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Nirvana (Band)

  • Music

    July 27, 2000

    Queens of the Stone Age

    Rated R
    (Interscope Records)

  • Music

    August 15, 2002

    Sonic Youth

    Murray Street (Geffen)

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    Division of Laura Lee

    Black City (Burning Heart/Epitaph)

  • Music

    April 10, 2003

    [Linkin Park]

    Meteora (Warner Bros.)

  • Music

    November 29, 2007

    Shonen Knife

    Tuesday, December 4, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

  • Music

    December 25, 2008

    Live music holds the reins at Appaloosa Grill

    Tuesday, December 4, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Dualistics unveiling new tune tomorrow at hi-dive

    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 misse ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 3, 2008

    The Elm

    Guys with guitars.

  • Calendar

    November 1, 2007

    Son Sets

    The late Kurt Cobain narrates a documentary about his life and death.

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Q&A with Kevin Devine

    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 ques ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Over the weekend: Trouble Andrew at the Bluebird

    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 ... More >>

  • Music

    June 18, 2009

    The revival of this iconic punk band gives us a bad case of Germaphobia

    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 ... More >>

  • Music

    October 8, 2009

    Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull takes his cues from a heavenly place

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Top ten reunions we'd rather not see

    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, Sev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Slayer grabs top spot at Wax Trax

    ​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 co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Over the weekend: Acoustic Profanity at Bender's Tavern

    Acoustic Profanity Friday, January 8, 2010Bender's Tavern Better than: MTV Unplugged. Acoustic Profanity was about what you'd expect from the name: Get a bunch of punks together and take them out of their element a little by handing them acoustic guitars and sitting them on some stools. Over the co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    This Just In: Them Crooked Vultures, Carrie Underwood, String Cheese Incident shows announced

    ​As if playing in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters wasn't enough for Dave Grohl, he teamed up with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queen of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme to form Them Crooked Vultures in 2009. The Vultures, who released their self-titled debut this past November, descend upon the Fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Blake Street Tavern to move into former Club 303 space

    ​Since the '80s, the space at 2301 Blake Street has seen quite a few club incarnations. As 23 Parish and The Garage, bands like Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Jane's Addiction played there. Since then, it's been Gate 12, Polly Esther's and, most recently, Club 303, which was open from January to Oct ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 25, 2010

    Cheese whiz: The discovery of camembert is more salivation than salvation

    ​Since the '80s, the space at 2301 Blake Street has seen quite a few club incarnations. As 23 Parish and The Garage, bands like Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Jane's Addiction played there. Since then, it's been Gate 12, Polly Esther's and, most recently, Club 303, which was open from January to Oct ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2010

    Them Crooked Vultures put the super in super group

    ​Since the '80s, the space at 2301 Blake Street has seen quite a few club incarnations. As 23 Parish and The Garage, bands like Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Jane's Addiction played there. Since then, it's been Gate 12, Polly Esther's and, most recently, Club 303, which was open from January to Oct ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2010

    "Weird Al" Yankovic

    Thursday, July 29, Paramount Theatre, 303-623-0106.

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Mashed landings: A rundown of the 5 worst mash-ups

    flickr / nmfin​Thanks to the absurdly low cost of music and video editing software and an inexhaustible number of people who clearly have too much time on their hands, the Internet has been inundated with mash-ups. Some folks, believe this is a auspicious development for humanity. And while we ... More >>

  • Music

    September 16, 2010

    Dead Confederate

    Saturday, September 18, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Rose Hill Drive debuts new music this weekend at the Fox Theatre

    ​Just as the last of the amber alerts are set to expire, we've received word and indication that the members of Rose Hill Drive are emerging from their self-imposed hiatus. Although the act has played a couple of dates recently, for all intents and purposes, it's been a good year and a half or ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2010

    Sonic Youth

    Monday, October 4, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Introducing Split Decision: Tale of the tape

    ​Cassettes, in case you haven't noticed, are once again becoming viable. The number of tape-only imprints that seem to keep cropping up have not only made for decent blogger bait (see our recent Deathbomb Arc item or the recent NPR blog post focusing on Ft. Collins Patient Sounds), it's served ... More >>

  • Music

    December 9, 2010

    The Bad Plus

    Saturday and Sunday, December 11 and 12, Dazzle, 303-839-5100.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Dee Dee Penny of Dum Dum Girls on being a shy person in an extroverted profession

    Tyson WirtzfieldDum Dum Girls​ As a rare drummer and frontwoman, Dee Dee Penny (aka Kristin Gundred) was part of experimental pop band Grand Ole Party. Once that band split, Gundred took it upon herself to learn how to write songs on an instrument well outside her comfort zone. When that expe ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2011

    American Idol is giving us a ticker-tape parade of the same boring B.S.

    Tyson WirtzfieldDum Dum Girls​ As a rare drummer and frontwoman, Dee Dee Penny (aka Kristin Gundred) was part of experimental pop band Grand Ole Party. Once that band split, Gundred took it upon herself to learn how to write songs on an instrument well outside her comfort zone. When that expe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Lady Gaga be damned: Top five "Weird Al" Yankovic parodies of all time

    ​Earlier this week, Lady Gaga reportedly refused permission to "Weird Al" Yankovic to release a parody of her new single, "Born This Way," called "Perform This Way." Upset, but well-aware of his right, Yankovic released the song anyway. Turns out, Lady Gaga actually loves "Weird Al" and is pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    West Coast travelogue part two: Night of Joy, Lust-Cats of the Gutters and Sara Century come home

    Kentaro MuraiLust-Cats of the Gutters in Moscow, IdahoThere is something really awesome about being able to wake up and look at a day and think, I'm probably going to be in at least two states during the course of the next 24 hours. This is the epitome of what tour feels like, when it's going well, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    A $10,000 Led Zeppelin shirt? The next ten highest-selling band T-shirts

