UGK’s latest album, UGK 4 Life, grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending April 6. The Dream and Slim Thug held on to top five slots again this week while Keri Hilson’s A Perfect World moved to the ninth spot after being number one week. See…
Just spoke with U.S. Pipe founder Chris “Citrus” Sauthoff and he confirms that the band has indeed called it a day. The catalyst, he says, is tension between the members that had been simmering since Christmas before reaching a boiling point this week. Although the outfit managed to hold it…
If you were to walk by Sketch, Jesse Morreale’s new wine bar with an old name (the address is technically 101 Broadway, but the entrance is on First Avenue), and see all the candles and wine bottles inside, you might think it was the kind of place where you’d hear…
Matador Records tried to pull a fast one by saying the Condo Fucks was a legendary New London, Connecticut trio that returned after a long hiatus from performing. The label also stated that a secretive Hoboken rehearsal was recorded and was released March 24 as the album Fuckbook, which just…
A number of shows were announced this week, including New Kids on the Block (Wednesday, July 15, Fiddler’s Green), Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald (Monday, July 6, Paramount Theatre), Loretta Lynn (Wednesday, June 10, Paramount Theatre) and Reggae on the Rocks featuring Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Fishbone, the English…
The Decemberists’ new album Hazards of Love grabbed the top spot on Twist & Shout’s bestseller list for the week ending March 29. Mastodon’s Crack the Skye came in second, while Neko Case’s Middle Cyclone and U2’s No Line on the Horizon stayed in the top 10 for the fourth…
Keri Hilson’s A Perfect World, which had endured some delays and was finally released last week, grabbed the number-one spot on Independent Records’ top-sellers list for the week ending March 29. Jim Jones, the Dream, Mastodon and Slim Thug also earned spots in the top five. See the full breakdown…
Rickie Lee Jones was just tapped to co-headline Swallow Hill’s RootsFest with Hot Rize and Leo Kottke tomorrow night at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Shawn Colvin, who was originally scheduled to perform, had to back out due to an unforeseen family emergency. Other acts at the fest include Tallest…
Although we just got a ton of snow, there’s still a reason to get out, drive through the white stuff and check out the club debut of Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, a local superband of sorts that includes Doug Spencer and Hayley Helmerecks (Monofog), Hayley’s brother Will, Kit Peltzel (Mr…
The Five Peace Band featuring Chick Corea & John McLaughlinWednesday, March 25, 2009Paramount TheatreAfter Chick Corea and John McLaughlin played on Miles Davis’s jazz-fusion-birthing albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, McLaughlin formed Mahavishnu Orchestra and Corea started Return to Forever. Both bands helped propel the fusion movement throughout…
Tyler Gilmore and his 17-piece Ninth+Lincoln modern music ensemble will perform the Denver premier of “Piano Roll” Sunday, March 29 at Dazzle. Gilmore, who was this year’s winner in the Emerging Jazz Composer Category of ASCAP’s Jazz Commissioning Program, wrote the piece in honor of legendary pianist Hank Jones, who…
The Jonas Brothers will stop at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, June 24 as part of the trio’s 44-city North American leg of its world tour. The Offspring, Alkaline Trio, the Vandals, Street Dogs and Frontside Five, meanwhile, hit Red Rocks on Thursday, May 28 as part of Punk Rocks…
After two weeks of U2 and Neko Case sitting at the number-one and -two spots, Bonnie Prince Billy’s new album, Beware, knocked U2 down to the second spot and Case moved down to the eighth slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending March 22. Les Claypool’s new disc,…
Twiztid’s brand-new album, W.I.C.K.E.D., knocked the Dream’s Love vs. Money down to the second spot while Jamie Foxx, Hollywood Undead and T.I. still hold top-ten positions at Independent Records for the week ending March 22. See the full breakdown after the jump…
Wavves’ new album, which was released last week on Fat Possum records, grabbed the top spot at Wax Trax for the week ending March 22. Local acts the Omens and Tauntaun sit in the top five for the second week in a row. See the full breakdown after the jump. …
Kurt Elling and Eliane Elias, both Grammy-nominated vocalists, headline this year’s JazzFest Denver at Dazzle this weekend. Elling’s warm baritone can stretch over four octaves and he honed his chops by listening to Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks and other crooners before him. The guy’s a mad scatter, as well as…
I’ve never quite understood Scotch whiskey, which probably shows my lack of experience (and adventure). Jameson, Maker’s Mark — I’m all over that stuff, but try to pour me some Macallan, and I’ll think it’s the booze version of sweetbreads or something. And somehow, I just got in my head…
While vocalist Ayo Awosika might have steeped herself in the music of jazz singers Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Carmen McRae, she delves into more of a soul/folk amalgam on her new EP. As the title suggests, the disc is filled with songs coming from the singer’s heart, especially on…
In addition to the My Bloody Valentine and Phish shows that we already reported, there were a lot of other concert announcements this week, including Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction at Fiddler’s Green on Tuesday, May 26, Death Cab for Cutie at Red Rocks on Tuesday, July 14 and…
The recently reunited members of Phish announced today that the band will return to Red Rocks for the first time in more than a dozen years for a four-night run (Thursday, July, 30 through Sunday, August, 2). A limited number of tickets are available now through Sunday, March 22 at…
Local albums, including new albums by the Omens and Tauntaun, grabbed the top three spots on Wax Trax’s best seller list for the week ending March 15. The Handsome Furs and Antony and the Johnsons were also in the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump…
U2, which was the top seller the previous week, was knocked down to the number-ten spot after the Dream’s brand-new Love Vs. Money, which was released last week, claimed the top stop for the week ending March 15. Jamie Foxx, Lamb of God and T.I. still hold on to top…
