Here’s what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists from a number of different shows including KTCL’s Locals Only, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and The Colorado Wave, which…
A big shout-out goes to Gamits bassist Scott Weigel for unwittingly creating one of the more rock-and-roll moments we’ve witnessed in recent memory. Toward the end of the Gamits’ set this past weekend at night two of Suburban Home Records’ fifteenth-anniversary party at 3 Kings Tavern, Weigel — who had…
Nothing like this sort of news to completely take your legs out from under you, a staggering dose of reality to remind us all how precious and painfully short life truly is. It’s with the utmost sadness and the heaviest of hearts that we bring you news of the passing…
Earlier this week, there was some fear and uncertainty as to whether local singer-songwriter Rebecca Folsom’s home was one of the ones lost to the devastating and still burning Fourmile Canyon Fire. Folsom was reportedly told initially that her house was one of the ones that was seen burning, news…
I’m convinced that there’s a special place in hell reserved for bottom feeders who steal other people’s stuff, particularly musical equipment. If there’s any sort of justice in this often times god forsaken universe, it’s in a grimy, rat-infested, shit smeared place shared by those who rip off the elderly,…
So the organizers of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Denver Marathon evidently take the name of the event very seriously. So much so that they’ve convinced the members of Semisonic — you know, the dudes who did that song “Closing Time” — to get the old band back together, man, just…
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…
Five 13 trades in a very distinctive blend of metal, minted in the latter part of the second Reagan administration. If the names Fates Warning, Scorpions, Dokken or Warrant make you scoff or otherwise turn up your nose, you’ll want to steer clear of this album, which sounds like a…
Earlier this morning, we were blessed with a brand-new cut from Punchline and Fokis that features none other than the Mile High City’s own Spoke In Wordz. Spoke handles the third verse on “Threshold,” as the track is titled, and more than holds his own with his New York counterparts…
Not sure if the Epilogues’ new video, “Hunting Season,” directed by Dillon Novak for Montauk Media, is meant to be scary (we suspect not), but it nonetheless scared the crap out of us, mainly because we harbor a latent fear of being buried alive. Not that we’re that big of…
Ah, Labor Day weekend: Time for us to chill and do nothing like it’s our job. Our musician friends, however, well, they’ll be putting the “labor” in Labor Day. To that end, there’s a ridiculous number of options if you’re looking to do something compelling and music related, and we’ve…
Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom may have changed owners last fall, but things are clearly still kicking at the venue, and there’s still plenty of music in the streets. Last year, before changing hands Cervantes’ hosted the Dancing In the Streets, a three-day festival that took place at 26th and Welton…
As much fun as he has touring with 3OH!3 and being a member of that act’s live band, and as fond as he is of playing in Young Coyotes with Zach Tipton, American Tomahawk is Adam Halferty’s baby, the place where he’s able to express himself the most freely as…
So the Epilogues have finished work on its new “Hunting Season” video, which was filmed on location this past spring in the woods at the site of the infamous Hayman forest fire of 2002. To celebrate the premiere of the Dillon Novak directed video, the outfit has put together one…
Back in June, you might remember us mentioning how Boonie Mayfield’s studio had been burglarized and how he had lost most of his equipment. When we caught up with the seemingly always upbeat producer, one of our favorites, to discuss the robbery, he was, well, dependably upbeat. Heartened by the…
Okay, the level of attention Tennis has attracted is officially absurd at this point, especially considering the short amount of time the act’s been together and the ridiculously low number of shows that it has played thus far. Don’t know if you caught this, but in advance of its pair…
JOHN MAYER With special guest Owl City 09.01.10 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre View slideshow You ever been around somebody who’s had a near-death experience? Notice how they’re just a little more gracious than the rest of us, and perhaps a little more sincere? Or how they don’t take life’s fleeting…
Having fulfilled its commitment with former label Nonesuch, Wilco finds itself in a pretty enviable position right now. With a core fan base firmly established, the band has, in essence, established a framework to assume greater control of its career by releasing its own music — in its own time…
Alright, so we were perfectly content with the minimalism of the video that introduced us to this undeniably charming and defiantly profane track from Cee-Lo Green. Got the point across rather eloquently and succinctly, we thought. And well, if it ain’t broke, don’t, uh … how to put this? …..
Have to admit — didn’t really see this coming. The Rouge is moving to Nashville. Shouldn’t be that surprising, though. From what we’ve hear, Nashville just happens to be the place where many of the band’s recent songwriting collaborators hang their hat. Although the outfit promises to return to the…
Update: Tickets are gone! We’ve picked and notified four winners, who will each be receiving a pair of tickets for the show this Friday. Thanks for the all the entries and even more, for reading Backbeat! Keep your eyes peeled for more giveaways…
Update: Tickets have been spoken for. We’ve picked and notified three winners, who will each receive a pair of tickets for tomorrow night’s show. Thanks for all the comments and even more for reading Backbeat! Keep your eyes peeled for more giveaways. So we got our hands on some more…
