An exclusive advance listen to Till We See the Sun, by the Heyday

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Air Dubai and the Heyday are releasing their brand-new records this weekend at the Gothic Theatre, in the form of a dual CD-release party with Bop Skizzum and Places. Yesterday we presented you with an exclusive advance listen of Wonder Age, Air Dubai’s…

An exclusive advance listen to Wonder Age, by Air Dubai

This Friday, October 1, at the Gothic Theatre, Air Dubai is releasing Wonder Age, its brand-new album, in the company of the Heyday, which is also dropping its latest platter that evening, Bop Skizzum and Places. We’ve had the pleasure of listening to Wonder Age for the past month or…

CMJ 2010 partial list of performers announced

This afternoon, the second round of artists due to perform at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon in New York on October 19-23 was revealed. In addition to DeVotchKa, which had already been announced, near as we can tell after wading through the massive list, three more Denver acts have been…

Win a pair of tickets to Skylab this weekend at the Denver Coliseum

If you’re a dance-music fan, the Denver Coliseum is the place to be this weekend. On Saturday, September 25, Skylab, presented by the Triad Dragons and Beatport, is celebrating its sixteenth year with performances by Ferry Corsten, Bad Boy Bill, Wolfgang Gartner, Showtek, Dieselboy, DJ Irene and a laudable cast…

Of Montreal, Kayne West and Air Dubai fill our playlists this week

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…

Illegal Pete’s to feed Starving Artists coming through Denver

So this is a rad perk for touring acts coming through Colorado. Suburban Home Records honcho Virgil Dickerson and our own Andy Thomas have teamed up with Illegal Pete’s to establish the aptly dubbed Starving Artists Program, which is exactly what it sounds like: setting up weary bands on the…

Reflecting on the rise and fall of Five Iron Frenzy

By the time Five Iron Frenzy played its final show on November 22, 2003, at the Fillmore, it was one of Denver’s most successful acts. From the time the group formed in 1995 until the time it folded nearly a decade later, it built a rabid fan base the old-fashioned…

Rose Hill Drive debuts new music this weekend at the Fox Theatre

Just as the last of the Amber Alerts are set to expire, we’ve received word and indication that the members of Rose Hill Drive are emerging from their self-imposed hiatus. Although the act has played a couple of dates recently, for all intents and purposes, it’s been a good year…

Frank E to contribute a track on the new Chris Brown album

DJ Frank E’s ascent continues. With a string of singles already under his belt, including tracks for Flo Rida, Plies, Justin Bieber, T.I. and Gym Class Heroes, it looks like the burgeoning homegown hitmaker is going to have a track on Chris Brown’s forthcoming album. In an exclusive interview on…

Win tickets to Dish this Wednesday

We’re no foodies here at Backbeat. We can’t even pretend to be well enough to carry on an semi-intelligent conversation with our Cafe Society co-horts. Despite the fact that we’re still what you would call “husky,” as mom once used to so delicately put it, we have most unsophisticated palate…

Fourmile Canyon Revival benefit concert slated

File this one under the most heartening news we’ve heard all week. Just got word of a benefit concert for the folks affected by the devastating Fourmile Canyon Fire. Presented by KBCO, the aptly dubbed Fourmile Canyon Revival features the String Cheese Incident, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Yonder…

Grinderman, RJD2 and Dismemberment Plan fill our playlists this week

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?” So 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…

Share your sensibilities at Hard Drive

Earlier this summer, a group of DJs started getting together for an informal round table of sorts at City O’City. Inspired by a party they admired in West London called “CDR,” a trio of DJs, A-What, Musa and Peter Black, began meeting to play music for one another and talk…