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Modest Mouse

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    R.E.M. calls it quits after 31 years and fifteen Colorado shows

    ​After three decades together, the guys in R.E.M. announced today in a statement on the band's website that they're throwing in the towel.

  • Music

    August 25, 2011

    Mister Heavenly

    Thursday, August 25, hi-dive, 720-570-4500. 

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Q&A: Ukulele Loki on performing at Red Rocks, his influences and a new EP

    Ukulele Loki's Gadabout Orchestra. Aaron Johnson is pictured far right.Aaron Johnson has a lot on his plate right now. He teaches fifth-graders by day, and by night he's taking classes to get certified in teaching English as a Second Language. He's also a Geeks Who Drink quizmaster. But tonight? Ton ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    In honor of Modest Mouse and Big Boi: A look at the Top 10 rap/rock collaborations of all time

    ​In case you haven't heard yet, Modest Mouse is working with Big Boi on its next album. Seriously. Yeah, we're having a hard time even trying to imagine what that's going to sound like. The news, however, did get us thinking about the ten of the best and rap/rock collaborations. You know Aeros ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Top ten retro metal bands currently melting faces and minds

    ​The world of heavy metal can be an exercise in absurdity and uninspired imitation played at blistering volume. With the relatively recent (and fading) popularity of "stoner-rock" and "doom metal," as evidenced by tours including the reunited line-ups of Sleep, Saint Vitus (read our recent int ... More >>

  • Music

    December 23, 2010

    Moovers and Shakers: Our favorite Denver music releases of 2010

    ​The world of heavy metal can be an exercise in absurdity and uninspired imitation played at blistering volume. With the relatively recent (and fading) popularity of "stoner-rock" and "doom metal," as evidenced by tours including the reunited line-ups of Sleep, Saint Vitus (read our recent int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Swallow Hill burlesque holiday extravaganza with Ukulele Loki's Gadabout Orchestra

    Photo courtesy Ukulele Loki​This time of year, some things are meant to go together: mint and chocolate, Rudolph and Santa, Swallow Hill and spangles. Catch the belles of bump 'n grind Orchid Mei, Violetta Volare, Tatianna TaTa, Fannie Spankings, and more at one of Denver's least expected burl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Part two: Chef and Tell with Jay Spickelmier from Japoix

    Lori Midson​ Jay Spickelmier Japoix 975 Lincoln Street 303-861-2345 www.japoix.com This is part two of this week's Chef and Tell. Read the rest of Lori Midson's interview with Jay Spickelmier, executive chef of Japoix, here. Favorite restaurant in America: Osaki's Sushi & Japanese Cuisin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Arcade Fire, Los Lobos top sellers at local stores

    ​Arcade Fire's latest effort, The Suburbs, continues to dominate the local charts, claiming the top spots at Albums on the Hill, Twist & Shout and Wax Trax for the week ending August 15. Los Lobos' Tin Can Trust, released August 3 on Shout! Factory, performed well, as did Wolf Parade's Expo 86 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Beside Rick Ross and Big Boi, we're all listening to completely different stuff 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?" So 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Nathaniel Rateliff's CD is in stores nationwide today, but he's here in Denver

    May 4, 2010: As good a day as any to say that Nathaniel Rateliff has made it. His sparse and powerful In Memory of Loss has been available digitally for a week, but today it appeared in physical form in record stores across the country. Rateliff grew up in Missouri, but as a musician he grew up he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Retribution Gospel Choir soars at the Larimer Lounge

    Rubedo (Tom Murphy)​ Retribution Gospel Choir • The Life There Is • Rubedo Larimer Lounge | 04.17.10 Rubedo, a fairly new band, opened this show, and while the three members of the band seemed to be coming from different musical directions, somehow they managed to bring it all together. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Chef and Tell with Matt Mine from the Oceanaire Seafood Room

    Lori MidsonMatt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire​Matt Mine Oceanaire Seafood Room 1400 Arapahoe Street 303-991-2277 www.theoceanaire.com This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Matt Mine, executive chef of Oceanaire. To read part two of that interview, check back here tomorrow. M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Tom Waits top seller at Twist and Shout

    ​Apparently there was a bit of a fight between Tom Waits' Glitter & Doom Live and Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream last week at Twist & Shout, and fortunately, Waits, who turned sixty yesterday, was the victor. Blakroc, the Black Keys' new hip-hop project, came in third, while Them Crooked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 26, 2009

    ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of August 24, 2009

    ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of August 10, 2009

    ​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2009

    Prints Charming

    These artists are poster children for concert promos.

