Subject: Warped Tour

• Q&A With DJ Wilson of Scary Kids Scaring Kids

  October 17, 2007

• Q&A With Ryland Blackinton of Cobra Starship

  June 25, 2008

• Denver Warped Tour After Party

  July 4, 2008

• Animo: Lady Killing It On This Year's Warped Tour

  July 8, 2008

• The meaty men of Animo wear a condom every time

  September 18, 2008

• Westword.com blog shortcut, September 18 edition

  September 18, 2008

• New Found Glory

  Sticks and Stones (MCA)

  August 22, 2002

• Update: Single File previews new song and recordings

  Update (1/23/09): We've just learned that Common Struggles, Single File's full-length debut, is slated for release on Tuesday, April 7. "Girlfriend," the first single from the album, which was produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, All-American Rejects) and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (Stones, Weezer), is being serviced to Denver radio a month earlier than the rest of the country. As previously reported, the band will be hitting the road with Alkaline Trio and Anberlin as part of the innagu

  January 23, 2009

• Backwash

  June 27, 2002

• Alkaline Trio

  July 15, 2004

• The Beatdown

  September 1, 2005

• Animo is no more

  Photo by Kiley SheppardJust received confirmation of a rumor that we heard late last week, that the members of Animo have indeed parted ways. Bassist Donovan Welsh says while there's various reasons for the split, ultimately, the band had just run its course. The years of toiling away took its toll on he and his band mates, and, well, life happened. The guys grew up, and, as such, their priorities shifted.

  March 17, 2009

• A Warped Perspective

  July 12, 2007

• Rush

  August 2, 2007

• BrokenCYDE gets the gasface

  I'm a little stunned by the controversy surrounding ridiculous screamo-hip-hop also-rans, BrokenCYDE. If you haven't heard, earlier this week, a post on Loud Hawk Press called for the removal of the band from this summer's Warped Tour, on the basis of two offenses: 1) they suck, and 2) their lyrics are misogynistic and racist. Now, I'm no fan of BrokenCYDE, nor do I condone sexism and racism, but something about the conversation going on over there strikes me as, well, a tad prissy for

  March 20, 2009

• Warped Tour, Kings of Leon, Judas Priest shows announced

  3OH!3 headlines this summer's Vans Warped TourSunday, August 9 is going to be a busy day for music in the Mile High, when Kings of Leon stops by Red Rocks, and the skater-centric Vans Warped Tour, pulls into Invesco with more than fifty bands in tow, including 3OH!3, Bad Religion, NOFX, Less Than Jake and Flogging Molly, among others. A few more Red Rocks shows were announced this week, including a Judas Priest/Whitesnake date on Tuesday, August 11, and fJackson Browne on Wednesday, August 26. F

  April 15, 2009

• Valient Thorr

  Saturday, September 6, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  September 4, 2008

• Road Kill

  Outrageous gas prices threaten to slow down touring acts.

  June 26, 2008

• Tiger Army

  Wednesday, October 24, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

  October 18, 2007

• Stolen Moments

  It’s business as usual for the Photo Atlas, however things shake out with the band's label.

  December 13, 2007

• Paramore

  Sunday, November 4, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  November 1, 2007

• The Fame Game

  Hard work and ambition landed Dork in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  March 1, 2007

• Greeley Estates

  Wednesday, February 7, Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, 1-866-468-7621.

  February 1, 2007

• Bouncing Souls

  Saturday, November 25, and Sunday, November 26, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, 1-866-468-7621.

  November 23, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of June 8, 2006

  June 8, 2006

• Steel Train

  Friday, November 11, Trilogy Lounge, Boulder, 303-473-9463.

  November 10, 2005

• Coheed and Cambria

  Friday, October 7, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

  October 6, 2005

• Chemical Reaction

  My Chemical Romance has found an explosive formula.

  July 14, 2005

• Letter Kills

  Thursday, February 24, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  February 24, 2005

• Flogging Molly

  Wednesday, October 13, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-837-0360.

  October 7, 2004

• The Casualties

  On the Front Line (Side One Dummy)

  July 15, 2004

• Critic's Choice

  Atmosphere

  September 25, 2003

• Progress Makes Perfect

  Vaux -- formerly known as Eiffel -- finally finds its voice.

  October 10, 2002

• Critic's Choice

  Warped Tour

  June 20, 2002

• Hit Pick

  Rubber Planet

  August 10, 2000

• Q&A with Hayley Williams of Paramore

  Photo by Ryan RussellParamore. Hayley Williams, the frontwoman for Paramore, which opens for No Doubt on Wednesday, May 27, at Fiddler's Green, is already a star, but few thinks her career trajectory has peaked. Based on the platinum sales of Riot!, the group's last album, and a successful tie-in with Twilight, the vampire-romance novel turned hit film, she seems bound for bigger things. But she hardly comes across as a diva in training during the following interview, conducted in association w

  May 20, 2009

• Glyphic

  May 21, 2009

• From Mile High to Monolith, breaking down Denver's summer music fests

  The Mile High Music Fest returns to Dick's with Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray. With so many music festivals to fill up your summer and drain your pocketbook, we put together a handy rundown of Denver's fests, in order of their appearance on your calendar. Which are you looking most forward to? What should concertgoers know about each? Use the comments section below -- and enjoy the summer. Built to Spill headlines this year's Showcase.Westword Music Showcase Dates: June 13 Venue: Numerou

  May 26, 2009

• Kid Cudi remixes 3OH!3

  3OH!3 has officially achieved ubiquity. The duo performed live yesterday on MTV's It's On with Alexa Chung. The guys are featured among people.com's hottest bachelors. Oh, and in actual music news, "Don't Trust Me" has reached the number five spot on Billboard's top 40 chart. As the Boulder ballers -- due at this year's Mile High Music Festival in addition to embarking on another go round on the Warped Tour, followed by a slot at the Reading & Leeds festival in late August --

