Update, 11 a.m. 5/01/13: We just added a photo post tribute to Chris Haney containing some of the photos that will be featured in a slide show at the memorial this Friday at the Gothic Theatre in remembrance of Chris Haney. Keep reading for details on the memorial and for…

Just received some harrowing news: Barry Fey has passed away. As anyone who’s lived in Denver for any amount of time knows, Barry was a legendary and revered figure worldwide, but especially here in the Colorado music scene. We’ll have much more in-depth coverage about Barry and his life in…

BONOBO @ OGDEN THEATRE | FRI, 4/26/13 Simon Green’s Bonobo project has taken chilled-out downtempo on a meandering journey through complex syncopation, sweeping strings and heavy bass lines since 1999, when he released the single “Terrapin” on the Tru Thoughts label. Since then, Green has created four full-length albums for…

Time and distance provide perspective — isn’t that what they say? Sure enough, the further removed we are from the recent Boston Marathon bombing, the more the picture appears to be coming into focus of the two brothers alleged to have conducted the terror plot. From analyzing their online presence,…

Thief River is essentially a reconfigured version of Rexway with longtime King Rat guitarist Mike Makkay and bassist Geoff Orwiler. In fact, Thief River essentially picks up where that band left off before parting ways a number of years back, seamlessly fusing the most anthemic moments of late-’80s pop metal…

Radkey is a band of brothers. No, really — that’s not a figure of speech: They’re blood relations. They’re also completely badass. Once you listen to the siblings — Dee, the oldest at nineteen, sings and plays guitar; Isaiah, seventeen, sings and plays bass; and Solomon, fifteen, plays drums —…

Perhaps taking a cue from his pal Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, who’s written and produced songs for an array of top-shelf pop acts, Fray guitarist Joe King has been steadily making a name for himself as a burgeoning songwriter in his own right. Prior to working on his own solo…

Last summer, the High Park fire raged through the Poudre Canyon in northern Colorado. Although it’s been nearly a year since the fire was contained, it’s still very fresh in the minds of the community, especially the folks at Mishawaka Amphitheatre. Despite the fact that the fire ravaged much of…

This weekend, stoners from across the Front Range will converge upon Red Rocks to celebrate 4/20. Two acts will be on hand to raise a toast roast commemorating the occasion, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a more fitting pair to do the roasting: the hemp-hop icons in Cypress Hill,…

Independent concert promoter Soda Jerk Presents has forged a new partnership with the team at the EXDO Event Center, Managing partner Andrew Feinstein and his crew, which involves Soda Jerk Presents exclusive concert booking rights for the 22,000 square foot building at 1399 35th Street in RiNo. “It’s a part…

Christopher Victorio Karen O’s Outfit Karen O’s wardrobe on Friday night was bad ass. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ frontwoman appeared on the main stage in a technicolor cape draped over a suit that looked like it was made of mercury. The vibrant collage was topped with a headpiece that Liberace…

The Daft Punk dudes may be generating all the headlines right now for its forthcoming album, Random Access Memories, on which they flip the script by incorporating analogue instruments and production techniques, but they’re not the only ones going more organic. Pretty Lights is doing pretty much exactly the same…

Many in music world are reeling this morning over the loss of Chi Cheng, the masterful Deftones bassist who passed away yesterday at the age of 42. Word of Cheng’s passing was posted on OneLoveForChi.com, a site that was established shortly after a 2008 car accident that left him comatose…

Nerds of a feather flock together, as they say. Brian Ibbott and jazz composer Andrew Allen have once again proven this adage to be entirely true. The two have paired up to produce another passion project that is sure to appeal to the dorkiest dweebs you know, Free Play, an…

If you’re one of the fortunate ones who’s going to Coachella this weekend, feel free to go ahead and skip to the end of this post, where you’ll find the full lineup and schedule. If, however, you’re a flat broke music lover who’ll be attending Couchella, as some clever dude…

Mike Marchant, the subject of this week’s profile, is a beloved figure in the Denver music scene, and as you might recall, he was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is in the process of undergoing chemotherapy. Numerous fundraisers have been organized on his behalf to help ease the stress…

Once upon a time, about two decades ago, long before the world heard Denver music on the radio, there was a burgeoning band of boys striving to make a name for themselves, playing a brand of music they imported from across the pond. The group was called Carolyn’s Mother, and…