Lily Allen

The Lost Lily Allen Interview

Q&A with Adele

British singer-songwriter Adele Adkins, who's in town for a sold-out show at the Bluebird Theater tonight, is having a moment. She's been nominated for four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year and Best New Artist, in conjunction with 19, an album named for her age upon the time of its releas ... More >>

The Fray grabs top spot at Twist & Shout again

For the second week in the row, the Fray's new self-titled album grabbed the number one spot on Twist & Shout's top seller list. Elsewhere, it's not too surprising that Robert Plant & Alison Krauss's Raising Sand,which just won a Grammy for Album of the Year, claimed the second spot, followe ... More >>

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 5/3/2007

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 20 edition

Photo by JensenThe 3Oh!3 fans in Texas know how to throw signs, too. It seems so unfair that I've been stuck inside all day... Today in Backbeat Online: • 3OH!3 SXSW tour diary by Kam from Chain Gang of 1974. • Epilogues SXSW tour diary. • Overcasters SXSW tour diary. • How to cope with SX ... More >>

Last Night: Lily Allen at the Ogden Theatre

Jon Solomon Lily AllenThursday, April 9, 2009Ogden TheatreSome lyricists bury a song's meaning in metaphors or subtleties, which sometimes leaves a lot more room for interpretation. Lily Allen, on the other hand, shoots from the hip. She's blunt and she'll tell you what's what in plain English, whet ... More >>

The polarizing picks of 3OH!3: Ten pop albums that should be listened to all the way through

JensenBlare Magazine. Familiar? Yeah, us neither. Regardless, the site (blog?) recently posted a list that struck us as fairly interesting: ten pop albums that Nate Motte thinks should be listened to all the way through. We stumbled onto the link via AbsolutePunk.net, where a number of folks express ... More >>

Lily Allen

Thursday, April 9, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Yelle

Thursday, April 9, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Meet Wale, a rapper with a jones for indie rock

Thursday, April 9, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Dizzee Rascal

Tuesday, July 22, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

Common

Finding Forever
Geffen

NPR's All Songs Considered weighs in on the best music of 2009

​Last time we checked, there's still a good four months left until the end of the year. Regardless, that hasn't stopped Bob Boilen and company from NPR's All Songs Considered from weighing in on the best music of 2009 (so far). Actually, check that -- the results, which were posted on the show's b ... More >>

Cults

Monday, August 1, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.