Okay, this has the potential to either be one of those shows that you can tell people you were at in a year or two and they’ll be like, “No shit? Nice!” — à la the Killers or Arcade Fire at the Larimer Lounge — or one of those shows…
After an enormously successful outing last year, Heaven Fest, which reportedly drew more than 25 thousand fans last year, is on the move again. Last summer, as you might remember, the Christian-centric festival moved from its original location at Northern Hills Christian Church just west of Brighton to its spot…
This here — in case you haven’t seen it yet — is what they call a classic case of “not waving but drowning!” When the elementary kids at the end of this next clip applaud, let’s just say it’s not because they’re stoked about the utterly dazzling performance they’ve just…
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS With Heartless Bastards 03.18.11 | Ogden Theatre Last night at the Ogden Theatre, the Drive-By Truckers — who have notable Denver ties, with guitar tech Damon Scott in tow and charged with overseeing the group’s axes, many of which were custom crafted by master luthier Scott Baxendale, formerly…
Oh dear Lord, brace yourselves: Charlie Sheen is bringing his winning ways to Denver. His Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not An Option tour — or as we like to call it, his “Holy Shit! I Really Fucked Myself there But Good, Didn’t I? Better Come Up with a Cheap…
Psst! We just heard from a little birdy that So What! is having a reunion. What is SoWhat!, you ask? Only one of the most popular, longest-running, progressive, influential nights in town. Not to mention resilient. Let’s talk about resiliency. Think the Solution has thrived despite enduring its share of…
Immortal Dominion, the powerhouse metal quintet out of Fort Collins, has finished work on its eagerly awaited new full-length, Primortal. If the name of the album sounds familiar, it should. Primortal is the same name of the record we wrote about in April 2009. To be clear, though, this is…
Here’s what’s good in the Mile High City this week. On the concert front: The Flaming Lips have announced a co-headlining date with Primus this August at Red Rocks. Kenny Chesney is also at the Rocks in July, and Panic! at the Disco is due at the Ogden in June…
Okay, so we know it’s not next Wednesday yet and we’ve already picked a flier of the week for this week. Regardless, we just peeped the flier for Pure Sunshine, the Rick Kulwicki benefit coming up two weekends from now at the Bluebird, and we though it was so rad,…
Lords of Acid stopped by the Summit Music Hall last night with Radical G and Angelspit for a colorful evening that was all kinds of sweaty and sexy. Our resident shutterbug, the ever intrepid Aaron Thackeray was on hand and captured the whole thing for posterity. Click through to give…
Ever wonder what a thrash band sounds like without all the screaming and the guitars, just drum and bass? Wonder no more. (Spoiler alert: It sounds about like what you’d think it sounds like.) Thanks to the, er, wonders of modern technology, you can see and hear for yourself. Local…
This morning, while most of us in the working world were sound asleep, the dudes from Big Head Todd and the Monsters were at Mission Control in Houston serenading the astronauts aboard the Shuttle Discovery on their last day in space with Big Head’s song “Blue Sky.”…
Psst. What do you have planned for Saturday, April 23? Too far ahead? We know what we’re doing. We just circled that date on our calendar in bright-red ink. From what we hear, that’s the day the lovely and talented Ms. Lauryn Hill will finally make her way back to…
It’s a bittersweet day for music fans in Northern Colorado. Today our neighbors to the north are mourning the loss of two of their own, DJ Jimmy Hands and Kyle Dyas, KUNC’s music director, who both passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. That sad news comes in just as we’re…
If you didn’t pick up your tickets for this year’s Westword Music Showcase during our special Voice Deal of the Day pre-sale over the weekend, don’t sweat it. Tickets are now officially on sale, and they’re still ridiculously cheap. Okay, so they’re not ten bucks cheap anymore, but still less…
Mark your calendars: We’ve just heard that the Avett Brothers are due at Red Rocks on Saturday, July 9, with Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. Presale begins on Tuesday, March 8. Tickets officially on sale next Saturday. Don’t snooze. How quickly do you think that bad boy is going to…
Props to the Chain Gang of 1974, who has really captured the attention of the editors at Spin. Last fall, after the outfit’s performance at CMJ, the magazine praised the act for delivering one of the best sets at the festival. And now, the group, led by former Denverite Kamtin…
Well, we’ve now officially lost our incentive to watch this season of American Idol — not to mention our faith in America. See the smiling faces in picture right there? That’s Idol’s Top 13, as revealed last night. Notice one that’s missing? One belonging to a certain bewitching Colombia-born, Denver-School-of-the-Arts…
Earlier this week when we announced the headliners for this year’s Westword Music Showcase, we mentioned that you’d be able to pick up tickets for just ten bucks. Ten bucks for Chromeo, Yo La Tengo, Del the Funky Homosapien with a full band, Murder By Death, Young the Giant, Epilogues…
Happy 303 Day, y’all! (Or is it Merry 303 Day? We can never get it straight). Today, in case you haven’t noticed is March 3 — or 303, if you’re into that whole brevity thing — which just happens to be the area code of our fine city and the…
Don’t know if you happened to catch Idol last night. If you didn’t, you missed “Girls’ Night” in which all of the top twelve ladies had a chance to perform individually. Despite being early boosters of Julie Zorrilla, if we’re being honest here, we have to say it just wasn’t…
Good lord, sounds like the Ogden’s got some pretty sweet shows lined up in the coming months. Just before he heads off to Bonnaroo and High Sierra, we hear that Warren Haynes is slated for a two-night stand at the Ogden on May 24-25, and we’ve also confirmed that Cake…
