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Punk Rock

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Q&A with Justin Sullivan of New Model Army

    ​These days, a real punk band (sorry, Green Day) can almost never find its way onto the pop charts. But back in the day (see: mid-'80s), England's New Model Army released political punk that didn't merely sell to left-wing extremists. Almost thirty years ago, frontman/mastermind Justin Sullivan, w ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    The melodramatic rock of Aloft in the Sundry is a scene kid's guilty pleasure

    ​These days, a real punk band (sorry, Green Day) can almost never find its way onto the pop charts. But back in the day (see: mid-'80s), England's New Model Army released political punk that didn't merely sell to left-wing extremists. Almost thirty years ago, frontman/mastermind Justin Sullivan, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Over the weekend: Green Day at Pepsi Center

    Billy Joe Armstrong engages the crowd (Aaron Thackeray)​Green Day, Franz Ferdinand Pepsi Center Saturday, August 15, 2009Better than: Hanging out with eleven-year-olds at an indoor recreation center. The members of Green Day and their crew tried with all their might to summon the spirit of an old ... More >>

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    Green Day

    Saturday, August 15, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    SoCal Punk Invasion

    Wednesday, July 29, PT's Inferno

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    999

    Monday, July 27, Marquis Theater, 866-468-7621.

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

    Ascaris considers itself a punk band that plays metal

    Monday, July 27, Marquis Theater, 866-468-7621.

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Last night: Punk Rocks at Red Rocks

    Photos by Aaron Thackeray Check out the full slideshow.Punk Rocks: Offspring, Alkaline Trio, The Vandals, Street Dogs, Frontside FiveRed Rocks AmphitheaterThursday, May 28, 2009 Better than: Attending a purported punk festival at the Pepsi Center. It was an unlikely forum for a punk show. Red Rock ... More >>

  • Music

    May 28, 2009

    Fire Drills at Bender's Tavern

    Photos by Aaron Thackeray Check out the full slideshow.Punk Rocks: Offspring, Alkaline Trio, The Vandals, Street Dogs, Frontside FiveRed Rocks AmphitheaterThursday, May 28, 2009 Better than: Attending a purported punk festival at the Pepsi Center. It was an unlikely forum for a punk show. Red Rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Q&A with The Ideal Fathers

    Photo by Jerry GoffThe Ideal Fathers are four guys (singer Jesse Hunsaker, guitarist Adam Rojo, bassist Michael King and drummer Michael Perfetti) who play gloriously chaotic, hyperkinetic dance punk with verve and abandon. If you haven't caught one of their sets or heard any of their songs on one o ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    Let your hair down at Eck's

    Photo by Jerry GoffThe Ideal Fathers are four guys (singer Jesse Hunsaker, guitarist Adam Rojo, bassist Michael King and drummer Michael Perfetti) who play gloriously chaotic, hyperkinetic dance punk with verve and abandon. If you haven't caught one of their sets or heard any of their songs on one o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Today's Featured Event: Jon Ginoli signs Deflowered

    Like oil and water, punk-rock and queer lifestyles just don't seem to mix well, despite a shared penchant for edgy fashion and a fuck-the-system attitude. Which is what made Pansy Division -- the very first out-and-proud-of-it queer punk-rock band -- such an anomaly. The band was formed in San Fra ... More >>

  • Music

    April 2, 2009

    Making Single File's major-label debut was a struggle

    Like oil and water, punk-rock and queer lifestyles just don't seem to mix well, despite a shared penchant for edgy fashion and a fuck-the-system attitude. Which is what made Pansy Division -- the very first out-and-proud-of-it queer punk-rock band -- such an anomaly. The band was formed in San Fra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    Single File

    Like oil and water, punk-rock and queer lifestyles just don't seem to mix well, despite a shared penchant for edgy fashion and a fuck-the-system attitude. Which is what made Pansy Division -- the very first out-and-proud-of-it queer punk-rock band -- such an anomaly. The band was formed in San Fra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Q&A with Fucked Up's Damian Abraham

    The February 4 profile "Fucked Up Pushes Punk Into the Future By Understanding the Past" is pretty hefty -- nearly 1,400 words. And yet it only uses a small portion of the quotes offered by Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham during a sprawling, wide-ranging and hugely entertaining conversation that ... More >>

