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Oakland L. Childers

Oakland Childers has been a music journalist since he was sixteen.

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Zimbabwe’s Nobuntu Spreads Peace and African History Through A Cappella

Zimbabwe’s Nobuntu Spreads Peace and African History Through A Cappella

By Oakland L. ChildersNovember 7, 2019

Nobuntu has no patience for bad sound.

Kyle Emerson’s <i>Only Coming Down</i> Is Equal Parts L.A. and Denver

Kyle Emerson’s Only Coming Down Is Equal Parts L.A. and Denver

By Oakland L. ChildersNovember 5, 2019

The Denver/L.A.-based singer-songwriter discusses his latest album.

A Trip to South Korea Moved These Sisters to Start Wookiee & the Rosebuds

A Trip to South Korea Moved These Sisters to Start Wookiee & the Rosebuds

By Oakland L. ChildersNovember 5, 2019

A trip to South Korea inspired these sisters to start a band.

Maya Bennett Celebrates Surviving Mental Health Struggles

Maya Bennett Celebrates Surviving Mental Health Struggles

By Oakland L. ChildersNovember 4, 2019

Maya Bennett’s taking another chance at releasing her album As the Pink Fades, after surviving a bout with mental illness.

The Locust Embraces Absurdity

The Locust Embraces Absurdity

By Oakland L. ChildersNovember 1, 2019

It would be worth a trip down to Summit Music Hall just to see The Locust’s new uniforms.

For Orbit Service’s Randall Frazier, It’s All About Listening

For Orbit Service’s Randall Frazier, It’s All About Listening

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 29, 2019

Randall Frazier is dropping his latest album from his one-man band Orbit Service.

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With a Heavier Sound, Fathers Reflects on Suicide

With a Heavier Sound, Fathers Reflects on Suicide

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 28, 2019

Some albums aim to warm the heart. The new record You Deserve Hell by Denver’s Fathers isn’t one of those.

Agnostic Front Brings Out History, Blood and “Violence”

Agnostic Front Brings Out History, Blood and “Violence”

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 25, 2019

Agnostic Front celebrated the 35th anniversary of Victim in Pain at the Oriental Theater.

Ponder the Albatross Channels Everything From Folk To Metal

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 25, 2019

The bluegrass band is influenced by everything from metal to folk.

Denver Dark-Wave Band Weathered Statues Brings <i>Desolation</i> to Tape

Denver Dark-Wave Band Weathered Statues Brings Desolation to Tape

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 22, 2019

Inspired by ’80s dark-wave, Weathered Statues is putting out its latest EP on cassette.

When Shovels & Rope Hits the Road, It’s a Family Affair

When Shovels & Rope Hits the Road, It’s a Family Affair

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 14, 2019

Shovels & Rope is coming to town, and the band’s bringing its guitars, drums and tambourines. And kids.

Julian Saporiti Chronicles Asian-American History With His Band No-No Boy

Julian Saporiti Chronicles Asian-American History With His Band No-No Boy

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 10, 2019

“It really started with a photograph.”

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Muscle Beach Takes <i>Charms</i> Record-Release Show to Another Dimension

Muscle Beach Takes Charms Record-Release Show to Another Dimension

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 9, 2019

The Denver post-punk band is releasing its latest record in high style at the hi-dive.

Pythian Whispers Misuses Instruments to Create Otherworldly Sounds

Pythian Whispers Misuses Instruments to Create Otherworldly Sounds

By Oakland L. ChildersOctober 2, 2019

Even music journalist Tom Murphy – half of the musical duo Pythian Whispers – struggles to put into words exactly what his band does.

To Join Zealot, Musicians Quit Their Instruments and Learned New Ones

To Join Zealot, Musicians Quit Their Instruments and Learned New Ones

By Oakland L. ChildersSeptember 25, 2019

Luke Hunter James-Ericson enlisted local musicians to round out his new band, with the caveat that they ditched their instruments of choice.

This Church Promises to Host “Denver’s Largest Bluegrass Jam”

This Church Promises to Host “Denver’s Largest Bluegrass Jam”

By Oakland L. ChildersSeptember 19, 2019

Cameron United Methodist Church is attempting to host a record-breaking bluegrass jam.

Pianist Herbie Hancock Shows Younger Musicians How It’s Done

Pianist Herbie Hancock Shows Younger Musicians How It’s Done

By Oakland L. ChildersAugust 8, 2019

Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock talks about the future of jazz ahead of his Mission Ballroom concert with Kamasi Washington.

To Denver Rapper ITSOKTOCRY, Integrity Is Everything

To Denver Rapper ITSOKTOCRY, Integrity Is Everything

By Oakland L. ChildersApril 17, 2019

Upon first spotting ITSOKTOCRY, it would be easy to make assumptions about the Denver rapper with the dyed hair and face tattoos. But that would be a mistake.

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Modern Goon Gets a Fresh Face and a More Aggro Outlook on New EP

Modern Goon Gets a Fresh Face and a More Aggro Outlook on New EP

By Oakland L. ChildersNovember 7, 2018

This Empty Space, Modern Goon’s new album, confronts a host of unpleasant topics.

Ghost Ship Fire Informed Echo Beds’ New Album, <i>Buried Language</i>

Ghost Ship Fire Informed Echo Beds’ New Album, Buried Language

By Oakland L. ChildersSeptember 26, 2018

“Our place in that whole situation after the Ghost Ship fire, we’re just a footnote.”

Music Community Rallies Behind Son of Late Guitarist Matt Bellinger

Music Community Rallies Behind Son of Late Guitarist Matt Bellinger

By Oakland L. ChildersMay 31, 2018

Denver musicians are throwing a benefit show to raise funds for Miles, the son of late Planes Mistaken for Stars guitarist, Matt Bellinger.

<i>Farm to Turntable</i> Is the Denver Band Compilation Album You Need to Hear

Farm to Turntable Is the Denver Band Compilation Album You Need to Hear

By Oakland L. ChildersJune 22, 2017

As compilation albums go, the new Black in Bluhm studio-curated record Farm to Turntable is a bit of an anomaly. Where most comps start with a concept and gather corresponding music to fit the mold, the impetus for Farm to Turntable was a single tune without a home.

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