Queens of the Stone Age

New Denver shows: MGMT, Luke Bryan and Jack Johnson. Tickets on sale this weekend

After a being out of the limelight for a spell, MGMT is back with a new record and ready to hit the road. The outfit, who is slated to release its new album in August, is set to headline the Fillmore Auditorium on Friday, September 6. Tickets ($35) go on sale on Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m. Keep rea ... More >>

New Denver shows: My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, Lil Wayne on sale this weekend

My Bloody Valentine, who was last in town three years ago at the Fillmore, will return to the Mile High City for an intimate and sure to be overwhelmingly loud show at the Ogden Theatre on Monday, August 19. Tickets for the show range from $45 to $50 and go on sale on this Saturday, June 15, at 10 a ... More >>

Here's what we're all listening to right now: What's on your playlist this week?

Music is life -- or at least it is for us. When we're not writing about it, we're thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be listening to? C'mon now. Sharing is caring. Don't ... More >>

New shows: the Eagles, OneRepublic, Shinedown, Bonnie Raitt on sale this week

THE EAGLES @ PEPSI CENTER | SAT, 10/5/13 The Eagles, who just released the three-disc documentary History of the Eagles, hits the Pepsi Center on Saturday, October 5. The band will be performing classics spanning their entire career, as well as tunes from the bandmembers' solo catalogues. Tickets, w ... More >>

New shows on sale this week: Rihanna, Queens of the Stone Age, the Cult, Pinback and more

In addition to Rihanna and Queens of the Stone Age shows that we told you about yesterday, we've also got new dates from the Cult, the Moody Blues and Pinback, all of which go on sale this weekend. Keep reading to get the full rundown on those shows, and to find out what local music is being played ... More >>

Queens of the Stone Age at Red Rocks in August

Yesterday on its Facebook page, Queens of the Stone Age posted a curious message directly specifically to us: "Hey, Colorado. Keep Your Eyes Peeled tomorrow, Let's have a good time." Well, today is tomorrow, and Queens has sent word that it will be coming to Red Rocks on Thursday, August 15, with Go ... More >>

The five best concerts in Denver this week

Maybe it's just because we're claustrophobic and get all sorts of anxious being pressed in by tight crowds, but the thought of being trampled seems more than a little unnerving, which is precisely why we always avoid Black Friday. But being trampled by turtles, on the other hand, well, now that just ... More >>

Mondo Generator

Tuesday, January 8, Marquis Theater, 866-468-7621.

How fighting in bars and two subdural hematomas led to the Angry Hand of God

See Also: Angry Hand of God at Bender's Tavern, 8/2/12 Angry Hand of God started in 2008 as a band inspired by the kind of slow, crushing, psychedelic metal that ran through most of the stoner rock bands at the time. Only this band has really strong riffs that have propelled it from the dark sludge ... More >>

Anika Zappe: I'd like to see more crafted cocktails in average Joe places

In this interview, Anika Zappe, newly appointed beverage director for Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar and the upcoming Punch Bowl, weighs in on transitioning from beer-and-shot bars to craft cocktails, the drink that's brilliant unless the limes suck, and her most memorable night while managing a punk- ... More >>

Nicole Barille of mr. Gnome: "Between two people, it can fall apart at any second, and that's kind of the fun about it"

mr. Gnome (due tonight at the Hi-Dive) tours more than most bands. The act's music is often dubbed with the umbrella term "psychedelic." But clearly this Cleveland-based duo isn't really trying to sound like another psychedelic band. From the way Nicole Barille and Sam Meister present themselves in ... More >>

Miner

Building a Rocket
Self-released

In the Whale

Cake
Self-released

Soundgarden's Matt Cameron on the reunion and singing on Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

​In 1984, Soundgarden (due at Red Rocks tonight with The Mars Volta) started out as a three piece with Chris Cornell on drums and vocals, Kim Thayil on guitar and Hiro Yamamoto on bass. Within a year, the trio recruited Scott Sundquist to play drums, so that Cornell could cultivate his skills ... More >>

Slim Cessna, A. Tom Collins, Serious Moonlight and DJ MU$A 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?" 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 >>

Queens of the Stone Age, Keith Urban shows announced. Tixs on sale this weekend.

