Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy is a writer, visual artist and musician from Aurora, Colorado. He was a prolific music writer for Westword and a documenter of the Denver music scene.
Latest Stories
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3 years ago | Music News
When Kat Ellinger passed away on June 5, grief rippled through Denver’s music community.
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3 years ago | Concert Reviews
There were few signs of living, breathing humans on that dirt road that ended at Colorado's legendary black metal festival, Gathering of Shadows, which started back in 2004 and has been accused allowing white supremacist bands to take center stage.
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3 years ago | Interviews
Denver-based hard-rock band MF Ruckus is about to release the first part of The Front Lines of Good Times, a twelve-part graphic novel and album. Working with comic artist and illustrator Josh Finley, MF Ruckus vocalist Aaron Howell tells the stor...
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3 years ago | Interviews
For the last thirty-three years, the L.A.-based/Montesano, Washington-spawned band the Melvins has consistently found new ways to keep its music interesting for itself and fans while maintaining a coherent sound and an unpredictable, quality live ...
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4 years ago | Interviews
The world has changed fast since the release of the 2014 Zola Jesus album Taiga.
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4 years ago | Interviews
The Violent Femmes may be best known for college and mainstream radio hits like "Blister in the Sun," "Add It Up," and "American Music." But at heart, the act is fundamentally experimental.