Rev Run’s Denver appearance postponed

Although it’s a balmy 49 degrees here in the Mile High City right now, apparently it’s not quite as mild on the East Coast. In fact, it’s crummy enough out there to keep the legendary Rev Run grounded, which means his highly anticipated (by us, anyhow) appearance this afternoon at…

American Idol, Emma Henry: Colorado produces another hopeful from Littleton

Egads. Just when you thought it was safe to peaceably ignore the new-and-nowhere-near-improved version of American Idol like the rest of the country, along comes another homegrown contestant to follow. Meet Emma Henry, a fifteen-year-old hopeful from Littleton, sophomore at Chatfield High School. After driving some sixteen hours to audition…

BLKHRTS, Wu-Tang top our weekly playlists

As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, “What are you listening to right now?” Whether you’re looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we’ve compiled a list of all…

Tennis

To some, Tennis’s whirlwind story sometimes seems just a bit too quaint and fantastical to be true: Boy meets girl, they fall in love, save money, take a sailing trip along the Atlantic Seaboard, hear “Baby It’s You” in a Floridian bar, store the sound and try to re-create it…

Caleb Slade steps out of brother Isaac’s shadow

Caleb Slade could have chosen an easier field to go into than music. Name sound familiar? What about the face? Even if neither registers, you might recognize the voice, which sounds suspiciously similar to one that sold millions of records around here. That’s because Caleb Slade is the younger brother…

Cue hysteria: Coachella lineups announced

So this year’s Coachella lineup has been announced. Have you peeped that shit? It’s going to be sick, bro. Creed? Nickelback? Limp Bizkit? On the same stage? Be still our beating hearts. Road trip! Can we get a hell yeah? Looks like it’s time to hit the LQ, fire up…

DeVotchKa readies release of 100 Lovers

DeVotchKa has finished up work its new album, 100 Lovers. The first track from the new record, due out Tuesday, March 1, on Anti-, “100 Hundred Other Lovers,” officially went on sale on Amazon and iTunes this past Friday. Astute netizens, however, can download the track for free on Stereogum,…

Hip-Hop Covers: The Wu-Tang Clan tribute at the Walnut Room

You’re familiar with the Wu Tang Clan, we presume? Yeah? Meet the Ru Tang clan. Okay, that’s not the name these ladies are going by, but it seems like a fitting enough handle seeing as how our own Ru Johnson is helping put together this very special show at the…

Meet Force Publique, our latest infatuation

There are few things that bring us joy quite like finding a new act to get all excited about. It’s kind of like finding a twenty-dollar bill in the pocket of a jacket you haven’t worn in a while. We’re enjoying that feeling right now listening to “Still Falls Apart,”…

BLKHRTS

BLKHRTS’ six-song debut is impressive upon first listen and continually rewarding and compelling upon additional spins. While all of the MCs involved (Yonnas Abraham of The Pirate Signal, FOE, Karma, Catch Lungs, Haven) are in dependably top form here as they trade verses with one another and add shading with…

SP Double drops new music with Focus

Sizzlingly hot off the presses, SP Double has dropped a brand-new set of songs with Focus, the Grammy-winning producer and Aftermath recording artist with whom he collaborated previously on the Focus on SP EP in 2009. The joint effort will purportedly be Focus’s last hip-hop album, significant in the fact…

Download 24 hours’ worth of hardcore music

Fancy yourself a hard-core fan? No, seriously. We mean hard-core as in die-hard — and a fan of hardcore the music. Good. You’re going to need to be to appreciate what this. Over at Artifacting.com, they’ve just posted 24 hours of hardcore, everything from Denver’s Bum-Kon to MDC to the…