Euphonic Conceptions’ “Re:Creation” at Cervantes’s Masterpiece Ballroom ended its two-night run last night with a banging closing set from Opuio. Unfortunately, fellow headliner Jakwob couldn’t make it, purportedly because he broke his arm and therefore couldn’t play, but nonetheless Cervantes got down…
Saturday marks the twentieth anniversary of the monumental Red Hot Chili Peppers album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. In 1991, the world was in a war-charged state of transition. Combat troops were preparing to be sent to the Gulf; the Soviets were in fear of the big chill and their food…
What has been the former home for a six-foot skateboard mini-ramp, a thrift shop and the coolest garage sale you’ve ever seen now houses 5280 Fitness. Located in the neighboring building of Thrifty Stick Board Shop at 55 South Broadway, 5280 Fitness will be the new option for any sports…
Michal Menert has parlayed his snowboarding mentality into a music career. It’s all about doing what you love because you love doing it, and Menert embodies that in every way, from the dedicated tours to the free distribution of his music. Tonight, Menert joins RJD2 and Doomtree at Red Rocks…
SOUND TRIBE SECTOR 9 at RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 9/9/11Since this was a sold-out show, there was really no possibility of my seeing the opening act, Up Until Now, as I was trapped on the south staircase in a sea of wookies and wookettes. Granted, there really wasn’t anything I…
KE$HA at 1STBANK CENTER | 09/03/11 The floor at 1STBANK Center was blanketed with glitter and gold confetti on Saturday night. This was the aftermath of the pop-star hurricane known as Ke$ha. As the final blasts of confetti sent the crowd out on the best note possible, images of giant…
One artist in the RiNo Art District helped continue the recent wave of creativity coming out of River North on Friday night. Megafauna, a newish boutique shop that caters to local artists, opened just shy of four months ago at 27th and Larimer streets just above the Meadowlark. On Friday,…
Hospitals are gloomy places, but thankfully, life is all about perspective. Instead of wasting everyone’s time on some boring flowers, a shiny balloon and some chocolate, I wanted to show my friend — and some patrons on the fourth floor at Denver Health — that hospitals are not the depressing,…
The term “DJ” gets thrown around a lot these days, which is why Deadmau5 (aka Joel Zimmerman) prefers to avoid the term altogether. The Toronto native doesn’t use CDs and doesn’t play other people’s music, so he doesn’t fit the traditional definition of a DJ. Instead, he simultaneously runs Ableton…
CU WELCOME FEST at FARRAND FIELD | 8.20.11The University of Colorado at Boulder held the annual Welcome Fest for students attending the institution this fall. The student-only event was closed off to the general public, but it still managed to pull big numbers to see Big Gigantic, Paper Diamond, Robotic…
ATMOSPHERE at RED ROCKS | 08.19.11In case any further evidence is required to bolster the notion that Rhymesayers Entertainment is indeed bigger than guns, behold Exhibit A: the fact that this Red Rocks performance purportedly sold out, and that despite the persistent hovering rain clouds, which soaked the capacity crowd…
PRETTY LIGHTS at RED ROCKS | 8/13/11The second sold out night of the Pretty Lights Music showcase was the perfect way to end a hometown run for Derek Vincent Smith, who plays music under the Pretty Lights moniker. With some help from Big K.R.I.T., Michael Menert, Gramatik and Skream, Smith…
PRETTY LIGHTS at the FILLMORE | 8/12/11Pretty Lights Music is more than just a label now. It’s more than a producer. It’s more than Derek Vincent Smith. It’s huge. Backed by a solid team of producers and talented deejays, the audience last night at the sold-out Fillmore Auditorium witnessed firsthand…
Gramatik (due tomorrow at Red Rocks with Pretty Lights) used to be an MC who rapped with his buddies over his beats. He grew up in Slovenia listening to DJ Premier, Guru, Rza, Dre, and an arsenal of hip-hop and break beats fills his catalog of sample options. Now, after…
ELLIE GOULDING at the OGDEN THEATRE | 8/8/11On her second North American tour in less than a year, Ellie Goulding filled the Ogden Theatre last night, but at a price: The opening act, Bag Raiders (scheduled to play a one-off at Larimer Lounge this Friday), weren’t quite as captivating, but…
FLUX PAVILION & DOCTOR P at FILLMORE | 8/6/11Sub.Mission, Colorado’s leader in the dubstep production movement, teamed with Triad Dragons to present Flux Pavilion and Doctor P at the Fillmore Auditorium. Backed by a strong team of locals including Dodger, RumbleJunkie, DJ Ishe, and Coult-45, the night proved to be…
In the constantly evolving world of jam, bands are increasingly being overshadowed by DJs who rely on samples to formulate their sound. After nearly a year-long hiatus, the Frozen Movement returns to the scene to remind us of the merits of live instrumentation (Mike Stewart uses seven keyboards on stage)…
One of the best parts about living in America is freedom. The freedom to sing, dance, play in the streets, wear duct-tape skirts, paint your face for televised events and, most importantly, worship false idols. That’s right, American Idol has invaded Denver yet again in search of that one voice,…
So today’s the day when Pictureplane’s eagerly awaited new album, Thee Physical, drops nationwide on the Lovepump United imprint. In honor of this momentous occasion, we headed over to Rhinoceropolis, the renown DIY institution where Travis Egedy hangs his hat — no, literally, dude lives there — and got a…
GLOBAL DANCE FEST at RED ROCKS | 07/15/11The line-up for the second night of Global Dance Festival had some big names on the main stage including Skrillex, Nero, Major Lazer and the night ending, ultimate party killer, LMFAO. To hit all your favorite artists would be impossible, unless the times…
Last month, we gave you an exclusive sneak peek of the video for Manufactured Superstars’ new club banger, “Serious,” featuring Selina Albright. We didn’t know when the actual song would be released, as certain remixes were still being worked out. Those remixes have evidently been finished, since the song is…
Denver got a little taste of Boulder last night with Robotic Pirate Monkey nearly selling out the Bluebird Theater. At least seventeen kids missed the memo that unless you have an orange bracelet proving you are 21 years old, you can’t drink. Add this to the five or so fake…
