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Five reasons why The Crow should be rebooted -- and done better this time

Fans of The Crow rejoiced back in 2008, when we heard that it would be up for a remake. (For the two or three of you who didn't see the movie or read the graphic comic-book series, it's about a gothy-hot dead man with eyeliner who returns from the grave to exact bloody-gutsy-gory vengeance on a gang ... More >>

100 Colorado Creatives: Conrad Kehn

#75: Conrad Kehn The opening sentence of Conrad Kehn's professional bio kind of says it all: "Conrad Kehn is a composer, improviser, performer, educator, writer and artist." But that's the glib definition of a guy who, under the skin of his basic vita, is hellbent on spreading the joy of making and ... More >>

The arts in Denver: Ten people to watch in 2013

The Denver Art Museum was on a roll in 2012 and it isn't slowing down in the new year, with exhibits showcasing Georgia O'Keeffe and Nick Cave's Soundsuits on their way. At MCA Denver, the Ladies Fancywork Society will soon have its day in the sun its own exhibition. The folks at the Denver County F ... More >>

Simon Bonney of Crime and the City Solution on why the band's back after a two decade hiatus

Crime and the City Solution started out in the late '70s in Sydney, Australia, but its members went on an extended adventure in relocation, following its creative opportunities where they lay. First they went to Melbourne, where the group befriended the Boys Next Door, who, in part, went on to becom ... More >>

Rob Zombie on Pee-wee's Playhouse, and how he's not on tour to party and to fuck around

Rob Zombie originally came to prominence with his first band, White Zombie. With a penchant for campy horror imagery and music that was the perfect mutant blend of an industrial aesthetic with trashy metal and punk, White Zombie was one in a handful of bands that crossed the alternative-rock world a ... More >>

Under William Morrow, the Denver Art Museum's contemporary collection could feature more Denver

Yeasayer at the Ogden Theatre, 8/26/12

YEASAYER @ OGDEN THEATRE | 8.26.12 See also: Anand Wilder of Yeasayer on being from Baltimore but making a name in New York As soon as the lights dimmed for Yeasayer's entrance, the cheering began. Moments later, when the bizarre, sci-fi mirror-monstrosity of a stage set was revealed, the cheers s ... More >>

Liars at Bluebird Theater, 7/13/12

LIARS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 7/13/12 See Also: Liars dance to the beat of their own drum After one of many short pieces of connecting music that resembled a science fiction movie synth sound backed by a big bass pulse, Julian Gross came in with the urgent, curiously toy-like, drum beat of "Hold Hand ... More >>

This Weekend's Best Live Bets - Avett Brothers, Thurston Moore, Chuck Prophet and more

Welcome to the weekend! Tonight at Red Rocks, the Avett Brothers kick off a two-night stand with City and Colour opening tonight and DeVotchKa opening tomorrow night. Also tonight, Thurston Moore visits the Larimer Lounge with his new quartet Chelsea Light Moving. Cory Branan at the Lions Lair, Eric ... More >>

Wymond Miles on Pinkku and Sacred Bones

Wymond Miles (due tonight at Twist and Shout and tomorrow night at The Gothic Theater) hails from Denver's completely unglamorous suburb directly to the east, Aurora. In the mid-'90s Miles started to become involved in the underground music scene in Denver, initially, and most notably, for his exper ... More >>

Beastie Boys Check Your Head turns twenty

See Also: • Prince's Sign of the Times turns 25 • Velvet Underground & Nico turns 45 • More Today in History posts When the '80s became the '90s, everyone stepped up their game. Rap matured lyrically and became more sophisticated sonically, while rock became more intelligent and emotionally r ... More >>

Bon Iver's Grammy nomination doesn't change the Grammys

London riots: ten albums we'd have saved from the PIAS fire

​The riots in the U.K. destroyed a lot of things, but one dear to our hearts is the Sony distribution center that housed the bulk of one of the largest distro's in Europe, PIAS. On the August 9, looters torched the entire facility, destroying the inventory of over 150 labels, including the lik ... More >>

From 3 Kings to the Rockaway, Jim Norris knows how to get people into clubs

Cold Cave at the Larimer Lounge, 4/11/11

Aaron Thackeray​ COLD CAVE With Force Publique 04.11.11 | Larimer Lounge My companion's flowery dress was almost comically out of place amid all the black at the Larimer last night, as local and national representatives of the darkwave revival took the stage for some synth-heavy brooding. It ... More >>

Our 55 favorite musical releases of 2010

Updating the soundtrack to On the Beach

​If you haven't seen the 1959 film On The Beach, you might want to tune out now before we spoil anything. It's a post-apocalyptic emotion-drain that chronicles the last days of humanity in a painstakingly slow manner -- which is to say it's a bit slow in the hips but fast in the brain. Anyw ... More >>

Top 10 weirdest musical duets

A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

Spoon top seller at local record stores, while Vampire Weekend holds steady

​While Vampire Weekend's Contra captured the top spot at a lot of local record stores the previous week, Spoon's seventh album, Transference, released last week on the Merge imprint, topped the charts for the week ending January 24. The album grabbed top spots at Albums on the Hill, Independent Re ... More >>

The Road

Mile High Music Festival Q&A: The Duke Spirit

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 landscap ... More >>

O'Death's Broken Hymns is all about overcoming hardship

Good things happen to Nick Cave's Bad Seeds

Bad Luck City Haunts Denver

These folks like their Americana dark.

The National Perks Up

Despite its reputation, the band isn’t all that downcast.

Eric McFadden Trio

Thursday, May 17, Trilogy Wine Bar & Lounge, Boulder, 303-473-9463; Saturday, May 19, Bender's Tavern, 303-861-7070.

Uncle Earl

These g'Earls know how to get the Led out.

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Fast reviews of recent releases

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Fast reviews of recent releases

Neko Case

Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Anti-)

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Fast reviews of recent releases

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Fast reviews of recent releases

Gothfathers

After calling it quits more than two decades ago, Bauhaus is back -- again.

Reverend Glasseye

Friday, July 15, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-0959.

DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid

Sunday, April 24, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399.

Wright of Passage

Juggling pain, loss, hope and rage, Shannon Wright just wants a little truth.

Voodoo Organist

Friday, June 4, hi-dive, 720-570-4500

The Sun Never Sweats

Two great mix tapes to get you rollin' and rockin'.

Nice Puss

A killer cat steals a wonderful movie.

Angel of Death

Through tragedy and triumph, Bambi Lee Savage returns to Denver with new music and new hope.

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Mishka Shubaly

Made With Love

Rosanne Cash is the friend who will say, or sing, what you can't.

Haitian Vocation

The Voodoo Organist pins down an a-gris-gris-able sound.

Crooked Fingers

Red Devil Dawn (Merge)

Altar Ego

Gospel-and-soul group Reverend Leon's Revival has released minister Paul Ramsey's campy spirit.

Bertrand Burgalat

The Sssound of Mmmusic (Tricatel/Emperor Norton)

Backwash

Don't label Sixteen Horsepower; just listen to them.

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