Rick Kulwicki

Review: Pure Sunshine II at BluebirdTheater, 3/02/12

PURE SUNSHINE II @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 3.2.12 It would be hard to have picked the star attraction for this show because the crowd changed and switched throughout the show with some people sticking around for everything. But chances are, no one had seen Spell since its last show in July of 1995. With ... More >>

Weekend's best live music bets: The Swayback, Pure Sunshine II, Snoop Dogg and more

Welcome to the weekend! Whether you're making your way up to the mountains for Snowball Music Festival 2012 or staying behind in the city, there's an abundance of musical choices: Tonight at the Fillmore Snoop Dogg throws down before heading up the hill himself for a slot at Snowball, while a couple ... More >>

Matt Bischoff of '57 Lesbian: "You need to still enjoy the company of your friends and do stuff you enjoy doing with those people"

'57 Lesbian (due tonight at the Bluebird Theater) came about when Matt Bischoff of the Fluid and the Frantix had some downtime and got together with his old friend and former Frantix drummer, Dave Stewart, and started a stripped down rock and roll band with former Twice Wilted bassist Chanin Floyd. ... More >>

Spell and '57 Lesbian due at Pure Sunshine II at the Bluebird

Michael LavineSpell Mississippi, if you dare.​Do you know what you're doing yet on Friday, March 2? Have plans? If so, you might consider canceling them. That night, Spell and '57 Lesbian, a couple of iconic Denver bands are getting together at the Bluebird Theater for Pure Sunshine II to pay ... More >>

Boss 302 reunion at Larimer Lounge video, 4/24/11

​This past Sunday, April 24 at the Larimer Lounge, a bunch of friends of Rick Kulwicki got together one more time to celebrate the life of the dearly departed guitarist at the Pure Sunshine BBQ. Boss 302 reunited for the occasion, and our art director Jay Vollmar was there and captured these ... More >>

Pure Sunshine at the Bluebird, 3/16/11

Tom MurphyGit Some PURE SUNSHINE Overcasters • the Buckingham Squares • the Purple Fluid The Omens • The Geniuses • Git Some 03.26.11 | Bluebird Theater Git Some kicked off night two of Pure Sunshine last night at the Bluebird Theater. The act's lyrics are often washed out by the torrent o ... More >>

Photos: Night one of Pure Sunshine at the Bluebird Theater, 3/25/11

Jon Solomon Last night at the Bluebird was night one of Pure Sunshine, the aptly named Rick Kulwicki celebration and benefit. Among Kulwicki's family, friends, fans and many admirers (with Rick, it seems, none of those terms are mutually exclusive), all of the remaining members of the Fluid were of ... More >>

Pure Sunshine, the Rick Kulwicki benefit show, has a helluva lineup and artwork to match

​Okay, so we know it's not next Wednesday yet and we've already picked a flier of the week for this week. Regardless, we just peeped the flier for Pure Sunshine, the Rick Kulwicki benefit coming up two weekends from now at the Bluebird, and we though it was so rad, we thought we'd share it wit ... More >>

Rick Kulwicki Pure Sunshine benefit slated for March 25-26, followed by Larimer Lounge BBQ

Michael LustigRick Kulwicki and his boys​We've just received word from AEG regarding the lineup for Pure Sunshine. Ten bands are coming together for a pair of back-to-back shows celebrating the life and honoring the memory of Rick Kulwicki, as well as raise funds for the two sons he left behin ... More >>

Rick Kulwicki memorial slated for this morning

Jill Razer​ The Backbeat flag is flying at half-staff today. This morning, in case you haven't heard, services for Rick Kulwicki, the legendary Fluid guitarist who passed away last week, are being held at Fairmount Cemetery (430 S. Quebec) later this morning at 10 a.m., with a viewing taking ... More >>

Rick Kulwicki benefit slated for the end of March

Michael LustigRick Kulwicki and his boys​So what is it they say -- at the end of every dark night a new day dawns? There's solace to be found in that maxim. And some bright spots are starting to emerge on an otherwise dreary week which brought shocking news of Rick Kulwicki's untimely death. ... More >>

R.I.P. Rick Kulwicki

Jill "Razer" Mustoffa​Apologies in advance for starting your day off on a downer, but we just woke up to some positively awful and heartbreaking news that pains us to pass on. In case you haven't heard: Sadly, we've lost another cherished member of our local music community, as Rick Kulwicki o ... More >>

The Buckingham Squares at the Larimer Lounge

Live Review: Frantix

The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 22 edition

Frantix at Wax Trax

Over the Weekend... The Fluid, Boss 302 and the Omens @ the Bluebird Theater

The Fluid

Sub Pop's twentieth anniversary spurs this year's unlikeliest local band reunion.

Q&A with the Fluid’s Matt Bischoff

Q&A With the Fluid’s James Clower

Q&A With the Fluid’s Garrett Shavlik

Q&A With the Fluid’s John Robinson

The Frantix

My Dad's a Fuckin' Alcoholic (Afterburn Records)
Dark Days (Glazed Records)

SPELLBOUNDWILL SPELL FINALLY PUT DENVER ON THE ROCK-MUSIC MAP? CASTING A SPELL

HOW LOUD IS THIS BAND? LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD NATIONWIDE.