Justin Bieber, Anton Dodson — every individual who devoted a special solo dance to Ginuwine’s “Pony” — they all have YouTube to thank for providing a free entertainment platform to millions of viewers. California-bred singer and songwriter Kina Grannis, who plays the Soiled Dove Underground tonight, took advantage of the…

DRAKE With Tyga 11.02.10 | Wells Fargo Theatre It seems Tyga — last night’s opener — got the memo that donning a puffy vest in Colorado makes you automatically likable. We have braved decades of trends in those things, and nothing makes you look native quite like sleeveless body armor…

So far, in its notably short life span, Tennis has had a completely whirlwind and storied existence. Not too long after launching, the band generated a nearly deafening buzz in the blogosphere, one that ultimately resulted in a deal with Fat Possum Records. The label, also home to WAVVES, Andrew…

Building a second career in music can be a tough endeavor — especially when you’re Mike Herrera, and the world would like to pigeonhole you as a pop-punk kid from the ’90s. But Herrera will be playing the Larimer Lounge tonight with Tumbledown, his latest well-worn and forever tattooed incarnation,…

When it comes to financing a record, there is a gaping hole between signed and unsigned artists. Recording can be expensive — depending on the method and studio chosen — and production and distribution are a whole different story. Liz Clark and Tessa Perry have created Beat Roots, a concert…

Hideous Men (who’s video for “Tangled” premiered in September) Phonebooks and Hollagramz will join forces with New Mexico-by-way-of-Colorado’s Mystic Bummer in Santa Fe on November 13 for a giant show and fall dance party celebration. Hatched by Ryan McRyhew of Hideous Men and the Meow Wolf venue and artist collective…

DIY OR DIE FEST Lust-Cats of the Gutters • Conjugal Visits • Gangcharger Omens • Black Acid Devil • Thee Goochi Boiz and more 10.29.10 | Astroland, Boulder Friday night’s DIY or Die Fest was a first for dual venues Astroland and Drala in Boulder, but the smoothness of this…

Even though Travis Egedy (aka Pictureplane), the dude behind the heady party Real is a Feeling is currently on tour with Sleigh Bells (who came through last Saturday), the show — or dance party, rather — must go on. So, as a “pre-pre” event to the Halloween weekend, resident DJs…

Gary Numan may best be remembered by the masses for “Cars,” — a song that was once swept into those inaccurate time capsules known as generic “Greatest Hits of The ’80s” compilations that used to be sold on television. But the truth is, the song came from an entire album…

Halloween should really be the entire month of October, not just one day. That’s how its celebrated, anyway, with suburban multiplex haunted houses starting up before fall even hits, and pre-Halloween parties in full effect. This Thursday, Neon Knights goes down at the Meadowlark, as a pre-Halloween, post-Gary Numan concert…

Its hard to tell if a band is as popular in other states as it is in our fair square one — as a music-listening population, Colorado fans are eclectic and devoted, coming out in droves for every style of music imaginable. So it’s no surprise that Horrorpops, taking over…

Seemingly hand-picked by Lil Wayne to watch over the Young Money label empire while Weezy did time at Rikers Island, the doe-eyed Drake gladly took the throne, ego and all. After a string of successful mixtapes brought the rapping crooner to the masses — tracks like “Houstalantavegas” and “Best I…

Local misfit rock collective Hot Congress will be partaking in the Halloween festivities this Friday, October 29, at the Skylark Lounge, with over a half-dozen of the bands on its roster participating in a gore-themed line-up. The catch? This is no longer Hot Congress, it’s the Rot Congress (cue ghostly…

The role of DJ is an ever-evolving one, and while its old news that sets behind the turntables (or whatever the sonic mode of choice) can be a transformative live experience just like a good old rock n’ roll performance, taking center stage still means putting on a damn good…

INTERPOL With White Rabbits 10.25.10 | Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO Colorado went from summer to winter in one momentary movement yesterday (complete with a rainbow early in the day), and, as usual, that season other states call “fall” was skipped altogether. Interpol’s show at the Ogden Theatre couldn’t have been…

If you’re not feeling like braving an Interpol sans Carlos D, the Morning Benders show at the Bluebird tonight should be a welcome option. With a handful of EPs and two full-lengths (the latest, Big Echo, came out this year on Rough Trade) under its belt, the dudes from Berkeley,…

In the spirit of Halloween, Boulder creative space Astroland is holding its first annual DIY or Die Fest, a massive holiday celebration featuring over a dozen local bands and DJs to the backdrop of some spooky films and the promise of free candy. And tacos. Well, the tacos aren’t free,…

GORILLAZ With N.E.R.D. 10.24.10 | Wells Fargo Theatre In what will probably now become a legendary appearance at Wells Fargo Theatre last night, Gorillaz brought out a Colorado crowd in its truest form — Dads, ravers, white people with dreads, babies, bros, men in lobster costumes, girls donning wigs of…

Sara Thurston (aka DJ Sara T.) is in town from Los Angeles this weekend for another edition of Danceotron — her “No Bullshit” dance party, now in its eighth year — and she’s also hard at work editing footage of Lust-Cats of the Gutters’ “Nothing Cool Happens on Dates” video,…

Ari Up (aka Arianna Foster), a founding member of the Slits, passed away yesterday at the young age of 48. John Lydon, who is married to Nora Foster, Up’s mother, delivered the disheartening news rather succinctly on his website: “John and Nora have asked us to let everyone know that…