Gosh, wouldn’t it have been smart to come up with a visual art event that would promote Denver’s burgeoning culture and higher national profile in the arts during the Democratic National Convention? Doesn’t that make it dumb to instead bring in a bunch of second-tier art stars from around the…
LOCALS ONLY When former Sony exec Adelio Lombardi moved back to Denver several years ago, he had a vision of launching a state-of-the-art recording studio in the metro area for local and national acts. Lombardi officially opened Side 3 Studios last year, and has already seen visits from Bow Wow,…
I’ve got news for you. Hot Topic didn’t invent poseurs. A lot of us like to think that we’re “authentic” or “old school” or some other euphemism that implies both allegiance and entrenchment. But, in all likelihood, we all started off as poseurs. I know I did. And, in some…
With “Handlebars,” the first single from Fight With Tools, continuing to surge up the modern rock charts, Flobots are just starting to register on the radars of critics and bloggers nationally. Earlier this morning, as part of a frequent feature it runs called “Corporate Rock Still Sells” in which Al…
The warehouse at 21st and Arapahoe is quiet for the first time in years. The storied space at the edge of the Ballpark neighborhood, known most recently as Kingdom of Doom, has had at least a half-dozen names — the Purple Room, the Wilted Warehouse, the Christie Front Drive Warehouse,…
When we last tuned in to As Flobots Turn, our local hip-hop hybrid heroes were steadily ascending Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart and getting ready for a gig with Metallica. This week, we find Jonny 5 and the crew still burning up the charts, moving up two spots and edging ever…
Some not-at-all-immature video maker has been using their location across the street from Eddie Maestas Park near the Denver Rescue Mission to introduce the wider world to a new style of poppin’ and lockin’ called Crack Dancing. Ah, the subtle joys of urban living. Check out Crack Dance and, its…
All right, if you thought the inaugural edition of Monolith last year was pretty kick ass, wait until you get a load of this year’s line-up, which comes even closer to living up to the festival’s name: How about some TV on the Radio? Justice? Vampire Weekend? Neko Case, And…
Almost a year after being forced out of their former location by redevelopment, the owners of the 15th St. Tavern have encountered a major setback in in their efforts to set up shop at their new location, 1028 Park Ave West. According to a note sent out by Mykel Martinez…
Britt Rodemich, Ellison Park, Ian Cooke and Levi Weaver Friday, April 25, 2008 hi-dive Better Than: Enduring yet another uneventful happy hour. The matinee show is an idea whose time has come in Denver. Instead of doing happy hour and then heading home only to amble back out around nine…
Damn, man, can Flobots catch any more fire? A week after we reported that the crew will be sharing a bill with Metallica (less than a month after inking its deal with Universal, no less) comes news today that the act has claimed the seventh slot on Billboard’s Hot Modern…
Photo by C. James Hamilton The Titan Courageous, one of the dozen promising bands from the Class of 2008 is going on hiatus until the fall, and then… well, we don’t know. All we have to go on is a semi cryptic blog titled “New Shit Has Come to Light,…
After being together less than a year, the Crimson Red has called it a day. The outfit, comprised of former members of Ion, Adam’s Ruin and Ember, offered no reason as to why the band is splitting aside from leaving a pithy note on its MySpace page last week stating…
Stephen Brackett’s intuition was unbelievably strong — when it came to Jamie Laurie, anyway. On his first day at Bradley Elementary, the wide-eyed fourth-grader took one look at the fifth-grader across the schoolyard and whispered to his father, “Hey, Dad, that guy’s going to be my friend.” “And then,” Brackett…
I love pizza like a fat kid loves cake. So imagine how stoked I was when I heard about “Pizza Party,” by Littleague, Neil McIntyre’s first post-Yo, Flaco! project. Come to find out, though, Littleague is like a shindig at Chuck E. Cheese: It’s a pizza party, all right, but…
I’m a little under whelmed, Denver. You claim you like Art. You claim you like the nightlife. Even our mayor loves the rock and roll (his favorite band is X!). So where are you?…
Reunion season looks to be in full-swing in the Mile High City. Hard on the heels of last week’s news that Yellow Second is reconvening for a show at the hi-dive, comes word that the original members of another beloved, bygone band from the not too distant past, Sick, are…
Slide show with photos by Brian Folkins Savage Henry’s Wish We Were Floyd Friday, April 18, 2008 Gothic Theatre Better Than: Sparking a fatty and synching up Dark Side of the Moon with The Wizard of Oz. Dead on and flawless. That’s about the most fitting description I can come…
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Uh, yeah, there’s at least one recently deceased 27-year-old rapper who’d probably beg to differ with that adage after an MC battle turned deadly earlier this week in the Motor City. Having witnessed countless battles in my…
Yellow Second. Remember that band? Scott Kerr and Andy Verdecchio’s post-Five Iron Frenzy, super badass power pop outfit? If not, you’ll have your chance to get reacquainted on Friday, May 9, at the hi-dive. Before the Fray and before record deals were being handed out like Handi Wipes at a…
Who: Debajo Del Agua In Their Words: “Formed in Denver, Colorado, Debajo is composed of musicians from Chile, Peru, El Salvador, Mexico and the States. We fuse a vast diaspora of styles incorporating elements of hip hop, Andean music, salsa, samba, cumbia, reggae, and more. Our music is a reflection…
In the spirit of collaboration – and to further prove the IQs in the band – this week, I’ve opted to devote this space to my drummer Elaine Acosta. The following is a chapter from her forthcoming book, Holy Sweet Goddamn: The Memoirs of An Aspiring Rock Star and Psychiatric…
