Dubstep got a serious makeover when Reid Speed laid her hands on the genre. Blending elements of punk, garage and gangster rap into her dubstep mixes, Speed crafts sets that can jump all over the place tempo-wise, seamlessly moving from one to another via delicately placed transitional breakdowns. No artist…
Show and Tell has created a new weekly feature that we’re excited to share with you: Spot of the Week. Every Wednesday, we’ll post a short clip of a local skateboarder shredding at a local spot. And you can win skate swag as a result: All you have to do…
AMON TOBIN @ CITY HALL AMPHITHEATRE | 12/31/12 Amon Tobin approached the stage shortly after the official countdown to the new year and immediately launched into a set that blew minds and caught some folks — who may have only been familiar with music played on his ISAM tour –…
Wow! Has 2012 really already come to a close? If you are anything like us, you might be relieved, but either way, you’re ready to start the new year. That doesn’t mean this year shouldn’t end on a good note (pun fully intended). With that in mind, we’ve compiled a…
It’s impossible to ignore the fact that EDM spent this year in the spotlight — and while much of America spent the last twelve months focusing on “the drop,” it’s not the most important part of the scene by any stretch. We’ve already given you our rundown of the ten…
New Year’s Eve is packed full of amazing shows and events, but few will compare to the party that is in store at City Hall with Amon Tobin. Before the spectacle begins, we caught up with the longtime experimental producer while he was on a holiday trip to Quebec, and…
Skateboarding shouldn’t be a crime — but it is in certain parts of Denver. And during my recent run-in with the Denver Police Department after I was caught skateboarding on the 16th Street Mall, I learned that not only do some cops hate skateboarding, they also hate being questioned about…
Let’s face it: 2012 can go down in history as the year that dubstep came out. Granted, the scene and genre have been around since the late ’90s and early 2000s, but it was in 2012 that they finally took over the airwaves. With Denver being a mecca of dubstep…
The year 2012 has been a great one for those us who immersed ourselves in the EDM scene. We got a lot of great music, both locally and internationally — but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a plethora of crap released alongside the worthwhile. To honor those lackluster moments, Backbeat…
Today could be the end of the world as we know it, which means the sex-crazed Craigslist addicts are out in full force. We found the ten horniest kinksters in the area, desperate for some action before the Apocalypse. Which one would you send a picture to first? See also:…
Marty Folb has been a touring musician for nearly six years now, and in that time, he’s developed a style all his own. Continually evolving as a DJ, Folb is returning to Denver with a seemingly endless catalogue of unreleased PANTyRAiD and MartyParty tracks to soundtrack the end of the…
Well before the rise of electronic dance music in the mainstream, Colorado has always been a strong hold for EDM. This past year we saw more acts than ever come through town, including a record number of which that performed at Red Rocks. We were on hand for most of…
EOTO @ THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | 12/8/12 “Just so you all know,we are EOTO, and we play live,” declared Michael Travis, the act’s keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist. “There are no backing tracks.” Once he got that handy bit of information out of the way, he then made sure to note that…
Update 12/7/12: Congratulations to Elise Smedley. She and a guest will be our guests at tomorrow night’s show (check your email, Elise, for details on how to claim your tickets). Thanks to everybody else who entered. Have fun, Elise! Tomorrow night at the Fillmore, EOTO is headlining the Euphonic Conceptions…
There is no ceiling to the game,” declares Sherwyn Nichols. “Even once you made it to the moon, there’s still more.” “When you make your first beat,” adds Kendrick Nichols, Sherwyn’s twin brother, “no matter what it sounds like, you’re like, ‘Damn!’ — and then you just keep going from…
Our state recently made history by voting to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In honor of this momentous occasion — and while the specific legalities are being ironed out with the feds — we thought we’d take a few minutes to catch up with various members of our musical community,…
Last month Colorado made history by becoming the first state where residents voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In honor of this momentous occasion — and while the specific legalities are being ironed out with the feds — Backbeat, our music blog, decided to catch up with various members…
HEAD FOR THE HILLS @ CERVANTES’ | 12/1/12 Closing out the first of its two sets with “Goin Down,” Head for the Hills exited the stage after an hour of pickin’ and pluckin’ to give the Ballroom at Cervantes’ a slight break from the bluegrass workout. After a brief intermission,…
MAC LETHAL @ MARQUIS THEATER | 11/30/12 Pulling up to the venue is his own car packed full of his own merchandise, Mac Lethal arrived at the Marquis Theater around 10 p.m. with his fresh out of prison homie Alvie. A short time later, Lethal served up a heaping helping…
Okay, this next item seems almost too preposterous to be true. You ready? Brace yourself. It seems that Hot 107.1, the EDM-centric radio station on the right of your dial, is now, ahem, Pot 107.1. If this were April Fool’s Day, we’d assume that this was a joke. Moreover, if…
This Saturday night, GRiZ (aka Grant Kwiecinski) is headlining the Fox Theatre. When the show was announced in early October, it sold out in six hours. We got our hands on a pair of tickets for the show and decided to get a little bit creative with how we gave…
Sex is fun. In all its various forms and wild positions, it’s the single greatest thing you can share with another human being (or multiple human beings, if that’s your bag). But you can share more than fun. So that’s why I decided to go to the Denver Metro Health…