  June 18, 2009

• Mile High Music Fest Live Reviews: Day Two

  Brian Landis Folkins See photos of the day's fans and crowds on the slideshow page. We're back for Day 2, which looks to be shaping up a little hotter, and not just because of HoneyHoney's frontwoman (above). Check back throughout the day for more photos and reviews. For coverage from Day One, see our reviews and a slideshow of the fans. Paper Bird, noon, Rhapsody Tent Brian Landis Folkins What it was like: Starting your day with an old-fashioned hootenanny. The first show of Sunday in the

  July 19, 2009

• Epilogues win a slot on Warped Tour this weekend

  Photo by Andy Mellen​Congratulations are due to the fine young men of the Epilogues. For the second year in a row, the band is one of the winners of the Ernie Ball battle of the bands, earning them a coveted slot on that stage for this Sunday's Warped Tour date at Invesco. The time slot has yet to be nailed down but the band says it will probably between noon and 2:30 if you want to catch them. And if you can't make it to Warped Tour (those tickets ain't cheap, and there is some kind of r

  August 5, 2009

• Q&A with Kyle Evans of Breathe Carolina

  Those Breathe Carolina boys sure are colorful. It started out as a simple phone interview for a feature commemorating Breathe Carolina's participation in this year's Warped Tour, which rolls into Invesco Field at Mile High on Sunday, August 9. But it turned into something considerably more unexpected when, during our conversation with BC's Kyle Evans, his partner in rhyme, David Schmitt, appeared, his face dripping with blood. What happened? Get the whole story in a sprawling Q&A on view after

  August 5, 2009

• Q&A with Jared Piccone of Innerpartysystem

  ​Innerpartysystem knows all about the DIY approach. Since their formation, the members have spent countless hours dissecting technology, transforming it to suit their needs. Their light show, for instance, aside from a few stock lasers, was all hand built. Any fan that has seen the act more than once has also taken note that its show is in a constant state of transformation. No two have ever been alike. Innerpartysystem's brings a high intensity presence to its synth-rock grooves that is only

  August 7, 2009

• MP3 Freeloader: Regret Night, Sunday at the Warped Tour

  ​Warped Tour is here. It's so close that we're seeing traveling local artists tweet their hometown whereabouts and even popping their heads in quietly to their favorite wind-down spots for some much needed rest. It is, after all, one of the most relentless tours out there with little to no downtime for bands and road crew alike. While that continues, however, some bands here in Colorado have been spastically checking e-mails on the daily to see if they will be playing this Sunday at Invesco Fi

  August 7, 2009

• Q&A with Brandon Whalen of My Body Sings Electric

  CSI​While the Warped Tour has grown up and is now it's fifteenth summer, most of the bands and fans are as young as ever. Unlike most of the poorly selling dinosaur exhibits posing as rock concerts traipsing across the country these days, the Warped Tour year after year gets more and more popular. Combining a well thought out blend of old favorites, like this year's headliners Bouncing Souls, Bad Religion, and NOFX, combined with up-and-comers like Innerpartysystem and Breathe Carolina, the Wa

  August 7, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Warped Tour at Invesco Field at Mile High

  Breathe Carolina​ Warped Tour Invesco Field at Mile High August 9, 2009 Fifteen years down the line, the Warped Tour, which took over the asphalt surrounding Invesco Field on Sunday, has a well-established formula: lots of bands (around seventy in Denver), most of them falling into the pop-punk or post-punk categories, on multiple stages (seven yesterday), for a reasonable price (around fifty bucks after service charges) made possible by the presence of more food and merchandise booths th

  August 10, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 10 edition

  Breathe, Carolina, breathe!​Prepare for the jump to Warped speed. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Warped Tour at Invesco Field at Mile High. • Over the Weekend: Kings of Leon at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Houses at the Meadowlark. • Dialed In: This week's local music radio playlists. • 3 Kings needs your songs about weed and pinball. Today in Cafe Society: • Red meat, wine and a cookbook signing tonight at Morton's Tech Center. • Milking It: Cinnamon Chex.

  August 10, 2009

• Off stage, Heart & Soul Radio's Brian Johannsen's a mad man

  ​We always knew that Heart & Soul Radio's Brian Johannsen was a beefcake from his days in Animo, as he and bandmate Jimmy Blair generating reams of press as half-naked hunks on the Warped Tour. What we didn't know, however, is that the dude was getting paid to look so pretty. Thanks to the keen eye of one of our intrepid associates, though, we now have pictures to prove it. The above picture is part of a front page, Mad Men themed spread currently running on DenverAlamode.com, a site which

  August 12, 2009

• Single File getting silly on the Warped tour

  From the looks of the video above, we gather that the Single File dudes have found plenty of ways to entertain themselves on the Warped Tour this year, from doing swell bracelet tricks to rapping about the virtues of flipping burgers versus flipping copies at Kinkos. (?) Bassist Joe Ginsberg -- who we just noticed now bears a somewhat striking resemblance to Joey Lawrence circa the mid '90s since Ginberg's trimmed down and lost the 'stache -- has evidently been passing time while on tour putti

  August 21, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 21 edition

  Roll out the barrel....​The line starts here. Today in Cafe Society: • Mountains of food and wine this weekend at the Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine and Art Festival. • Cherry Creek North Food and Wine Festival takes over Fillmore Plaza. • Mysteries of Sheehan's Desk: Day 8. • Andrews on Lincoln reopens, Brandon's does not. • Lobby American Grill gets ready to lounge in the former Buenos Aires space. • Guess where I'm eating? • Ba Le Sandwich... and yogurt? • The heat is on

  August 21, 2009