Briceson Ducharme on The Apocalyptic Ball and living with HIV

Tomorrow night, Ginger Sexton and the Sexton drag empire take over the Gothic Theatre for the second annual Apocalyptic Ball, a celebration of life and a fundraiser for the Colorado AIDS Walk. Sexton — who by day is known as make-up artist Briceson Ducharme — started up the variety showcase…

Tonight: Fleet Foxes at the Fillmore

It is hard to believe Seattle’s Fleet Foxes (playing the Fillmore Auditorium tonight with Alela Diane) was ever known as Pineapple. Luckily, another local band was using the same moniker, forcing the baroque-folk sextet to come up with something else, and thus Fleet Foxes was born…

Tonight: The Dear Hunter at Summit

Born as a side project for Casey Crescenzo’s work that didn’t quite fit in with the sound of the Receiving End of Sirens, his post-hardcore band, the Dear Hunter (playing Summit Music Hall tonight with Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground, O’Brother and The Outfit), quickly grew into Crescenzo’s main…

@Pictureplane: Keeping it weird for the sake of being weird

When he’s not crashing somewhere in Denver (he’s a former resident of the DIY venue/house Rhinoceropolis), this weirdo jet-setter is all over the country (and Europe too!) performing his otherworldly jams. But beyond his musicianship, Pictureplane is also a prolific tweeter, sharing all of his inner musings and interactions with…

Tonight: The Blow at the Larimer

As The Blow (performing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister and Shaky Molars), Khaela Maricich has been making albums since the late ’90s, and has been doing so through influential Pacific Northwestern label, K Records, for most of that time. The Blow’s minimalist approach…

Tonight: Soundgarden at Red Rocks

After spending over a decade on hiatus, Soundgarden (playing tonight at Red Rocks Amphitheatre) reunited in 2010, to the open arms of fans new and old, some sticking around since the band’s 1984 inception. Drummer Matt Cameron spoke with us about the band getting back together, the current tour and…

Stop inviting me to ruin your camping trip

From 1988 to 1992, I attended Girl Scout camp at Tomahawk Ranch in Bailey. It was awesome. We made tie-dye T-shirts, ate burnt s’mores and hunted for Snipes (a fictionalized skunk-rat that was rumored to live in the woods and could only be captured in pillow cases by Girl Scouts)…

Tonight: Ian Moore & the Lossy Coils at Benders

Based out of Austin, Ian Moore & the Lossy Coils (playing tonight at Bender’s Tavern with National BLues Arsenal and Land Grabbers) bring the kind of epic-sounding rock and roll to the table that doesn’t need much of an introduction. Led by Moore’s soulful vocals, the three-piece makes straightforward power-pop…

Colorado Barbies: An e-mail forward full of class stereotypes

In contemporary Internet society, e-mail forwards should be all but obsolete. Facebook has eliminated the need to spam your friends, coworkers and nieces with chain letters, LOLCats and tacky “This is what a best friend is for” unfunny Internet poetry. But somehow, a few crappy e-mail chains full of drivel…

Tonight: Ben Folds at the Ogden

Ben Folds (performing tonight with Kenton Chen) has had several careers over the last few decades. Playing in bands since the ’80s, the multi-instrumentalist found MTV and radio-friendly success in the ’90s with his piano-led outfit Ben Folds Five. Weathering the storm of mainstream success, Folds continued on with some…

Kelly Oxford makes us want to be a cool mom

Yeah, yeah. We’re a little late on the Kelly Oxford Twitter train — so sue us. The Canadian stay-at-home mom and tweeting goddess has been working with CBS over the last year to produce a show about her life — which, by all accounts, is funny. Even if you don’t…

Tonight: Liturgy at the hi-dive

It is hard to believe black metal band Liturgy (playing tonight at the hi-dive with Collapse and Barnacle) has only been around for a handful of years. The Brooklyn quartet — led by Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, whom we spoke with in advance of this evening’s show — sounds like it has…

Pictureplane

On his last record, Pictureplane ripped the idea of teenage counterculture wide open and gave new meaning to being goth. This time around, it’s like he’s suspended himself in time; songs are rife with ambient sameness, but the tingly, synthesized feeling is one of overwhelming satisfaction. The kicky drum and…

Tonight: Alkaline Trio at Summit

Chicago’s Alkaline Trio (due this evening at Summit Music Hall with The Gamits and Smoking Popes) are one of those bands that essentially created a genre, and then thrived in it for the better part of two decades. The band’s melodic punk came to prominence in the mid-’90s and has…

Good Friday: Jessica Lea Mayfield, DJ Quik and more this weekend

With plenty of time to recover from the long fourth of July holiday, this weekend is shaping up to be just as good, with dozens of shows happening across the city. Tonight, Jessica Lea Mayfield makes an appearance at the Larimer Lounge with Ferraby Lionheart and Bare Bones. The young…