So, some good news and some bad news: Stars has canceled its show tonight at the Bluebird, but local support Carbon Choir is still playing — at the Larimer Lounge — and for free, no less. Refunds for the Bluebird show are available at point of sale. Stars’ cancellation is…
Stars is one of those secret gem bands easily glossed over because it is part of something much bigger and seemingly more important — like Broken Social Scene, the collective/super-band Stars is connected to. This may not be the ideal situation for a band, but for fans, it’s nothing but…
Under the name Toro Y Moi, South Carolina’s Chazwick Bundick creates music to chill to. Yes, his work often gets thrown under the obvious “chillwave” bus, but deep layers of vocals, guitar and drum-machine beats sound too smart for the flat genre, production-wise. This might be the secret to Bundick’s…
In keeping with his own tradition of giving away music, Gregg Gillis, better known to the world as Girl Talk, has released his fifth album, All Day, for free download today. 2008’s Feed the Animals came with a similar purchasing premise — the famed Radiohead-style “pay-as-you-wish” option — but this…
You could say Dawes is a little folky, a little country, a little Americana. But the California quartet is also just stripped down cool, playing the autobiographical musings of Taylor Goldsmith — founder, singer and principal songwriter for Dawes. Along with fellow West Coasters Moondoggies and The Romany Eye, Dawes…
Witch House: Bigger than “Chillwave,” not as controversial as “Rapegaze,” maybe existing somewhere on a plane with the short-lived, but massively influential No Wave? The internet-seeded musical genre took on a life of its own earlier this year, with bands like Salem, Shams and our own Pictureplane being touted as…
Everyday is Halloween for Danzig. Tonight, you can see Glenn in all of his dark, shirtless, wavy black-haired glory at the Ogden theatre for just 35 bucks — or enter to win tickets by telling us five souls more evil than Danzig. Danzig has made an admirable , forty-plus year-long…
For this week’s installment of the Hot Congress residency at Meadowlark, the group is bringing out the big guns, with Hindershot being joined by Vitamins, Kissing Party, and Luke Hunter James-Erickson. For the entire month of November, the collective and record label has handpicked each weekly bill, pulling from their…
A nine-film series running through the Starz Denver Film Festival, Women + Film is a collection of stories told by women filmmakers that covers issues of social justice from a global perspective. In an effort to open dialogue between filmmakers, community leaders, human-rights advocates and the public, the series culminates…
If this is a real record — meaning it didn’t come as a free gift with my flare jeans purchase from Wet Seal in 1995 — then it’s rather alarming that someone would make something like this in 2010. This EP is filled with brain-jarring cliché after flippant cliché, beyond-formulaic…
Once upon a time, DJs played records, and going to the club was a dressy affair. Enter Double//Shadow, a flashy, free party happening this Saturday night at Beauty Bar, hosted by musician besties James Holden (of Astra Moveo) and James Yardley (of Snake Rattle Rattle Snake.) The night aims to…
In an age where “vintage polaroid” is considered a look, Aloe Blacc’s throwback style isn’t much to write home about. But its not Blacc’s retro-cool appearance that makes him stand out — its his stunning, soulful voice and desire to mobilize social change through his music that deserves the time…
The Dupree sisters — and brother, and a cousin — have been playing music since elementary school, starting with performances in their parents’ Christian coffeehouse in Texas over a decade ago. As Eisley (, due tonight at the Bluebird Theater with Ives the Band, Christie DuPree and Politic), the band…
As host of ¡Chale Vato!, Laru Loud — better known to some as Raul San Miguel, the nightlife photographer who’s shot your band, your fashion show and probably your epic party — brings the bass to the Squire Lounge tonight. This once-a-month gathering is a must for dubstep fans and…
BROKENCYDE With Millionaires, Kill Paradise, and The Hit 11.07.10 | Summit Music Hall, Denver View full slideshow from Brokencyde Last night’s Brokencyde show is the sort of package tour common in the world of teenager-targeted internet music, and the formula is simple: Stick a bunch of similar-sounding (and looking) bands…
YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE 11.07.10 | 1STBANK Center, Broomfield See the full slideshow It would kind of rule if all concerts were split into two half-hour sets with a twenty-minute break between — but unfortunately, not all shows are geared toward four-year-olds. Yesterday’s Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! was, however, and…
As co-creator of the children’s television show Yo Gabba Gabba!, Christian Jacobs has a simple agenda: Create entertainment that engages both parents and their kids through really awesome music. The show, which brings people-sized puppets together with dozens of guests, including Leslie Hall, MGMT, and of Montreal, blends together creativity…
There is no plausible reason an Ian Cooke show should be only five bucks. But tonight, you can catch Denver’s polished gem at Moe’s Original BBQ — on a lovely first Friday night, no less — for the low price of a cocktail. While we await the release of his…
Haven’t heard much from the Bad Weather California camp since its three-day residency at Quixote’s with Akron/Family this past spring. We’re guessing that’s because the dudes have been busy working on the follow-up to 2009’s Young Punks, recorded by Chris Koltay at High Bias Studio in Detroit under the guidance…
Steve Aoki, the creator of Dim Mak records — the label responsible for pushing MSTRKRFT and Bloody Beatroots into the spotlight, and recently recharging Atari Teenage Riot’s career — does a lot of things, mostly involving highly successful parties. Aoki (aka Kid Millionaire), playing Cervantes tonight, is a remix master,…
BEST COAST With Sonny & The Sunsets 11.03.10 | Bluebird Theater The Twitter Universe is a strange one: The ability for fans to connect with and receive semi-personal information directly from people like Dolly Parton and Just Bieber — or in this case, Bethany Cosentino aka Best Coast — is…
Lil Wayne (aka Lil Tunechi, Weezy, Bird Man Jr., Mr. Carter) — Thank god you’re finally free! It has felt like a decade has passed in the pop world since you’ve been at Rikers. The Black Eyed Peas/Will.I.Am reign of Billboard terror has continued, most recently enveloping one of your…
