Sure, we were all exhausted and hungover from Saturday’s Westword Music Showcase (the biggest one to date, and it felt like it in the most awesome way possible) but Hindershot didn’t care. The band took advantage of yesterday’s gorgeous weather, spending most of the afternoon filming a new video for…
Partially reinventing the old garage rock wheel, Oakland’s Bare Wires (playing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with Winter Legends, Six Eyed Snake, The Conjugal Visits and BleachedBlonde) do a damn fine job of adding a pretty shine to the usually clangy genre. Part Buzzcocks, part Kinks, the trio makes effective…
So, the Westword Music Showcase is finally going down tomorrow, and, of course, we’re excited. Along with laundry list of amazing local acts like Kingdom of Magic, Diamond Boiz and Vices I Admire, we’ve got Chromeo, UME and Del the Funky Homosapien rolling through…
The rumors were true: Jens Lekman was in actually in Denver last night. In fact, the Swedish crooner had been in the state for a good 24 hours (and had by all accounts never played here before, as his last show a few years ago was canceled due to inclimate…
Once upon a time, long before Fez Garcia was the drummer for half the bands in Denver (or, at the moment, just Fingers of the Sun, Bury My Bones and Night of Joy), he was a goofy kid with glasses. When we put the call out earlier this week for…
When Amelia Deleon set out to attract new clients to her Stranded Jewelry collection, she went with a hands-on approach. The jewelry maker currently sells her wares at craft and fashion markets around Denver, but predominantly works out of her home. But she also wanted the broader reach offered by…
Once upon a time in 2005, I unknowingly enrolled myself in the “Fag Hag Placement Program” at the local mall. Yes, when I applied for a job with a certain retailer, I was unaware that I was also going to be fitted with the right gay for me, a lifelong…
As Gabriel & Dresden (throwing down tonight at Beta Nightclub with Kostas and Marshall Monica), Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden form the powerful union of DJ and producer. Creating trance and house-oriented remixes for big names like New Order, the Killers, Britney Spears and Madonna, the duo also finds the…
YELLOWCARD at SUMMIT | 06.15.11″Key talked with the audience quite a bit between songs, like he was catching up old friends on the band’s life over the last few lost years.”…
PrideFest aims to offer something for everyone. From the kids’ petting zoo and face-painting opportunities to performances by RuPaul-sanctioned drag queens, one and all are invited to participate in the annual downtown celebration of diversity. But the 2011 edition of PrideFest is dedicated to the hard work of those in…
Hair-metal homage/Broadway smash Rock of Ages opens at the Buell Theatre tonight, bringing the era of hairspray and Hollywood dreams to life with the music of Styx, White Snake, Bon Jovi and more. As the aptly named Drew Bowie, former American Idol contender Constantine Maroulis plays a Sunset Strip bar…
Back in April, dancer Tara Rynders produced You & Me, a two-day, multi-artist performance piece that took place in and around her Denver home. As the final part in the completion of her MFA in dance and video performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Rynders set up the…
Although the ascension of Mumford & Sons (playing the first of two shows at the Fillmore Auditorium tonight with Nathaniel Rateliff & Fairchildren and Matthew and the Atlas) may seem rather fast, the English dudes have been making gorgeous folk rock together for almost five years. The act’s first and…
In honor of the PrideFest 2011 celebration going down in Denver this weekend, we wanted to highlight Cazwell, the New York City DJ and entertainer set to blow our minds on the main stage at Civic Center Park on Sunday, June 19. His tweets are all kinds of gay, and…
With a career that spans over six decades, Mavis Staples (appearing tonight with Dr. John & the Lower 911 at the Botanic Gardens) doesn’t need much of an introduction. The Rock And Roll Hall of Famer began her gospel-influenced singing career as part of the Staple Singers family institution in…
We were all kids once, even cool dudes in bands. So in celebration of all things juvenile and fun, we’re giving you a chance to win a pair of tickets to this weekend’s Westword Music Showcase. Guess which Showcase performers are pictured from the childhood photos below. Leave your answers…
MILLIONAIRES at MARQUIS | 06.13.11″Wobbling between the monitors, the Green sisters continued to talk more about being drunk and the desire to fuck before going into the Madonna ‘Dress You Up’ rip-off, ‘Stay the Night.'”…
After a recent coupon mailer alerted us to the opening of Lollipop Park in Centennial (who’s bubble letter advertisement and accompanying photos looked strangely like Funtastic Fun’s old stuff) we went down to check out the scene. And it was, in fact, the same kiddie amusement park rides and trick…
We are sad to report that longtime participators and supporters of Denver’s DIY music community Kristi Schaefer and Ryan McRyhew are packing their bags and heading for Chicago. Known as musical collaborators Hideous Men, the couple will be moving its headquarters to the midwest next month so that Schaefer can…
Pulling a page from the Peaches’ sex rap playbook, Millionaires (performing tonight at the Marquis Theater with Breathe Electric, Christian TV, Set It Off and Caramel Carmela) is two campy sisters who aim to simultaneously please and offend. Still paying tribute to the days of MySpace with a big scene…
Now in its second season, the B-Sides film series at the Denver Film Center digs up and plays some kitschier movies of the last few decades as companions to this summer’s Film on the Rocks’ picks. For each movie shown at Red Rocks, B-Sides will offer a similar film at the Denver…
The summer concert season is in full-swing, and it seems that every venue in town is booked though the weekend. With seemingly endless options, we’ve put together a list of shows we think are worth checking out, starting with A Place To Bury Strangers, back in Denver at the Bluebird…
