Update: Be sure to tune in tonight, when the Informants stop by the KUVO studios for an on-air appearance from 6-8 p.m.Hot on the heels of an excellent performance at the Westword Music Showcase, the Informants have revealed the artwork, track list and details surrounding the release of Crime Scene…
Great news for those of you who missed out on getting tickets for Phish’s upcoming four-night stand at Red Rocks next week. Ahem, actually, let us rephrase that — this is great news for those with disposable income (yeah, we know, what is that, right?), vacation time and frequent flier…
Behold the breath-taking, hip-shaking, eye-candy of SunshineSuperOne, aka Tammy Ealom, the sultry frontwoman of Dressy Bessy, performing tomorrow night at the UMS. As we were cruising around the interweb this morning, we stumbled upon a quintet of videos produced by Ealom for songs from the band’s latest effort, Holler and…
Can’t believe that we’ve already reached mid-summer and that in less than two months, the Taste of Colorado will be upon us. Serving as the official end of summer mile marker in contrast to the People’s Fair, which kicks the season off, the annual outdoor fest announced more main stage…
Heavenfest, Colorado’s answer to Creation and Cornerstone, just released the schedule for this year’s event, which takes place on Saturday, August 8. If names like Third Day, Skillet, Seventh Day Slumber set your heart racing, this festival is for you. (If not, please feel free to move about the country.)…
When 3OH!3 formed, we’ll bet that that they never imagined they’d a) have the number one song in the country, and b) that they’d be leaving Ryan Seacrest a voice mail that he would then play across this great land on his weekly Americas Top 40 show. But that’s exactly…
Dualistics are in the midst of recording a new record and have posted a few demos for perusal. For a very limited time, you can find both tracks, “Last Call” and “Sabbatical,” here. From what we’ve heard, the act is getting more and more polished. If you dug the direction…
Had an outstanding show last night. Whygee and Sunkenstate stopped by and discussed the new album, releasing it via Twitter — a new and undeniably novel way of getting the word out — the state of hip-hop in Denver and the obstacles local hip-hop artists face. We also premiered two…
All right, how many times have you been bopping along, minding your own business, listening to some tunes, when all of the sudden, you’ll hear a line in a song that instantly makes you do a double-take? You know, the ones where you keep rewinding the sucker, marveling aloud to…
Last month, we wistfully reflected on the final razing of Rainbow Music Hall, specifically, the iconic marquee that outlived the venue itself and served as a reminder of the early years of Denver music. As we remembered the many shows we saw there growing up, we became somewhat outraged that…
New music: The Mansfields, who just completed a tour with the Queers, will be recording a new album in Atlanta, and Joe Queer will be reportedly producing it. Hello Kavita has posted three new songs (“Sunday,” “To a Loved One” and “Ok”) on its MySpace page from the forthcoming album…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is…
Scalping is illegal in Commerce City, too, as Jon Simpson could tell you.While there were a number of arrests at the Mile High Music Festival yesterday, Simpson’s may well be the most high-profile. He appears to be the brother of Grammy Award- winner India.Arie, who was known as India Arie…
Tomorrow night at 6 p.m., the Sputnik will be hosting Face the Music, a photo exhibit featuring the portraits of Todd Roeth, who’s emerged in the past year as one of the most talented photographers in the city. His bright, colorful style is as vibrant as it is distinctive. “I…
Looks like we’re not the only ones psyched for this weekend’s Mile High Music Festival. This afternoon, the folks at Spin.com weighed in with their top five must-hear bands. As it turns out, their picks mirrored ours: Tool (natch), Duke Spirit, 3OH!3, Gogol Bordello and the Black Keys. We’ve got…
Christie Front Drive may very well be my all time favorite Colorado band. You should have seen me at the Marquis a few years ago when the band reunited for Denver Fest. I was giddier than a school girl. For years, I’ve kept my copy of the split 10-inch the…
Now that’s what we call representing the home team in word and in deed. Talking about the old school Broncos sticker affixed to Adam Halferty’s drumkit. Attaboy, Adam! When he’s not keeping time for Young Coyotes, Halferty and his former Chain Gang of 1974 bandmate, Kamtin Mohager are touring members…
If you caught the show last night, we played it straight again, just like the old days, you know, just two turntables (well, CD decks) and a microphone(s). No dogs, no slogans, just great beer. We also featured a gaggle of new local music from Boulder Acoustic Society, Paper Bird,…
He knew something was gravely wrong when he tasted the blood in the back of his throat. He’d been forcing out sounds for nearly an hour, his voice becoming more and more hoarse, each individual word feeling like it was wrapped in barbed wire and dipped in rubbing alcohol. Finally,…
For years, we here in Denver watched enviously as festivals such as Bonnaroo, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Rothbury and Sasquatch cropped up in cities across the country, and wondered when the Mile High City would have a major gathering of its own. We’ve had great festivals in the mountains…
A month or so ago, we posted two different versions of the new Meese video for “Next In Line,” the first single from Broadcast, the act’s major label debut. Now, just in case you were dying to see how the clips we’re shot, the Meese dudes have posted a making…
Update: Just in case you haven’t been keeping tabs, this year’s Monolith line-up has been shaping up rather nicely. On May 18, the masterminds of Monolith began revealing the line-up for the third annual two-day indie-centric music festival every two hours on Twitter and Facebook. Some folks found this approach…
