All right, the Tauntaun contest is over. Today’s Friday, and we’ve picked the winners as promised. Thanks to everyone who entered. It was genuinely surprising to see how much everyone knows about Tauntaun, about the members past history, ie., what bands they’ve all played in (Sleeper Horse, Grace Like Gravity,…

How does one go from affable, unassuming club DJ to one of the hottest, most in-demand producers in the game in just under a year and half? Beats us. We’re pretty sure, however, that Frank E can tell you a thing or about that sort of thing. After crafting hits…

Update: Thanks to our friends at Suburban Home Records, we’ve got our hands on a track for Chad Price’s forthcoming record, which we’ve posted after the jump for your downloading pleasure.Hot on the heels of Vistor’s Band, Jon Snodgrass’s excellent solo record, Chad Price, the other half of the almighty…

Fell’s discography is a bit complicated: Although the group’s latest album, Incoherent Lullabies, was just released by the band’s Australian label, Camera Obscura, it was actually recorded before the album the act released a few months ago, a platter titled A Farewell to Echoes. As it turns out, Lullabies was…

As those who’ve spent any amount of time on the road can attest, touring can be either exhilarating or exhausting. Like anything else, there’s high points and low points. Most of the time, though, it falls somewhere in the middle. Days are spent in constant motion it seems on long,…

The Johnson family never ceases to amaze us with their extraordinary talent. From making music (Nathan Johnson, musician, Cinematic Underground) to making films (Rian Johnson, auteur, Brick and Brothers Bloom) to making records (Aaron Johnson, producer, God or Julie/ and the Fray), the Johnsons are an exceptional bunch. We were…

So hot on the heels of StubHub listing Denver at number ten on its list of twenty most rockin’ cities, comes word that the Society of American Travel Writers — evidently the largest consortium of traveling journos and photographers — have also deigned the Mile High City as the tenth…

Okay, so is it just us or has anyone else noticed that Gregory Alan Isakov seems to have a way with the ladies? First he caught the notice of Brandi Carlile, who made a cameo on his latest record, This Empty Northern Hemisphere — which, incidently, you can begin pre-ordering…

Update: Just received word that the new 3 the Hardway video will be screened for the very first time in its entirety on Friday, September 11, at Tooey’s on Colfax and Marion. The premier party, which kicks off at 9 p.m. is free and will feature performances from 3 the…

In the tradition of now classic releases like 1997’s Get Up Kids/Coalesce split 7-inch, in which both groups covered each other’s songs, Epilogues and the Photo Atlas have announced plans to embark on similar effort with a twist — namely each band will record two new songs in addition to…

So, don’t know if you’ve heard or not yet, but Tauntaun, an almighty titan of Denver metal, is playing a very special show this weekend at the Bluebird with Ian Cooke and Alan Alda. (Yeah, we know. Pretty sweet bill, right?) Word has it, Mr. Cooke will be joining Tauntaun…

Looks like congratulations are due Come Forth By Day, who just inked a deal with Statik Factory Records. Although a release date hasn’t been set yet, the Orlando, Florida-based imprint, which specializes in death metal, hardcore and grindcore and is home to acts such as And Hell Follwed With, Atila,…

The nearly departed Rabbit Is a Sphere — we say nearly, because although by all appearances the outfit has disbanded, the members prefer to say they’re on hiatus rather than putting a finer point on it than saying its over — has made yet more of its music available. As…

Ah, does somebody have a case of the Mondays? Not to fret. Here’s a new video from Danielle Ate the Sandwich singing “Ooh Child” (which always reminds us of Boyz in the Hood every time we hear it). Thanks to Danielle’s sweet delivery, the hopeful tune will surely help brighten…

Just received word from Monolith curator Matt Fecher that the annual fall festival, headlined this year by the Mars Volta and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, has just added more than a dozen local DJs to its lineup. Nationally renown turntablist DJ Vajra heads the roster, which also includes Mu$a, who…

From the looks of the video above, we gather that the Single File dudes have found plenty of ways to entertain themselves on the Warped Tour this year, from doing swell bracelet tricks to rapping about the virtues of flipping burgers versus flipping copies at Kinkos. (?) Bassist Joe Ginsberg…