While September was a stellar month for nationally known jazz talent coming through town, October has some equally compelling acts, including legendary bassist Ron Carter, forward-thinking trio the Bad Plus, acclaimed pianist Vijay Iyer and guitarist Lionel Loueke. Keep reading for a full rundown of this month’s five best jazz…
After eight years of being next door to Pasquini’s at 1312 South Broadway, Tavern 13 is moving a few blocks south to 1643 South Broadway, in the space of the former Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli. Owner Natalie Robles, who took over Tavern 13 in May 2009 after managing it, says she’s…
On Ninth and Lincoln’s last effort, Static Line, leader and composer Tyler Gilmore moved away from the standard big-band form and went in a different direction, one inspired by twentieth-century composers and minimalism. Now he’s lending his innovative composing and arranging skills to indie chamber group Small Dream Ada, which…
In addition to performing with singer-songwriters like Ani DiFranco and Natalie Merchant and touring with Brandi Carlile for the past few years, the in-demand and innovative drummer Allison Miller, who’s been wielding sticks since she was ten years old, has also played with such jazz heavies as Marty Ehrlich and…
New Year’s Eve is shaping up to be an epic night of shows, with the String Cheese Incident pulling into 1STBANK Center for a three-night NYE run (tickets on sale this Saturday, September 29). STS9 plays three shows at the Fillmore (tickets on sale Friday, September 28) and the Motet’s…
Update 9/20/12: Local string quartet Per Vita is slated to back Amanda Palmer this Friday at the Gothic Theater. The group reached out to Palmer immediately when she put out the initial call, knowing full well that it was volunteer only. “We didn’t care at all,” says Laena McDonald. “We…
Save for a rousing take on Duke Ellington’s “Caravan,” Leslie Brown’s Tenderly is an unhurried affair — and that’s as it should be, because the singer’s relaxed delivery is suited to songs that are slow and slinky, such as opener “He Must Be in Love” and the gorgeous title track…
Disgusted with the re-election of George W. Bush, in 2005 Firewater ringleader Tod A left New York — where he’d lived for the previous two decades and where he’d fronted Cop Shoot Cop — and headed out of the country on a three-year journey that took him to the Middle…
Disgusted with the re-election of George W. Bush, in 2005 Firewater ringleader Tod A left New York — where he’d lived for the previous two decades and where he’d fronted Cop Shoot Cop — and headed out of the country on a three-year journey that took him to the Middle…
Wurstküche, a company that runs exotic sausage restaurants in downtown Los Angeles and in Venice Beach, has taken over the building at 2036 Broadway that most recently housed Rockaway Tavern (and was the Triangle for decades before that). But don’t fire up the grill just yet. See also: – Besides…
Molly Ringwald, who comes from a family of voracious readers, started writing as a child — before she became an ’80s teen icon who starred in such John Hughes films as Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club — but says she never really thought she’d publish anything…
The Salty Dog is slated to open in early October in the former Mo’s space, 1037 Broadway, which closed last January after a two-year-plus run. The dog-friendly sports tavern will serve Colorado craft brews and be a Colorado State University alumni bar. Owner Justin Henry says via Facebook that every…
As a teenager in the early ’60s, guitarist John Abercrombie had some key recordings that helped shape his musical focus, including Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue, John Coltrane’s Crescent, Sonny Rollins’s The Bridge, Ornette Coleman’s This Is Our Music and Bill Evans’s Interplay. On Abercrombie’s latest effort, the outstanding Within…
GOV’T MULE @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | 9.13.12 About two hours into Gov’t Mule’s epic three-hour set, the Warren Haynes-lead quartet kicked into the a deep and slow groove of “Effigy,” which then morphed into “Hey Joe,” with Haynes substituting a line for, “Going way out west, way out to Colorado…
Known for his innovative, textural approach to guitar playing, David Torn has released a number of albums under his own name and under the Splattercell moniker. He’s also used his talents for film scoring and collaborated with a diverse set of artists including David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Sting and John…
While it might surprise people when they hear that an actor has written literary fiction, Molly Ringwald is surprised that more actors don’t do it. Ringwald, who explores the theme of betrayal in a series of interlinked stories that make up her novel When It Happens to You, says acting…
Known for his innovative, textural approach to guitar playing, David Torn has released a number of albums under his own name and under the Splattercell moniker. He’s also used his talents for film scoring and collaborated with a diverse set of artists including David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Sting and John…
It’s one thing to listen to Trace Bundy on record, but it’s a whole other experience to actually see the guitarist — one of the finest acoustic fingerpickers around these parts — do his guitar gymnastics firsthand, from two-handed finger tapping and percussive slapping to looping phrasing and using multiple…
A year after opening the 1UP in LoDo, business was so good Jourdan Adler took over the former Monkey Bar and opened it as the 2UP last June. Now, inspired by the success of arcade bars, Jesse Gossett and Mike Boselli took over the former Round Midnight space, which closed…
The space at 1434 Blake Street that was once home to the legendary City Spirit has gone through many incarnations over the past decade, from Andrew’s Pub & Lounge to Lure Lounge to SportsBook to Pre-Game Sports Bar to the Blake and, finally, Kraine Station, a Ukrainian restaurant that barely…
Denver gets its share of national jazz talent, but September proves to be an exceptionally good month, with some legendary folks like Esperanza Spalding, John Ambercrombie, David Torn, Brian Blade and Allison Miller coming to town, as well as a fine selection of estimable local talent. Keep reading for a…
Boulder’s Stuart Davis, a practicing Buddhist monk otherwise known as the “punk monk,” has made a name for himself with his HDNet show Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll, which includes comedy sketches, monologues and music. He’s also made a number of albums under his own name with producer and engineer…
