Welcome to our latest feature: Hey, DJ! Every Friday starting today, we’ll be spotlighting the hottest, ahem, cats (see what we did there) 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…
Okay, so how many times have you went to a show, watched a band and thought to yourself, I can out sing that dude in my sleep!? If this sounds like you, here’s your chance. If you’ve secretly harbored the desire to get up onstage and showcase your pipes but…
And the hits keeping coming for local scene. Earlier this week, we posted the new video from Skyline Surrender, and now we present you with the new video from Drive-In Massacre, which just finished recording its new album, Upon Forgetful Seas, with Dave Otero at his Flatline Audio studio. Like…
This Sunday morning, early risers who make it out to the Denver Marathon will be treated to a diverse array of local talent along the race route. Perhaps taking a cue from the Bolder Boulder, marathon organizers fielded a number of suggestions from the runners before settling on a half-dozen…
Although Mama has still (frustratingly) yet to play live with the lineup that recorded the excellent Bayoutopia, the ferocious hard rock act fronted by the inimitable Jeff Leonetti (aka Leonomadic), is reportedly hard at work on a new album. The record, Toxikinesis, takes its name from the superhero strengths of…
Drag the River has always been about giving fans the biggest bang for their hard-earned buck. If you ever stumbled into a bar that has a Drag record in the jukebox, for instance, you’ve probably noticed that if you select the last track on the album, you’re treated to the…
Great news: The Titan Courageous is back and sounding just as good as ever. After being spotlighted as one of the act’s to watch in our Class of 2008, the act curiously embarked on an indefinite sabbatical. After a while, we just assumed the outfit was pushing daisies like so…
Sounds like everything’s turning up roses these days for el broski with the froski. For those in the cheap seats, we’re referring to Mr. Rob Drabkin, the proud owner of Denver’s most distinctive do. The singer-songwriter was just tapped to open seventeen dates on Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam’s…
All right, hands up: Who has eighty minutes to kill this afternoon? Aw, c’mon, sure you do. Take a longer lunch and then chow down at your desk. It will be worth it. Promise. Remember that Fray documentary we told you about at the beginning of the year, Fair Fight,…
With frontman Duncan Barlow currently residing in Florida, d.biddle doesn’t play very often. And so when it does, needless to say, it’s something of an event, particularly when one of the shows happens to fall on Halloween and rolls into El Día de los Muertos. With Barlow looking like an…
Wonder if the MySpace page belonging to Candy Claws has seen a significant spike in the past two days. We’re guessing that it has. Around this time yesterday, “Catamaran,” a track from the outfit’s latest effort, In the Dream of Sea Life, which has been remastered and is slated to…
Update: Congratulations to Bridget Dyer. Her and a guest will be our guests at the show tonight featuring Stone Temple Pilots, who, as correctly noted by everyone that responded, was originally known as the Mighty Joe Young before briefly changing their moniker to Shirley Temple’s Pussy and then eventually settling…
The quality of videos coming out of the Mile High City these days is pretty astounding. Gone are the days of convincing a buddy with a camcorder to spend an afternoon trying to make something “artsy.” Within the past few years, the quality of videos seems to have risen in…
As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, “What are you listening to?” The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we’ve compiled a…
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, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show*, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the…
If you’ve never heard of Owl City until now, you’re forgiven. The brainchild of young pop composer and producer Adam Young, Owl City, seemingly came out of nowhere in the past six months and is quickly becoming a phenomenon. Foisted to the forefront solely on the strength of a strong…
Update: Manchester Orchestra is playing on Friday night at Club 156 in Boulder. Andy Hull’s solo project, Right Away, Great Captain is slated to open. Tonight will mark the first time the two have performed together. Bad news for those expecting to see Manchester Orchestra, the subject of this week’s…
The other significant local hip-hop release this evening comes from the Fresh Breath Committee, who also took time to mix it up with us this week. It’s pretty safe bet that all the local heads that aren’t at the hi-dive will be at the Fox Theatre in Boulder for the…
Tonight’s a pretty big night for local hip-hop. Two significant releases are both being released tonight. The first of today’s Freeloader tracks is taken from Naked Dinner, Time’s brand new album, which he’ll be dropping tonight at the hi-dive in the company of Whygee, Agent Strange and Damon JeVon &…
As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, “What are you listening to?” The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we’ve compiled a…
All right, break’s over, kids. Time for the big takeover. Looks like the Flobots are getting back to work — and it’s about damn time, for chrissakes. While the rest of us slept in intervals as a result of our efforts to diligently invest our time in such noble and…
Remember back when we didn’t really have too many high-profile bands, before the Fray and all the other members of the Neo Denver Invasion were even a gleam in their daddy’s eye? Then you probably remember Five Iron Frenzy, the ridiculously popular ska-core outfit fronted by Reese Roper whose members…
