There is no way Mike Relm could be confined by the simple title of mash-up DJ — the San Fransisco-based artist not only cuts and pastes music together in mutated forms, but he deftly brings video to disjointed life, too, with on-the-spot edits. The multi-media performer manipulates music videos, commercials…
My, how time flies. We can’t believe we’re already into the eleventh episode Jersey Shore, but it’s true. Don’t worry, if you missed the first ten, there was lots of tanning, fighting, clubbing, gyming and drunking. Oh, and fighting. We open this particular day to a virtually empty house–the ladies…
Slap the folk label on a band is kind of a sweeping generalization — simplicity in instrumentation and a focus on vocals might be a better way to describe Portland’s Priory, who come through Denver tonight for the second time in the past few months. Reminiscent of Wolf Parade and…
The idea behind the annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser –- which got its start over a decade ago in a New York City bar on St. Patrick’s Day –- is simple: Get a bunch of people together for a head-shaving party and collect donations for childhood cancer research. From that modest…
Believe it or not, there is more to St. Patrick’s Day than the celebratory imbibing of green alcohol, and Denver actually has its own Irish past worth revisiting. Today, Irish heritage experts Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel and city auditor Dennis Gallagher will take you on an after-noon tour of historical…
Monday, MSNBC (we know, we might as well be reading Reader’s Digest) ran a piece on sexualized kid’s toys targeting, you guessed it, young girls. It seems that the media outlet missed the Bratz uproar over a half-decade ago, and decided it was time to cause a parental ruckus over…
Everybody knows Randy Newman — his comforting, sometimes scruffy and bubble-throated voice has been a recognizable movie soundtrack staple for years. The ragtime piano player has scored over two dozen films — like this year’s Oscar winner for original song, “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 — making him…
“We don’t have good record stores in Denver. I’ll be the first to admit.” – Alaina Moore, Tennis Ah, the quote heard ’round the world (or at least around the Denver scene, anyway). In case you missed it, that little off handed remark was taken from an interview that Tennis…
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band may hail from the East Coast, but the act’s sound is certainly at home in Colorado: Rubbery bass lines combined with an explosive horn section creates a dance-friendly atmosphere that jam fans have very much embraced. Just in time for a Fat Tuesday celebration,…
Remember in the ’90s when Aerosmith was really old, but somehow still popular? Adam Baumeister of Bad Weather California is helping us all relive those days with a trilogy of re-worked videos from the Get A Grip-era. Only he’s made these gratuitously awkward scenes actually tolerable by setting them to…
Part conspiracy theorist, part activist, B. Dolan is a multi-faceted force to be reckoned with. As a rapper, the East Coaster brings his slam poet style to life with post-apocalyptic stories of a desolate earth, utilizing beats from the dubstep to marching band variety to take on his science fiction…
Ah, animals humping stuff. Other than people falling down, this might be our favorite genre of YouTube clip at the moment. Today, under its “cute as balls” video section. Videogum shared with the world this masterpiece of time-wasting — the simple pairing of Cali Swag District’s “Teach Me How To…
As if it’s not obvious by the name, Weedeater is a weed band — but not a weed band in the Cypress Hill, Slightly Stoopid or Sublime sense. Weedeater still promotes weed smoking, yes, but it’s about a lifestyle — a heavy, heashy one that lends to fans participating in…
Sammi, the psychotic drama bomb is back–and within the first thirty seconds of this episode, Ronnie has already returned to his usual sniffling shit-show behavior. Between his slamming of sliding doors, turning pale, mumbling and pouting, Ronnie is a tantrum-throwing mess. The Situation makes everything worse by imitating the chokehold…
Jeff Austin is an integral part of the worldwide jam and contemporary bluegrass community — the staple mandolin player is a founding member of Yonder Mountain String Band, and over the years, he has played with the likes of Keller Williams and members of String Cheese Incident and North Mississippi…
Oh, the magic of sibling collaboration. Why band members seem more interesting when they are related, we’re not sure, but Los Angeles folk-ish brother-sister duo Belle Brigade definitely have that going for them. Beyond that, they also carry some Joe Cocker coolness through sister-half Barbara Gruska’s soulful vocals…
Naughty Pierre, looking naughtyIn the true spirit of cabaret, Lannie Garrett and her Clocktower Cabaret have always brought a diverse array of entertainers to the stage, focusing on the more nostalgic entertainment like burlesque, skits and sing-alongs. Tomorrow night, Clocktower staple and goofball MC Naughty Pierre will be hosting a…
Forming at the tender age of fifteen in the early ’00s, there’s no doubt the Coronas sound was shaped by The Strokes and their ilk. At times, the still youngish four-piece even channel a little of that Gin Blossoms’ movie soundtrack charm — guitars and piano merge dramatically with drums…
We’ve been following Longmont-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Robin Walker’s eclectic work for a while now — her ukulele playing, in particular, gives the tiny instrument some serious clout. Much to our happy surprise, new music from CougarPants — Walker’s latest project with drummer Jessica Hughes — surfaced today on SoundCloud,…
Last week, NPR asked listeners to share photos of themselves with favorite musicians. That’s a swell idea and all, but we thought that taking the angle of the photobomber would be a more entertaining way to look at pictures of famous people with non-famous people. While there have been many…
Even if Josh Radin’s name isn’t immediately recognizable, it is virtually impossible not to have heard his music. His songs have made dozens of appearances in the back and foregrounds of television shows like Scrubs and Grey’s Anatomy, and Radin’s not-too-sappy love songs come in a satiating style of folk…
Country may be the only form of modern music left with a consistent sense of humor, and Jake Owen definitely taps into that. The Nashville-by-way-of-Florida singer-guitarist slips a twangy “yee haw” in when he can (see the song by the same name), but he also uses his accentuated southern voice…
