Slug (Rapper)

Over the Weekend...Atmosphere, DJ Rare Groove and Abstract Rude @ the Ogden Theatre

Monolith Festival Live Blog, Day 1

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they ... More >>

Atmosphere

When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
Rhymesayers Entertainment

Atmosphere

Slug and Ant transcend boilerplate indie rap on their new album.

Brother Ali

Tuesday, April 17, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Aural Pleasure

The talented tongue of Atmosphere goes to work.

Grayskul

Saturday, February 25, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Hip-Hop Sans Hova

Still no Jigga, but Kanye, some lovable limeys and a great Beyoncé substitute held it down.

Atmosphere

You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

Critic's Choice

Atmosphere

Air Apparent

Atmosphere's Slug celebrates the good, the bad and the Ugly.

Critic's Choice

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Over the Weekend: Atmosphere at Red Rocks

​ Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Murs and Eyedea & Abilities Red Rocks Friday, August 14 Red Rocks giveth, and Red Rocks taketh away. The sprawling amphitheater is so storied at this point that it tests performers playing it like few venues in the country -- and not everyone passes. That was certain ... More >>

50 Cent grabs top spot at Independent Records

​50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct, released last week on Aftermath, grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending November 22. Hip-hop duo Felt, meanwhile, which features Slug from Atmosphere and Murs, follow up tributes to Christina Ricca and Lisa Bonet with A Tribute to Rosie P ... More >>

Sole & the Skyrider band bring rock and hip-hop together with a social conscience

​50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct, released last week on Aftermath, grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending November 22. Hip-hop duo Felt, meanwhile, which features Slug from Atmosphere and Murs, follow up tributes to Christina Ricca and Lisa Bonet with A Tribute to Rosie P ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Five must-see acts at Mile High Music Festival

​50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct, released last week on Aftermath, grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending November 22. Hip-hop duo Felt, meanwhile, which features Slug from Atmosphere and Murs, follow up tributes to Christina Ricca and Lisa Bonet with A Tribute to Rosie P ... More >>

Consecutive sets from Train and Atmosphere provide a sharp dichotomy at Mile High Music Fest

Brian Landis FolkinsTrain​Train brought back the alterna-ballad '90's (acknowledging that most of the band's output has taken place within the last ten years, I still think the band sounds more like the Goo Goo Dolls or Counting Crows than anything much that's happening now) with a set that le ... More >>

Slug from Atmosphere on the fictionalization of his lyrics and unwinding with some online chess

​Sean Daley helped launch an empire when he co-founded Rhymesayers Entertainment, home to P.O.S., Brother Ali and, of course, his outfit, Atmosphere.The rapper otherwise known as Slug is an unstoppable force with endless vision and nonstop determination, which has helped make Rhymesayers one o ... More >>

Atmosphere at Red Rocks... in January? Rusko at Snowball in March? That's what we hear...

​Red Rocks, end of January,Atmosphere, Greives, Yelawolf and Z-Trip? That's what we're hearing. We know: The prospect of seeing a show at Red Rocks in January seems, well, frosty, about as plausible as, say, seeing an NFL quarterback who cannot throw leading his team to W after W... Wait, what ... More >>

Slug of Atmosphere: We're not scared of Colorado in January

​Red Rocks, end of January,Atmosphere, Greives, Yelawolf and Z-Trip? That's what we're hearing. We know: The prospect of seeing a show at Red Rocks in January seems, well, frosty, about as plausible as, say, seeing an NFL quarterback who cannot throw leading his team to W after W... Wait, what ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks and more

Atmosphere makes history tonight by headlining Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks, the first wintertime concert in the history of Red Rocks. Are you ready? This is a weekend to remember. Tonight for the first time ever, the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre will add to its renown by hosting the first ever ... More >>

Travelogue: Snowdown, Brother Ali and Raekwon

Britt ChesterDialated Peoples at Snowdown last night at City Hall.​With SIA happening in Denver all this week, there's been no shortage of shows this week. As you know, the Backbeat crew goes hard in the streets. Last night, we caught bits of Dilated Peoples, Twista, DJ Vajra and the Foodchain ... More >>

Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks survival guide

Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks, the first ever winter concert at Red Rocks is about to go down, and we wanted to hook you up with some tips for, uh, weathering the elements. With light snow and lower temperatures forecast for today, this could truly be one of the most memorable concerts of all ti ... More >>

Review: Atmosphere and Common at Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks, 1/27/12

Aaron ThackerayAtmosphere last night at Red Rocks. More Atmosphere at Red Rocks photos.ICELANTIC'S WINTER ON THE ROCKS @ RED ROCKS | 1/27/12Under a star-speckled sky and with freezing temperatures, Atmosphere delivered a greatest hits compilation at Red Rocks Amphitheatre's inaugural Winter on the R ... More >>