The Dualisitcs have been on something of a hot streak for the past six months. They kicked off the year with a brand-new EP that drew great buzz, a solid review and warranted a feature from us. They followed that up a few months later with a Nirvana cover show that had everyone stoked (sorry I missed it, guys!). With its current momentum, bolstered by the addition of Rose Hill Drive drummer Nate Barnes, the Dualistics are steadily becoming one of hottest indie rock acts in town. So the news that
Photo by Denny DoesKevin Devine.
Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine, the subject of a profile in this week's Westword advancing his Sunday, May 24 gig at the Marquis Theatre with Miniature Tigers, The Rouge and Brian Bonz, is the rarest of interview subjects: a guy who listeners carefully to every question and answers each as completely and honestly as he can, without regard to self-promotion or vanity. The result, accessible after the jump, is probably the longest and most extensive Q&A published
Trouble Andrew, Natural Selection, Boyhollow
Monday, May 25, 2009
Bluebird Theater
Better than: Celebrating Memorial Day outside in the rain.
Talk about having the odds stacked against you. In addition to playing
on a holiday, the acts at the Bluebird on Monday night had to compete
with the Nuggets playoff game that was taking place at the Pepsi
Center, as well as the steady downpour that turned the streets into
miniature waterways for the majority of the evening. The effect of this
trio of adv
The Fluid's John Robinson live at the Bluebird Theater last June.
In addition to an appearance by profile and Q&A subject Built to Spill, this Saturday's Westword Music Showcase (click here for details) will include another bonus: an appearance by the Fluid, among the best bands and most influential groups ever to emerge from the Denver scene. Last year, the band, fronted by John Robinson, headlined a couple of area gigs -- their first in fifteen years -- as warm-ups for an appearance at a Seat
The panoramic songwriting of Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes has gained
the attention of critics and peers alike and lead to her recurring
opening gigs on the 2008 Radiohead tour. Drawing on her rich
imagination for inspiration, Khan's songs tap into the language and
imagery of collective myths, ancient and modern, to tell stories that
remind us that our life experiences far from pedestrian if you know how
to look at it from the proper perspective. We recently had a chance to
chat with Khan at
Better Than Ezra There have been a lot of bands in the history of the universe and most
of them, at one point or another, have broken up. Surprisingly, we've
found the majority of them have reformed despite themselves. Another
surprise is the amount of bands still playing -- Better Than Ezra, Seven
Mary Three, the Troggs, and the Zombies -- despite their lack of a mass
audience. Last week, we waxed on our dream reunions. This week, we
offer up ten bands we think should just stay dead, for one
Slayer's latest effort, World Painted Blood, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax for the week ending November 15. Lightning Bolt came in second with Earthly Delights and 20th anniversary edition of Nirvana's Bleach took the third spot, while The Sounds of American Doomsday Cults Vol. 14 compilation and Shrinebuilder's debut rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.
For those with tickets to tonight's Pixies show, here's a bonus review with another perspective, to give you a clear idea of exactly what to expect this evening. If you haven't already check out Jon Solomon's review.Adam PerryPixiesFillmore AuditoriumMonday, November 16, 2009Better than: having whores in your head.See more photos on the slideshow page.With workman-like poise, Joey Santiago, Black Francis and David
Lovering calmly and confidently prowled the big Fillmore stage in
Denver last n
