Finnish dance-music producer Ville Virtanen, better known as Darude, scored a giant hit with his first release “Sandstorm,” a track that’s sold close to two million units worldwide since its release. While he’s never managed to replicate the success of that initial monster track, he’s managed to carve out a…
The Silver Cord w/Split Second Massacre and Slight Harp Friday, May 30, 2008 Café Cero, Denver Better Than: Going to The Shelter to hear faux-Goth EBM. Unfortunately I arrived just as Slight Harp’s set had ended and didn’t get to enjoy its experimental ambient/post-rock goodness. When they say the show…
Here’s a wrap up of what you might have missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were transfixed by the dustup between Radiohead and Prince over whether or not Prince has the right to cock block the release of video of his performance of Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella…..
After twenty years, it looks like the state, local governments, environmental advocates, and business interests may have finally come to an agreement on what to do about the I-70 mountain corridor – and that agreement includes a train. The Collaborative Effort, a 27-member panel of stakeholders, decided Thursday on a…
Denver designer Kirsten Coplans has been around the block — a few of them actually — beginning first with her defunct 17th Avenue boutique, Sparrow, and more recently as the creator of a clothing line carried by Jil Cappuccio on Capitol Hill and Pome on South Gaylord Street. For that…
Nearly two-and-a-half years after her death while in the custody of the Denver jail, the family of Emily Rae Rice have reached a settlement with Denver Health Medical Center. After a car accident in February of 2006 in which Rice was driving intoxicated, Denver Health treated the 24 year old…
Jerry Wingren, who lives and works in the foothills west of Boulder, is one of Colorado’s premier contemporary sculptors and any chance to see his work is worth taking. In Black & White at Walker Fine Art, Wingren carries forward his classic reductive approach to carving, in which simple evocative…
The ends, my friends. The ends. Of the 2008 television season, that is. And due to the writers’ strike, they were spread out all over the early months of the year, from January through to the season finale of LOST in this, the last week of May. Some shows broke…
The Morning Benders and The Kooks The Ogden Theatre May 29, 2008 Better Than: An Oasis cover band — barely. Outside the Ogden, I spotted the first signs of trouble, although I didn’t identify it at the time. A lot of the crowd milling around looked subtly out of place…
Things aren’t looking too hot right now over at the Bob Schaffer campaign. Dogged by questions about his “fact-finding” missions to the Northern Mariana Islands, mocked for putting Mount McKinley in a campaign ad instead of Pikes Peak, the Senate hopeful has a fresh problem on his hands: the verdict…
Eron Johnson is hosting a grand opening for his new architectural antiques showroom and arts events center by presenting a traveling art show out of San Francisco called “Creativity Explored” www.creativityexplored.org. The exhibit is named for the studio where all the pieces in the show were produced…
Choosing a Presidential running mate is always a tough thing. Choosing a running mate when you’re the oldest non-incumbent presidential candidate in American history? Well, that’s a whole other kettle of fish. Very old fish. Age is just one of the factors in play to determine who gets the nod…
The Horndribbles are the cutest cryptozoological creations you’ll ever see. Looking like the cuddly, mutant offspring of a sock monkey and Cthulu, these monsters are a snuggly synthesis of childhood horrors and dreams. The whole grotesque menagerie is sculpted of felt, fur and googly eyes by Lucas Richards and Sarah…
Witness a surreal, layered landscape and alien hybrid animal forms at Unnatural, an exhibition of the works of Lauri Lynnxe Murphy opening tonight at Plus Gallery, 2350 Lawrence Street. The show marks a return to an emphasis on her own art for Murphy, who’s spent the last several years promoting…
Roger Sanchez remembers a time when disco wasn’t a dirty word, and he’s not afraid to remind others with the occasional old-school, garage-flavored track. He’s no throwback, though. His particular variety of house heaven is full of spicy Latin rhythms, rolling tribal percussion and jaunts into progressive and electro territory…
This week’s feature story tells the gruesome tale of convicted killer Thomas Espinoza’s brutal murder of his neighbor, and his subsequent efforts to escape justice by claiming he was insane. Here are several brief excerpts from his taped confession. When you’re done with those, have a look at this slideshow…
For all the talk about John McCain being too old to run for president, the guy sure seems to stay up awfully late. No four-thirty dinners at Furr’s Cafeteria for this guy—that is, unless he’s planning on supplementing that diet with a 1 a.m. “fourthmeal” from Taco Bell. This is…
Danny Tenaglia is the ultimate DJ, the Platonic DJ form of which other DJs are but pale shadows. His roots can be traced back all the way to the legendary Paradise Garage in New York, where he witnessed the pioneering work of Larry Levan. Tenaglia’s style is wide open, dictated…
Danny Tenaglia is the ultimate DJ, the Platonic DJ form of which other DJs are but pale shadows. His roots can be traced back all the way to the legendary Paradise Garage in New York, where he witnessed the pioneering work of Larry Levan. Tenaglia’s style is wide open, dictated…
Even the most banal moving images have a powerful, almost irresistible pull on the human eye. When artists focus on this quality, the results can be mesmerizing. Experience it tonight when Rubric Video presents Hypnosis, an evening of experimental video works. In Gibson+Recoder’s Untitled, minimalist patterns slowly morph in striking…
Hold on to your hat — and your purse, wallet, keys and jewelry — because Gregory Wilson’s Thief: A Criminal Act will leave you awed and possibly missing a few valuables. Wilson, a world-renowned sleight-of-hand expert, turns the skills of master criminals — pickpocketing, card sharping, cons and more —…
The sprawling collective known as Pee Pee has been playing its warped blend of folk, rock, blues and noise for Denver audiences for four years. Centered around the striking songwriting of Doo Crowder, the group is finally releasing its full length debut, the cryptically titled Castile Jackine Is Vooded at…
