Mercury Rev amd the Duke Spirit
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Fox Theatre, Boulder
Better Than: The last unbelievably great Mercury Rev show at The Fox.
It probably would have been wiser to stay home on a night like this and not risk the icy streets and highways between Denver and Boulder just to see a rock band. But some rock bands go beyond just getting up on stage in their jeans and rocking out a little. Some bands command and deserve some daring on your part and that's why I couldn't pass on se
This week, U2 threw its colleagues at Live Nation a curve when it unexpectedly -- well, in this economy, it shouldn't really come as too big a surprise -- set about cashing in the 1.6 million shares it received as part of a 360 deal it signed with the entertainment conglomerate. According to a report filed by the Wall Street Journal, the current stock value is only at a fraction of what the band is guaranteed through its agreement, which means the company will now have to make up for the other $
Neil Young's live recording from 1968, when he was just 22, tops Twist & Shout's bestsellers list, with a strong showing from local acts Everything Absent or Distorted (a love story) and Paper Bird. Also good to see Tom Waits in the Top 10 with an album he released just over four years ago. The full breakdown is listed after the jump.
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
Steve GullickForming in London in 2003, the Duke Spirit has evolved a sound that
brings together elements of garage rock, soul, the blues and swirly,
noisy atmospheric rock. Rather than sounding like's trying to do too
many things at once, act's music sounds rich with textures
and emotional landscapes. A perfect mixture of the gritty and the
sublime, the Duke Spirit employs an impressive palette of sounds and moods.
Frontwoman Liela Moss cuts a commanding figure on stage with an image
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