Charismatic, enigmatic and often hilarious, Lee Burridge built his reputation as one of dance music’s most well liked DJs playing gigs all over the world and winning over nightclubbers everywhere he goes. In advance of his show tomorrow night at Beta, we caught up with the English-born jock and talked…
Drum-and-bass seems to be re-surging, due perhaps in part to the current obsession with all things bass-heavy. Reload: Planet of the Drums, tonight at the Gothic Theatre, features a familiar line-up: Dara, AK1200 and Dieselboy, three selectors who have long been at the forefront of the American DNB scene, MC…
One of the world’s most loved and respected DJs, Lee Burridge has stayed credible and relevant, despite the notoriously fickle nature of dance-music trends, over the course of a career that is now entering its fourth decade. From his early days playing in the nightclubs of Hong Kong and at…
This Friday, Afterhours Anonymous brings you its Spring Social featuring DJ Foxx, Ben A, Joey B, Bones and Quinn at miniBAR in Cherry Creek. The oh-so-cleverly-named crew threw one of Denver’s best and most exclusive New Year’s Eve parties this year by reuniting the entire Casa del Soul Collective for…
Lisa Shaw’s smooth, sultry voice is utterly unmistakable. Arguably the most noteworthy singer in contemporary house music, the modern-day diva has worked extensively with the one-and-only Miguel Migs on numerous tracks for Naked Music and Migs’ newer label, Salted. Shaw’s ubiquitous vocals are practically synonymous with deep, soulful house. Fans…
One of the biggest acts in electronic music, the Prodigy exploded onto the British scene with its 1992 debut album, Experience, and 1994 follow-up, Music for the Jilted Generation. The duo of frontman Keith Flint and producer Liam Howlett went on to become one of the first dance bands to…
After an eight-year hiatus, Jason Bills and Brad Roulier of Together Productions have once again joined forces for, fittingly, Together Again, this Saturday night at Beta. Together Again features Sultan and Ned Shepard, who DJ and produce commercial vocal electronica (see their recent single “Call My Name”). Local DJs Bones…
Dave Parrish joins DJ Nutmeg this Friday for Musik1st’s monthly night at Funky Buddha Lounge. For nearly fifteen years, Parrish has been one of Colorado’s top techno DJs, and Nutmeg isn’t exactly wet-behind-the-ears, either. The two scene vets playing together should make for an exciting night of quality underground techno…
For the better part of the last two decades, Wally Callerio has been one of the key players in the West Coast house scene. The Los Angeles-based DJ/producer/Dufflebag Recordings label boss/house music purist performs in Denver on Friday night with Treehouse Collective DJs Brick Lee and Travis Press at 2711…
Looking for something to do SIA weekend that’s a little more under-the-radar? Bassface, Friday night at the Meadowlark, promises bass-centric grooves and an underground vibe. Local talent includes Roger Sampson, Christian Whitney, J-Grilla, Mike Deez, London Dungeon and Max Klaw. ($5-$10, 21+) Also Friday night, Kraddy from Glitch Mob performs…
Friday night is Basic Rhythm at Sugar House. Just Ben from Whomp Truck headlines the event with other locals, including DJ Matty vs. Just Al, Joshua Red, DJJD, Shapeshifter and Shaggy. Sugar House played host to a few different dance music events recently; this one will be more bass-heavy. ($5,…
Tonight, stalwart local DJ Nutmeg presents “Off the Wagon” at Funky Buddha. Nutmeg and guest DJs encourage you to fall off the wagon and “ditch those pesky New Year’s resolutions for a night of rug cutting techno.” Sounds like our kind of party. (No cover, 21+)…
Two of the most visible figures in West Coast techno, Drumcell and Audio Injection rose to prominence during the past decade as promoters of Southern California’s infamous Interface warehouse parties. Occasionally performing together as Cell Injection, the Los Angeles-based DJ/producers champion a distinctive style of the genre that is more…
Mother Earth Sound System and CrowdPleaser’s NYE 2010 at the Werks features up-and-coming techno DJ Patrick Russell. Hailing from Detroit, Russell also has a few original productions and remixes under his belt. CrowdPleaser and MESS DJs Tess, Deciprocal and Scott Everett warm up the main floor. Chill out room hosted…
Thursday night, a special New York City edition of Warm at Gallery 22 features three Denver-to-NYC transplants who are back in town for the holidays: Wyatt Earp, Crazy Larry and Juan Francisco. For years, Wyatt Earp of the Casa Del Soul collective was one of Denver’s favorite local DJs, holding…
Tonight, Re:Creation at the Gothic Theatre features San Francisco house DJ Mark Farina performing a Mushroom Jazz set, in the style of his vaunted downtempo mix series for Om Records, currently on its sixth permutation. A longtime Colorado favorite, both Farina and the series remain popular among connoisseurs of chilled-out,…
Warm is the new Thursday night house music weekly at Gallery 22 (formerly the Loft at 821 22nd Street). This week, special guest Kurt Yates joins Warm residents Joey M, Louis Marr and Brandon Bass on DJ duty. Yates was a former resident at Soma during the Boulder nightclub’s heyday…
THIS END UP J. Phlip • Three • DJ Laura 12.4.10 | Casselman’s Casselman’s spacious back room was just starting to come alive when I arrived at the venue last night for “This End Up,” an ambitious, multi-headliner event showcasing resident DJ’s from San Francisco’s infamous after-hours club, the Endup…
Raised on a steady diet of Chicago house music as a kid growing up in Champaign, Illinois, Jessica Phillippe emerged as one of the most in-demand underground female DJs over the past few years. Also known as J. Phlip, Phillippe studied engineering at the University of Illinois before relocating to…
An active member of the Mile High City’s diverse music community since relocating to Denver in the early ’90s, Max Klaw currently performs as a genre-defying but ultimately bass-centric DJ, VJ and dance-music producer. We recently caught up with the pervasive bass junkie to get the scoop on his monthly…
TIESTO With Robbie Rivera 11.13.10 | 1STBANK Center Holland’s native son, superstar trance DJ and dance music producer Tiesto, boasts a resume that would be hard not to find impressive. Some of its highlights: Headlining Coachella and Bonnaroo; a Grammy nomination for his 2007 album, Elements of Life; performing during…
Earlier this morning, Lil Wayne was released from New York’s Rikers Island after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for criminal possession of a weapon. Fellow Southern rapper T.I., meanwhile, went back to jail on Monday after a federal judge in Atlanta revoked his probation following an arrest in…
