See Also: – Emily Francis brings together art and music at Marion Street Tattoo Gallery – Emily Francis Prepares for Takeoff Fans of art and metal, take note: Famed artist Paul Romano, best known for his illustration and design work on albums by Mastodon, Chiodos, Earth Crisis and Trivium, among…
Extreme-metal purists can say what they will about Five Finger Death Punch. There’s a reason that former Denverite Ivan Moody and company have managed to steadily work their way up to headlining arenas and tours such as this week’s Trespass America Festival: Their hard-edged, melodic brand of metalcore, akin to…
My, my, my, happy Monday, ’90s alt-rock revivalists! The time to rejoice is now, for we’ve just learned that Afghan Whigs are coming back to Denver on Tuesday, October 30 at the Ogden Theatre! Tickets ($36.50-$40) to see the reconvened outfit, which is certainly no stranger to Denver (portions of…
Contest is over. Congrats to Kevin Martinico, Jinx Halburnt and Layne Hubbard. You and a guest will be our guests tonight at the show. Drop us an email for details on how to pick up your tix. Thanks to everybody else for the entries. While this year’s endless summer has…
If you haven’t heard, DJ Low Key has a new daytime party on the patio of the Meadowlark called Goodness. The third installment is slated for this Sunday, July 8, from 2-8 p.m. and will feature Low Key with Es Nine from Prime Element and DJ Discord of the Crunk…
Some great news coming down this morning from the folks at the Mishawaka Amphitheatre: After being forced to close and subsequently cancel a number of shows due to the High Park fire that raged through Northern Colorado, the Poudre Canyon venue, which was miraculously spared, will reopen for lunch and…
In a time when singer-songwriters are as plentiful — and nearly as indistinguishable — as the corporate coffee shops lining the streets of tony shopping districts, Will Hoge stands out like a homegrown roaster serving his hand-picked beans in a secondhand mug in some bohemian boutique. Hoge’s raspy, soulful voice…
Update: Chella Negro’s take on “Needle In the Hay” added below. While Elliott Smith perhaps didn’t have the profound cultural impact of Kurt Cobain, his tragic, untimely death was every bit as sad and harrowing as the Nirvana frontman’s. As with Cobain, I can vividly remember where I was in…
Oh, sweet baby Jesus! The search has ended. I think I’ve finally found my soulmate. Isn’t she a beauty? Only problem is she’s a little pricey. Anybody have a spare $10K lying around that they can spot this card-carrying member of the KISS Army? C’mon! Can’t you just see the…
Crazy the difference a year and a half can make. In the spring of 2011, Foster the People was a little-known quantity making its first trek to Denver for an intimate show at the Walnut Room. The band returned to the Mile High City for a notably larger gig at…
Holy Moses! It’s no stretch to say that yesterday was the hottest day of the summer. Literally. Not only did the late news reports back this up, but we’re pretty sure if you ask anyone in the sea of people who attended the eighteenth annual Westword Music Showcase, they’ll co-sign…
Alright, it’s here! Finally! The waiting is over! The eighteenth annual Westword Music Showcase. You’ve probably already printed it out, cut it out, copied and highlighted the schedule, but just in case you haven’t, here’s the most up-to-date version of today’s lineup for the Showcase. All of the TBAs are,…
Looks like props are due Rachel James & the Kings (due at this weekend’s Westword Music Showcase), who have been named as the winner of Ford’s second annual Gimme the Gig competition. The outfit, which recently added Tickle Me Pink vets Joey Barba and Stefan Runstrom to the fold, and…
Game time! Are you ready for the hottest party of the summer? We are! Of course, we’ve been planning, laboring and looking forward to the 2012 Westword Music Showcase since the final strains of Chromeo’s set faded last year. Maybe you have, too. If so, well, let’s just say your…
The Swayback has been together for a decade, but you’d hardly know it from speaking with the guys. The way they talk and the way they interact with one another, they genuinely sound like members of a freshly minted high-school band getting ready to play their first gig. “I have…
Update (6/15/12): Contest is over. Thanks for all the entries. Congratulations to Laura Burns. You and a guest will be our guests at the show tonight. Send us an email for details on how to claim your prize. Tonight, Ghostland Observatory brings its mesmerizing light show to Red Rocks with…
If you were planning to head up the Mishawaka Amphitheatre to see Walkers & Pimps of Joytime, the Motet, Dubskin, Richard Thompson or Bruce Hornsby, all outfits slated to appear between tomorrow and next Friday, you might want to make some other plans. We just received word from Roger Menell…
Update (6/15/12): Contest is over. Thanks for all the entries. Congratulations to our winners, Jim Bullington and Keith Curts. Send us an email for details on how to claim your prize. By now you’ve probably read our interviews with Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen and longtime guitarist Mike Scaccia, which means…
On Wednesday, September 12, you’ll have a chance to become part of history and help the Melvins weasel their way into the Guinness World Records book, which they hope to do by playing shows in all fifty states plus one in the District of Columbia in just 51 days. One…
The Denver Doom Fest, which was held last December at the Larimer Lounge, has expanded to two days this year and will take place on Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6 at 3 Kings Tavern. While the lineup features some returning acts from last year, such as Royal Talons,…
The Colorado Music Hall of Fame has announced plans for its next induction event. On Saturday, September 8 at the Boulder Theater, the Astronuats, Sugarloaf, Flash Cadillac and KIMN Radio will join the Hall’s most recent inductees, Barry Fey and Harry Tuft, alongside the inaugural inductees John Denver and Red…
Last night Bethany Cosentino and her Best Coast bandmates played at the Fox Theatre in Boulder with Jeff the Brotherhood. Brandon Marshall, one of Backbeat’s resident shutterbug, was on hand for the show and brought us back some great pictures of the show. Page down to see some of the…
