The Things They Carry), bassist Matt Regan (formerly of Matson Jones) and drummer Brian Polk (formerly of The Gravity Index and Ghost Buffalo). In advance of the band's BBQ show at the Larimer Lounge this Sunday, August 9, Joy Subtraction has share

  August 5, 2009

• The Denver Boot: Hot IQs final show at Larimer Lounge

  ​Without question, Hot IQs, which took the stage for the last time this past weekend at the Larimer Lounge, made its mark on the Mile High City and will be sorely missed. Starting life as the Royal We, the outfit grew ably into its own as songwriters and left us with a slew of outstanding songs, from "Firecracker" to "Duck and Cover" to "Iggy Pop" to "Houndstooth," just to name a few. Those who attended the act's farewell show at the Bluebird this past June were treated to exhilarating renditi

  August 6, 2009

• The Denver Boot: Yuzo Nieto and the Hand That Rocks the Dreidel at the Larimer Lounge

  ​Yes, we know we already posted a Denver Boot this week -- earlier today in fact. Consider this one a bonus. See, our buddy Lance from the Flat Response had this great recording of a Larimer Lounge set from this past May from Yuzo Nieto and the Hand that Rocks the Dreidel hanging around that he hadn't posted it to his site yet. So of course, when we caught wind, we jumped at the chance to bless you with it. So what are you waiting for? Get your download on after the jump.

  August 6, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 6 edition

  ​Would you like to sniff the cork? Today in Cafe Society: • Grapes and grilling tonight at Strings. • Guess where I'm drinking? • Martini Ranch and Hiccups III dry up. • And the new, New York Times restaurant critic is... • Tonight's shochu dinner at Elway's Cherry Creek could be the blowout food orgy of the year. Today in Backbeat Online: • The Denver Boot: Hot IQs final show at Larimer Lounge. • NPR's All Songs Considered weighs in on the best music of 2009. • Mile Hi-F

  August 6, 2009

• Skinny Pupply, Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt, Urge Overkill shows announced

  ​Skinny Puppy stops at the Ogden Theatre Saturday, November 7 as part of the industrial band's In Solvent See tour, which kicks off October 30. Tickets are $30 in advance and go on sale Friday, August 15. Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt team for an acoustic evening Wednesday, October 7 at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs and Thursday, October 8 at CU-Boulder's Macky Auditorium. It's been a while since Urge Overkill has released an album, but the Chicago-based rockers will hit the Larimer L

  August 12, 2009

• Color the Past

  August 27, 2009

• The Denver Boot: Lion Sized at the Larimer Lounge - 08/02/09

  ​In honor Lion Sized's show tomorrow night at the hi-dive with the Still City and the Great Panic, and thanks to our pal Lance, and, well, because it's Freeloader Friday and we're cool like that, we present you another sparkling edition of the Denver Boot for your downloading pleasure. After the jump we've posted a Lion Sized set recorded at the Larimer Lounge earlier this month. Get a taste of what awaits you tomorrow evening or just enjoy the awesomeness of one of our favorite bands!

  August 28, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 28 edition

  I used to love Mr. T cereal....​Pity those fools. Today in Backbeat Online: • Freaky Friday: "Treat Your Mother Right." • Q&A with John Osborne of KingBilly. • Last Night: Desolation Wilderness at Rhinoceropolis. • The Denver Boot: Lion Sized at the Larimer Lounge -- 08/02/09. • Five movie hippies who make us wish we lived the '60s. Today in Cafe Society: • Free BBQ for Daves at Famous Dave's. • Get your junk food fix at the Colorado State Fair. • The List: Denver's top t

  August 28, 2009

• Dirty Projectors, White Rabbits, Meshell Ndegeocello shows announced

  Sarah CassDirty Projectors​Originally a solo project for David Longstreth, the Dirty Projectors is now touring as a six-piece in support of the band's latest, the wonderful Bitte Orca. Longstreth and company stop at the Bluebird Theater Sunday, November 8. Tickets are $15.25 in advance and $18 day of show and go on sale Friday, September 4. Brooklyn-based White Rabbits, who have played these parts quite a few times in the last few years, return to the Larimer Lounge Friday October 30 and ticke

  September 1, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 8 edition

  Photo by Aaron ThackerayBlink-182's Tom DeLonge.​Blink and you'll miss it. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Blink-182 at Fiddler's Green. • Over the Weekend: Fell at Larimer Lounge. • Over the Weekend: Ween at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Warlock Pinchers (almost) reunion at 3 Kings Tavern. • Get the Heyday on your iPhone. Today in Cafe Society: • Milking It: Cap'n Crunch's Race Car Crunch. • Tavern Hospitality Group introduces its own stimulus package. • B

  September 8, 2009

• Del the Funky Homosapien hit by drunk driver on I-25 in route to Denver from Colorado Springs

  ​Last night on I-25 as Del the Funky Homosapien (aka Teren Delvon Jones) and his crew were making their way up from Colorado Springs to Denver for a scheduled show tonight at the Larimer Lounge, an Escalade reportedly driven by a drunk driver rear ended the crew. Although Del and company escaped major injuries, Del, who was sleeping at the time of impact, suffered whiplash, as did another member of his crew. Understandably, Del will not be appearing tonight, but will return to Denver for a mak

  September 18, 2009

• Freeloader: Win tickets to see Liam Finn tonight at the Larimer Lounge

  ​Update: Charles Hughes and Cherie C will be our guests at the show tonight. Thanks to them and to everyone else who responded with the correct answer ("Don't Dream It's Over" and The Stand). We'll have more tix up for grabs later this week.Yes, we know it's a Monday. And yes, we know the Broncos are playing tonight. And yes, we know that suggesting that you do anything else on a night where those two things converge is appalling, like asking you to lend us $20 after you've just been laid off.

