Stevie Ray Vaughan

John Mayer Gets His Michael Vick on at Red Rocks

Delegating Denver #48 of 56: Texas

Night & Day

April 16 - 22, 1998

Backwash

The city's millennium celebration is no Woodstock.

The Beatdown

Damn right, Brendan's has got the blues.

The Beatdown

A brokenhearted savior revs up Monsters Inc. at Herman’s for old time’s sake.

The Beatdown

Mootown's most sacred cow still has plenty of choice cuts.

Waterloo Ice House

An Austin institution opens a new location in Louisville.

Up and Coming

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Playlist

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Critic's Choice

W.C. Clark

Herb’s

A hit in the Ballpark neighborhood.

Sight Seeing

SXSW was a real eyeful -- and earful.

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Line of Fire

The Icarus Line doesn't give a damn about its bad reputation.

Now Hear This

The Icarus Line doesn't give a damn about its bad reputation.

Off Limits

He's gone country

Critic's Choice

Carlos

Rock's in Their Genes

With a slick debut album and radio-ready sound, the 3rd Degree is ready to pop.

Out of the Blue

The Blue Noise Band's brilliant amalgam of sounds may make jazz purists see red.

He's Still Standing

Trace Christensen's live one-man show has the force of a power combo. Don't you dare call it karaoke.

Native Blues

Indigenous joins the tribe of rock and roll.

Like a Record, Baby

QBert and the Invisibl Skratch Piklz put a new spin on the DJ craft.

A Tangled Web

Radio finds new life on the Web.

Dirty Business

Dirty Pool sells itself any way it can.

Feedback

Dirty Pool sells itself any way it can.

They're Not Kidding

Dirty Pool sells itself any way it can.

Feedback

Dirty Pool sells itself any way it can.

Snake Charmers

Denver's Boa and the Constrictors squeeze new life out of jump blues.

Let It Ride

Silver Scooter glides down a familiar path but sounds good doing it.

Just in Kase

Silver Scooter glides down a familiar path but sounds good doing it.

THRILLS

Silver Scooter glides down a familiar path but sounds good doing it.

THRILLS

Silver Scooter glides down a familiar path but sounds good doing it.

PLAYLIST

Silver Scooter glides down a familiar path but sounds good doing it.

STAIRWAY TO HELL

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

TATTOO YOU

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

THRILLS

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

THRILLS

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

THRILLS

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

THRILLS

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

THRILLS

OUR LIST OF THE MOST OVERPLAYED CLASSIC-ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME.

Michaela Rae

Blues With a Backbone
Hapi Skratch

Mile High Music Festival Q&A: Davy Knowles

In an industry littered with tween pop stars and Disney Channel minions, it's refreshing to come across an artist whose work isn't a medley of foot-tapping drivel swathed with AutoTune. Equipped with awe-inducing guitar skills and a hauntingly intense wail, 22-year-old Davy Knowles is quickly making ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 5, 2009

​​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list ... More >>

Q&A with Steve Terebecki of White Denim

White Denim is to modern psychedelic post-punk what Alice Donut was to punk rock -- weird and unafraid to let their varied musical freak flags fly. Across the Austin trio's latest record, Fits, you can hear elements of old progressive rock, garage rock, jazz, splintered blues, as well as aesthetic n ... More >>

The Big Motif

The Big Motif
Self-released

Nicki Minaj, Elephant Revival, Mumford & Sons top sellers in the Mile High City this week

​For the fourth week in a row, Nederland's Elephant Revival claimed the top spot at Albums on the Hill with its latest effort, Break in the Clouds, while Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday knocked T.I. from the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending December 26. At Twist & Shout, meanwhile ... More >>

SXSW Travelogue: Take to the Oars checks in from Austin on their second day of the madness

Ryan Gombeski, Chris Weaver and JP Manza of Take to the Oars at Congress Bridge​ Friday, March 18 SHIT! I swore last night that I would not be sitting here tonight at 3:00 a.m. in front of the computer working on the blog -- there are after parties to be had people! -- but alas, here we are ... More >>

The Big Motif's Tony Pacello weighs in on Does It Weigh Heavy

Ryan Gombeski, Chris Weaver and JP Manza of Take to the Oars at Congress Bridge​ Friday, March 18 SHIT! I swore last night that I would not be sitting here tonight at 3:00 a.m. in front of the computer working on the blog -- there are after parties to be had people! -- but alas, here we are ... More >>

Reed Bruemmer and Richie Tice of Speedwolf on "Denver 666" and having a sense of humor

​The members of Speedwolf (due tonight at the Marquis Theater) specialize in brand of no frills metal in the vein of Motorhead and Venom, played with the playful ferocity of a hardcore band. The guys are not necessarily carrying the torch for that older style of heavy music as much as they'r ... More >>