When most people look at a mound of used bicycle parts they see (at best) the potential for scrap metal, or possibly a refurbished bike. But when Carolina Fontoura Alzaga looks at the same junkyard of rust and discarded, greasy metal, she sees interior design. See also: -As Denver becomes…
There’s probably a certain amount of sincerity involved when a famous musician endorses a political candidate. But even the most un-cynical, democracy-loving patriot will have to admit that there’s a hell of a lot more to the rock star/candidate public union than just fiscal policy. Endorsing a politician can either…
DIRTY FEMMES / HELL’S BELLES / MF RUCKUS @ ORIENTAL | 11.02.12 Last night the Oriental was invaded by a sentimental army of superfans, with performer and audience meeting on an equal plain of adoration for music that was at least two decades old. Jen Korte’s Violent Femmes tribute band,…
Editor’s note: Election day is almost here, and if you haven’t voted early, you have decisions ahead of you — including whether to vote at all, according to Westword contributor Josiah Hesse. Disagree? Chris Utterback takes the opposite position in “Your vote matters: Why you should head to the polls…
Momentarily abandoning her rock roots, former Ghost Buffalo singer Marie Litton leads her dark-folk three-piece PrettyMouth on its debut album, Satan in Clothes. Here Litton lays bare the personal gloom she’s endured over the years, packaging all of it in songs with a ’90s acoustic simplicity wrapped in musically rich…
Known for their wild, unpredictable comedy nights at Deer Pile, as well as several open mics around town, the Fine Gentleman’s Club comedy co-op will attempt to put chaos to order on Halloween, when they record a live album at Comedy Works. “One of my favorite comedy albums, Dave Attell’s…
Update 10/29/12: Rumor confirmed. After performing this past weekend with Dirty Femmes at the Larimer Lounge, Violent Femmes frontman Gordon Gano is staying in town for an encore performance with the Denver tribute band this Friday, November 2, at the Oriental with Hell’s Belles and MF Ruckus. According to Korte,…
After gaining a reputation for taste and comprehension with their first three volumes, including a nod in our 2010 Best of Denver issue, the folks at Radio 1190 continue to document the Denver music scene with their fourth installment the Local Shakedown series, a two-disc set that covers a gamut…
For the last two and a half years, Fingers of the Sun have been delighting Denver music fans with their infectious melodies and instrumental flair. And with a moniker as surreal and poetic as theirs, we couldn’t help but call up guitarist/songwriter Nathan Brasil and find out just how they…
Ask local filmmaker Paul Berry what BARK, showing at the Mercury Cafe this Wednesday, is “about,” and you end up with a shake-and-bake collection of themes and pop-culture references that include George Lucas, the Baghavad Gita, political satire, George W. Bush, buffalo on the moon and an implied post-modern anti-war…
“My voice is a bit twangy,” says Marie Litton. “It works with dark, quiet music — but bands don’t like to play quiet. The band I have now is perfect for my voice, but it took me a long time to find them.” After fronting the locally-renowned Ghost Buffalo for…
As the latest solo project to come out of the Americana collective Paper Bird, Esme Patterson’s All Princes, I is probably the most radical departure from her band’s bluegrass/Dixieland sound. Pulling from influences as varied as Van Morrison, CBGB-era punk and Motown, the record is an authentic and infectious gift…
Just two years in, Beauty Bar has become one of the premier homes for vinyl geeks looking to have their aficionado minds blown by one local wizard of wax or another, curating nights of Brit pop, Motown or vintage hip-hop. Tomorrow night, Beauty Bar will play host to yet another…
One of the great historians of our time, Dustin Lance Black is responsible for some great dramatic portrayals of our country’s past. Whether his subject is Harvey Milk, J. Edgar Hoover or the California State Supreme Court, Black is painstakingly thorough with his research and masterful with his storytelling. While…
PEACHES @ the SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 10.13.12 With champagne, campy German dancers and enough fake boobs to smother an elephant, Peaches’ show at the Summit was a roofied cocktail of grimy beats and erotic theater. Putting on a show that was both grand in scope yet refreshingly minimal in…
No one knows how to push buttons quite like Peaches. Whether she’s writing and directing her own autobiographical musical or organizing a Free Pussy Riot campaign, this electro-punk (aka Merrill Nisker) is always a few steps ahead of even the most radical of sex-positive visionaries. In advance of her DJ…
Denver native T.J. Miller is one busy comic. But even on the same day that his new comedy series, Mash Up, premiered on Comedy Central, Miller took the time to give us a call and chat about Hollywood success and why he still misses Denver. During our conversation, Miller was…
AIMEE MANN @ OGDEN THEATRE | 10/9/12 With an interesting mix of middle aged ‘Til Tuesday fans reliving their high school heartaches, along with twenty-something feminist-lit majors swaying with their eyes closed, Aimee Mann delivered a refreshing dose of singer/songwriter warmth to the Ogden Theatre last night. Relying heavily on…
Comic T.J. Miller will be premiering his new series, Mash Up, on Comedy Central tonight. Known for his white-boy ode to Denver, being stabbed in Get Him to the Greek, and feuding with Dane Cook, Miller has become one of the most recognizable comedians to come out of this city…
Three decades into her career, Aimee Mann remains as consistently fresh and challenging a singer/songwriter as in her days fronting the mid ’80s new wave band, ‘Til Tuesday. Since then, Mann has had a strong solo career, delivering one of the greatest film soundtracks in recent memory with P.T. Anderson’s…
Three decades into her career, Aimee Mann remains as consistently fresh and challenging a singer-songwriter as in her days fronting the mid-’80s new-wave band ‘Til Tuesday. Since then, Mann has had a strong solo career, delivering one of the greatest film soundtracks in recent memory for P.T. Anderson’s Magnolia. With…
There’s no question that the President — in town this evening to debate Mitt Romney — is a huge music fan. From quoting Sam Cooke during his ’08 acceptance speech to randomly singing Al Green verses during a fundraiser to citing Stevie Wonder as being responsible for his marriage, Obama…