  October 19, 2009

• Casselman's is destined for big things

  October 22, 2009

• Freeloader: Win tickets to see Meshell Ndegeocello, the Nadas and Great Lake Swimmers

  ​Happy Wednesday. Yes, we've looked outside and know there's not much happy about this dreary day. Winter, it seems, is eager to rear it's ugly head. Nonetheless, we've got a bunch of tickets for some shows tonight that will hopefully help ease some of the pre-winter blues. First up, is Meshell Ndegeocello at the Boulder Theater. If you're unfamiliar with her, let's just said that aside from being an exceptional, multi-faceted musician -- particularly as a bassist, she's truly worthy of being

  October 21, 2009

• Last Night: Great Lake Swimmers at the Larimer Lounge

  Wooden Birds​ Great Lake Swimmers, Wooden Birds, Brothers O'Hair Larimer Lounge October 21, 2009 Better Than: Bird watching in the snow. Brothers O'Hair were clearly the least seasoned and the least purely talented of the three band bill. They were also by far the best live act, engaging the crowd of friends and admirers (we were all admirers by the end of the set) with a combination of Canadian caterwaul and Irish Catholic whiskey music. Their songs fell forward with a hard-work moment

  October 22, 2009

• Animals At Risk remixes the Swayback

  Matt Fecher isn't letting the grass grow under his feet. Although his hands are clearly already full with helping curate the Monolith Festival, Fecher, who DJs under the name Hot to Death, is constantly moving in a number of different creative directions at once it seems, from launching and hosting the sporadic yet increasingly popular New Music Mondays at the Larimer Lounge, to embarking on various collaborations, such as Animals At Risk, the name finally given to the electro-clash project fe

  November 3, 2009

• This Just In: KS 107.5 Jingle Jam, Steve Earle, Brandi Carlile shows announced

  ​Fabolous, Twista and Mario, who have each recently dropped new albums, are among the noted hip-hop and R&B talent slated to appear at KS 107.5's Jingle Jam Friday, December 18 at the Fillmore Auditorium. Advance general admission tickets are $27/$30 day of show. Steve Earle, who's touring in support Townes, his tribute to the great Townes Van Zandt, visits the Boulder Theatre Tuesday, February 2. Reserved seats are $34.50 and general admission seats are $28.50. Seattle-based singer/songwr

  November 4, 2009

• Freeloader: Win tickets to see Fu Manchu tonight at the Larimer Lounge

  ​As promised, we have your Fu Manchu tickets for the re-scheduled show tonight at the Larimer Lounge. Wanna go? Hit us up. For your chance to win, send us a note with your real name and tell us who you think has the coolest actual fu manchu in the world and why. We'll pick winners from the best responses we get. (FYI: In case you're on the fence due to certain athletic events taking place this evening, the Larimer has a pair of sizable flat screens, and smart money says that at least one of th

  November 9, 2009

• The Weekend Showdown: Houses heads our list of the best shows in town.

  Photo by Sarah Myers​ We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us -- and the rest of the world -- what we missed in the comments.

  November 12, 2009

• Freeloader: Download brand new songs from Action Packed Thrill Ride

  Michaela Joy​Houses won't be the only local band unveiling new material at the Larimer Lounge this Saturday night. Action Packed Thrill Ride is playing an opening set during the release show for Houses' latest EP Fall, and they to hand out extended singles bearing new tunes. Today, we're offering some tastes of the group's new directions since their 2008 release, A Looseleaf Script. The following three tracks offer a stylistic departure from Action Packed's freshman record, bearing a slower pa

  November 12, 2009

• Freeloader: Download track from Houses new Fall EP

  Photo by Lulu Devil Tomorrow at the Larimer Lounge, Houses are playing a show where they will release Fall, the third of four planned seasonal EPs. And being the kind souls that they are, the good folk of Houses have provided us with a track from the new EP to give away. The track is "Red Feather," a warm, mellow slice of vintage-sounding rock and roll, perfect for the season and, as mentioned, absolutely free for you loyal fans to download. Grab it, enjoy it, and maybe we'll see you there. MP3

  November 13, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Houses at Larimer Lounge

  Houses​ Houses, The Knew, Action Packed Thrill Ride Saturday, November 14, 2009 Larimer Lounge Better Than: The fireside. It was seriously snowing out on Saturday, hard enough to cover the signs and turn the city into a giant hushed bobsled track. You would not have known this if you were taken and plopped in front of the stage at the Larimer Lounge around 10 p.m. The room was in high spirits, yelling, getting drunk and shoulder-to-shoulder like no one was concerned about getting home.

  November 16, 2009

• Q&A with Dick Valentine of Electric Six

  ​Electric Six have been bringing the party to the unwary for six albums in as many years, starting with 2003's Fire and leading up to the brand-new Kill. The group's songs combine '80s rock, disco and New Wave into a cranked-up, ultra-catchy sound all its own, with lyrics that mix a David Lee Roth-esque bravado with surreal barrages of imagery revolving around fire, sex, dancing...and air travel. Frontman Dick Valentine comes across like a smarmy cross between Mike Patton and a Baptist preache

  November 17, 2009