Thanks to TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras, the semi-conscious portion of the population has gotten a glimpse into the totally bizarre world of children’s beauty pageants since 2009. One episode of this program is more than the average person ever needs to witness, but thanks to The Today Show, we were…
Although Scream (due at the Marquis Theater tonight with Trees and Glass Hits) may be best known as the group Dave Grohl was in before Nirvana, the Washington D.C. hardcore veterans have a story that began long before the Foo Fighters mastermind joined. In fact, it wasn’t until the group’s…
There is plenty of pre-Internet stuff on the Internet, but Tweets of Old takes it to a new level — the really old stuff. Culled from late 19th and early 20th century headlines and brief newspaper stories, this account’s contribution to the Twitter-verse reminds us that there was a time…
Austin’s Krum Bums (due tonight at the Marquis Theater with the Bad Engrish, Potato Pirates and Thee S.O.B.’s) has seen its share of line-up changes over the years. Regardless of revolving players, the band — which takes its name from a Simpsons’ reference — led by founding members, vocalist Dave…
We’ve been following CougarPants around since the band’s inception less than a year ago, and with good reason: Live, this duo is pretty incredible. But best friends and multi-instrumentalists Jessica Hughes and Robin Walker also see to it that their creative collaborations come across in the same textured way when…
It’s hard for Paper Bird (due at the Boulder Theater, with Dovekins, for the Long Spoon showcase on September 8) to do wrong — especially on a live record like Carry On, where the band’s signature chorus of voices is captured so perfectly in real time. In collaboration with Ballet…
Office workers of the world, rejoice! There is now a cure for the flat ass-syndrome that seems to creep up on the backsides of anyone who’s job requires sitting in a chair for nine hours a day, and it is called the Walkstation. What is the Walkstation, you ask? Why,…
Rising to pop prominence in the early ’80s in a whirlwind of other radio-friendly heavy metal acts, Def Leppard (due at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre tonight with Heart) pushed through the decade’s big hair trends and has been making records and touring ever since. This year’s release, Mirrorball: Live and More…
Getting to go to an amusement park when it has been closed to the general public is akin to the childhood fantasy I used to have about being locked in a department store after it was closed — you know, Mannequin-style. There are no adults around to tell you what…
Tonight begins a non-stop weekend of shows and dance parties, effectively making sure Denver goes hard into the tail-end of the month, starting with the Stones Throw 15th Anniversary Party at City Hall. Stones’ head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf will be putting it down with a live video performance, along…
Americans like to spend money on crap. We also like to think that the more money we waste on said crap, the better it will make us feel when other people see it. Amusement parks — like Elitch Gardens and Lakeside — definitely fall into this illusion of worth. It…
After almost two decades together, Carbon Leaf (playing tonight at the Bluebird Theater with Chamberlin) has effectively created its own brand of accessible bluegrass. But the Virginia natives can’t be pinned to a single genre — the band has an ostensible pop side, one that best translates live through Carbon…
Tonight, childhood dreams come true as the Denver Film Society’s Reel Social Club takes over Lakeside Amusement Park for Summer Scream, a private, adults-only evening of wild rides, outdoor movie watching and live DJ sets. The event celebrates the club’s successful first year of events by giving members free rein…
Oh, moms. They can be persistent in their agendas, can’t they? Thanks to the Internet and some always-interesting local TV station news reporting, we learned about a Wisconsin mother who spent six years making her daughter’s prom dress — out of Starburst wrappers. Yes, thanks to mom’s hundreds of hours…
Big Freedia (performing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with Bass Drum of Death and Narky Stares) is here, and she is a riled up force to be reckoned with. Currently the figurehead of the long-percolating Bounce (or Sissy Bounce) movement, she is just one part of a strong undercurrent of…
Young Jeezy’s (performing tonight at the Ogden Theatre with Freddie Gibbs and Young Doe) rough-hewn voice is unmistakable, and whether he’s pushing hard on his own tracks or lending his growl to songs by the likes of Bun B and Drake, the rapper leaves an unforgettable mark. Even Usher’s 2008…
Long before cell phones began making beelines for toilets, pools and other dangerous bodies of water, pagers were seeing the same fate. If you recall, Usher once sang about girls beeping whenever they wanted to get freaky, and if you (like the author) wore your pager on the front pocket…
If only we could fully surf the webs like we once did ten years ago. Things were so much simpler then, before annoying commercials for Lysol and prescription medication clogged up our Youtubes. Well, YouTube didn’t even exist yet, which is still weird to think about, considering YouTubing is now…
There is definitely a niche audience for MC Frontalot (appearing tonight at Herman’s Hideaway with White Fudge, Brandon Patton and An Hobbes), who has been in the game since the early ’00s. The Brooklyn-based lyricist’s songs circle around self-deprecation and Internet tales, told through the MC’s uber-intellectual wordplay…
Taking its name from a Colorado pop culture behemoth like John Elway could be a blessing or a curse for a band. But Elway, making an appearance tonight at the Hi-Dive with Michael Dean Damron, St. Fall Apart and The Holy Mess, gets the joke, and fans do too. Besides,…
So, I’m moving out. After a commenter on my post last week about yoga declared that I should really get out of my mother’s basement if I ever wanted to write about anything other than stretching and poop, I’m more than on it. Not to give this stalker, I mean…
Tapes ‘N Tapes (due at the Bluebird Theater tonight with the Chain Gang of 1974) may have initially snagged some recognition outside of its Minneapolis home by way of the obligatory music blog circuit, but the quartet has long outlived the hype. The band’s jangly sound has grown bigger and…
