The Apples in Stereo still list Denver as their home on their MySpace page. And you know what? We’re totally cool with that. For one, it’s kind of true: Eric Allen and John Hill still live here — the former, in fact, name check Paper Bird in a recent interview…
Don’t let the sunshine and blue skies fool you: It’s yet another downcast day in the Mile High City. It’s with a heavy heart that we bring you word of Amy Fisher’s passing this past weekend. Countless members of the Denver music community know Fisher from her years of working…
Photo: Jon Solomon See a slideshow of Sunday’s show, plus other music and arts slideshows, at westword.com/slideshow. Tickle Me Pink, Foxy Shazam, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Finch Sunday, August 3, 2008 Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Better than: Remembering a fallen friend with a quiet and staid ceremony. It was the sight…
The Threatened and the Wilder Situation Sunday, August 3, 2008 Larimer Lounge Better Than: Everything else going on late on a baking Sunday night. The members of the Threatened, who played an acoustic show without their drummer, informed us sometime toward the end of their set that they’re normally a…
The Fertile Crescent, Hot White and Yoda’s House Saturday, August 2, 2008 Rhinoceropolis Better Than: Having to spend the money to go to the actual Middle East to hear music like this. It was still a sweltering 90 some-odd degrees by the time I got to the Rhino late after…
UMS Day Two Saturday, August 2, 2008 The Baker District, Denver Better Than: Spending the afternoon regretting not going. Due to a prior engagement, I only caught a few bands for this second day of the festival and in capsule format once again: Hunter Dragon & Fridge Magnet, Indy Ink,…
UMS Day One Friday, August 1, 2008 The Baker District, Denver Better Than: Having to miss some of the best bands in Denver in spite of everything. There were plenty of reasons for me not to go to this festival, but ultimately, it would mean having to miss out on…
I got into an arguement with my friend Robby about something I wrote in my column about why I don’t dance. (I think I said dance music sucked.) She went on and on, basically defending dance music. I tuned most of it out, actually. But as she was talking, it…
The Melvins, Secret Chiefs 3 and Big Business Thursday, July 31, 2008 Ogden Theater Better Than: Almost every heavy rock show I’ve ever seen. Maybe it was just the right day, or maybe the Melvins’ crowd is a cut above most, but I expected the show to be sheer mayhem…
Just received word that Robin Thicke’s August 18 show at the Gothic Theatre was canceled. Ray LaMontagne has announced dates for his upcoming fall tour, which includes a stop at Boulder’s Macky Auditorium on October 27, in support of his of his forthcoming album, Gossip in the Grain. Larimer Lounge…
Adam Pedersen and Nuts and Berries Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Larimer Lounge Better Than: Going home mad because I was supposed to go to a different show. Adam Pedersen had just started his set when I finally got to the Larimer. I would say he is better known for having…
Photo: Brian Folkins Hot on the heels of its stand out performance at the Mile High Music Fest, Rose Hill Drive makes its nationally televised debut tonight on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Can hardly wait to see Boulder’s biggest badasses on the small screen. Conan won’t know what hit…
UmConscious knocks em’ dead. Looks like some massive props are due to the cats in UmConscious, who claimed the top slot at Twist & Shout last week by outselling some big names, including Beck, Sigur Ros, Coldplay, John Mayer and white hot fellow locals Flobots and 3OH!3. Nice work, fellas…
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Harry and the Potters, Uncle Monsterface and Math the Band Monday, July 28, 2008 hi-dive Better Than: Some weird anti-Harry Potter themed show. When some guy came hustling past me in the parking lot headed toward the hi-dive with a baby in a stroller, I knew this show would not…
The Fire Drills Saturday, July 26, 2008 Old Curtis Street Bar Better Than: A fire drill in grade school. A hell of a lot better. This town is a bit incestuous when it comes to bands, but, as it turns out, that’s a damn good thing. There are a ton…
Kenny Garrett Quartet Sunday, July 27, 2008 (second set) Dazzle Better Than: Any show at Dazzle in the past few months. While Kenny Garrett has explored various shades of jazz and other musical terrain on nearly every one of the fourteen albums he has released as a leader, most of…
The Police and Elvis Costello & the Imposters Monday, July 22, 2008 Red Rocks Amphiteatre Better than: Any show I’ve seen in a long time. Nearly three decades after the Police’s first Denver gig at the Rainbow Music Hall, the band finally made it up to Red Rocks for the…
Porlolo, Bad Weather California, Wentworth Kersey, Team Firefox and Sorelina Friday, July 18, 2008 hi-dive Better than: Unicorns and fuzzy blankets. At one point in Porlolo’s delightful set, singer Erin Roberts said she was asked why her she didn’t play last since it was her CD release show. “It’s my…
It’s shaping up to be another banner day at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Today’s lineup at the Mile High Music Fest is considerably stronger than yesterday’s, with anticipated performances from Flobots, the Roots, the Black Crowes, Pinback and Dave Matthews Band, a perennial Colorado favorite. Even the under card is…
Holy mother of God! It is hotter than July out here at the Mile High Music Fest. Oh, right, it is July. Let me put this another way: Imagine being trapped in a port-o-let in the middle of a Texas inferno. Yeah. It’s like that, only hotter. I can literally…
Things have really been heating up Sutra (1109 Lincoln Street) since the club pumped it up its sexy factor last year by installing a stripper pole, a swing and mini-stages. But the place will most likely be hitting the boiling point when the Girls Gone Wild crew rolls into the…
