Gooood morning, Denver! What a lovely day it is. While we typically hate Mondays, this one is shaping up to be pretty swell: Sweater weather is in full effect (oh how we looove fall!), the Broncos won, and best news of all, a brand new Ian Cooke record is upon…
Dang! If you would’ve told us a decade ago that local acts would be playing shows at a place the size of the Fillmore on with stunning frequency — read more than once a year or on a very special occasion, generally warming up the stage for a higher profile…
Over the weekend, seven people were injured at Red Rocks, four of whom reportedly sustained significant enough injuries that they required treatment at some area hospitals, when some rocks on the north side of the venue fell on them at the end of STS9’s set. In an interview with 9NEWS,…
Bad news if you we’re planning to get down tomorrow night with a certain Funky Homosapien named Del: We’ve just received word that the iconic rapper — last seen around these parts at the Westword Music Showcase this past summer — won’t be performing tomorrow night in Denver. The show…
Update (9/28/11): The follow-up story to this original item has now been posted. While you’re certainly free to express your opinion in the comments section below or, better yet, on the story itself, important reminder: please keep the discussion civil. We’ve deleted several comments that we felt crossed the line…
Rather enjoying the new song and video from Saints, “Dark Country.” Musically, the insistent bass line, the melody and the overall feel of the track sort of recalls Love and Rockets, while the accompanying video looks like something you’d see on the jumbo trons at a Muse show. “Dark Country,”…
“Folks, a star is born.” So wrote AEG impresario Don Strasburg this morning on Facebook in reference to Michael Kiwanuka. And, man, I’m here to tell you: There’s clearly a reason that Strasburg does what he does for a living. Dude can spot talent from a mile away. Kiwanuka, a…
Despite what the calendar says, summer is officially over. At least that’s what the past few brisk mornings have told us. Sweater weather is here. So are you festival-ed out yet? Hope not. There’s still some worthy musical gatherings to attend this weekend before being outside becomes unbearable and tedious…
If the 20 greatest geek albums headline sent your heart a flutter earlier today, here’s some news that may interest you: MC Chris is coming to the Marquis Theater on Tuesday, September 20. Hang on, sport. While that’s super rad, here’s the part that’s going to have you running around…
Oh metal heads, rejoice, for your prayers have been answered! You were praying for Anthrax and Testament to embark on a co-headlining tour, right? Of course you were. Well guess what? We just received word that the two metal titans are coming to Summit Music Hall on Wednesday, October 19…
Leftover Salmon for Thanksgiving? Sounds yummy, doesn’t it? Good. Glad you feel that way because we’ve just learned that Leftover Salmon is slated to be back home for a pair of dates at the Ogden Theatre on Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26 with Head for the Hills. What…
Update (3:45 p.m.): Congratulations to Susan Levin and Ariel Gullberg, winners of our Gillian Welch ticket giveaway. Both of them and a guest will be our guests at tomorrow night’s show. Thanks to everybody else for all of your entries and for reading Backbeat. Make sure you’re checking the blog…
Update (09/04/11): Last night we posted an interview with Jon Fishman of Phish that was submitted to us by a freelancer yesterday and represented to us as an original piece of writing. Shortly after the item appeared on our blog, we learned that the interview had originally run in print…
If you’ve just joined us, earlier this week we gave away a pair of three-day, general admission field passes to see Phish this weekend at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Rather than just giving the tickets away at random, we asked folks to share their best Phish stories, and the response…
Oh, hey there. Just doing some quick math here. Be right with you… let’s see, hold the one, carry the two… Ahem, okay, so if you were as old as the Blink dudes were when Dookie — er, Dude Ranch, sorry! — dropped, the big 40 is staring you down,…
Update: Contest is now officially over. We’ve picked two winners (Getz and Joan Rivers), who have each won a pair of three-day, general admission field passes to see Phish this weekend at Dick’s Sporting Good Park, courtesy of Backbeat and our gracious friends at AEG Live. Thank you for all…
Here’s Something to Die For if you’re a fan of a certain lauded Swedish-based indie dance act: We’ve just received word that The Sounds are slated to return to the Mile High City on Wednesday, October 19 for a date at the Gothic Theatre. Tickets for the show are on…
So tonight Deadmau5 is due at Red Rocks with Excision, Tommy Lee and DJ Aero. If you caught Deadmau5’s last fall at the Fillmore Auditorium or shortly thereafter within the decidedly more intimate confines of Beta Nightclub, then you’re well aware of what sort of Mau5-hysteria awaits you tonight. If…
Attention, Juggalos: You might want to position yourself a safe distance from your monitor, for what we’re about to tell you might make you spray Faygo all over that shit, and we can’t be responsible. Dig it: Fresh on the heels of the Gathering, we’ve received word that Insane Clown…
Kickstarter may very well be the best invention aiding music makers everywhere since the advent of amplification and, uh, electricity. While the notion of appealing directly to fans to help underwrite recording efforts strikes some as distasteful or even shamelessly opportunistic, these sorts of endeavors have, for the most part,…
Can’t believe somebody didn’t think of doing this sooner. Oh wait, they did, back in 2009, and we just missed it somehow? Figures. Our bad. My Favorite Bands Festival is more or less what it sounds like: Your favorite bands all playing at the same bill. Well, except it’s not…
BIG FREEDIA at LARIMER LOUNGE | 8.24.11So from the looks of it, there really was “azz everywhere” last night at the Larimer Lounge when Big Freedia brought her sissy bounce movement to the Mile High City. Our resident shutterbug, Brandon Marshall was on hand to capture the festivities, which also…
