Photo by Soren McCartyTauntaun, Kingdom of Magic and Wetlands
Friday, March 6, 2009
Bluebird Theater
Better than: banging your head against your steering wheel
Friday night's Bluebird crowd came prepared to rock, and they certainly
weren't disappointed. As metal reasserts itself in the mainstream
Denver music scene, fans of nosehair-singeing rock are lucky to have
the chance to catch lineups like this one.
Photo by Soren McCartyThe Conchords in flight.
Did they play "Albi the Racist Dragon?"
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Over the weekend: Flight of the Conchords at Red Rocks.
• Moving Pictures: the Sexy Convicts, Lyin' Bitch, the Get Down, Vitamins, the Swayback, Ian Cooke, Young Coyotes.
• Over the weekend: Gregory Alan Isakov at the Fox Theatre.
• Green Day top seller at Independent Records.
• DJ Quote/Yung Berg fued reaches new level.
Today in Cafe Society:
• Wine dinners tonight a
Soren McCartyLeonard Cohen
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Better Than: Cohen probably was fifteen years ago.
Something must have happened to Leonard Cohen these past several years,
because the performance the man gave on Thursday was stronger, more
confident and even better developed than he has often sounded on his
records. At the outset, the ten-piece group, including Cohen, were
dressed in dark colors and many were wearing hats. The show began
immediately with "Dance
Photo by Soren McCartyYes, this is a man in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Everyone looks better in a fedora....
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Last night: Leonard Cohen at Red Rocks.
• Westword exclusive: The Fray's not-so-secret dress rehearsals -- in pictures.
• Ministry's Al Jourgensen offers free EP.
• MP3 Freeloader: Tonight, Fell at Bender's Tavern.
• MP3 Freeloader: Tonight, Hawks of Paradise at the Oriental.
• MP3 Freeloader: Tonight, Super Seed at the Gothic Theatre.
• Th
Soren McCartyYesterday, Mile High Music Festival officials released schedule for this year's two-day concert event on the grounds of Dick's Sporting Goods Park. From the looks of it, there's been some substantial changes from last year, the most notable being the addition of another main stage on the east side of the field, which will be divided from the main stage on the west by the food and vendor area. There's three additional performance areas this year, including the First Bank Stage, Rhaps
Soren McCartyThe crowd for Wilco.
See photos from Blue Traveler at Red Rocks, the Cherry Creek Arts Fest, and various local watering holes from the long weekend at westword.com/slideshow. And read a review (with pictures) of Wilco's Red Rocks show on the Backbeat blog.
Soren McCartyMost years, I make it up to Red Rocks for just one show. It has to be a real occasion -- something to make it worth the drive, the parking, the overpriced beers and the difficulty of escaping once the show is over. Two years ago, I made the journey for Ozomatli, and I left when the headliner, Los Lonely Boys, launched into its onanistic set. Last year, it was Daft Punk, I think. This year, I thought Leonard Cohen was going to be the one show worth the hassle -- one beautiful, mag
