Pete Townshend

The Who at Pepsi Center, 2/12/13

THE WHO @ PEPSI CENTER |2/12/13 Pete Townsend's first windmill of the night last night at the Pepsi Center came during "The Real Me." Seeing the famous wind up in person is an entirely different experience from merely listening to Townsend's fret work on the recordings, which is exciting and energe ... More >>

The ten best concerts in Denver this week

Another great batch of shows this week. As always, there is a ton of variety for the music lover in you. Whether you're seeking EDM, jazz, metal, indie or country, there are at least ten reasons to stay up late this week and get down like there's no tomorrow. We've got all of the shows listed in our ... More >>

The Who

Tuesday, February 12, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497. 

The ten best music books of 2012

This year, ambitious new books tackled the lives of music legends from Neil Young to Pete Townshend -- and many of these 2012 releases managed to burst through genres to offer significantly more than the average biography. We at Backbeat explored memoirs, historical surveys, ruminations on philosoph ... More >>

Ten most clichéd rock moments from the KISS show last night at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre

See Also: - Ten Best KISS quotes from Comfort Dental - Best looking members of the KISS Army - This KISS fan's dream car can be yours for $10K - The five most shameless examples of KISS's merchandising efforts - Hair today, gone tomorrow KISS was doing clichéd rockstar antics before Spinal Tap mad ... More >>

The Who brings Quadrophenia to the Pepsi Center on Tuesday, February 12

As part of the Who's first tour in four years, the band is taking its 1973 album Quadrophenia on a 37-city North American tour that stops at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday, February 12. In addition to performing the album live, the touring band, which also includes Pete Townshend's younger brother Simo ... More >>

Dan Fong's previously unpublished rock photos on display this Friday at the Gallery on Sante Fe

Generally, when you speak with someone with strong ties to rock history, you either get an earful of tedious name-dropping or you're forced to endure an exhaustive lecture about how kids today just don't get it. This is not the case with Dan Fong, the famed Denver rock photographer who has shot lege ... More >>

American Idiot: What would Rodgers and Hammerstein have thought?

Because I grew up in a time when we listened to music by the album side, the idea of the rock musical -- essentially a string of related songs hung loosely over a plot -- is easy for me to accept. Still, you have to wonder, as I did while sitting in the audience last night watching American Idiot at ... More >>

Rock On with Barry Fey

Barry Fey signing his new book at Rockbar and Twist & Shout

​During his three decades as a promoter, Barry Fey brought in legendary acts like the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and U2. In his new book, Backstage Past, released yesterday on Lone Wolfe Press, Fey chronicles behind-the-scenes stories, some of which have nev ... More >>

Review: Roger Daltrey at 1STBANK Center, 10/16/11

Chip KalbackRoger Daltrey last night at 1STBANK Center​ROGER DALTREY at 1STBANK CENTER | 10/16/11Shortly after Roger Daltrey belted out the last note during his full performance of the Who's 1969 album Tommy in Broomfield last night, the legendary frontman summed up the record's significance. ... More >>

Crazy celebrities, the Korean invasion and more in this week's new release picks, March 14, 2011

​We've got a pretty stellar selection of new releases this week that cover a wide array of different interests. While one film nerd might not think Sharktopus worth watching, they'll probably find solace in The Fighter. On the same tone, a gamer who enjoys shooting people in the face will have ... More >>

Distance Engine

Songs in Alphabetical Order
Self-released

Top ten five blogs by bands

Photo courtesy of Kanyewest.com​ Last week, Kanye christened his new web site with the above photo of his girlfriend, Amber Rose. Then, Thom Yorke announced the name of his latest band on the Radiohead blog. Which got us thinking about the other band blogs we have bookmarked. In our bitchin' ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of December 21, 2009

​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. For ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of December 14, 2009

​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. For t ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of December 1, 2009

​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. For t ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of November 2, 2009

​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we'r ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 26, 2009

​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 19, 2009

​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Roger Daltrey isn't quite ready for his senior discount

Q&A with Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey.​ Just because Roger Daltrey is 65-years old doesn't mean he'd like to spend his golden years sitting on his sofa listening to all the Who albums he helped make so memorable. He's currently in the midst of his first solo tour since the mid-'80s, and by the time he's done, he hope ... More >>

Anger Management

Bobcat Goldthwait brings his act to the Comedy Works.

Bat'leth not the only creative weapon for would-be criminals

Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he'll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity -- a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed ... More >>

Live Review: The Ideal Fathers, I’m a Boy, the Bluebird Equation at Larimer Lounge

Yeasayer

End of days? Why not dance the night away?

Aria Ready?

Earl Greyhound

Cynicism and irony are dead to Earl Greyhound.

Top of the Pops

Ray Davies is still a well-respected man.

Grazing

There was something for every musical appetite at the Westword Music Showcase.

Swindled Art

Fiery Furnaces

Blueberry Boat (Rough Trade)

The Beatdown

All I need is the air that I breathe.

The Reel Who

Twenty-five years later, a filmmaker comes to grips with his Kids.

The Evolutionary

Charting the territory explored by John McLaughlin's guitar.

Eyes Half Open

Cameron Crowe takes Jerry Maguire on a dizzy trip through dreamland.

Power Play

Fort Collins's favorite pop label is positively Not Lame.

Playlist

Return of the grievous angel--a tribute to Gram Parsons, The Road Kings, Paul Westerberg

Backwash

Feedback

The Spirit of 72

Feedback

Yesterday and Today

What the years have done to the Who.

PLAYLIST

STAIRWAY TO HELL

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

SNAPPY TOM

THRILLS

WHO CARES?

PERFECTLY FRANKLINS

LETCH AS LETCH CAN