Patti Smith

J Mascis Says "Yeah" and Several Other Words

Beyond Playlist: The Nels Cline Singers and More

Delegating Denver #17 of 56: Illinois

The Buck Stops Here

As part of Tuatara, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck heads in new musical directions.

Angie Stevens to work with Malcolm Burn

After years of grinding it out on her own, writing, recording and performing here and across the country on her own dime, truly embodying a grassroots, do-it-yourself approach, Angie Stevens is about to get a major boost from a well-regarded member of the music industry. Next month, the affable loc ... More >>

Best used-cd store

Twist & Shout

Get Hustle

Dream Eagle 1 (31G)

Best Jukebox

Lion's Lair

After Further Review

Putting the season's major releases to the test.

Poetry in Motion

Patti Smith headlines a documentary.

Mini Reviews

Patti Smith headlines a documentary.

Critic's Choice

Jim Carroll

Reform Movement

Patti Smith's music gets reinvented in Belmar.

Patti Smith

Wednesday August 8, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Who will be inducted next? Gaze into our crystal ball.

Song Factory

Magnolia Electric Co. is powered by one prolific songwriter.

Now Dirtier Than Ever

Magnolia Electric Co. is powered by one prolific songwriter.

Morrissey

Live at Earls Court (Attack)

The Gossip

Tuesday, November 9, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399.

Brutally Honest

Cult legend Jim Carroll pulls no punches

Hit Pick

Space Team Electra

Critic's Choice

Todd Rundgren

No Doubt

Return of Saturn
(Interscope)

Year-End Close-Out

We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

Size Matters

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Playlist

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Playlist

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Letters

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Feedback

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Feedback

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Letters

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Playlist

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

Getting Pretty Hectic

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

THRILLS

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

THRILLS

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

PLAYLIST

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

PLAYLIST

The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

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 >>

Over the weekend: Houses at the Meadowlark

​Houses, Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Joseph Pope III Friday, Aug. 7 Meadowlark Better than: The other performances I've seen from the same three acts. Houses' schedule has been demanding lately. The group's ambitious goal for the year -- to release four separate EPs, each bearing the name of a sep ... More >>

What is the true definition of punk? Let's consult the experts, shall we?

Patti Smith provided an interesting definition of punk rock in the current issue of New York magazine: "Punk rock is just another word for freedom." That got us thinking about what punk is and was, and how, as with all abstractions, you get to make up your own definition. As you can see in the ab ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of March 8, 2010

​As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. ... More >>

Makeout Point is Rad. Bandwagon applications still open.

Makeout Point is a relatively new Denver band you can call post-punk because it's literally true: At least two of the four members used to be in hardcore bands. They've settled down now with fuzz pedals and melody, and you can hear the lead single from the upcoming 7-inch Night Moves exclusively ... More >>

Tonight: William S. Burroughs rides again

The outlaw novelist is in. ​More than two decades ago, freelance writer Gregory Daurer thought it would be cool to track down William S. Burroughs at Naropa and hook him up to a brain machine. Audio excerpts of Daurer's interview with Burroughs surface in a new documentary on the outlaw novel ... More >>

Cowboy Mouth

Thursday, January 6, and Friday, January 7, Bluebird Theater, 303-830-8497.

Top five Pulitzer-worthy music memoirs

Nothing, to our way of thinking, is more captivating than the true story of very real struggle. We all have these little musical fantasies, strumming our Fenders in the dark of our apartments, listening to a little Miles Davis or Johnny Cash.

The Filmography Of Cool

Nothing, to our way of thinking, is more captivating than the true story of very real struggle. We all have these little musical fantasies, strumming our Fenders in the dark of our apartments, listening to a little Miles Davis or Johnny Cash.

The Dirty Lookers

Audio Voyeur
Self-released

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

​Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows Tech N9ne, Lucinda Williams and Jimmy Buffet were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Monroe Monroe, Air Dubai, Spires and Popcult all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new a ... More >>

Review: Denver does CBGB at the hi-dive, 10/29/11

Josiah Hesse​DENVER DOES CBGB at HI-DIVE | 10/29/11While the rest of the world celebrated Halloween weekend 2011, down at the hi-dive this past Saturday night it was 1976. Less a Halloween show and more akin to a Civil War reenactment or a Renaissance Festival, the night offered romanticized t ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Fitz & the Tantrums, Machine Head and more

Catch Fitz & the Tantrums this Sunday, January 15, at the Ogden Theatre with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and American Tomahawk​For whatever reason, you'll notice that this Saturday night, aside from the second night of STS9's two-night stand at the Fillmore, there aren't too many must-see shows. Th ... More >>