Portishead

Jamie Smith of the xx on the idea of mixing oil and water and how it applies to his London band

The xx is an electronic pop group from London, England whose music is informed by soul and post-punk as well as hip-hop and modern electronica. The act's critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album from 2009 garnered the outfit widespread popularity. And while a lot of bands would have stopped dev ... More >>

Mile High Soul Club keeps the Meadowlark sweaty with classic Motown and vintage soul

See Also: - Hey, DJ! Q&A with Tyler "Danger" Jacobson - Photos: Mile High Soul Club at the Meadowlark - Denver's ten best dance clubs The soul mavens behind Mile High Soul Club grew up on a diet of Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and Motown 45s played by their parents. "My parents listened to '60s ... More >>

Holophrase brings art rock to the hi-dive on July 5

Ten best Denver arena concerts of 2011

​As another year comes to a close, this one's going to be remembered for some stellar concerts. All week, we'll be running down a list of our favorites from the past year beginning with this one: Best arena concerts of 2011. Page down to see which shows made the cut. (Click on the band name fo ... More >>

Reader: Aside from the obnoxious fans, the Portishead show was beyond description

​How was Portishead's show last week at 1STBANK Center? Well, guess that depends on who you ask and where they were sitting, apparently. Tom Murphy called it "one of the finest performances anyone is likely to see this year or any year." And while one commenter who was sitting in a box said th ... More >>

Review: Portishead at 1STBANK Center, 10/27/11

Chip KalbackBeth Gibbons of Portishead last night at 1STBANK Center​PORTISHEAD at 1STBANK CENTER | 10/27/11For the last show of its tour, Portishead put on one of the finest performances anyone is likely to see this year or any year. The band's energy, urgency and intensity kept building and b ... More >>

Win suite tickets to see Portishead at 1STBANK Center this Thursday night with a parking pass

​Update 10/27/11: Suite contest is officially over. Thanks for all the entries and for sharing your stories! Congratulations to Erik Johnson, Michelle Beth Cavanaugh and Juliette Jones. You and a guest will be our guests tonight at the Portishead show at 1STBANK Center. A pair of suite tickets ... More >>

Portishead's Geoff Barrow on the Silver Apples and Banksy

Reader: Portishead has been with me each and every step of the way

​Over the course of your life, there's a handful of bands that have a certain transcendent quality about them, where they somehow manage to go from just being just a band that you the like, to one whose music embeds itself into the fabric of your life. The magnetism of the music attaches itsel ... More >>

Geoff Barrow of Portishead on Blue Lines, Banksy, Silver Apples and his act's early success

Portishead​Portishead (due Thursday, October 27th, at 1stBank Center) wasn't the first band associated with the aesthetic of trip hop but it is the most commercially successful with major hits in the 1990s. The thing that made the band so remarkable was that the sound it crafted wasn't one tha ... More >>

Mile Highlights: This week's concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

​Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week: In October, Portishead hits the 1STBANK Center, Bring Me the Horizon comes to the Fillmore, and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart is due at the Bluebird. On local radio, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Veronica and Andy Hackbarth got some spins. Meanwhile ... More >>

Portishead at 1STBANK Center on October 27

​Stop the freaking presses -- hell, for that matter, stop what you're doing and take note: We've just received word that Portishead is coming to town. Specifically, the outfit is slated to appear at 1STBANK Center on Thursday, October 27 -- and it's one of only seven U.S. dates announced so fa ... More >>

Win free tickets to Dinner at the Thompson's at Cervantes tomorrow night

​What do you get when a New York-born, California-bred songstress and a French-born producer with influences ranging from J. Dilla and DJ Shadow combine forces? The duo known as Dinner at the Thompson's. An electro-funk-soul outfit with enough talent to fill a room twice between them, vocalist ... More >>

Think about this: After watching this video, how much does your job suck?

​At some point in our lives, we've had a job that requires sitting through a barrage of awful, corporate-mandated training videos. Things like walking to your car with a co-worker at night, making sure not to put bleach in the sanitzer bucket and always wearing closed-toe shoes on the sales fl ... More >>

Bad Religion, Shad and Eels fill our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Beside Rick Ross and Big Boi, we're all listening to completely different stuff this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Ghostand Observatory, Jonathan Tyler on our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Chef and Tell: Eric Stein from Johnson & Wales rips on former Westword restaurant critic Jason Sheehan

Lori MidsonEric Stein, Johnson & Wales chef/instructor​This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Eric Stein, instructor and chef at Johnson & Wales University. To read part two of that interview, check back here tomorrow. Eric Stein Chef/instructor Johnson & Wales University Eric St ... More >>

B.o.B., Bop Skizzum, Tommy Metz and The Pirate Signal top our weekly playlists

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Q&A w/ Isaiah Owens of Free Moral Agents

​Isaiah "Ikey" Owens is better know these days as the keyboardist of the Mars Volta. His versatile and creative musicianship, though, was honed in the '90s when he played with Sublime and later Long Beach Dub Allstars. Ikey first played with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala in the ... More >>

Ode to the Marionette at the Meadowlark

Alert at the Gemini Party

Farina, Farina

Tonight: Andy Tanner, Meadowlark jam and Andy Smith at Rockbar

So what are you doing tonight? What? Watching TV and then going to bed? Lame. Yes, we know it's Tuesday, but there's some pretty cool stuff going on tonight. First Andy Tanner of Laymen's Terms is playing a show tonight at the Larimer Lounge that will serve as his solo tour kickoff. Down the block a ... More >>

There's a roomful of sophisticated blues at Blues on Blake

Live Review: Eyedea & Abilities, ManeLine, Calm at Marquis Theater

Live Review: Fucking Orange and Madraso at 3 Kings Tavern

Portishead

Third
Mercury

45 Second Reviews

Last Night ... The Pirate Signal, Digitata, Sims, and Mel Gibson and The Pants

Mannequin Makeout

Mannequin Makeout
Self-released

Zero 7

Wednesday, September 6, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, 1-866-468-7621.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Lisa Shaw

Cherry (Naked Music)

Tori Amos

Monday, September 5, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.

Knife & Fork

Miserycord (Cutting Board Records)

Days of Future Past

Sky Captain zooms back to a tomorrow that never was.

Drop the Fear

Listen EP (Self-released)

Trailblazers

Ain't no mountain high enough for Richmond's Denali.

Hit Pick

Painted Saints

Club Scout

PH Balance

Backwash

Three of Denver’s finest acts resurface, in three different forms.

Goldfrapp

Felt Mountain (Mute)

Feedback

The Major and the Minor

A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

Leading the Attack

England's Massive Attack is still making the Nineties more interesting.

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After Further Review

Putting the season's major releases to the test.

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