INVISIBLE ALLIES and ARCHNEMISIS The Malah • Bluetech • Kilowatts • Archnemesis • Frequent-C • David Seied 02.04.11 | Cervantes’ and The Otherside The never-ceases-to-amaze Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom packed in the crowd last night for a special collaborative show with Bluetech and KiloWatts coming together as Invisible Allies. The Malah,…
If this Brazilian cab driver can imitate Michael Jackson so perfectly, and a homeless dude with a golden voice can come out of the wood work, surely we can predict when and where the next rising star will come simply by reaching out into the community. Here is a list…
When a product comes along that is so unique, so one-of-a-kind, so different than the rest of the products out there, it needs to be researched. Beardski is one of those products. Competing with the viral “BeardHead” brand of crocheted face masks, Beardski brings a new option to the table…
Earlier this month, we reported that a rally for Marvin Booker, who died in Denver jail this past summer, would take place Saturday on the 16th Street Mall. That evening, a crowd of approximately 200-300 people — some sporting bandannas, some waving signs — turned minimally violent as trash cans…
In a world where 14-year-old kids are throwing double-cork 1080s, the oft forgotten path of big mountain riding gets lost in the mix or, sometimes, completely overlooked. Jeremy Jones has been at the forefront of that revolution since the dawn of big mountain accessibility. He’s dropped cliffs from Alaska to…
BIG GIGANTIC with Fresh2Death and Raw Russ The Fox Theatre | 1.28.11 Big Gigantic played the second stop of its Colorado kick-off tour at the Fox Theatre last night in Boulder. The new lights, the openers and the special guest made this stop especially unique. The sold out theater’s walls…
As you may know by now, the SIA Trade show is not open to the public. But Westword was able to get in and get the scoop on some new products that are coming out this year. We got the techiest of the tech, the practical-est of the practical and…
Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken are Big Gigantic, the sweeping Boulder-based duo taking over festivals. Born from Lalli’s own creative and abstract mind, the act came about after years of formal music training in New York, playing with the Motet and utilizing MySpace to spread their beats far and wide…
Governor John Hickenlooper welcomed press, exhibitors, buyers and industry execs to the opening of the Snowsports Industries America annual trade show, an event formerly held in Sin City. As everyone in Colorado understands, Denver is a much more appropriate home for SIA — and the trade show is marking its…
OneRepublic Civic Center Park | 1.26.11 Last night, OneRepublic closed out the Denver Big Air and the LG FIS Snowboarding World Cup event, performing in front of an audience that spanned the entirety of Bannock Street from Colfax to 14th. And then some. The park managed to squeeze in a…
Switchfoot Civic Center Park | 1.25.11 Last night, under the orange sky that blanketed the city, Switchfoot squeezed a quick set in at the Big Air event in Civic Center Park. No opener. No warm-up. Just four guys coming out from San Diego to entertain a frozen mass of skiers,…
By now you’ve seen the monstrosity that’s been constructed at Civic Center Park. Turns out it wasn’t a mini-skyscraper skyscraper after all. It’s a ramp, as you can see here in the photo taken just a bit ago from the top of structure by our always intrepid scribe and resident…
Police brutality is big news these days — but until this week, I’d never experienced any problems with law enforcement. The events at 16th and Champa streets on Monday night, however, have changed my whole perspective on abuse of power…
EMINENCE ENSEMBLE With DAMN RIGHT! and DJ Skywalkerr 01.18.11 | Cervantes Otherside Last night at Cervantes’ OtherSide, Eminence Ensemble shared the stage with DAMN RIGHT! in front of an impressive Tuesday night turnout. Boulder’s DJ SkyWalkerr bounced and bobbed as the opener for an hour or so, but didn’t really…
According to Duncan Goodman, one of the owners at Cervantes’, the old ballroom just wasn’t cutting it. That’s why they decided to tackle the problem head-on and completely flip the script on the once run-down venue…
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL John Jefler, Lady Danville and Chris Conley Summit Music Hall | 1.10.11 View the full slide show. Unsurprisingly, a huge amount of people waited outside Summit Music Hall last night to witness the ten-year anniversary of Dashboard Confessional. Chris Conley, the sole remaining member of Saves the Day,…
EOTO • HEYOKA • DIESELBOY With Project Aspect • NitGrit • Ishe • SPECTRE J.Wail and Chuck Morris of Lotus • Fresh2Death • Freddy Todd • Jantsen NastyNasty • Liquid Stranger • RumbleJunkie • Larva Ink City Hall Amphitheatre | 12.31.10 City Hall Amphitheatre recently renovated their outdoor stage by…
From their humble yet impressive beginnings throwing parties in the basement of Wally Behnfield’s house for a couple hundred folks to putting on shows at Cervantes drawing around 800 people, the members of Mile High Sound Movement have worked hard to create something unique and artistic and are making a…
Running out of ideas to geek on? Fear not. The 13th installment of Ignite Boulder showcased the unique perspectives of fourteen local geeks who want nothing more than for you to hear their ideas. Equipped with twenty slides, presenters were allotted five minutes to deliver their views on topics ranging…
PANTyRAiD with Project Aspect 12.3.10 | The Boulder Theatre PANTyRAiD and Project Aspect provided some much needed relief for students of CU who are suffering through finals right now. The sold-out show at the Boulder Theatre only had two acts, but both of them came King-Konging onto the stage and…
The Whomp Truck took a great idea and put it to action. Get a cheap box truck, fill it with speakers, throw a DJ booth in the back and park somewhere with a clear plot of land. That is the recipe and ingredients for a good party, and the guys…
Dan Aid is the frontman of White Leather. At first glance, he looks like any other young guitarist, with his blonde wood Gibson with an armful of tattoos. Look a little closer, though, and you’ll notice that he’s not like any other guitarist. The 22-year-old is missing his picking hand…
