As a musician, making a big enough splash to attract the attention of your primary influences within a few short years of your first release is quite an achievement, and that’s just what French-born, London-based DJ/producer Giom has done. He cites heavyweight deep-house icons Derrick Carter, Mark Farina and DJ…
When Sleeper Horse broke up, it was a sad day for Denver music. The act’s brand of heavy-duty musical brutality and adrenaline-fueled live shows earned accolades in the short time it existed, and to see the group fall apart before it could fulfill the awesome potential they displayed was a…
Our super groovy flier of the week comes from the newly reincarnated Night of the Living Shred. The Best of Denver award winning dance party is returning as a monthly party at Tooey’s and to kick off the re-inaugural on Thursday, April 9, with DJs Wesley Wayne, Parris and Sonny…
This Friday, April 3, Love Potion is bringing Garth (one of my favorite DJs of all time) and DJ Skunk (my hands-down favorite local DJ — ever!) in for an all-nighter at Orange Cat Studios. I’m pretty much bouncing in anticipation here. I’m sure DJ Garth needs no introduction to…
Today’s entry takes us way back to the swinging ’70s, when disco was king and Star Wars was the cultural phenomenon. Some enterprising French types decided to combine the two into one synthesizer-driven, hip-shaking, spaced-out classic in a band called the Droids, a song called “The Force” and, supposedly, an…
It’s not exactly a surprise that Phish’s four-day stand at Red Rocks sold out in minutes, but there are elements of the whole thing that smell, well, Phish-y (sorry, I couldn’t resist). At least one hard-core fan (the one I live with, to be specific) was online within seconds of…
Ashes of American Flags, Wilco’s live concert film and documentary, portrays a reality that is almost the antithesis of the typical glamorized rock-and-roll road picture. In the place of sex-crazed groupies and stylized drug-binge montages, we see the band icing up sore limbs and necks after strenuous performances, eating chips…
The universal appeal of larger-than-life masked men engaged in an epic battle of good versus evil is brilliantly manifested in Mexico’s lucha libre tradition. Its history and rivalries cross generations, inspiring fierce loyalties among its devotees. But lacking such a background is no handicap to becoming a fan. “For me,…
This week’s snazzy flier shows off the skills of Amber Fagan. Something about the hand-drawn illustration of two people with heads titlted, eyes closed in what appears to be rapture really did it for me — I imagine it’s a couple of fans, first row at a Knew show, drinking…
Local singer-songwriter and one-time Mousketeer Matt Morris is playing a benefit show this Sunday, March 29, at the Hard Rock Cafe with none other than the Bacon Brothers (i.e. Kevin freaking Bacon and his brother, who is apparently an accomplished musician — who knew?). Apart from making for some pretty…
If you’ve always wanted to learn the ins and outs of record production, your golden opportunity has arrived. Randall Frazier, chief engineer at helmet r00m recordings, is teaching a class on basic audio production at the Colorado Free University. The three-session class will cover the basics of audio theory, microphone…
While everyone here is busy regretting not being at SXSW, I’m busy looking forward to regretting not being at the other giant music-industry party that kicks off next week. That’d be the Winter Music Conference in Miami for all you non-dance music loving freaks out there. If, like me, you’re…
I do so love it when I come across something local that’s freaky enough to make the cut on Freaky Friday. And let me tell you lovers of weird shit, I cut no corners on today’s entry. To the contrary, this actually bounced a great entry from the ’70s that…
Just got word of a Wovenhand acoustic show at Swallow Hill on Friday, May 29. If the name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, it should. Wovenhand is the current project of David Eugene Edwards, of Denver goth-country legends 16 Horsepower. Wovenhand pretty much picks up where that act left off,…
Explore the intersection of American and Iranian culture at Dialogue, a collaborative art exhibit presented by IRUS Art. The pieces on display were created by teams of artists split between the U.S and Iran, in media as diverse as paintings and interactive audio sculptures, and include a wall of works…
Blending history, science and geopolitics, Tom Zoellner’s Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock that Shaped the World delivers a gripping look at one of the most amazing and poorly misunderstood substances in all of creation. “The history of uranium is one of greed and scientific genius and paranoia and fear…
It’s hard to imagine a more fitting place for the music of Ten and Tracer than the vastness of space. So it’s quite fitting that his Saturday, March 21, appearance is at Equinox, a show in Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium (2414 Regent Drive). The abstract, alien soundscapes are made up of…
Take a walk on the dark, grimy side of Colorado’s electronic underground with DCR All-Stars Volume 1, a six-track introduction to Dirty Circuit Records. The strongest cut is the last, Rumblejunkie’s “Bumps in the Night,” a tight, accomplished mix of snappy breakbeats, sharp-edged synths and growling sub-bass, all topped off…
In what has to be one of the most creative, clever and possibly insane marketing stunts I’ve ever witnessed, the BDRMPPL have promised to hand-deliver their latest release, a split 7-inch with fellow electro-nutjob Pictureplane, to anyone in Denver who wants it. And all this for the low, low price…
If you don’t already have big plans for your Wednesday night (and you aren’t hurting too much from Tueday’s St. Paddy’s revelry), consider heading out to the Meadowlark. Mike Marchant of the Widowers will be playing a set in support of Big Timber and he promises some brand new tunes…
Sometimes the freakiness of a thing comes through not because of its inherent stupidity, insanity or deranged humor, but through sheer how-the-fuck-did-he-do-that? awesomeness. That is the case with today’s Freaky Friday entry, the unbelievable Thru You, by Kutiman. It’s the ultimate YouTube mash-up, blending tiny bits of dozens of videos…
If you can’t make it to Austin’s fabled South by Southwest event this year (and who can? I can’t even afford the gas it would take to drive there, much less the other expenses), here’s something to ease the pain — 1,267 songs from various SXSW artists, absolutely free of…
