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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 >>

How to pick the best Internet how-to video on Myspace Scene Hair

Big teasing with Al Asphyxiated​Oh, hey guys. What's up? Your friend MySpace 2006 here, and I want to tell you about a phenomenon I started called "Scene Hair." Apparently, this internet-memorable fashion statement still exists today (despite the fact that the 2011 version of me has become so slow ... More >>

Next Big Sound: Billboard's new "Social 50" chart powered by Boulder music startup

​In October, we profiled the Boulder start-up Next Big Sound, which seemed poised to shake the struggling music industry by using social media sites like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter to discover break-out bands. Now that Billboard has unveiled its new "Social 50" chart powered by Next Big Sou ... More >>

Jeffree Star dishes on celebrities, tattoos and perfection

5 great opening lines for making friends with music

​Music isn't just a great way to fill your head with rhythmic/melodic noises. It's also a powerful social lubricant, second perhaps only to alcohol in its power to bring people together and help you make new friends. Some of our best/most lasting relationships have been forged over the fires ... More >>

Hearsay Bits: Chain Gang of 1974 streaming new album, Battleship Agenda on hunt for new singer, Enemy Reign breaks in new bassist

Luca Venter​ The Chain Gang of 1974 has finally completed work on its new album, White Guts, slated for release on Tuesday, April 27. Impatient like us and don't feel like waiting that long to hear it? No worries. Head on over to the hi-dive next Friday, April 16 (with former Chain Gang drumm ... More >>

Tickle Me Pink previews songs from new EP

​ Tickle Me Pink, due at the Black Sheep and Marquis Theater this weekend, has put the finishing touches on its next platter, On Your Way Down. The three-song EP, produced by Matthew Hager and mixed by Jason Livermore at the Blasting Room, isn't due out until Tuesday, May 18, but you can hear ... More >>

Q&A with Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low

Adam Elmakias​Sleeping with band dudes doesn't make you famous." The words scrawl across a closed door after the stock "band slut" walks in behind the drummer in All Time Low's new video for "Weightless." Just a few years back, the four Baltimore-based post-punkers wouldn't have known anything abo ... More >>

Animals at Risk mash-up Beastie Boys with Ideal Fathers

​The latest remix/mash-up from Animals at Risk -- the remix crew made up of Matt Fecher/DJ Hot to Death with Yonnas from the Pirate Signal -- is alive. The new track, "Intergalactic Fathers," takes the Beastie Boys classic "Intergalactic," chops up lots of little bits from Ideal Fathers "The T ... More >>

The Rapture is Coming: Lift Off weekend at Copper Mountain starts Friday

Photo: Pete O'Brien, via TetonGravity.com Dylan Hood, fakie to fakie cork 7, TGR "RE: Session"​Copper Mountain is doing its opening Lift Off! weekend up right this weekend, November 6-7, with the premiere of the new Teton Gravity Research flick RE: Session on Friday and a screening of Matchstick P ... More >>

Preview the Epilogues new release

​This Friday, the Epilogues will be returning home from tour with the Photo Atlas and both bands are celebrating with a dual CD release show at the Marquis. But if this impending event has you jumping up and down with anticipation, relax -- you don't have to wait to hear at least some of the n ... More >>

Candy Claws featured on Pitchfork's Forkcast

Otem Rellik​Wonder if the MySpace page belonging to Candy Claws has seen a significant spike in the past two days. We're guessing that it has. Around this time yesterday, "Catamaran," a track from the outfit's latest effort, In the Dream of Sea Life, which has been remastered and is slated to be r ... More >>

Play fast? Love dragons? Zack wants to talk, shred

​If you like playing in "the realm of 32nd notes" in time signatures such as "13/16 and 5/8" and have a great love for all things Dungeons & Dragons when it comes to lyrics, get thee to Lakewood, where "Zack" awaits you as his musical soulmate. Also, you should not be a druggie, since Zack's s ... More >>

KMFDM in-store signing at FashioNation this Friday

​German industrial-dance darlings KMFDM are coming to FashioNation Friday, October 9, for a two-hour, in-store CD signing and fan meet and greet. We have a special place in our once black heart for these scowling Germans -- in a roundabout way, they paved the way for us to become dance music o ... More >>

3 Kings needs your songs about weed and pinball

​The folks at 3 Kings Tavern are in the process of updating their jukebox and they need your help. They're creating a couple of mix CDs based around the timeless subjects of weed and pinball, and they're soliciting input on what to include. The request includes the plea to, "Please keep hippie ... More >>

