Received word yesterday that the liquor license for City Hall, Regas Christou’s latest venture in the SoCo nightclub district, was approved. Rob Mullins is slated to help break in the new venue at 1144 Broadway on Friday, July 31. Also just heard that Speakeasy Tiger is playing a free show…
This past Monday at the Gothic Theatre, DJ Dragon took home honors at the Westword Music Showcase Awards. To express his gratitude, tomorrow night at Beta, he’s giving out some free tickets to the Global Dance Festival this Saturday, July 18 at Red Rocks, featuring Benny Benassi, Markus Schulz, John…
Next week, KGNU community radio in Boulder (88.5 FM) is hosting a three-day workshop for kids aged twelve to nineteen, in which they’ll be able to be schooled on the ins and outs of radio, from learning how to be on the air to how to edit audio to field…
It’s been a few weeks since our last 3OH!3 post. (Forgive us, father, for we have sinned.) Fortunately, you’ll be happy to know that the Boulder-based hooligans, slated to appear at this weekend’s Mile High Music Festival, haven’t budged from their ubiquitous perch. And their influence appears to be widening…
In case you missed it, Danielle Ate the Sandwich is our favorite singer-songwriter. And thanks to our friends over at Something Like Sound — quickly becoming one of our favorite blogs (what’s not to love about engineers writing about music, really?) — who interviewed her recently, we now know that…
Bad Weather California, the quirky, handcrafted ensemble led by the inimitable Chris Adolf, is taking its show on the road. The short trek will take the outfit through the pacific northwest and through NoCal before leading it back to the Mile High City in time for its stint at Film…
There’s a number of ways to tell that you’ve quote-unquote made it. Obviously attaining platinum status is a pretty good indicator. Having the number one radio song in the country is also a good gauge. Um, let’s see, how about when your hit song gets parodied — that’s a pretty…
This just in: Fake Problems, written up in this week’s issue and due to appear at the Larimer Lounge this weekend with Ninja Gun, Eyes & Ears and Throwaway Sunshine, has canceled all of its upcoming appearance through August 2, due to a death in the family. The act is…
Whoa! Blabbermouth.net just listed Burn, Havok’s Candlelight Records debut, as one of the essential thrash albums of 2009. “By golly, the thrash resurgence ain’t over yet! Candlelight found yet another throwback thrash band with big-time talent in Denver’s HAVOK and ended up with an album in “Burn” that is far…
Looks like massive props are due to Deejay Diabolic, who recently place fourth out of fifty in the semi-finals Dell Computers / Lollapalooza Last Band Standing Contest. From here, he’ll be competing to become one of the four finalist selected to remix a track live at the festival and subsequently…
This past weekend, the members of Yerkish were filming a new video in their practice space at 22nd and Larimer. During the third and a half take, as guitarist Nate Huisgen was attempting to push off a plate glass window, the glass shattered. Luckily no one was hurt — although…
See more photos at westword.com/slidehow.The picture above pretty much tells the tale of last night’s Westword Music Showcase Awards — drunk and debaucherous. Everyone (well, we think everyone — we didn’t exactly take a formal poll or anything) had a pretty swell time. Hugs were smiles were plentiful, as was…
Looking for something to do before the Phish show next Saturday and don’t exactly feel like camping with a bunch of Phisheads? On Saturday, August 1, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. at the Sheraton Denver West on third and Union, there’s a poster exhibit featuring the work of some…
For those who haven’t left for work yet or have a TV set in the office, Matt Lauer just mentioned that the Fray — who’ll be performing at this weekend’s Mile High Music Festival — we’ll be performing live on the plaza momentarily. For those without such conveniences, we’ve posted…
Next to writing the music, picking a name is probably the most critical and challenging aspects of starting a band. Sometime an intriguing name will attract listeners on its own, sight unseen (see: I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness). Pick the wrong one and you risk being chagrined every…
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…
Speakeasy Tiger has made quite a name for itself this year since first being included in the Class of 2009 column earlier this year and playing an early installment of Soda Jerk and Mile Hi-Fidelity’s Bands You Need to Know series at the Marquis this past February. And judging from…
Alright, so we realize we’re kind of cheating by featuring this one in the Denver Boot, but the link got passed along to us and we were at this show and can attest that it’s fully worth downloading. Our buddy Jon Snodgrass, he of Drag the River, Armchair Martian and…
After a wildly successful Westword Music Showcase this year, we’ve tallied the votes, ordered the statues and put the bubbly is on ice. A week from today at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 13, we’ll be announcing the winners in the individual categories at the Gothic Theatre. Whether you’re a…
Last night ended up being another greatest hits installment, in which I played as many of my favorite cuts from the past eight months worth of shows that I could jam into two hours. That number, as it turns out, is 28, in case you were wondering. Didn’t really plan…
Just received word from our friends in Rexway that the Harmony Interactive Music Experience event they were slated to play at this weekend in Glendale has been postponed. The inaugural event, presented by Ryan Dykstra Nightlife and Colorado Music Buzz Magazine and slated to take place this Saturday, July 11,…
Just received word from our friends over at Theaters and Arenas that the Denver Film Society is planning some sort of special Michael Jackson tribute tonight after the Rouge’s set, which kicks off at 6:45, and just before the screening of Jaws at dusk. Despite our dogged persistence, our peeps…
