Just popped up to Aviano Coffee in the Beauvallon, right around the corner from our office for a decaf (can’t handle all that caffeine this late in the day) Americano, and heard from the owner, Doug, that the shop is going to be debuting its weekly anything-goes open mike tomorrow…
In recent years, Fort Collins has produced and fostered its fair share of acts, from Brotherhood of Dae Han and the Heyday to Set Forth and Roe. Now our neighbor to the north has its very own local-music festival, thanks to the fine folks at the Fort Collins Musicians Association…
Stevie Wonder could’ve seen this one coming: Just received word that Roe, the winner of KTCL’s recent Hometown for the Holidays promotion, will be performing at the station’s annual Keggs & Eggs bash at LoDo’s, where the Fort Collins-based outfit will share the stage with New Found Glory. That’s great…
Dull. Boring. Formulaic. Uniformly bland. Uninteresting. Calculated. Inoffensive. Forgettable. These are just a few of the adjectives that various critics from across the country have used to describe the Fray’s self-titled sophomore release. As observed in this column last week, the band is clearly resonating with its fans — earlier…
Just received word from the fine folks at Live Nation that the Yes show slated for this evening at the Paramount Theatre has been canceled due to a medical emergency. A rescheduled date has not been announced, and refunds are available at point of purchase…
Okay, so this might be the coolest Westword Music Showcase-related item we’ve ever come across. It’s getting to be that time of year again where we start gearing up for another edition of the annual summertime local music extravaganza, which probably accounts for how our colleague Jared Jacang Maher came…
As we write this, two of Denver’s most prominent DJs, Bedz and Quote, are holding things down in Phoenix at various high-profile galas. Bedz (pictured left), the Nuggets’ official turntable maestro, is behind the decks at the Jam Session Center Court located in the convention center in downtown Phoenix. And…
It comes with great displeasure that we bring you news of another good Denver band hitting the rocks. Despite a blog post on its MySpace page from October of last year insisting otherwise, SleeperHorse has called it a day. Although the band hasn’t hasn’t made an official announcement, we have…
Despite getting a later start because of the hockey game, which, for whatever reason, threw our rhythm of a bit, we had a decent show last night. Great guests: The guys from U.S. Pipe stopped by and gave us some insight into the making of their new record, from recording…
Psst…hey there…what are you doing for lunch today? Right. Yeah, uh, no, correction: That’s what you were doing. Here’s what on tap now: Quickly make up some reason to give your boss for why you need to take a later (say around 2 p.m.) and, ahem, longer lunch today, then…
Just a quick heads up in case you happen to tune into Indie 101.5 tonight around 8 p.m. and hear the Avalanche game (or post-game): Don’t be alarmed. We haven’t gone anywhere; we’re just starting the show an hour later tonight because of the hockey game. People sure do love…
Earlier this week, the Fray captured the top spot at Twist & Shout, and we wondered if that trend would carry over nationally. Well, it looks like indeed it has, as Isaac Slade and company have toppled Springsteen, as Billboard put it, to claim the number-one slot on Billboard 200, by…
In addition to making some of the most enthralling, sublimely textured dream rock imaginable, the guys from Fell also have a knack for producing some of the most eye-grabbing fliers. This one, in particular, is pretty mesmerizing. We haven’t the remotest idea what sort of creature is being depicted here,…
Young Coyotes have been together less than a year, but in that short time, the act has already embarked on an extensive cross country tour, attracted a high powered manager in Blee Music’s Brian Swartz (Rose Hill Drive), and, most noteworthy, generated a substantial buzz locally. In what literally seemed…
A few weeks ago, we posted an item about Jon Snodgrass’s brand-new album, Vistor’s Band, which hit stores last week, and made mention of a new Drag the River release, fittingly titled Bad at Breaking Up. The fine folks over at Suburban Home Records just unveiled the packaging for the…
In news that’s sure to have local metal fans googling airfare before they even finishing reading this post, we just learned that Cephalic Carnage has been tapped to support Mayhem’s upcoming North American tour, fittingly dubbed Blackened Fest. Seems right, as Cephalic is pretty much the only band brutal enough…
At an undisclosed locale in Portland, Oregon, this Thursday and Friday, the Tickle Me Pink chaps will be filming a video for “Madeline,” the title track of its Wind-up Records debut. The clip is reportedly being shot by Speedway Films, a West Coast-based production company that has previously worked on…
This news will probably come as no surprise to those who were paying attention last summer when HEALTH sang the praises of Pictureplane in Pitchfork: Travis Egedy, who makes music under the Pictureplane moniker, has been picked up by Lovepump United. The New York-based imprint, which has also issued platters by…
If you’re anywhere near a radio or computer tonight in the next hour, be sure to tune into KGNU (88.5 FM or 1390 AM). Park Pourbaix — the name Ellison Park and Tim Pourbaix have given to the compositions they’ve written together — is scheduled to be live in the…
Okay, clearly we’re being sarcastic with that headline, for it comes as very little surprise that the Fray captured the top spot at Twist & Shout this week. We’re not privy to the actual SoundScan numbers yet, but suffice it to say, we’re eager to see if interest the act…
Last night in Los Angeles, Silver Wave, a Boulder-based imprint that specializes in Native American, world and new age music, took home another Grammy. We say another, because this is the fourth consecutive year that the label has earned a statue for its Native American contributions. This year’s recipient, producer…
Breathe Carolina, a band that tours so often these days that it almost doesn’t seem like a Denver band anymore (seriously, with the exception of April and May, the act is going to be on the road from now until at least the end of August; check out the list…
