Wherever he is right now, Nick Madson has got to be breathing a huge sigh of relief. Thanks to Brian Corman, who lifted part of his valedictorian speech at Columbia University last week directly from Patton Oswalt’s “Physics for Poets” bit (38:38 above), when the random doucher category comes up…
Lilly Scott isn’t going to be the next American Idol. Not tonight. Not ever. And that’s baffling. She should be. In spite of her undeniable talent, though, she wasn’t even chosen to be among the final dozen contestants. Early on, before she was even cut, there was no shortage of…
Twenty bands. Four stages. One day. That’s the tagline for the second annual Denver Day of Rock Concerts for Kids. Taking place on Saturday, May 29, Day of Rock, which is free and open to the public, is slated to happen on two stages at Skyline park and two others…
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…
Wow! Seriously, just freaking wow! Someone finally captured the breathtaking grandeur of Sigur Rós — or more specifically in this case, jónsi — with images that are equally as striking. An extremely gifted gentleman from Los Angeles named Sean Stiegemeier blessed his fellow netizens with this gorgeous footage that he…
File this one under: Worst. News. Ever. Well, unless you don’t count yourself as a fan of U2, that is. We’ve just learned that one of the most highly anticipated concerts of the summer, due at Invesco field on Saturday, June 12, has been postponed until sometime in 2011. Although…
Call us homers if you must, but sometimes we just can’t get over how unbelievably badass the music scene is in this town. Sure, like any other place, we have a seemingly endless supply of crappy also rans and probably-never-will-be’s, but for every five of those, we have a Solar…
This Friday night at Cervantes’ Other Side with his ManeLine co-hort Deejay Tense, Mane Rok is set to drop The Ugly Truth, his eagerly anticipated solo debut. Recorded, engineered and mixed by 3 the Hardway’s Es Nine over the course of the past six months at his House of Waxx…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
Earlier this month, with very little fanfare, SP Double, one of the area’s more promising MCs, picked up stakes and headed for the notably sunnier confines of South Florida. The move comes just as SP — who just inked a deal with Digital Dollar, an independent imprint from the Sunshine…
Nathaniel Rateliff • The Tallest Man on Earth 05.19.10 | Bluebird Theater “Shut up!” demanded one rather surly fellow somewhere in the balcony. In a classic case of the cure being worse than the disease, the indignant exhortation came during the opening strains of “When You’re Here,” which Nathaniel Rateliff…
Um, like, ewww and stuff. That’s about all we have to say about 3OH!3 latest turn on the cover of AP. If you’re keeping track, this is the third time the outfit has graced the cover. For the July edition of the magazine commemorating the Cleveland-based rag’s 25th anniversary, the…
The complete lineup for Showcase has been finalized, and all that’s left to do now is countdown the days until the sixteenth annual Westword Music Showcase takes place on Saturday, June 19. Nearly a hundred local acts (well over a hundred if you count Single File and Tickle Me Pink)…
In advance of Nathaniel Rateliff’s CD release party tonight at the Bluebird Theater with the Tallest Man On Earth, we came across more stuff featuring the winsome Mr. Rateliff that we thought we’d pass your way. If you haven’t already gotten your fill of the extraordinary singer-songwriter — what with…
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…
Looks like it’s the end of the road for Meese. Well sort of. This Saturday, May 22, at the Bluebird, the band will be playing its last official show — or delivering its final Broadcast, as it were — as Meese with the Northern Way…
Props to DJ Cysko Rokwell, who qualified for the U.S. Finals of the DMCs this past weekend in New York City, besting fifteen other DJs to earn his spot at this finals this August 7. There he’ll compete against the country’s best turntablists (including DJs Notch and Skip Ripkin, who…
In case you haven’t heard, OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder is giving all his secrets away. Well, ahem, not just his secrets, it seems, but ours’, too. Just got a peek at the new clip for “Secrets,” OneRepublic’s latest single — which Jerry Bruckheimer just picked up for his next film Sorcerer’s…
Wanna know what’s cracking in the hip-hop scene in Denver, ask us. If we don’t know, ask us anyway, and we’ll get with our boy Joe Thunder. If we haven’t heard about it, chances are, he has. Dude’s plugged in and has his ear to the streets 24-7. For real…
The rumors were true. We’ve received confirmation from K.C. K-Sum himself that the Warlock Pinchers are indeed planning to reunite this summer — on Friday August 6 at the Gothic Theatre, if fact. And as reported back in March, Dale Crover of the Melvins is slated to pound the skins…
Looking for something to smooth out your Friday and ease you into the weekend? Oh, man, look no further. We’ve seriously got just the thing. Glass Gold, the brand new album from the Greg Harris Vibe Quintet is as easy on the ears as Brooklyn Decker is on the eyes…
I’m feeling pretty fortunate these days,” declares Nathaniel Rateliff, sitting on the front porch of his Baker neighborhood home. The singer-songwriter is still buzzing from the string of shows he just finished on Daytrotter.com’s Barnstormers Tour. He’s been home just long enough to run a few errands, pour himself a…
