Photo: Todd RoethIf you don't already have plans tonight for Valentine's eve -- like, say, seeing DeVotchKa at the Paramount -- it would be well worth your time to stop by the Bluebird to catch Gregory Alan Isakov & the Freight, with Oakhurst. By now, you're probably intimately familiar with the guy we named best singer-songwriter in 2007. If by some chance you're not, though, tonight would make a fitting introduction -- not to mention that this may be your last chance to see him for a few
photo by Eryc EylFriday night was one of those almost frustratingly bountiful Denver nights, with an overflowing cornucopia of great musical options from which to choose. Tyler Snow was spinning his Disco Nouveau at the Meadowlark. Devotchka wove their Valentinian magic at the Paramount. Gregory Alan Isakov and the Freight warmed up the Bluebird's stage for Oakhurst. The Pseudo Dates rocked the Lion's Lair, while Herman's Hideaway continued to host the Alice Battle of the Bands, with Epilogues,
Remember last year when gas was like ninety bucks a gallon and the roadways in Denver were littered with gangs of unscrupulous opportunists roving the streets all Mad Max style, armed with rubber hoses (and not much common sense), in search of the next vehicle to commandeer and subsequently siphon? Yeah. Crazy, right? Desperate, harrowing times those were. Heck, it was enough to cause guys like Michael Dean Damron to rethink the whole touring thing entirely. Well, you know what they say: When th
Here what the area's local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We're currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190's long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country. See the full playlists posted after the jump.
DanielK​After four albums, extensive touring and a decade together, Zebra Junction, who just took home honors at this year's Westword Music Showcase awards, will be playing its last show tonight in Golden at Parfet Park. Although the members intend to continue to collaborate and record music with one another, there's no plans to perform together live again -- until such time comes when an inevitable reunion years down the road beckons them to. Read the band's farewell missive after the jump.