Q&A with Kyle Evans of Breathe Carolina

Those Breathe Carolina boys sure are colorful. It started out as a simple phone interview for a feature commemorating Breathe Carolina's participation in this year's Warped Tour, which rolls into Invesco Field at Mile High on Sunday, August 9. But it turned into something considerably more unexpect ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 5 edition

The Breathe boys.​Who's gonna clean up this mess? Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Kyle Evans of Breathe Carolina. • Q&A with Krispy Kream of the Knux. • Tip sheet: Meet Shel, our new favorite band. • A first look at Pictureplane's new video. • MP3 Freeloader: Joy Subtraction. ... More >>

Fight Spider with Spider is reading my mind

Finally, a band has emerged that combines my love of experimental improvisation and dub with my love for spiders (seriously, I love the creepy little bastards). The brilliantly named Fight Spider with Spider lists David Lynch and John Zorn amongst its influences, has an instrumental credit for "mad ... More >>

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Q&A with Reggie Youngblood of Black Kids

Black Kids. In an interview for a Westword profile in advance of an April 15 Oriental Theater gig with Mates of State and Judgement Day, Reggie Youngblood, lead singer and songwriter for Black Kids, talked at length about his buzzy band and plenty more. Get into his head after the jump.

Flier of the Week: Henchmen and Royal Dead at Cervantes'

For reminding me of the Golden Age of movie lobby posters, this flier for local promoter Zombie Rock's show tomorrow night at Cervantes' has earned the nod for flier of the week. Its bold, stark colors, simple, line-illustrated style and suggestion of unspeakable horror proved to be an irresistible ... More >>

BDRMPPL 7-inch hand delivered by BDRMPRSN

In what has to be one of the most creative, clever and possibly insane marketing stunts I've ever witnessed, the BDRMPPL have promised to hand-deliver their latest release, a split 7-inch with fellow electro-nutjob Pictureplane, to anyone in Denver who wants it. And all this for the low, low price ... More >>

Sneak peek: the Still City's new album

Better get some gloves on, folks: This one's so hot off the presses that it's literally still cooling as we post this. We've just been blessed with a brand-new, super-exclusive (it isn't even posted on the band's MySpace page yet) track from the Still City's as-yet-titled forthcoming record, which t ... More >>

That John Common is something else, isn't he?

All right, so this is a new one. While most bands are content to promote their shows by sending out MySpace bulletins or posting fliers around town, leave it to John Common to come at it from a completely different angle. To spread the word about a show at the Oriental on Friday, February 20, from h ... More >>

From Blonde to Black: When DJs Attack

On Monday night, while I was enjoying the turntable stylings of DJ Hot to Death (aka the Monolith Music Festival's Matt Fecher) and those of his co-horts for the evening, Heather Powell Browne (writer of the "I Am Fuel, You Are Friends" music blog), and Nathan and Patrick Meese at the Larimer Lounge ... More >>

Mile High Makeout: Binge and purge

On the third day of an alcohol, caffeine, fat and sugar binge in the name of the winter solstice and some folks' savior, I'm feeling lethargic, unhealthy, dirty and startlingly unattractive. This is the stuff New Year's resolutions are made of. All I want to do is eat raw foods, spend four hours in ... More >>

Has the scene peaked? Have we hit a lull? Or have our expectations just been raised?

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Live Review: The Fire Drills at Old Curtis Street

3OH!3 is the Place to Be

The Classic Crime

Saturday, June 28, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Dudes! Day Three, Part One

Earshots Jewelry Wants You To Rock Responsibly

WTF? Vices I Admire Down a Bassist

Redline Defiance Breaks Up... or Not

Class of 2008

There are a dozen artists worth keeping an eye on this year. Here are the first six.

Fray To Test New Songs at the Bluebird

Handler It

Across Tundras

Full Moon Blizzard
Self-released

Maris the Great

Has Denver’s favorite undead flesh-eater really come back to life?

On the Download

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Greeley Estates

Wednesday, February 7, Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, 1-866-468-7621.

Woman's Best Friend

It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

The year in unfair shares.

Celebration

Friday, December 15, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Boys Like Girls

Are these Internet darlings androgynous or cry-o-genic?

Free Love!

Why should a pastor pay for gay sex when men in Denver are already on their knees?

Darkest Hour

Tuesday, October 17, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, 1-866-468-7621.

Snowden

Sunday, September 17, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Hawthorne Heights

Sunday, February 27, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.