Forever gone are the days of balancing the glockenspiel and Sousaphone on the same dive-bar stage. DeVotchKa has come home with the accolades of a Grammy nomination for the Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack firmly notched into their cummerbunds. Tonight’s Day of the Dead Masquerade Gala marks the first time the…
Nothing shows a genuine love and devotion for collecting toys like going face-down in a metal tub full of water in the “Bobbing for Action Figures” activity at the Collectors Supershow and MajestiCon Comics Con, taking place today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ramada Plaza Convention Center…
If you had the misfortune to be trapped in a tragic Greek myth, one of the worst positions you could possibly find yourself in is that of Medusa. Once a beautiful nymph with many suitors, Medusa caught the attention of Poseidon, the Lord of the Sea. When Poseidon raped Medusa…
Leave it to laid-back Boulderites to approach Arts Awareness Month with as little hoopla as possible. Instead of a grand effort on the scale of Denver’s recent Arts Week, the Boulder County Arts Alliance board decided to highlight the ordinary: “We thought, why not get people to do what they’re…
There’s a natural high associated with both shopping and giving to charity, so when you combine them, the feeling is ecstatic. Mod Livin’ (5327 East Colfax Avenue) hopes to invoke some pocketbook-inspired warm fuzzies with their Mid-centuri(red) campaign. Choose from a long list of red products online at www.modlivin.com or…
Joy Division leader Ian Curtis, who hanged himself in 1980, just prior to the planned start of his band’s first American tour, is among rock’s most famous suicides; in this country, only Kurt Cobain compares. Rather than dance around this topic, director Anton Corbijn uses it as subtext in every…
Anaïs Nin once said, “I will not just be a tourist in the world of images.” According to Cynthia Morris, that quote “really sums up what I’m hoping to bring to people, to give them a chance to write in the moment.” That’s why Morris has organized the Writer’s Tour…
Are you a theater junkie forced to stay home and wallow in an absinthe-induced haze because Denver stages are dark on Monday nights? Well, don’t start hallucinating yet: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (the Mike Nichols film) is playing tonight at 7 p.m. at Starz FilmCenter in the Tivoli, in…
For some, Greg Baumhauer is the foul-mouthed host of the open-mike comedy night at the Squire Lounge. For others, Baumhauer is the drag-queen waitress making you squirm, then over-tip, at the Bump ‘n’ Grind Cafe. For me, Greg is my comedy partner who recently broke both of his hands swerving…
John Vanderslice and Flying Saucer Attack proved that home recordings could be just as layered and rich as anything recorded in a “real” studio. The Helio Sequence’s expansive sound comprises engulfing atmospheres, swirling melodies and propulsive rhythms, and the band’s psychedelic flavorings lend the music a deliciously heady quality reminiscent…
When seventeen-year-old Taylor Swift takes the stage at the Grizzly Rose this weekend, fans will have the opportunity to witness a superstar in the making. Swift is one of a rare breed of female solo artists who put their own material front and center, and her self-titled debut showcases songwriting…
It’s been a tumultuous year for Phonte and Big Pooh of Little Brother, the Durham, North Carolina, group that became one of underground hip-hop’s brightest stars at the beginning of the decade. 2007 saw them part ways with producer 9th Wonder, who seemed to have his hands full producing for…
The Disney Channel has perfected a four-part approach to tween marketing. Step A: Find a telegenic youth. Step B: Build her into a suburban superstar. Step C: Milk her until her udders are dry. Step D: Begin promoting her to a slightly older audience while introducing a similarly telegenic youth…
Public Enemy, which shares this bill with the Flobots, is entering new territory with each passing day. Throughout the twenty years since the release of 1987’s Yo! Bum Rush the Show, the group has remained a going concern — a claim no other major hip-hop collective can make. Of course,…
There’s so much about Coheed and Cambria’s work that cries out for ridicule: the ’70s-art-rock-derived instrumental wankery, the skyscraping, get-your-Geddy-on vocals and more. Somehow, though, the act’s latest release works in spite of itself. No World for Tomorrow represents the final chapter of “The Armory Wars,” the epic tale of…
On La Cucaracha, Ween continues its tradition of delivering polymorphous albums full of brilliant, warped pop songs graced with lyrics that range from the nonsensical to the silly to the outright offensive. Sliding effortlessly between styles, genres and sounds, the album finds the Brothers Ween making odd juxtapositions and placing…
From the opening cut of Wake-Up Time, Iuengliss’s latest effort, the act invokes the feeling of rising on a sunny day in early spring, after the snows have subsided and the burning heat of the summer is still weeks away. Fittingly titled, the disc captivates the imagination while simultaneously refreshing…
During the past two decades, producer/engineer Bob Ferbrache has assisted the Fluid, 16 Horsepower and many of Denver’s most interesting acts. Before establishing his mile-high reputation, however, he recorded and played with the gothically in-clined Soul Merchants, and the listenability of this remastered two-CD compilation testifies to his skills. The…
After fifteen-minute phenomenon Death From Above 1979 melted down, bassist Jesse Keeler joined up with producer Al P to make MSTRKRFT his full-time gig. MSTRKRFT takes the anarchic dance-punk chaos of Keeler’s former band and transmutes it into teched-out, disco-fueled electro-house. Raw, growling synthesizer tones chug out big, infectiously catchy…
The first recorded reference to the silvery cord that connects the physical world to the world of spirits appears in the twelfth book of Ecclesiastes. This unifying of seemingly incompatible essences is also present in the music of the Silver Cord, one of the few bands to make the aesthetic…
While watching four middle-aged guys run through Free’s “All Right Now” at Hicc Ups III (1541 Cortez Street), which opened last month, I started thinking about what makes a good cover band. It was a solid version of the song, pretty damn close to the original. Then they went into…
Debbie Davies, Blues Blast (Telarc). Having honed her chops behind stalwarts Albert Collins and John Mayall, Debbie Davies knows how to come out swinging. On Blues Blast, she scores a knockout thanks to her icy-cool attack and the help of Tab Benoit, Charlie Musselwhite and Coco Montoya. If you thought the blues were dead, think again…
