A first look at Deca’s “Due Time” video

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…

The Dispensary Music saga continues

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…

Ronnie Baker Brooks gets the Toad Tavern hoppin’

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…

3OH!3 gets enviable Walmart co-sign, prepares to print its own money

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…

More Nathaniel Rateliff goodness from across the country

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…

Nathan Johnson discusses the process of scoring Brick

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…

Heaven Fest quickly growing into a destination festival

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…

Last Night review: Kings of Leon at Comfort Dental Amphitheater

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…

Bastard Noise blasts Blast-O-Mat

“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…

Fresh Showcase pics posted at Box State Music

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…

Mile High Music Festival Schedule Announced

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…

KTCL announces lineup for its Big Gig in September

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…