Jon Snodgrass and Cory Branan have completed work on their split LP/cassette. Notice we didn’t mention anything about CD? That’s right, this release will not be available on disc. Inexplicably, however, it will be available on cassette. (?) Before you head over to Suburban Home Records to pick up your…

In between dates on his band’s current tour (which will be making its Denver stop next weekend at the Mile High Music Festival), Fray singer/guitarist Joe King found some time to hit to hit the studio with Kris Allen, the winner of last season’s American Idol, to record an as-yet-titled…

There’s been rumors swirling for the past two or three months regarding the Oriental Theater, the most intriguing (and viable) of which being that the owners of 3 Kings Tavern, Jeff Campbell, Jim Norris and Marty Kilorin, were in the process of negotiating the purchase of the theater. While we…

Clearly, Michael Jackson’s memorial, which is being held in a few hours in Los Angeles at the Staples Center, is the biggest music news story of the day — and perhaps the year. Amongst all the wall-to-wall coverage (KCRW, the public radio station out of Santa Monica, is slated to…

We stumbled across this enlightening graphical breakdown yesterday as we made our way across the Twitterverse. Somebody named Ethan Hein, a cat who evidently has a great deal of time on his hands, took the time and painstaking effort to deconstruct and then chart Michael Jackson’s influence on the hip-hop…

Love him or hate him, I think we can all agree that Michael Jackson was an icon. Although in recent years, his vast musical accomplishments have been overshadowed by the tabloid headlines, he’s still the best-selling artist of all time, a rare performer whose appeal spanned generations and transcended gender…

Update: Last week’s scuttlebutt turned out to be true. 3OH!3 indeed officially has the number one song on the radio in the country right now, and unsurprisingly, “Don’t Trust Me” has reportedly gone double platinum.Yeah, and it don’t stop, and it don’t quit. Speaking, of course, of the redamndiculous exposure…

A year ago today, Johnny Schou died tragically at the young age of 22. Hard to believe that it’s already been a year since the talented Tickle Me Pink bassist passed away. Schou, as you might remember, in a cruel twist of fate, died the morning that his band released…

Headline says it all — as does the eye-catching flier to your left. If you came out to the Westword Music Showcase over the past few years, you already have an idea of what to expect tonight at Bar Standard when Home, Death Hickey Blues, Aloft in the Sundry and…

In all the wall-to-wall coverage and rampant speculation in the wake of Michael Jackson’s passing — over the cause of his death, his sexuality, the true paternity of his kids — we couldn’t help but notice that there’s one aspect of Jackson’s persona that been completely overlooked, an eternal burning…

Yesterday, Mile High Music Festival officials released schedule for this year’s two-day concert event on the grounds of Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. From the looks of it, there’s been some substantial changes from last year, the most notable being the addition of another main stage on the east side of…

Another Colorado hip-hop artist has charted on CMJ’s hip-hop chart. Massive props go out to Kid Hum, who checks in this week at number eighteen, just one spot being J Dilla, with his latest effort Offshore Drilling. Certainly a good look for the Kid, who now shares the distinction of…

Here We Go Magic, Vitamins and Achille Lauro Sunday, June 28, 2009 Larimer Lounge Better Than: A straightforward interpretation of a band’s album. This show opened with Denver’s own Vitamins. Since coming to the Mile High City from Greeley two years ago, it seems Vitamins have shed a bit of…

As expected, it’s been all-Michael Jackson-all-the-time at most news outlets today, including ours. Over the course of our surfing this morning, we came across several items of interest that we thought we’d post. First, a vintage recording of radio commercial from 1988 touting Jackson’s Bad tour that same year, which…

Last night, our counterparts over at the L.A. Weekly posted an exclusive interview with Bob Sanger, Michael Jackson’s attorney for sixteen years. It’s a good read. A candid conversation, the exchange offers some interesting insights about Jackson, like how well read he was, and is fully worth checking out if…

By now you’ve heard that Michael Jackson died today at his home in California. Evidently, he had rented a place out in Belaire and was rehearsing for fifty sold out shows at O2 in London, the first four of which he had already reportedly postponed. Dubbed “This Is It,” the…

A while back there was some talk that Tickle Me Pink was going the way of pager technology. Turns out the dudes were just taking some time off to write some new songs, some of which they’ll be debuting at the Gothic Theatre on Saturday, June 27, in the company…

The Bluebird should be buzzing with energy tonight when Phoenix stops by the Bluebird. Guaranteed to be a show that everyone’s talking about for a good little while — Phoenix is in the midst of riding a substantial buzz right now — the outfit joins Amazing Baby for a sold…