Just received an advance of KBCO's Studio C 20th Anniversary Edition. The 38-song two-disc set, celebrating two decades of in-studio performances, gathers tracks from a few of the usual suspects (Dave Matthews Band, Sheryl Crow), alongside some rare gems from the likes of Jeff Buckley, Dr. John and Tom Waits, as well as some local contributions from Big Head Todd and the Monsters, DeVotchKa and Richie Furay. As with past releases, proceeds from the disc, which goes on sale for $15 on Saturday,
This just in, the Fray, who, as previously reported, will be premiering its new single, "You Found Me," tomorrow night on its website, after parts of the track appear in a promo for Lost that will air during Grey's Anatomy, will be pulling back the curtain on its new album live for the very first time on Saturday, December 13, at Vail Snow Daze, a concert series that will also feature performances from Big Head Todd and the Monsters on Thursday, December 11, and Leftover Salmon on Friday, Dece
Bands in Denver are lucky. Getting gigs and building a fanbase locally are actually pretty easy. There's no shortage of small and midsized venues where a nascent group can cut its teeth, build the buzz and start to plot its graduation to theaters. But how do you get your music into the hands and ears of people who don't breathe our thin air? How do you tangle with the machinery of the music business? Do you have to? In my conversations with Denver musicians, this question comes up
Shane MacGowan and his new set of choppers. Last month, The Sun reported that Shane MacGowan got himself a new pair of dentures to stop his face from "falling apart" after 35 years on the thrash. Sure, the dude's been known as a drunkard of the highest order, he's missed a few planes to gigs over the years and eventually got kicked out of the band. Just the same, some of us are probably just as surprised to see MacGowan on tour again with the original line-up (Jem Finer, Spider Stacy, James Fear
