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  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Phish's Junta is fetching double its Record Store Day price on eBay. Clearly it was worth the wait.

    Sleep-deprived Phish fans who woke up early for Record Store Day made a great investment it seems. As noted in our Record Store Day coverage, the most sought-after piece of vinyl on the April 21 event was a limited-edition vinyl pressing of the band's first album, Junta, and the available copies wen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2012

    Record Store Day 2012: The hunt for Junta -- the scene from Wax Trax and Twist & Shout

    See Also: • A comprehensive guide to Record Store Day 2012 activities • In honor of Record Store Day this Saturday: Ten records we treasure. • Wax Trax celebrating 33 1/3 birthday in April Like Rob Flemmng's Championship Vinyl in the book High Fidelity, it was "mostly young men." But for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    A comprehensive guide to Record Store Day 2012 activities

    Whoever says the music industry is dead obviously hasn't observed Record Store Day. While file sharing has certainly dampened CD sales -- removing the casual music listener from the economic equation -- a contingency of hardcore record geeks can still be found thumbing through the bins most weekends ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Wax Trax celebrating 33 1/3 birthday in April

    For years, Ian O'Dougherty (Uphollow, Ian Cooke, TaunTaun, Eolian) thought about throwing himself a 33 1/3 birthday party and having a bunch of his friends spin records. He mentioned the idea to Wax Trax co-owner Duane Davis, and when he did, O'Dougherty discovered that he and Wax Trax were both bor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Record Store Day, the Black Friday edition

    ​Record Store Day was originally started a few years ago as a once-a-year celebration for some 700 independently owned record stores in the U.S., including Twist & Shout and Wax Trax, but the organizers have also included today, Black Friday, as another chance to for music fans to get their ha ... More >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2011

    MiMosa

    Saturday, October 29, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Twist & Shout named among top record stores by Rolling Stone -- after being snubbed last year

    ​Man, what a difference seven months makes. After being completely glossed over last fall along with all of the other record stores on the Front Range, Twist & Shout got a nod this morning from Rolling Stone as one of the Best Record Stores in the U.S.A. Not sure what changed in that time, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Your complete guide to Denver's Record Store Day events

    ​Record Store Day is coming up this Saturday, and stores around town have been preparing for the epic event in a variety of ways. The exclusive release list is huge, but so far, most stores aren't confirming or denying their inventory. The owner of Twist & Shout Records, Paul Epstein, confirms ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Okay, Tennis, we get it. Denver is not that cool, and you know what? We're fine with that.

    Alaina Moore is the "wife" of Tennis, in case there was any question.​"We don't have good record stores in Denver. I'll be the first to admit." - Alaina Moore, Tennis Ah, the quote heard 'round the world (or at least around the Denver scene, anyway). In case you missed it, that little off han ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Jayhawks founder Mark Olson on walking the line between folk and rock

    ​A decade after starting the Jayhawks with Gary Louris, Mark Olson left the band in 1995, the same year Tomorrow the Green Grass was released, to look after his then-wife Victoria Williams, after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. While the Jayhawks continued to tour without him until ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Record Store Day: Black Friday Edition

    ​The super-official, absolutely real, Record Store Day might have been earlier this year, but there's no reason why we can't celebrate our favorite holiday twice. Instead of cutting each other's throats and arguing with old folks at the mall today, maybe you'd like to consider spending your Bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    WTF? Rolling Stone lists the 25 Best Record Stores in the USA and leaves Colorado out?

    ​Hey, Rolling Stone, WTF? Twist & Shout, Wax Trax, Independent, Albums on the Hill, Jerry's, Angelos, Black and Red -- ever heard of 'em? Clearly not, we're guessing, since you somehow saw fit not to include any of these fine establishments in your supposed list of the 25 Best Record Stores in ... More >>

  • Music

    April 29, 2010

    Fucked Up

    Tuesday, May 4, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    I Need That Record: The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store -- have you seen it yet? You should.

    In case you haven't gotten your quotient of feel-like-shit yet today, check out I Need That Record! website, a documentary about the death of independent record stores. For a limited time, you can stream the doc for free in its entirety on Pitchfork or you can purchase it directly for eleven buck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Flaming Lips, Rolling Stones top sellers at local record stores

    ​While the Flaming Lips and Stardeath & the White Dwarfs' fascinating interpretation of the Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon has been available on iTunes since December, the colored vinyl version, released on Record Store Day, took the top spot at Twist & Shout and came in third at Independe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Fucked Up pays tribute to Wax Trax with a custom 7-inch on Record Store Day

    ​ Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham loves vinyl. And Denver. When we last spoke with him about a year ago, he sang the praises of bygone Denver punk bands like the Frantix and Bum Kon, an act he also namedropped in a Spin article. "I wish I could just be satisfied owning a reissue or owning ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Put It on Wax

    ​ Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham loves vinyl. And Denver. When we last spoke with him about a year ago, he sang the praises of bygone Denver punk bands like the Frantix and Bum Kon, an act he also namedropped in a Spin article. "I wish I could just be satisfied owning a reissue or owning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Will cutting the prices of CDs get you back into stores?

