Denver natives and indie-alternative darlings Ivory Circle are scheduled to perform at the 2016 Westword Music Showcase on the City Hall Main Stage. They’re currently working on a new EP, the third and final in a series that started with the release of Equilateral in 2014. With the second, Isosceles,…

This Saturday at the Westword Music Showcase, Fort Collins-based trio Aspen Hourglass will take the stage at Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge as the opening act for that venue’s daylong lineup of music. The fusion-rock band has been busy in the past few months, with performances at the Aggie Theater and…

Upon relocating to Brooklyn from their homeland of Denmark in 2010, New Politics quickly found its place in the music scene as one of the freshest and most energetic groups to debut in recent years with the release of its self-titled LP — a solid half-hour of blistering alternative rock…

At this year’s Westword Music Showcase, some of Denver’s most prominent local acts will be taking the stage at Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge, located at 930 Lincoln Street. The eighteen-year-old club has hosted such groundbreaking jazz artists as Esperanza Spalding and Joe Lovano, earning it a reputation as the prime…

The 22nd Westword Music Showcase, taking place Saturday, June 25, 2016, is designed to feature more than one hundred fantastic and innovative Denver bands — but it also showcases some kick-ass national headliners. This year the festival will expand to include two main stages in addition to more than a dozen…

Luke Thinnes’ relationship with music has always been driven by a genuine love for art and expression. As a teenager, he showed a love for DIY ethic in music, regularly attending shows at local venues like Rhinoceropolis and Glob — which he now calls home. After playing in drone/noise group…

Anton Krueger, better known as Bollywood Life, will be cranking out a set of catchy electro-pop at this Saturday’s Artopia. Krueger just came off a U.S./Canada tour with Slow Magic and Giraffage, whom he was running video-art for. Upon returning home to Denver, Krueger’s had some time to reflect on his musical…