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, I had the pleasure of meeting DJ Rex Buchanan, a talented DJ and producer who has been spinning around Boulder and Denver for years. He was with Jacob Bond, another producer who creates wicked remix
Aaron ThackeraySee more photos from Curious Theatre at westword.com/slideshow.Elin Palmer, 12 p.m.Overcoming technical difficulties and an initially cumbersome stage setup (the stage manager had to find room for a drum riser amid the creative and complicated set -- including a desk, a bed and a road -- for Curious Theatre's latest production, 26 Miles), Denver's most luminous Swedish singer-songwriter wowed an early crowd with her unique instrumentation, bilingual vocals and guileless stage
Although we could probably have went our entire life without seeing the Meese boys frolicking in their drawers, we have to admit that the footage of the stunt the outfit pulled off during its stint opening for the Fray this past weekend inspired a chuckle or two on our part: It seems that the Fray dudes started it, by tee-peeing Patrick Meese and company during their set this past Saturday in Houston at the Cynthia Woods Pavilion. Not to be outdone, the Meesers stripped down to their chones d
After six weeks off the road spent working on new music and revamping its live show, Meese is back on tour. The outfit is kicking off its upcoming series of shows tonight with a gig at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, followed by nearly two dozen dates across the country -- including a Halloween date at the Gothic with tour mates, the New Heathers and Ha Ha Tonka, and the Northern Way and DJ Hot to Death providing local support. During the time off, the act has undergone a mino