Subject: Superchunk

• Oh, L'Amour

  Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt is loving every minute of a new three-disc set.

  September 30, 1999

• Delegating Denver #37 of 56: North Carolina

  March 31, 2008

• Live Review: I Was Totally Destroying It, Alright Alright at hi-dive

  July 10, 2008

• Rubbed the Right Way

  Masseuse Carla Madison keeps in touch with the Denver music scene.

  January 15, 1998

• Letters to the Editor

  May 2, 2002

• Best Band to Blow Your Atkins Diet

  March 25, 2004

• Rocky Mountain Low top seller at Wax Trax

  Rocky Mountain Low, a compilation of Colorado underground bands of the late 1970s, was the top seller at Wax Trax for the week of May 17. Green Day's new album came in second, while Peaches, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Obits grabbed slots in the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  May 18, 2009

• Dead Lines

  The Denver dailies change the way they handle obituaries -- for better and for worse.

  April 18, 2002

• Listen Up

  Fast reviews of recent releases

  October 5, 2006

• The Trembling

  Sunday, August 28, Breakdown Book Collective, 1409 Ogden Street, 303-832-7952.

  August 25, 2005

• Critic's Choice

  Thank God for Astronauts

  June 2, 2005

• O'er the Ramparts

  Mandatory ESP (Self-released)

  February 17, 2005

• Various artists

  Old Enough 2 Know Better: 15 Years of Merge Records (Merge)

  July 22, 2004

• The 101

  The 101 (The Self-Starter Foundation)

  March 4, 2004

• Fade to Green

  After years of struggle, pop springs eternal for the Jealous Sound.

  August 28, 2003

• Camp Rock

  The Boulder YMCA is getting kids amped on music.

  August 7, 2003

• Critic's Choice

  Jay Farrar

  July 24, 2003

• That's a Wrap-Up

  Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.

  December 26, 2002

• Young at Art

  Finally playing for the right audience, Imperial Teen turns it On.

  October 17, 2002

• Into the Light

  After years of setbacks, Spoon was used to obscurity. A breakthrough album changed all that.

  October 10, 2002

• Critic's Choice

  Pedro the Lion

  April 25, 2002

• Leaving the Son

  With Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt behind him, Jay Farrar finds equilibrium as a solo artist.

  January 24, 2002

• Straight Outta Echo Park

  Rilo Kiley tiptoed toward success while you weren't looking.

  November 29, 2001

• Little Boy Blue

  Conor Oberst sees the world through Bright Eyes.

  April 13, 2000

• Getting in Tune

  Former Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann exchanges indie cred for songcraft.

  March 30, 2000

• Their Noise

  After ten years, Superchunk and Merge Records are still working. But they are not working for you.

  September 2, 1999

• Size Matters

  The rockers in Gaunt don't feel guilty about their new major-label contract.

  February 12, 1998

• Playlist

  July 31, 1997

• Feedback

  July 17, 1997

• Feedback

  March 20, 1997

• SACKING OUT

  KNAPSACK IS FILLED WITH MORE CHARM THAN MOST GROUPS CAN CARRY.

  November 29, 1995

• AND THE SEAWEED WILL TELL

  October 4, 1995

• A SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE

  DENVER-BASED HARRIET THE SPY LOOKS FOR PUNK IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES.

  July 5, 1995

• THE YOUNG AND THE CRESTFALLEN

  May 3, 1995

• CHUNKY STYLE

  THE MEMBERS OF SUPERCHUNK CONTINUE TO LIVE AN INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE.

  April 19, 1995

• MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE

  DENVER'S CHRISTIE FRONT DRIVE IS PICKING UP SPEED.

  December 21, 1994

• HELL ON WHEELS

  DRIVE LIKE JEHU TRIES TO STEER OUT OF THE SHADOW OF ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT.

  June 15, 1994

• CRITIC'S CHOICE

  March 9, 1994

• ALL HOP'D UP

  February 23, 1994

• Q&A with Kevin Devine

  Photo by Denny DoesKevin Devine. Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine, the subject of a profile in this week's Westword advancing his Sunday, May 24 gig at the Marquis Theatre with Miniature Tigers, The Rouge and Brian Bonz, is the rarest of interview subjects: a guy who listeners carefully to every question and answers each as completely and honestly as he can, without regard to self-promotion or vanity. The result, accessible after the jump, is probably the longest and most extensive Q&A published

  May 20, 2009

• Popwreck

  September 24, 2009