Fresh on the heels of issuing his white hot Western Conference mixtape with DJ Bedz, on which Spoke In Wordz spits with an absolutely venomous freestyle fire (don’t miss the lines, “Fuck the Westword, I ain’t kissing ass to perform” on “Get Rich to This Freestyle”), comes the MC’s new…
If you’re like us, you’ve been on pins and needles for the past three months or so, anxiously awaiting word on whether the Monolith Festival will be happening again this year or not. While we’re no closer to knowing the fate of Monolith than we were this past November, when…
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, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show*, KBCO’s Local…
Dead Voices On Air • cEvin Key • Orbit Service 03.06.10 | Larimer Lounge A dark ambience enhanced by a nearly subsonic bass drone signaled the start of the first Orbit Service show in over four years. When the foursome began playing, there were no real breaks, just interconnecting pieces…
Regret Night has been stretching to nipping at the coat tails of Denver’s pop scene for a little over a few years now. On stage, the act consistently delivers energetic performances. Living the Night Life, the band’s newest, dropping tonight at the Marquis Theater, represents a humbling progression in Regret…
As music critics — and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music — the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, “What are you listening to right now?” The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy…
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…
Update: And then there was one. The results are in, and as expected, Haeley Vaughn was just voted off American Idol, which leaves Lilly Scott as the only remaining contestant from Colorado. Wow! We just got a chance to see Lilly Scott’s American Idol performance from last night. Ballsy! That’s…
It’s hard to excited about an arena. Any arena. I mean, we’re talking about a place whose sole purpose for existing is to host large scale events that are impersonal by nature, and often times marked by shoddy sound and over priced drinks. And while I can’t rightly speak to…
Thoughts and prayers go out to our Northern Colorado brethren who lost one of their own this past week. David Andrew Ramirez (aka “Mexi”) suffered a heart attack last Wednesday, February 24, and passed away. Tragically, he was just 28-years-old. A Fort Collins memorial service will be held at 1…
Got your tickets for Showcase yet? Talk about the steal of the century! Ghostland Observatory, Superchunk, Dirty Projectors, Neon Indian, Single File and Oh My Stars? Holy crap! Oh and let’s not forget the more than eighty of the city’s best and brightest that will be on hand — and…
Say what you will about the music these dudes make. One thing, however, is undebatable — without question, OkGo (due at the Bluebird with Earl Greyhound and The Booze on Wednesday, April 14) is creating the best videos in the business. And it’s keeping everybody talking about them. Just when…
Looks like we’re going to have to wait until tomorrow night to see how well Lilly Scott and Haeley Vaughn do this week’s American Idol. The two ladies, who made it past last week’s elimination, were initially slated to sing this evening, but will now be showcasing their pipes tomorrow…
Speaking of Daytrotter, this afternoon, the site just posted a Daytrotter session with These United States, a Washington D.C.-based act that’s quickly becoming a Denver favorite, featuring four free downloads. Skip on over there and pick up the tunes. And if you haven’t already, while you’re there, snag the songs…
Nathaniel Rateliff is just returning from London after having played a pair of very well received performances last week, including one sitting in with Liam Gerner, an Aussie singer-songwriter, at the Half Moon in Putney that attracted that dude from Twilight — whose sister was also on the bill, evidently…
Within a week of one another, two well known forty-something rappers endured harrowing artery related episodes. Sadly, the first one claimed the life of Chilly B (aka Robert Crafton III), 47, of Newcleus, an outfit who provided the soundtrack for many an carboard toting b-boys during the mid-’80s with “Jam…
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, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, KBCO’s Local…
Ask and ye shall receive: We have it on good word that the Warlock Pinchers are planning a full scale reunion later this year, perhaps this summer, at one of the theaters around town. We’ve also heard that – are you ready for this?! – Dale Crover from the Melvins…
There have been rumors swirling since the end of the year that Meese and Atlantic Records had parted company. On Friday night, we ran into both Patrick and Nathan Meese at their Dust on the Breakers show at the Bluebird, and the two confirmed that Meese is indeed a free…
The Swayback boys stopped by earlier this week with a freshly minted copy of their new “Die Finks” 7-inch. Man, does it sound swell. It should. The legendary Andy Johns recorded the doggone thing. “I’ve always wanted to press vinyl for the Swayback,” Eric Halborg told us. “And with the…
Matt Morris | 02.25.10 | Bluebird Theater In a recent conversation Matt Morris and I had about his album, he sternly — well, as sternly as possible; the guy’s an absolute sweetheart — deflected an assertion that his album lacked a certain continuity. On record, Morris deftly tries on a…
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…
