Ray Rodriguez, co-owner of The Bar (554 South Broadway), which took over the former Atrium space last fall, has just introduced goldfish racing, an entertainment he offered for many years in a tiny bar outside of Sedona, Arizona. “It was just always a good time, and everybody enjoyed themselves,” Rodriguez…
Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows featuring the Shins, James Taylor and Explosions in the Sky were announced; In the Whale, Tennis and FaceMan got spins on local radio; and recent albums from Leonard Cohen, Matador, Young Jeezy and…
Saxophonist Aakash Mittal has studied music in India over the past few years, and at one point, the other members of his quartet joined him for a two-week residency in Calcutta, where they wrote the six songs on Thumbs Up. The EP opens with Matt Fuller playing the meditative solo…
With an extensive background in classical and prepared guitar, Janet Feder has focused primarily on instrumental recordings. But on her latest effort, the aptly titled Songs With Words, Feder sings on most of the tracks, and her voice sounds stunning throughout, particularly on cuts like “O the Sky Falling Moment”…
Last week, nominations for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced, and Denver got a few nods. The 40,000 square-foot Grizzly Rose, which has been the city’s premier country bar for over two decades, received another nomination as Nightclub of the Year, while KYGO earned a nod…
David Amram, who will perform at the Neal Cassady birthday tonight at the Mercury Cafe and tomorrow night at Dazzle, shared a close connection with Cassady, Jack Kerouac and other Beats, while also being a jazz musician who collaborated with Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus and Oscar Pettiford. Amram has also…
Ben Vereen, who was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame earlier this week, will be at the Newman Center at 7:30 p.m tonight in a benefit for Rocky Mountain PBS. The show, titled “Steppin’ Out With Ben Vereen,” features the Tony Award winner and Broadway legend paying tribute to…
British dubstep producer Flux Pavilion (aka Joshua Steele), one of the founders of Circus Records, and his cohort Doctor P headline the Global Dub Festival at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday, May 18. Canadian dubstep producers Datsik and Downlink, and the electro-house duo DirtyLoud are also on the bill. General…
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, Amos Lee, Randy Newman and Kasey Chambers are just a few of the artists who are part of the preliminary line-up of the 22nd Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, which runs from Friday, August 17 to Sunday, August 19 at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons…
Anyone who didn’t snag tickets for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers show on April 19 at the 1STBANK Center will get another chance as AEG just announced a second show on Wednesday, April 18. Tickets ($49.50-$99.50) go on sale this Saturday, February 4 at 10 a.m. through TicketHorse. Regina Spektor…
Miranda Lambert, two-time Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, will be at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, March 17 in support of her latest effort, Four the Record, which was released last November. Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann will both open the show. Tickets, which start at $38.75,…
THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT @ OGDEN THEATRE | 1/28/12 Just in case anyone forgot how long the Reverend Horton Heat has been around, he reminded everyone during the first 45 minutes of his show the Ogden Theatre Saturday night by playing a song from each of his albums in chronological…
Last month, Kris Sieger told us that future of Rockaway Tavern was up in the air, and that he was looking for potential investors and might even be up for selling the place. Looks like Sieger, who opened the bar in July 2010 with former 15th Street Tavern owner Myke…
While guitarist Janet Feder has made a number of instrumental recordings, she sings on most of the songs on her latest effort, the fittingly titled Songs With Words, slated for release tonight at the Mercury Cafe. Producer Joe Shepard encouraged Feder to do anything that she wanted. At first, she…
Since the guys in Bad Weather California each have busy lives and work at different times, it’s hard enough for them to find time to get together for an hour to practice, let alone make a music video. That said, making grandiose videos was just out of the picture for…
Even though Lola Black’s lineup includes former members of Blister 66, Snapstick Dynomite and the Eight Bucks Experiment, the band’s new six-song EP, Día de los Borrachos, isn’t entirely a punk affair. Sure, there’s a punk spirit in revved-up cuts like “Hit the Road” and “Take Back,” but the rest…
Rob Lanphier split off from B.U.F.F. Brothers, which owns several taverns in the metro area, and started a new company last fall: Pour Kids. Noonan’s Tavern (13521 East Iliff Avenue in Aurora), which B.U.F.F. had opened in March 2011, is part of the Pour Kids group; so is Boone’s Tavern,…
WILCO @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | 1/19/12 “I’d like to thank the Fillmore for having us back,” Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy told a capacity crowd last night. “It’s a pretty sweet joint you got here. It’s a good rock and roll joint with chandeliers. I don’t think anything rocks without chandeliers…
Couple of recent closures to let you know about, one that’s more permanent than the other. First up: Mo’s, the bar at 1037 Broadway, has gone dark after a two-year-plus run. “It’s been a long run and something new is always on the horizon,” reads Mo’s Facebook page. “Change is…
Two legendary bars went dark the first week of 2012. Music Bar, which has been around since the late 1940s and most recently was known for its karaoke nights, closed its doors at 4586 Tennyson Street at the end of 2011. And a week later, Gabor’s, a classic Capitol Hill…
From FY5 tracks “Red Mountain Pass” and “Sing a Lonesome Song,” it’s clear that Finnders & Youngberg is equally at home with foot-stomping bluegrass and a wide spectrum of roots, Americana and country music. On “Tomorrow Night,” the quintet takes Hank Thompson’s slow country song, speeds it up and adds…
Next Friday, January 20, Oak Tavern is launching All Access Fridays, a new weekly live music series in which bands will be filmed for PBS/Free Speech TV’s show 303 All Access. The show will focus on up-and-coming rock, reggae, hip-hop, alt-rock and acoustic acts, who will each be interviewed and…
