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…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only*, KBCO’s Local Edition, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown…
Okay, so apparently we need to buy a 2010 calendar or something. In an effort to be all proactive and whatnot yesterday, we updated our recent 3OH!3/Walmart blog item, alerting you to the fact that the act would be on Leno last night. Uh, yeah, check that, dudes are actually…
And he does it again. Esteemed director Eric Heights, whose grind is clearly set to overdrive, just finished work on another new video. Earlier this week, we posted a teaser of the upcoming 20:12/Spoke In Wordz video, and today, we’re bringing you the premiere of Deca’s brand new video “Due…
Alright, get an eyeful of this picture. Take it all in. Notice anything wrong? Look closer. What about now? Right. Exactly. There’s nothing wrong. In fact, the building in this photo has ample curb appeal, wouldn’t you say? Precisely. And that’s what has us dismayed…
Beef. It’s what’s for dinner. Stevie Wonder could’ve seen this coming. In what’s shaping up to be the biggest local hip-hop rivalry since the legendary Apostle versus Kingdom battle of 2004, DJ Quote and Iman S have responded to the release of King FOE and Whygee’s Take a Bite Out…
From Brendan’s Pub to Ziggies to the Outlook in Boulder to the countless other joints that have supported the scene over the years, the blues have a long and storied history in Colorado. And from the looks of this lively crowd at the Toad Tavern, the scene continues to thrive…
Update: The media onslaught continues. Just received word that 3OH!3 is slated to perform on Jay Leno next Thursday, July 22 (REMINDER: That’s tonight). Is this their Tonight Show debut? Think it is. Alright, just when you think 3OH!3 had reached maximum exposure on the retail and media front, comes…
So the rest of the country really is latching on to Nathaniel Rateliff. Two of our sister papers, for example, in Dallas and St. Louis, respectively, devoted coverage to Rateliff — completely unbeknownst to us, we might add — when he passed through their towns. That’s not all that surprising…
Y’all remember Nathan Johnson, the ridiculously talented former Denverite (we say former, because their are no ex-Denverites)? In addition to being the ringleader of the Cinematic Underground and kinfolk to the equally ridiculously talented Johnson Clan (Brick/Brothers Broom director Rian and Fray producer Aaron), Nathan is also a pretty terrific…
Way back in 2008, when we first spoke to Luke Bodley about Heaven Fest, the annual Christian music festival he produces was in its infancy. Bodley confided to us that he had difficulty convincing acts to perform at the inagural event. Jeremy Camp and Skillet were his headliners that first…
Kings of Leon • Built to Spill • the Features 07.20.10 | Comfort Dental Amphitheater, Greenwood Village In the pantheon of all time miserable shows, I’d rank last night’s Kings of Leon show at Comfort Dental right up there with MGMT at Red Rocks last month, DeVotchKa’s set at Monolith…
“High standards reap high results. You’ve got to spend money to make money. You’ve got to work hard to get big, big reward.” Trite, time worn platitudes from somebody’s dad? Naw, but close. Those are excerpts of a voice mail Kevin Wesley of Hot White received from a dude in…
Okay, just a real quick plug for our people at BoxStateMusic — and by people, we really mean our dude Big Joe Thunder. Cat’s a one-man wrecking machine, a seemingly omnipresent figure when it comes to hip-hop in Denver. Joey T’s got his ear to the streets, which is why…
Less than a month left until this year’s Mile High Music Festival. Figured out your itinerary yet? We have. Well, sorta. My Morning Jacket, Weezer, Phoenix, Drive-By Truckers, Ozomatli, Damian Marley & Nas are on our shortlist so far. The full schedule was just released a few moments ago, and…
The more and more we see and hear from Matt Morris, the more and more we find the dude endearing. Here he talks with andPop about love being a choice and how for him writing about it involves exploring it more as an active thing that’s happening in his life…
Update, 7/19/10, 4:20: MP3 downloads and EP art added after the jump. So we’ve been hearing about this project for quite some time now, and we’ve been eagerly following its progress on Twitter every day via updates from its co-stars, King F.O.E. and Whygee. The project intrigued us for a…
If you count yourself a fan of hip-hop culture — particularly Colorado hip-hop — Soulz of the Rockies is an absolute must-see. Can’t remember the last time I’ve been so energized by a film, any film, much less a local one. But Soulz of the Rockies is deep. The documentary,…
H*Wood: Heard of him? If not, in the words of my man Clinton Sparks, better get familiar. H*Wood — or Brandon Bordeaux, as he’s known to his family — may be among the first Colorado-bred hip-pop dudes in the new decade to make a splash nationally. Born in Aurora and…
Ah, yes, what a splendid birthday present (okay, it isn’t exactly our birthday, but close enough). It seems one of our favorite bands, Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, a group we’ve long been smitten with since first making its acquaintance at South Park some years ago, has a…
In case you missed it, KTCL has announced the lineup for its annual Big Gig: The Smashing Pumpkins, Chevelle, Anberlin, Flobots, Darling Thieves, Tickle Me Pink and the Locals Only Stage, featuring a slew of local acts on the, well, fittingly dubbed Locals Only Stage. Tickets for the show, slated…
I know I keep telling you this, but it’s true. Mark my words: Colorado hip-hop is on the verge of breaking through. And when it does, it will be on the sheer will of its principals. Cats are constantly on the grind and representing — even when they change zip…
