For the second week in row, Twista’s latest effort, Category F5, grabbed the top spot at Independent Records while Eminem’s Relapse moved into the second slot for the week ending July 26. Jeremih’s self-titled debut and Maxwell’s BLACKsummers’night came nabbed the fourth and fifth slots. See the full breakdown after…
While Charlie Hunter has visited these parts many times with his trio, he usually plays bigger venues like the Bluebird and the Boulder Theater. What makes this pair of dates tonight and tomorrow night with the Ron Miles Group so special is that they’re playing at the very intimate Dazzle…
Catfish Kray might be a blues veteran who started playing during the ’60s in Cleveland before moving to Denver in 1980, but he recruited some young talent last year, essentially cutting the band’s average age in half. The young blood seems to have added a notable amount of fire to…
The Jet Entertainment Group has opened Jet South in the former Purple Martini DTC spot at 8000 East Belleview Avenue in Greenwood Village. While the Purple Martini was soaked in earth tones and purple lighting, Jet South is all about silvers, grays and black. Jordan Bullock, Jet’s VP of marketing,…
Some say the bowerbird is one of the most fascinating birds in the world. The males go to great lengths to build ornate bowers with twigs, grass and bright objects to attract the females, which is pretty rare in the animal kingdom. This particular bird inspired the moniker of North…
On Wednesday, July 22, Live Nation is offering buy one, get one free lawn tickets for Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre shows including Creed, Crue Fest II, Def Leppard with Cheap Trick and Poison, Toby Keith with Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley with Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne, and Rod Stewart. The two-for-one…
New Jersey-based indie rockers Yo La Tengo hit the road this fall, which includes a stop at Ogden Theatre Saturday, October 10, in support of the band’s forthcoming album, Popular Songs, due September 8 on Matador. Tickets, which are $20 advance and $25 day of show, go on sale Saturday,…
Dead Weather’s debut, Horehound, was the top seller at Wax Trax while Cage’s Depart From Me came in second for the week ending July 19. Clutch’s Strange Cousins From the West, J Dilla’s Dillanthology 2 and Tortoise’s Beacons of Ancestorship rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after…
Twist’s Category F5, released last week on the GMG imprint, grabbed the top spot at Independent Records while local act Speakeasy Tiger’s debut, The Public, came in second for the week ending July 19. Krizz Kalico’s new album, Genius, nabbed the third spot and Jeremih moved down number four. See…
Horehound, the debut album by the alt-rock super group the Dead Weather featuring White Stripes’ Jack White, the Kills’ Alison Mosshart, Queens of the Stone Age’s Dean Fertita and the Raconteurs’ Jack Lawrence, knocked Wilco latest effort down to the second slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending…
On the surface it might seem a bit strange throwing Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith together, but the four apparently gelled so well that they decided to form a band under the Chickenfoot moniker. Last fall, they knocked…
As the owner of Suite Two Hundred (1427 Larimer Street), 5 Degrees (1475 Lawrence Street) and Monarck and 24K, both at 1416 Market Street, Lotus Concepts’ Francois Safieddine has a good feel for the trends in that part of town. “In Larimer Square, for example, the crowd is extremely upscale…
Wilco’s latest effort, Wilco (the album), nabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the second week in a row while Son Volt’s American Central Dust came in fourth for the week ending July 12. Local singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov’s This Empty Northern Hemisphere came in third while the…
Wilco’s latest album was the top seller while Discovery (a project featuring Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles) grabbed the number two spot at Wax Trax for the week ending July 12. Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest and Son Volt’s American Central Dust, released last week on Rounder,…
Jerimih’s self-titled debut grabbed the spot at Independent Records for the second week in a row while Maxwell’s BLACKsummers’ Night, released last week on Sony, came in second at Independent Records for the week ending July 13. Eminem’s Relapse moved down from last week’s number three slot to number six…
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Friday, Jul 10, 2009 Bluebird Theater Better than: The Rev’s last show at the Bluebird Although Reverend Peyton might be an ordained minister, the singer and guitarist looked like he was possessed at times during Friday night’s show at the Bluebird. Sometimes, usually when…
After five years as an upscale club, Monarck, at 1416 Market Street, is getting back to basics. Or close enough. Lotus Concepts is reconcepting the club, which will reopen on July 16 as Oak Tavern, a more traditional saloon — and one that owner Francois Safiedinne hopes will have a…
When Motorhead rocked the Fillmore Auditorium last September, Lemmy and crew had the Misfits in tow. When the band hits the venue again on Saturday, September 26 the metal legends will co-headline with Reverend Horton Heat, and Nashville Pussy gets things warmed up. The Black Crowes also return the Fillmore…
Wilco’s latest effort, Wilco (the album), grabbed the top spot while Meese’s Atlantic debut, Broadcast, nabbed the second slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending July 5. Three Michael Jackson albums were in the top ten and Regina Spektor’s Far was knocked down to the seventh slot from…
After six weeks in the number one spot, Eminem was finally knocked down to the third slot by new albums by Jeremih and Killswitch Engage for the week ending July 5. Michael Jackson’s 25th anniversary edition of Thriller grabbed the number four slot and Wilco’s Wilco (the album), released last…
Wilco and Okkervil River Friday, July 3, 2009 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Better than: Wilco’s show at the Pikes Peak Center last year. Just as Wilco took the stage, the theme from the Price is Right played and two people cloaked in a camel suit pranced across the stage. Sure, it…
I’ve been fascinated by bikers since I first saw Gimme Shelter, which documents what happened when the Rolling Stones supposedly asked the Hells Angels to act as security for a concert at Altamont Speedway in December 1969. After that, I read two of the books by Hells Angels founder Ralph…
