Club-rap kings LMFAO throw down a non-stop barrage of infectiously goofy rhymes over slick '80s-inspired tracks that make even less use of nuance than the Black Eyed Peas' later material. While singles from LMFAO's duo, Party Rock, did fairly well on charts around the world, the duo fared much... More >>

Surviving intense drug addiction, poor fashion choices, several breakups and a revolving door of celebrity bassists (Flea, Duff McKagan and TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek), Jane's Addiction continues on. Like musical cockroaches, the band is immune to the bug spray of age and a changing music... More >>

The Capitol Hill People's Fair customarily kicks off the summer at Civic Center Park, making it one of those tried-and-true traditions that you almost don't want to see change. You go for the walloping local entertainment roster on multiple stages and the quality craft vendors; you bring the... More >>

While The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger has performed as the Roadhouse Rebels with Particle keyboardist Steve Molitz and Oingo Boingo/Mutaytor bassist John Avila, they're also bringing on board Black Crowes' Rich Robinson and his drummer Joe Magistro for a few dates, including tonight's show at... More >>

When Bon Iver won a Grammy for Best New Artist earlier this year, most people who bothered to watch the awards ceremony had probably never heard of the band. But for the past six years, Justin Vernon has been touring and releasing albums with a small group of collaborators. Bon Iver's debut... More >>

Over the course of 21 releases since its inception in 2001, Brooklyn's Japanther has evolved its hybrid of noise rock, punk and garage rock into a mutant form of music all its own. Throw in the performance-art aspect of Japanther's shows, and you have a unique live experience often only seen... More >>

In 1985, Love was the Cult's breakthrough album, helped along by the single "She Sells Sanctuary" -- but the band switched gears, stripped things down and started rocking out a few years later on the Rick Rubin-produced Electric. Since then, the Cult has been through a few lineup changes and a... More >>

Like Midlake, Cotton Jones and Sub Pop labelmates Fleet Foxes, Blitzen Trapper is a key player in the current outpouring of poignant lo-fi rock influenced by '70s legends like CSNY, the Band and Neil Young. However, spearheaded by the quixotic lyrics and vocals of Eric Earley, Blitzen Trapper... More >>

As the versatile and hyper-talented guitarist in Hot White, Kevin John Wesley (due at Rhinoceropolis on Wednesday, May 30) showed how thrilling abrasive and jarring guitar gymnastics could be. But even before that band went on indefinite hiatus, Wesley played solo shows during which he never... More >>

A few years back, a promising act called Makeout Point put out a couple of noteworthy releases that evoked a fascinating combination of Throwing Muses and Fire Party. Unfortunately, that group parted ways in early 2011, before it could really capitalize on the hints of greatness in the handful... More >>

Bone Orchard Revival opens its self-titled album with a dusty, unhurried, reverb-drenched track called "Temptation" that would make an ideal soundtrack for walking through a graveyard — apt, considering the band's moniker. These Michigan transplants, now based in Denver, also dip into a... More >>

Hot Robots, which is preparing to release its new album, All Alone Together this week, comprises members of a number of very well-regarded Denver acts past and present, such as the Christines, the LaDonnas, the Inactivists and Local 33. You can hear the quintet's collective love of power pop... More >>

Hailed as the first art-punk bands in San Francisco, the Mutants also secured a prominent spot in the city's punk and new wave scene throughout the '70s and '80s,. and were also known for their theatrical performances. The show is part of the Search & Destroy series coordinated around the... More >>

David Bromberg's eclectic musical expertise is rooted in the sounds of America. Since the 1960s, the singer and guitarist has drawn from a palette of influences, from bluegrass to ragtime, from country blues to New Orleans jazz. Taking lessons from the legendary Reverend Gary Davis as a... More >>

A decade ago, Big Lazy/Firewater drummer Tamir Muskat started an electro/gypsy punk group with Israeli saxophonist Ori Kaplan and members of Gogol Bordello. Balkan Beat Box grew out of that collaboration and the group borrows from Balkan traditions as well as hip-hop, dancehall and Jamaican... More >>

We're BigWheel Electrosoul," DJ Check One announces after the band's first song before adding, "and we're here every Tuesday at Appaloosa." Before the percussionist can take his next breath, a highly inebriated gentleman begins to chant with slurred thunder, "One more song! One more song!"... More >>

The Right Reverend Jim Norris teams up with Benders Tavern to bring you the hottest sounds and the cheapest chugs anywhere in Denver on a Tuesday night. He spins sweet and savvy tracks from his own extensive, amazing, stellar and highly coveted vinyl collection of rock and roll, R&B, metal,... More >>