    ​Yesterday Universal announced that it's cutting the its base CD prices from the average $12-$16 to an astonishingly low $6-$10. It's good news for those of you still buying CDs regularly, but what exactly does it mean for the rest of us and why are they even bothering at this point? We can't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Record stores placed on endangered species list

    "It's not my fault, I'm just a symptom"​Susan Boyle is the top seller at not one, but two independent record stores this week. Let that sink in for a moment. Susan fucking Boyle. No offense to Ms. Boyle; I'm sure she's a lovely person. But she's a middle-aged woman who got famous singing fuck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Record Store Day preview: The MC5 will be kicking out the jams tomorrow

    The MC5. Plenty of amazing seven-inch singles will be available at Twist & Shout for Record Store Day other than the ones we've featured thus far in April -- stuff by Sublime, Taking Back Sunday, Tom Waits, Magnolia Electric Company, the Pretenders, the Jesus Lizard (a pack of nine singles, believe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Independence Day

    Musicians band together to support record stores.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Record Store Day preview: Uncontrollable Serge

    Serge Gainsbourg. Histoire de Melody Nelson, a 1971 tour de force by eccentric French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, is among the top reissues of this still young year -- and thanks for unearthing it goes to Light in the Attic, an imprint that specializes in bringing worthy oddities back onto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Record Store Day preview: The Flaming Lips meet the Black Keys

    Come to think of it, their lips do look pretty hot... The Flaming Lips have recorded more than their share of inspired covers over the years -- a fact that raises hopes for their latest, a collaboration with Stardeath and the White Dwarfs on the Madonna chestnut "Borderline." The song will be twinn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Record Store Day preview: Give the gift of Slayer

    Slayer. For a desciption of "Psychopathy Red," the Slayer seven-inch arriving in time for Record Store Day, we turn once again to our friends at Vintage Vinyl. "The first new music since 2006's ferocious Christ Illusion, 'Psychopathy Red' is a blast of proper thrash metal by the band that invented ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Record Store Day preview: Jenny Lewis waxes eloquent with Elvis

    Jenny Lewis. Jenny Lewis and Elvis Costello are into sharing. "Carpetbaggers," the A-side of a vinyl single up for sale on Record Store Day, is a Lewis cut from her Acid Tongue album that features Costello on backing vocals. In contrast, the B-side, "Go Away," is a Costello cut from the Momofuku pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Record Store Day preview: April is the month for the Decemberists

    The Decemberists. The latest Decemberists album, The Hazards of Love, is a challenging yet rewarding song cycle. Yet "The Rake's Song," which serves as the recording's centerpiece, is as musically compelling as it is lyrically unusual: Lead singer/tunesmith Colin Meloy portrays a widower who bumps ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Record Store Day preview: Bob Dylan gets obscure on vinyl

    Nice hat, Bob. Note: Record Store Day is an annual event honoring independent record stores -- a onetime retail staple that's becoming an endangered species. In an effort to preserve this important cultural resource, dozens of artists are lending their support to this year's bash on Saturday, April ... More >>

  • Music

    August 7, 2008

    DJ Heidi

    Beta

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    Flobots' eMusic... Uh...Conversion?

    Beta

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    For the Record

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  • Blogs

    November 16, 2007

    Jason Isbell tonight at Twist and Shout

    Beta

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Best Underground Party Series

    Unity Gain

  • Goods & Services

    March 27, 2003

    Best Used- CD Store

    Wax Trax

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best unretirement

    Vic Cionetti

  • Music

    January 7, 1999

    Feedback

    Vic Cionetti

  • Music

    November 12, 1998

    Feedback

    Vic Cionetti

  • Music

    January 2, 1997

    Get Local

    Begin 1997 with the ten best Colorado CDs of 1996.

  • Music

    June 6, 1996

    Feedback

    Begin 1997 with the ten best Colorado CDs of 1996.

  • Music

    May 16, 1996

    Feedback

    Begin 1997 with the ten best Colorado CDs of 1996.

  • Music

    April 11, 1996

    Feedback

    Begin 1997 with the ten best Colorado CDs of 1996.

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