    ​Grab the Guinness Book of World Records, because we've got a ridiculous tale to tell. Earlier this week, a man in Australia purchased a Led Zeppelin T-shirt for $10,000, making it the largest sum anyone has paid for a vintage band shirt. That doesn't mean there aren't shirts that are valued h ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2011

    Chromeo, Yo La Tengo, the Sword and Del the Funky Homosapien are among the headliners of the 2011 Westword Music Showcase

    ​Grab the Guinness Book of World Records, because we've got a ridiculous tale to tell. Earlier this week, a man in Australia purchased a Led Zeppelin T-shirt for $10,000, making it the largest sum anyone has paid for a vintage band shirt. That doesn't mean there aren't shirts that are valued h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    The '90s make a womping comeback: Fifteen tracks get a good old dubstep goose via remix

    ​There are a lot of things to love about the '90s: Power Rangers, Cindy Crawford, Titanic, Beanie Babies, Win Ben Stein's Money, Mr. Bean, Friends or that notorious low-speed chase involving a white van and a retired professional football player. The music, however, was the best part of the de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Tastebuds.fm sets you up based on musical tastes, finds Adele fans get messaged but not laid

    Jelmer de Haas via Adele.tv ​Online dating, that cesspool of hilarious stories and perhaps even true love. Sure, you could scour OkCupid for witty About Me paragraphs, be completely charmed by his or her fondness for biking in the rain, and then get to the favorites section. Favorite band is T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Bobcat Goldthwait on touring with Nirvana and what attracts him to the darkness

    ​Bobcat Goldthwait says that when he couldn't make people feel awkward with his stand-up comedy, he tried to do that with the movies he wrote and directed -- films like Shakes the Clown (where Goldthwait stars as a depressed and alcoholic clown who gets framed for murder) Sleeping Dogs Lie (a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Facebook gets worked up over Nevermind: Ten notably more offensive album covers (NSFW)

    ​This week, Facebook claimed the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind, which features a baby and his hanging do-dad, violated its terms of use when it was displayed on the official Nirvana fan page. The social networking site later reversed its decision, but it can only be assumed it was initially due ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Top five Headbanger's Ball videos

    ​Headbanger's Ball started on April 18, 1987, and ran for nearly eight years. With little regard for a narrow definition of what constituted metal, the show's programmers seemed to embrace it all. So you would see a Poison video, something from Motorhead and then something from the Cult. The e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Walmart's MP3 store closing on August 28

    ​In a completely unsurprising move, Walmart has announced plans to shutter the doors on its MP3 store. The most stunning part about this news is learning that Walmart actually had an MP3 store to begin with. Word of its demise comes via a leaked memo over at Digital Music News, but thankfully, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Didn't catch the Tea Party Debate? Here it is, in 75 seconds of mind-numbing glory

    Uh, no apologies.​Monday night, the eight Republican Presidential candidates threw down on the CNN-hosted Tea Party Express debate, and one thing was clear: The country is poor, the current approach to healthcare isn't working and Rick Perry is disliked. By everyone else in his party. But we w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Nirvana's Nevermind turns 20 this Saturday

    The forthcoming 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind isn't just an observance of the release of the 1991 record; it is a tangible marking of a shift in popular culture.

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Critic's Choice: Come As You Are celebrates Nevermind on September 24 at hi-dive

    The forthcoming 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind isn't just an observance of the release of the 1991 record; it is a tangible marking of a shift in popular culture.

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    '90s relapse weekend! Here's your Good Friday roundup

    The Dwarves​This weekend is heavy on the flashbacks, as multiple punk and grunge shows usher in our new stage of societal nostalgia. Friday night features freak-punk outfit The Dwarves at the Bluebird, while downtown at The Walnut Room things will be kept a little more light and carefree wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2011

    Review: Come As You Are, a covers show for Nirvana's Nevermind, at Hi-Dive, 9/24/11

    Tom MurphyThe Swayback and friends covering "Smells Like Teen Spirit"One of the obvious highlights of last night's exceptional Nirvana covers celebration in honor Nevermind's 20th anniversary was when Eric Halborg of The Swayback told us we knew the words to the third song the band played and invite ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Listen to the 20th anniversary Nirvana tribute show from the hi-dive

    Tom Murphy​If you couldn't make it out to the rather excellent Nirvana Nevermind tribute show last weekend, never fear, because music blog The Flat Response recorded the whole thing for your enjoyment. Jam packed with every song from the evening (and intros!), you'll be able to live vicariousl ... More >>

  • Music

    September 29, 2011

    A Shoreline Dream

    Losing Them All to This Time
    Latenight Weeknight Records

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    The ghost of Denver's hair metal past visits and comes bearing a holiday gift that keeps on giving

    ​In the hierarchy of things that happened in the pop metal world after Nirvana's Nevermind was released, this one has to rank pretty high in the pantheon, at least locally. The year was 1993: The music industry was booming, hair metal was fading and a handful of Denver rock enthusiasts were ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2011

    Review: Salt-N-Pepa at the Gothic, 12/17/11

    ​Salt-N-Pepa brought the noise last night at The Gothic Theatre for Jammin' 101.5's Twas the Jam Before Christmas. The house was packed and both Salt and Pepa looked amazing in bedazzled outfits and gold rope chains. The two took us down hip-hop memory lane with big smiles, old school dances a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2012

    Flipper at Lion's Lair March 29-30

    ​Oh, now, this is going to be just awesome! Girl Wreck is presenting two nights with Flipper. Although a legendary punk band in its own right, many remember the Bay-area outfit best for being immortalized by Kurt Cobain on an episode of MTV's Unplugged, when the late Nirvana frontman wore a ho ... More >>

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