​ Queens of the Stone Age, who will re-release an expanded and remastered edition of its self-titled debut, visits the Ogden Theatre on Friday, April 8, as part of short tour that only includes fourteen North American dates. On this tour, Josh Homme and company will be playing the entire firs ... More >>

Mini Mansions at Moe's, 12/4/10

Mini Mansions. Photos by Kiernan Maletsky​ MINI MANSIONS Wire Faces • Action Friend 12.4.10 | Moe's Original Barbecue Mini Mansions is defined by comparisons. First, to Queens of the Stone Age because Michael Shuman is a member of both. And while the two bands have little in common musical ... More >>

Former QOTSA bassist Michael Shuman and Mini Mansions play Moe's

Chef and Tell, part two: Table 6 exec chef Scott Parker on girl-on-girl topless bacon cookery

Lori Midson​ Scott Parker Table 6 601 Corona Street 303-831-8800 www.table6denver.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Table 6 exec chef Scott Parker. In case you missed it, part one of Parker's interview ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I have two kids, so w ... More >>

Of Montreal, Kayne West and Air Dubai 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?" 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 >>

Denver Rock Atlas: 15th St Tavern

MySpace​ Our Denver Rock Atlas feature is precisely what it sounds like: A compendium of storied Denver venues, past and present, in which we pick a place and share our favorite memories of the joint. After you read our memories, please feel free to share some of your own. Where does one even ... More >>

The Dead Weather

Saturday, July 17, Ogden Theatre, 303-832-1874.

Them Crooked Vultures destroys the Fillmore and then feasts on the remains

Aaron Thackeray Them Crooked Vultures • Mini Mansions Fillmore Auditorium | 4.19.10 The rawk fist (index and pinky for horns, thumb tucked) is a tricky little bugger. It's a totally sincere expression of rock-induced euphoria with all the subtlety of a billy club. Them Crooked Vultures earned th ... More >>

Flaming Lips, Rolling Stones top sellers at local record stores

​While the Flaming Lips and Stardeath & the White Dwarfs' fascinating interpretation of the Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon has been available on iTunes since December, the colored vinyl version, released on Record Store Day, took the top spot at Twist & Shout and came in third at Independe ... More >>

Win tickets to see Them Crooked Vultures this Monday night at the Fillmore!

Have you gotten your fill of Josh Homme today, what with Record Store Day video featuring the Queens of the Stone Age frontman and the in-depth Q&A we posted with him earlier this morning? Hope not, because we've got some more Homme coming your way. How about a pair of tickets to see Them Crooked ... More >>

Them Crooked Vultures put the super in super group

Nick Oliveri

Friday, February 19, 3 Kings Tavern, 303-777-7352.

Vices I Admire

Politics of Apathy
Self-released

Them Crooked Vultures top seller at Twist and Shout

​Them Crooked Vultures, the supergroup that features drummer Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age), guitarist/singer John Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss) and bassist John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout with their self-titled debut, ... More >>

Dead Weather top seller at Twist and Shout

Horehound, the debut album by the alt-rock super group the Dead Weather featuring White Stripes' Jack White, the Kills' Alison Mosshart, Queens of the Stone Age's Dean Fertita and the Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence, knocked Wilco latest effort down to the second slot at Twist & Shout for the week end ... More >>

QOTSA Rock Rehab and Other Assorted Goodies

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Queens of the Stone Age

Era Vulgaris
Interscope

The Other Eagles

Eagles of Death Metal's Jesse Hughes on music, meth and who really brought sexy back.

Strange Fruit

Peaches thinks stereotypes are the pits.

Poster Boy

Overlooked in '05

Ten discs that are worthy of your money and your close attention.

Eagles of Death Metal

Wednesday, May 25, Paramount Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Open Hand

Tuesday, May 17, Rock Island, 303-572-7625.

Burning Brides

Tuesday, April 12, Rock Island, 303-572-7625.

Brant Bjork

Saturday, September 4, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Nick of Time

Between Mondo Generator and Queens of the Stone Age, Nick Oliveri has the schedule from hell -- and he loves making it worse.

That's a Wrap-Up

Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

Backwash

Scott Campbell moves down the road and away from the 15th Street Tavern.

Time of the Season

Springing into action with a new crop of local releases.

Poster Boys

What are these punk kids doing, turning Denver into a hot art town?

Stoner-Rock Royalty

The Queens of the Stone Age find tipped-out serenity in their private desert oasis.

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