“Ah, man, I love this song!” I must make this remark a lot during the show. Last night, as I was marveling out loud about one of the tunes — I’m not sure which one, but I think it might’ve been “Skinny” by Scaffolding — Andy pointed out the obvious:…
On Tuesday night, One Eyed Jacks, which sits on 4th and Sante Fe in the space previously occupied by the Continental Club, was burglarized. According to owner Desiree Gonzalez, the thief (or thieves, as the case may be?) made off with at 15K worth of stuff. In an effort to…
It’s been just nearly two weeks since the fifteenth annual Westword Music Showcase wrapped. By now, you’ve read all the coverage, checked out all the photos and downloaded all of the free MP3s. Right now, as we’re gearing up for the awards ceremony, which will be taking place in the…
Just in case you’re interested — and we’re assuming this applies to just about everybody, as generally it seems you’re pretty hard pressed to find anybody who hasn’t swooned over her music at some point — NPR is streaming Björk’s latest effort, Votaic, in its entirety before its release next…
And the award for the most unfortunately named release of the year goes to… drum roll, please … Rhino Records. Just under a month after the crushing elimination of our Denver Nuggets from the NBA Western Conference Finals, comes word of a box set being issued by the folks at…
So, it looks like our favorite singer-songwriter, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, has become everybody else’s favorite, after all. Ms. Sandwich (or Ms. Anderson, if you prefer formality), appearing this Friday, June 26, on the Meadowlark patio, has garnered invitations to perform at the upcoming UMS and Monolith festivals, and was…
Jewell Tyme Music has made FOE and B Blacc’s latest Joe Thunder-presented effort, Return of the Drama Kings, available for free download. The imprint, which is home to F.O.E., 800 the Jewell, Karma, Savier, Street, Young Fame, Hood and Lil Trouble, has also made a number of other release available…
Update: Well, that was short lived. Scotty Ramone has officially been retired, and Magic Cyclops has returned to compete tonight in… Seattle! After crushing defeats in Denver and Fort Collins, the Magic one somehow raised enough loot to take a road trip to the Emerald City to make one more…
A little over a month ago, we reported that Immortal Dominion was seeking a new drummer to fill the slot vacated by Ben Huntwork, who parted ways with the group after fifteen years. Evidently, Huntwork was displeased with the band’s decision — at the behest of producer Sterling Winfield –…
By now you’ve probably heard that Sunny Day Real Estate, one of my all-time favorite bands and an act whose influence can not be overstated, is reuniting and heading out on the road for twenty dates with the original line-up. We just received word that the tour, which kicks off…
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…
In case you’re like us and got just completely jacked at the Hot IQs farewell show at the Bluebird on Friday night, forgot to set your DVR and thus missed 3OH!3 on Jimmy Kimmel, here’s the video. From what we can gather from the boys, evidently, it’s still never a…
I just received a press release from the Salt Lake City Arts Council (cue the Pace picante sauce dudes asking incredulously, “Salt Lake City?!”) informing me of their Twilight Concert Series. Evidently, the concerts, which are free and take place every Thursday night at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt…
Update: We’ve just learned that the Locals special mentioned below only runs through the end of June, so you better get over there soon! Stylists will also reportedly be on hand at the Epilogues show this Saturday night to hook cats up with a cut and style. On a related…
All right, so my sister’s getting hitched this fall and so I’ve decided to trim down a little. Since I’m in the wedding, I figured I don’t want to look like a big guy in the, uh, little coat when everybody breaks out the cameras, if you know what I’m…
Because of his outsized persona, Yonnas Abraham is the face that most people generally associate with the Pirate Signal. If you look over dude’s shoulder, though, there’s another cat that cuts an equally impressive figure in his own right on the ones and twos. That distinguished chap’s name? Alejandro Martinez,…
Fresh off the performance at the Westword Music Showcase this past weekend and little more than a week before the release of Broadcast, their major label debut, the men of Meese have premiered their video for their first single, “Next In Line.” There’s three versions of the performance driven clip,…
Remember way back in January when we speculated that Spools of Dark Thread was headed for a dirt nap, only to rescind our prediction a few weeks later when we received word that a few members had designs on soldiering on? Little did we know then — especially given the…
As previously reported, tonight’s the night when Hot IQs retire their jerseys after an estimable six year run. A distinguished, iconic band that earmarked an era, the outfit is immortalized in the pantheon of local music alongside other dearly departed, homegrown legends such as the Fluid, the Czars, the Gamits…
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago — okay, so, five years ago, if you’re being persnickety — a storied Denver band called Carolyn’s Mother called it day. Led by Rhett Lee, who subsequently went on to front another great outfit called Ten Cent Redemption, Carolyn’s presided over…
Paper Bird just put the finishing touches on a brand new disc. We recently had the privilege of giving it some advance spins, and wowee, wait til you hear it! Simply adorable (natch), the new EP, titled A Sky Underground, will be unveiled to the world at large this Wednesday,…
Turned in an economy version of the show last night. No guests, no co-host. Not much to report really. Just one guy, one mike and two dozen handpicked tunes. Where was my faithful sidekick, you ask? Why Mr. Thomas had a show last night at the Larimer Lounge, as he…
