Review: Lenny Kravitz at Temple Buell, 2/10/12

LENNY KRAVITZ @ TEMPLE BUELL THEATRE | 2/10/12 If you’re lucky enough to be sitting in the first few rows of the Buell Theatre right now, you are no doubt losing your shit. Based on your tickets, you probably figured you’d have some pretty good seats tonight, but holy hell,…

Win tickets to see In Flames at Summit Music Hall tonight

Update (2/10/12): Contest is over. Thanks for the entries. Congrats to our winners, Nate Hall and Morgan Harvey. Check your email for details how to claim your tickets. Freeloader Friday continues… Tonight at the Summit Music Hall, In Flames brings its blistering brand of influential Gothenburg metal to the Mile…

Meet Su Charles, the latest American Idol hopeful from Denver

Denver, meet Su Charles (aka SuCh), the latest American Idol hopeful from our city. Aside from having an exceptional voice, Charles has quite an inspiring story. The child of Haitian immigrants, Charles was born in Boston to a pastor and a school teacher. Raised in Long Island, New York, Charles…

Don Strasburg named Talent Buyer of the Year by Pollstar

Massive props are due this morning to Don Strasburg of AEG Live Rocky Mountain, who was named Talent Buyer of the Year at the annual Pollstar awards this past Friday in Los Angeles at Club Nokia. The recognition is clearly a tremendous nod to the efforts of Strasburg and the…

Is Earl Sweatshirt back? Yes? No? Maybe?

Update (2/9/12): Overnight @earlxsweat reached 50K, and so as promised, the full song, titled either “Home” or “Thanks, James,” has been posted at terttlefer.com. Have a listen. If Tyler, the Creator is to be believed, Earl Sweatshirt is back. Well, er, that’s the conclusion we’re all jumping to it seems…

The Fray Scars & Stories: A track-by-track breakdown from Isaac Slade and Joe King

Westword caught up with the Fray’s chief songwriters, Isaac Slade and Joe King, for a track-by-track breakdown of Scars & Stories, the new record. If you’ve bought the record and you’re listening right now wondering what “Run for Your Life” or “Here We Are” is about, wonder no more. Or if you came here hoping to find out the full story behind the rest of the songs, rest assured you’ve come to the right place. Page down to see what the guys had to say.

Video: M.I.A. flips off Super Bowl audience during halftime show

See also: Super Bowl commercials: Elton John, Flavor Flav, Echo and the Bunnymen and more and Top 5 Super Bowl halftime shows. C’mon! How did the NBC network brass not see this one coming? Seriously? Let’s see… tap one of music’s most subversive artists who has a well known reputation…

Review: Ryan Adams at Temple Buell, 2/4/12

RYAN ADAMS @ TEMPLE BUELL THEATRE | 2/4/12 It’s probably safe to assume that the inquiring mind — the one who just asked Ryan Adams if the red, white and blue guitars he’s been playing all night bear any reference to Buck Owens (they do) — will not be one…

The Lumineers debut full-length due out on Dualtone on April 3

On the heels of rounding a list of the 20 Best New Bands of 2011 compiled by Paste Magazine, The Lumineers have announced plans to release their debut full-length on Dualtone Records, the imprint that’s currently home to a half-dozen other artists including Brett Dennen and Guy Clark. While the…

FaceMan’s Waltz: Listen to a track from the new record

This Friday, February 3, at the Bluebird Theater, FaceMan is celebrating the release of its new album, Feeding Time, with a full slate of guests, including members of Achille Lauro, the Knew, Flobots, Boulder Acoustic Society, Hindershot, Wheelchair Sports Camp and more. Feeding Time, the outfit’s second full-length, was recorded…

Meshuggah at the Ogden on May 11

Rejoice, metal heads! On Friday, May 11, Meshuggah is slated to hit the Ogden Theatre for a show in support of its forthcoming album, the eagerly anticipated followup to 2008’s Obzen, due out on Nuclear Blast on March 27. The Swedish metal masterminds will be joined at the Ogden by…

Win tickets and VIP to see Lotus at the Fillmore on Saturday

Update (02/03/12): Contest is over; we’ve picked a winner. Congratulations to Meghan Ledington. You and a guest will be our guests at the show. Check your email for details. Thanks to everybody else that entered. Have a great weekend! Ah, yes, Tuesday morning, what better time for another swell giveaway…

Mastodon, Opeth and Ghost at the Fillmore on April 23

This should be pretty killer: In support of their latest albums, Heritage and The Hunter, Opeth and Mastodon — two acts that recently headlined the Ogden Theatre and are certainly no strangers to the Mile High City — are preparing to hit the road together on the aptly named Heritage…

The Civil Wars at the Ogden Theatre on May 23

Holy smokes! With the ridiculous number of enticing shows coming to town this spring, you might want to stock up on some five-hour energy and consider getting a second job. Here’s yet another show to be completely stoked about: The Civil Wars at the Ogden Theatre on Wednesday, May 23…

Tech N9Ne at the Fillmore on May 18

Tech N9Ne is coming back to Denver. Again. If it seems like he was just here, it’s because he was. This past November. At the Fillmore Auditorium. And before that he was there in July. And December before that in Boulder. Tech N9Ne is here so often, in fact, you’d…

The Fray

On past albums, the Fray’s stock-in-trade has been crafting earnest, piano-based tunes that successfully capture and articulate the simple yet complex interpersonal issues that life brings. Tracing both the exhilaration and despondency of love, these portraits also tended to expose the vulnerabilities, uncertainties and insecurities we all face. Drained of…