Retired Lipgloss resident and co-founder Tyler Jacobson is launching a brand new night at Paris Wine Bar (1549 Platte Street) called Split, a name chosen presumably as nod to yet another bygone Brit band. The new monthly, which kicks off on Saturday, February 20, will be helmed by Jacobson and…
Update: Randall Frazier has blessed us with a pair of brand new Orbit Service tracks from the new album, A Soft Note from the West, which you can stream after the jump. Evidently, David Gates was right when he sang the words, “Goodbye doesn’t mean forever.” You may have seen…
Don’t know if ArtistDirect.com has the same sort of cache these days as its UBL.com predecessor, which was essentially the go to site for band listings during the ’90s, a much relied upon resource much like AllMusic.com is today, but the prime exposure it’s giving to the Swayback right now…
More breaking news from the AEG Live camp. The Denver Post is reporting that Odeum Colorado, the venue formerly known as the Broomfield Event Center, will be renamed again this March, just in time for the venue’s grand opening. Those who bristle at the mere notion of corporate branding will…
I’m not going to lie: The first time I heard “Frontier Psychiatrist” I thought it was one of the most annoying songs I’d ever heard. This was because it was released in the year 2000, when I was working at shitty chain record store and being pummeled with the likes…
In yesterday’s Idol wrap up, it appears we missed another group of homegrown hopefuls who are on their way to Tinseltown. First up is Mark LaBriola, seen in the clip below, from Aurora. He thinks he looks like Jack Black (we think he bears more of a passing resemblance to…
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…
Inspired by the legendary field recordings of Alan Lomax, James Minchin and our pal Rod Blackhurst have been traversing the country recording various musicians, including one of our personal favorite songwriters, Franky Perez, in a completely stark, unaffected environment. (Watch Perez’s clip here.) Early on as the two embarked on…
Gotta give it up to brother Tres for turning us on to Broken Bells a few weeks ago. Finally got around to checking out the video for “The High Road,” one of the first songs to from Broken Bells, the name given to the collaboration between James Mercer (the Shins)…
Earlier this morning, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Jay Reatard’s hometown newspaper, reported that the cause of his death last month has now been determined. As suspected and widely feared, Reteard’s life was evidently cut short by his hard-living lifestyle. Waiting For Something – a short documentary about Jay Reatard…
Holy hell! As if any of us needed yet another workplace distraction. At least when we’re listening to the BS Report we can get some stuff done. This one here, though, killed at least a half hour for us just now. Ever wonder what the 3OH!3 guys would look like…
Speaking of festivals: Road trip, anybody? Who’s up for making the trek out to Bonnaroo this summer? We’ve always wanted to go but the date always conflicted with the Westword Music Showcase and even if it didn’t, there just didn’t seem to be a compelling enough reason to jump in…
Playing like a vivid dream sequence in which the members of A Shoreline Dream gently lull you to sleep, the act’s new video for “Manhattan Beach” looks precisely what you’d expect it to look like just based upon hearing the band’s dreamy compositions. Extreme close-ups of the members faces and…
Gonna guess that post-Idol chatter across the nation this morning is centered around Bikini Boy, aka Ty Hemmerling, the 26-year-old doofus that auditioned last night in a bikini. Novel, dude. Way to earn notoriety. Yawn. Even the judges were nonplussed (see their reaction after the jump). Around here, though, we’re…
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…
Just in time for its show at the hi-dive next week, the Rouge has posted a brand new track on its MySpace page for free download. The tune, “Lady Luck,” is a bit of a slow burn at first. Opening with an understated verse, the song builds gradually to larger,…
Happen to catch that Eminem/Lil Wayne/Drake performance at the Grammys on Sunday? Exactly! WTF was the point of broadcasting it? For a while, we thought our satellite signal was fubar until we realized it was just the CBS censors working overtime. Every time one of the guys uttered what we…
Got skills? Can you rock a mike? Then quit talking and start rocking, homie. Here’s a chance to, ahem, Put Yo Money Where Ya Mouth Is. Organized by Dent, a battle seasoned veteran in his own right, this like-named MC battle royal is open to all aspiring freestyle rappers. Up…
UPDATE: The “We Are the World” 25/2010 video premiered last night during the Olympics. Read our impressions, watch the clip, as well as a few behind the scenes interviews and get a complete list of performers here. [update: 02.13.10, 13:46 // original post: 02.02.10, 10:02:36] Our friends over at CNN…
Heavens to mergatroit! This year’s edition of South By Southwest is shaping up to be epic. Just caught wind of the acts that are slated to perform at the Village Voice free day party at La Zona Rosa on Friday, March 19. Man. Oh. Man! In years past, we’ve had…
UPDATE: Slayer and Megadeth have rescheduled the Denver date of their American Carnage tour. Look for both acts at Magness arena on August 25. Bad news if you had your heart set on being deafened by this wall of amps in a few weeks. The American Carnage tour, due at…
It’s been three years since the Fray last attended the Grammys. And the act’s chances of walking away with a statue aren’t any better this time around, unfortunately. Last time around, coincidentally enough, Isaac Slade and company were also pitted against Black Eyed Peas, as they are tonight, as well…
