During a two-day photo shoot for Wilco’s new album, guitarist Nels Cline, a reluctant rock star of sorts, had a rock-star moment. “I felt like I was in the Beatles or something,” he explains, “doing this photo shoot in Milwaukee, standing outside drawing traffic with a camel with a party…
Sonic Youth guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo have a strong affinity for their Fender Jazzmasters. which they say have defined the Sonic Youth sound for more than two decades. According to Fender’s press release, the guitarists have always modified their Jazzmasters by removing any extraneous controls and just leaving…
Mutemath kicks off its North American tour this fall in support of the release of its forthcoming album, Armistice, which hits the stores August 18. Along the way, the New Orleans-based rockers will stop at the Ogden Theatre Wednesday, October 14. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 3 at 10…
Regina Spektor’s latest release, Far, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 28. Local faves Paper Bird’s new EP, Sky Underground, nabbed the number two slot and brand new albums from Dinosaur Jr. and Mars Volta also grabbed slots in the top five. See…
Sunset Rubdown’s Dragonslayer, released last week on Jagjaguwar, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax for the week ending June 28. Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest moved down to third and Dirty Projectors’ Bitte Orca moved up to the sixth slot. See the full breakdown after the jump…
For the sixth week in a row, Eminem grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending June 28. Mars Volta’s new album, Octahedron, and Mike E. Clark’s Psychopathic Murder Mix V. 1 compilation came in second and third while four Michael Jackson albums, including the 25th Anniversary…
Every time legendary North Carolina-based blues guitarist Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin comes to Colorado, he has the Delta Sonics back him up. Margolin, a former Muddy Waters sideman, knows a hell of a lot about Chicago-style blues, and he probably uses the Delta Sonics because they’re deft at the style…
After fronting the Fort Collins-based indie-rock band the Jimi Austin for three and a half years, Chris Anderson was at a bit of a crossroads. Drummer Shane Zweygardt and guitarist Ian Haygood were pushing for more of a progressive dance-rock sound, while Anderson wanted to explore mellower songwriting. Before Anderson’s…
Two decades ago, a buddy and I were eating burritos on the patio of a place in downtown Isla Vista, California, home of the University of California’s Santa Barbara campus, when a sixty-something guy started chatting us up. His cheeks were leathery, and his hair, bushy eyebrows and beard were…
Last month, The Sun reported that Shane MacGowan got himself a new pair of dentures to stop his face from “falling apart” after 35 years on the thrash. Sure, the dude’s been known as a drunkard of the highest order, he’s missed a few planes to gigs over the years…
Sonic Youth’s new album, The Eternal, grabbed the top slot for the second week in a row while George Harrison’s new greatest hits collection, Let It Roll, came in second for the week ending June 21. Steve Earle’s Townes, Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown and Mos Def’s Ecstatic rounded out…
Grizzly Bear’s latest disc, Veckatimest, nabbed the top slot at Wax Trax for the week ending June 21. The late-’70s Colorado punk compilation Rocky Mountain Low continues to stay in the top ten while new albums from Mos Def and Sonic Youth also grabbed spots in the top five. See…
For the fifth week in a row, Eminem’s Relapse grabbed the top spot on Independent’s best seller list for the week ending June 21. Tech N9ne’s Sickology 101, which has been a top seller since it was released April 28, moved up the second spot while new discs by Black…
A sweet little blonde straddled the drummer while he played “Margaritaville,” but somehow he was able to lay down a steady beat while she rode his lap like a mechanical bull. And this was after she’d dirty-danced and rubbed up against everyone else in the band at the Frontier Club…
The Flaming Lips know all about putting on a hell of a show, and the Monolith Festival gig at Red Rocks in 2007 was one most phenomenal things to happen to that venue in the last few years. Lets hope for a repeat performance when the Lips return to Red…
Eminem has been holding on to the top spot at Independent Records for a month now with his latest release, Relapse. Mos Def’s The Ecstatic and Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D., both released last week, grabbed the second and third slots while Method Man & Redman and DJ Quick &…
After two decades on Geffen Records, Eternal, Sonic Youth’s Matador Records debut released last week, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 14. Mos Def’s The Ecstatic, Dirty Projectors’ Bitte Orca, both released last week, came in at the second and fourth slots while…
See more photos from Sutra at westword.com/slideshow.Ideal Fathers, 12 p.m.Ideal Fathers kicked off the Sutra stage with a high-charged set of post-punk that included some keyed up takes on songs from its new brand new EP, A Complete Waste of Time Travel. Frenetic frontman Jesse Hunsaker screamed and wailed over…
WHYGEENOMINATED IN HIP-HOP-MC2:00-2:45 P.M., VINYL ROOFTOPPersonnel: WhygeeDiscography: Suicide Watch EP (2009)Download or stream “Sunkenstate Black Superheroes” after the jump…
THE STILL CITYNOMINATED IN INDIE ROCK2:00-2:45 P.M., BAR STANDARDPersonnel: Jeff Wiencrot; Brian Knab; Ryan Murphy; Brandon Roth; Harold HausmanDiscography: Light and the Machines (2008) Download or stream “Sleepwalkers for Life” after the jump…
SPEAKEASY, TIGERNOMINATED IN POP2:00-2:45 P.M., LA RUMBAPersonnel: Kyle Simmons; Pete Schmidt; Tavis Alley, Lauren Gale; Luke GordonDiscography: forthcoming (2009)Download or stream “Awake” after the jump…
SIX MONTHS TO LIVENOMINATED IN INDIE POP12:00-12:45 P.M., BAR STANDARDPersonnel: Gregory Hill; Chris Brumbaugh; Shawn Sandler; Donnie Maul; Matt ShupeDiscography: A Better Place (2008); Starting as of Now (EP) (2006)Download or stream “The Night Your House Down” after the jump. …
