Denver Warped Tour After Party

After the Denver stop of the Warped Tour, Jeffree Star, in all his electric pink maned goodness, Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes, who killed it on the ones and twos, and a bunch of other acts stopped by the Marquis Theater, where they got it on and on until…

And the Winners Are…

The 14th annual Westword Music Showcase Awards is now in the books. Holy crap! What a party! We haven’t seen that many inebriated folks in one place since…well, probably since the last party we threw that attracted dozens of the Mile High’s best musicians, several prominent radio hosts, including Alf,…

Last Night…Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers @ Bender’s Tavern

Photo by Daniel K (not at Bender’s) Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers, The Limbs, “Seven Signs” Tuesday, July 1, 2008, Benders Better than: Sunday morning mass. Down through the ages many have tried to preach the gospel from the stage. The key word being “preach.” For such a tactic to be…

Fans Remember Fallen Tickle Me Pink Bassist Johnny Schou

On Tuesday evening just after 5 p.m., the time that Tickle Me Pink was originally slated to make an in-store appearance at Independent Records on Colfax to commemorate the release of Madeline, its eagerly awaited Wind-up Records debut, fans gathered together to pay their respects to Tickle Me Pink bassist…

Breaking News: Tickle Me Pink Bassist Found Dead

Just received word that Johnny Schou, bassist for Fort Collins-based power-pop act Tickle Me Pink, was found dead this morning at his home at the age of 22. Prior to passing away, the four-stringer, a 2005 graduate of Ft. Collins High School, also worked as an assistant engineer at the…

Matson Jones Returns for Pair of Shows In Denver and Ft. Collins

Matson Jones. ‘Memba them? Chamber-driven badasses, named Denver’s Best New Band in 2005, signed to Sympathy for the Recording Industry, now dearly departed and all that? Yeah, pretty awesome, right? Well, we just received word that the co-ed quartet is returning to perform a pair of shows, the first on…

Over the Weekend… SoCo Music Fest @ Coors North Parking Lot

Photos by Aaron Thackeray and Soren McCarty. SoCo Music Experience Saturday, June 28, 2008, Coors Field Parking Lot Better than: Drinking a shot of SoCo. So what’s the first thing that pops into your head when someone says, “Let’s go to a fest at Coors Field’s parking lot!” Your response…

Over the Weekend…Reverend Dead Eye @ Continental Club

Photo by Tom Murphy. Reverend Dead Eye Friday, June 27, 2008 The Continental Club, Denver Better Than: You have any reason to expect from a dive bar off Santa Fe. There might have been any number of other things to see or do on a Friday night in late June,…

Mile High Makeout: Hugging It Out

As the dust settles from another Westword Music Showcase Awards ceremony, a whole crew of folks has begun kicking it back up. The final results were posted Thursday morning, just before 6 a.m., and by noon, thirteen different comments had been added. Some of the comments added to the celebratory…

Music Showcase Awards: And the Winners Are…

The 14th annual Westword Music Showcase Awards ceremony is now in the books. Holy crap! What a party! We haven’t seen that many inebriated folks in one place since…well, probably since the last party we threw. In his Fluid review, Michael Roberts joked that “if terrorists wanted to rob Denver…

The Classic Crime

The Classic Crime is perfect for those who prefer their rock slightly edgy and perfectly groomed, with soaring, uber-melodic choruses. In this way, the Seattle-based band is nearly indistinguishable from the hordes of pretty-boy MySpace acts currently littering the modern-rock landscape. If you can make it past surface-level aesthetics, though,…

The Classic Crime

The Classic Crime is perfect for those who prefer their rock slightly edgy and perfectly groomed, with soaring, uber-melodic choruses. In this way, the Seattle-based band is nearly indistinguishable from the hordes of pretty-boy MySpace acts currently littering the modern-rock landscape. If you can make it past surface-level aesthetics, though,…

Road Kill

I’ve been thinking about getting a scooter. Quit laughing. My friends — perhaps mortified at the thought of seeing a gorilla like me straddling such an inferior vehicle — have all been urging me to buy a motorcycle. (Whatever, dudes. Badass doesn’t live here anymore, and cool quit taking my…

MP3 Freeloader: The Return of Shoot Romeo This Friday at Herman’s

Is it just us, or does papa Rupp look younger every year? Seriously. Old Bobbo must’ve made a deal with the devil or something. Unbelievable, that guy. Him and Prince, forever young, eh? Perhaps his perpetual youthful appearance is spurred by the fact that he’s constantly reinventing himself every couple…

Heavy Metal in Baghdad Puts Things in Perspective

How many times have you overheard someone in a band grumbling about having to go on first, or not being able to land a weekend slot, or having to play in front of only twenty people? Yeah, those folks would do well to sit down for a chat with the…

Meese’s Atlantic Debut Nearing Completion

Photo by Chandra Carney. Looks like Meese is just about finished recording its new as-yet-titled album. Since inking their deal with Atlantic this past fall, the guys have been hard at work in the studio with producer Sean Beaven, who grew up in the Meese brothers’ hometown of Cleveland. Aside…