  • Music

    February 5, 2009

    Fucked Up pushes punk into the future by understanding the past

    The February 4 profile "Fucked Up Pushes Punk Into the Future By Understanding the Past" is pretty hefty -- nearly 1,400 words. And yet it only uses a small portion of the quotes offered by Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham during a sprawling, wide-ranging and hugely entertaining conversation that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Q&A with William Elliott Whitmore

    "William Elliott Whitmore Stretches the Definition of Hardcore," a profile in the January 22 edition of Westword, only scratches the surface of an enjoyable and revealing Q&A with this deep-voiced roots-and-folk purveyor, who shares more in common with punk rockers than just his record label. (He' ... More >>

  • Music

    November 13, 2008

    Ian MacKaye talks about his thoroughly unconventional career

    "William Elliott Whitmore Stretches the Definition of Hardcore," a profile in the January 22 edition of Westword, only scratches the surface of an enjoyable and revealing Q&A with this deep-voiced roots-and-folk purveyor, who shares more in common with punk rockers than just his record label. (He' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Q&A with Minor Threat, Fugazi and Dischord Records founder Ian MacKaye

    "William Elliott Whitmore Stretches the Definition of Hardcore," a profile in the January 22 edition of Westword, only scratches the surface of an enjoyable and revealing Q&A with this deep-voiced roots-and-folk purveyor, who shares more in common with punk rockers than just his record label. (He' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2008

    Live Review: The Fire Drills at Old Curtis Street

    "William Elliott Whitmore Stretches the Definition of Hardcore," a profile in the January 22 edition of Westword, only scratches the surface of an enjoyable and revealing Q&A with this deep-voiced roots-and-folk purveyor, who shares more in common with punk rockers than just his record label. (He' ... More >>

  • Music

    July 10, 2008

    Matmos Makes Quite a Pair

    Partnered on stage and off, Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel make beautiful music from strange sounds.

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Q&A With the Fluid’s John Robinson

    Partnered on stage and off, Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel make beautiful music from strange sounds.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2008

    Q&A With Be Your Own Pet's Jemina Pearl Abegg

    Partnered on stage and off, Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel make beautiful music from strange sounds.

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    Q&A With Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of the Hives

    Partnered on stage and off, Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel make beautiful music from strange sounds.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2008

    Q&A With Laurent Barnard of Gallows

    Partnered on stage and off, Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel make beautiful music from strange sounds.

  • Music

    January 17, 2008

    Pro Choice

    What does your jukebox selection say about you?

  • Film

    December 13, 2007

    Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten

    Joe Strummer transcends punk, and the music lives on.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten Falls Short of Clashing Success

    Joe Strummer transcends punk, and the music lives on.

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    Dead Kenny G’s

    There’s nothing smooth about the subversive jazzy punk funk these cats play.

  • Music

    October 11, 2007

    Sick of It All

    Wednesday, October 17, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

  • Music

    September 6, 2007

    Against Me!

    Wednesday, September 12, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030.

  • Music

    September 6, 2007

    Matt and Kim Keep It Simple

    Eschewing pretense, this couple takes a stripped-down approach to music.

  • Music

    August 16, 2007

    Against Me!

    New Wave
    Sire

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2007

    The Plain White T's

    New Wave
    Sire

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Plain White T's

    Saturday, August 11, Coors Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.s

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2007

    Bloc Party On

    Saturday, August 11, Coors Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.s

  • Music

    May 3, 2007

    Against the Grain

    Against Me! is against starving for the sake of making a statement.

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    The Atlantic Divide

    Ten bands that weren't singing Yankee Doodle Dandy in '06.

  • Music

    December 7, 2006

    Marky Ramone

    Lipgloss

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Strike Anywhere

    Tuesday, October 24, Marquis Theater, 303-298-0900.

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    Queer Eye

    Joe Queer doesn't like the look of punk these days.

  • Music

    August 3, 2006

    Field of Vision

    The Unseen's contempt for the president has precedents.

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Rancid

    Wednesday, August 2, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    Making the Band

    A few matchmaking suggestions for the also-rans.

  • Music

    June 8, 2006

    Riverfront

    Drag the River pulls up gold with a new disc.

  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    No Pain, No Jayne

    The Mansfields find the fun in punk rock's angst.

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    Critical Fatwa: The Germs

    Let’s keep them from spreading.

  • Music

    September 29, 2005

    Against Me!

    Searching for a Former Clarity (Fat Wreck Chords)

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