Kit’s caboodle is littered with experimentation and eclecticism, refusing to conform to club-music normalcy. Debuting in 1997 on his own Cytrax label with the EP Negative Powers, Kit Clayton alternates between dubby techno and adventures in noise. He’s known as the consummate computer geek, living life by the light of…
Hidden deep in the jungle, away from casual clubbers, true devotees can find exciting sounds by innovative talents not yet discovered by the masses. Drum-and-bass artist Red One is among them: A hit on the Euro side of the pond, he’s not well-known to club-goers in the States. That should…
Hasn’t the world seemed a tad safer since the capture of Tommy Chong? With the dangerous criminal mastermind securely behind bars, we’re free from the wave of terror he created with his brutal spree of, um, er, water-pipe sales over the Internet. The fact that Chong, whose name is scribbled…
While some argue that the Prince is no longer so Fresh, DJ Jeff is as Jazzy as ever. Philly’s finest may not have the screen time of his Bad Boys colleague, but Jazzy Jeff hasn’t been slacking off since the duo’s mid-’80s heyday: Word is it’s been Jeff who’s been…
He calls himself Simply Jeff. Like most men who attach a descriptive to their name, he’s lying. Okay, maybe he’s just humble. But one thing’s for sure: He’s anything but simple. Ubiquitous Jeff has been exploring the breakbeat sound since the mid-’80s, helming its development through deejaying for area breakdance…
Bigger isn’t always better. Anyone in doubt should have been at the debut gig by current techno tyrant DJ Fergie, when the fourteen-year-old had to stand on a milk crate to reach the turntables. Discovered in Northern Ireland by DJ Tony de Vit, and winner of 1999’s International DJ Awards,…
COSM, whose music has been baptized “organic drum and bass,” is probably the best thing to ever come out of Salt Lake City (okay, so that’s not saying much). What COSM isn’t is two turntables and a microphone — aka, all-digital decks-terity. The foursome mixes live vocals, keyboards and drums…
If October Episode’s music doesn’t make an impact, its members can always use their imposing image — part prison-yard muscle, part garish Gacy clown makeup — to “persuade” listeners. Good thing Denver metal fans are already hooked on the band’s steel-toed stomp to the head of contemporary nu-metal, especially since…
WED, 12/31 New Year’s revelers may start 2004 with more than just a hangover if they party the night away at Appaloosa Grill’s first annual Great Gig in the Sky. They’ll probably have kinks in their necks, too, since the night will feature Denver alt-country rockers Oakhurst playing on a…
In Groove, the hit Sundance film that documented one night in San Francisco’s underground rave scene, Forest Green offers a glimpse of why that city can’t get enough of her explosive talent. Early on, Green’s voracity propelled her from private lessons and performances through university courses in a mélange of…
Sometimes there’s no better indication of how old you’ve become than finding yourself sneering over the success of someone younger than you. Peter Cincotti surely has been the recipient of many such grumblings since becoming a jazz phenom at the age of twenty with his self-titled debut release. Receiving praise…
Multiple-personality disorder gets such a bad reputation; everyone seems to forget all the good it can do. Take, for example, drum-and-bass crusader Stakka, who, in the years since his birth (under the name Shaun Morris), has used innumerable identities to distinguish the varying dementias of creative energy that have colored…
Sick of bells ringing and angels winging, not to mention ghosts who just like to help people? Do you use Nightmare Before Christmas as a warmup before House of 1000 Corpses to really get into the spirit of the season? Then you must be a fan of the murder-metal masters…
Oscar G’s past may be a little murky, having mixed magic with his partner Robbie Falcon as the “Murk Boys” and founded the Murk underground music label, but his future is on the rise at Rise, where he’s performing this Friday, December 12. G’s Billboard-busting “Dark Beat” has been labeled…
We’ve all seen those movies about the loser whose cool cousin moves in and transforms the hopeless geek to hipster chic by osmosis (and maybe a haircut). So is the Church trying to tell us something? In September, it brought us Las Vegas’s Club Ra. And this Saturday, December 6,…
This Turkey Day, the first thing on the Canadian dance scene’s list of things to be thankful for is finally having an answer to the nagging question “What Canadian dance scene?” Club confection artist Luke Fair drives a maple-leaf flag into the international arena, staking a claim on both charts…
SAT, 11/22 A group of women frustrated with the local lesbian dating scene are reviving the flower-speckled 1960s game show The Dating Game, with a twist. The MissKiss Game Show, premiering tonight in Boulder and hosted by comedienne Edith Weiss, will feature four single gay women — one MissKiss and…
If you’re looking to score a quality bump, try a little Crystal Method. Last year’s compilation disc, Community Service, gave us all a peek at Method’s mad mixing skills, as the chart-topping electronic act cut tracks of pure energy. Method deals from behind the decks on a DJ tour, giving…
Doesn’t it warm your heart when the son of two prison inmates makes good? Raised by Grandma while the folks were doing hard time, former Bay Area resident Baby Bash broke into the scene after moving to Houston and working with South Park Mexican’s Dope House label. Bash, also called…
So she’s not really from space (more like Russia), and her Earth-born parents named her Vlada Kudryashova. But once Space Girl starts spinning, none of that matters. Known for hard trance sets that are out of this world, Vlada originally explored the galaxy of classical piano starting at age three;…
It’s no surprise that Erica Brown once won a Tina Turner impersonation contest; her larger-than-life personality sets ablaze each stage she steps on. Sizzling, smoldering, Brown is hot, whether she’s doing mainstream covers, classic country or avant-garde rock (Foreskin 500, Cherry Bomb Club and Ron Ivory are just a few…
He is indeed a funky Homo sapien, but you can just call him Del. The hip-hop human has won acclaim for his unique phrasings and intelligent, often witty lyrics — not to mention being the cousin of the infamous Ice Cube. Breaking from the West Coast scene’s gangsta cliches, Del…