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Last Night: Rachael Pollard at GlobGlobGlob

    photo by Marcus HuserRachael Pollard, Doo Crowder, Spoke Shaver, Rotaree, TemplesThursday, March 19, 2009GlobGlobGlobBetter than: Not falling asleep at work, which I'm now certain to do tomorrow.In military operations, planes often fly at low altitudes to avoid radar detection. If that's true in cli ... More >>

  • Music

    March 12, 2009

    The members of Bad Weather California are just young punks at heart

    photo by Marcus HuserRachael Pollard, Doo Crowder, Spoke Shaver, Rotaree, TemplesThursday, March 19, 2009GlobGlobGlobBetter than: Not falling asleep at work, which I'm now certain to do tomorrow.In military operations, planes often fly at low altitudes to avoid radar detection. If that's true in cli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Springsteen, Modest Mouse, Conor Oberst shows announced

    Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2008

    Live Review: BDRMPPL and Pictureplane w/Josephine and the Mousepeople, Gangi and Rainbow Arabia

    Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    Live Review: Nada Surf, Cold War Kids, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Silversun Pickups, at the Manifest Hope Art Gallery

    Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    Live Review: Nada Surf, Cold War Kids, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Silversun Pickups, at the Manifest Hope Art Gallery

    Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008

    Last Night... Flobots and RJD2 @ DU's May Day Music Fest

    Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

  • Music

    April 24, 2008

    Mini Reviews

    Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2008

    Last Night...BDRMPPL, State Bird, The Tanukis, Mad Happy

    Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    Last Night: The Born Ruffians, Caribou @ Larimer Lounge

    Modest Mouse visits CU's Balch Fieldhouse February 28. As we reported earlier today, Bruce Springsteen's April 10 Pepsi Center show was announced today, but it's also been a busy week for other concert announcements, including Modest Mouse's February 28 gig at CU's Balch Fieldhouse, Conor Oberst's A ... More >>

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    Raleigh

    Training Wheels EP
    Few Hit Records

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    Girl Talk

    Training Wheels EP
    Few Hit Records

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    Girl Talk

    Training Wheels EP
    Few Hit Records

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Al Right Now

    Is "Weird Al" Yankovic an American pop genius?

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Calvin Johnson and Karl Blau

    Wednesday, October 25, Chielle, 303-722-1877.

  • Music

    September 28, 2006

    Mark Kozelek

    Sunday, October 1, Trilogy Lounge, Boulder, 303-473-9463.

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    Speak Your Peace

    Some very Nobel intentions pay off.

  • Music

    August 24, 2006

    Wolf Parade

    Monday, August 28, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Tape Ops

    Thanks to the blogosphere, Tapes 'n Tapes is wired for sound.

  • Music

    December 29, 2005

    Let There Be Rock

    Ten albums that make it easy to avoid fretting about your old-fashioned Rockist ways.

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Wolf Parade

    Tuesday, September 13, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Mt. Egypt

    Sunday, July 24, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    Marrying the Mainstream

    White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records.

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Critic's Choice

    Bad Weather California

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Hacked Off

    Bubbling beneath the sweet-sounding hill music of the Hackensaw Boys is a wellspring of political discontent.

  • Music

    April 15, 2004

    Iron & Wine

    Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)

  • Music

    December 18, 2003

    Tin Men

    Tintin packs an epic, spacious sound into a modest frame.

  • Music

    November 21, 2002

    Critic's Choice

    Owen

  • Music

    April 18, 2002

    A World Apart

    Heralded as new heroes of indie rock, the Shins shrug their way out of obscurity.

  • Music

    June 7, 2001

    A Better Build

    Having traded indie-hero status for fatherhood, Built to Spill's Doug Martsch makes music when -- and where -- he wants to.

  • Music

    March 19, 1998

    Electronica Goes Punk

    Kento Oiwa of icu uses old methods to make new sounds.

  • Music

    September 11, 1997

    Feedback

    Kento Oiwa of icu uses old methods to make new sounds.

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