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.
Brooding electronic-dance-music duo Church Fire, which will play the main stage at the Westword Music Showcase, isn’t widely known outside of Denver’s underground music circles — at least not yet.
From a hotel in Boise, Dan Whitford, the mastermind behind Australia’s electropop outfit Cut Copy, recounts one of the band’s earliest experiences in Denver.
LCD Soundsystem, which headlined Red Rocks last year, will be at 1STBANK Center on Saturday, November 11, in support of the band’s forthcoming album, American Dream, slated for a September 1 release.
Listening to Roka Hueka’s danceable Latin ska, it’s easy to forget that the band’s lyrics take on hard issues like immigration and racism. The music’s fun. It keeps you moving. It sounds like the stuff a corporation would love to slap on an advertisement to woo potential customers in the Latino community and beyond.
June is proving to be a musical month, and the Westword Music Showcase, Saturday, June 24, is obviously the crown jewel of it all. If you’ve been procrastinating, you can still get your tickets here. But the music doesn’t have to begin and end with Showcase. Consider going to these three must-attend concerts as well.
There’s some virtuoso playing by trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and his quartet on his new double album, A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard. But Akinmusire says he doesn’t remember a lot about playing during his stint at New York’s legendary jazz venue last year.
A brief comic history of the Denver Coliseum.
In the renovated hall of an actual church founded in 1889, the Denver club known as the Church specializes in a more experimental style of nightlife, with genres ranging from EDM and trance to drone, goth and industrial.
A soon-to-open club with “a fresh vybe,” #Vybe, the brainchild of local promoter Joe Miranda, will make its debut during the Westword Music Showcase, in the space that was once home to Broadway’s.
Specializing in authentic Mexican dishes, 100% de Agave Mexican Grill and Cantina boasts an inventory of over 100 tequilas to augment your meal. And on June 24, that tequila will go well with something special on the menu: the Westword Music Showcase.
This is a big week for Alejandro Rose-Garcia, the Austin-based Americana musician who performs his honest, bluesy folk tunes under the stage name Shakey Graves.
If you want to dance the Westword Music Showcase away, head to Vinyl, a four-story club that’s a mainstay in the Golden Triangle.
Playing Red Rocks is a rite of passage, and the unique beauty of the venue often prompts particularly inspired performances.
One of Denver’s premier event venues, City Hall will host Westword Music Showcase performers on two of its stages: the main stage and the amphitheatre.
EDC Las Vegas 2017 is Andre Benz’s first music festival — but with his Trap Nation art car, he’s already making a big splash.
“It’s not a band like most bands,” says King Crimson bassist Tony Levin.
Khalil Arcady, who performs a mix of neo-soul, indie, alternative and hip-hop as Sur Ellz, has been looping his own voice since 2012, but only recently has he mastered the craft, he says. It comes fully alive in two music videos, shot by Kontagium, that Arcady has released.
A few days ago, Rob Ingraham, saxophonist for New Orleans-based roots-rock/soul group the Revivalists, was passing through customs, returning to the U.S. after a string of shows in Canada.
Ryan Adams plays at the Fox Theatre tonight before headlining Red Rocks the following night. The Moody Blues play Fiddler’s Green on Tuesday, Shooter Jennings is at the Summit Music Hall and Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band plays the first of two nights at Globe Hall.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a spot in Denver that has more hometown pride than Stoney’s Bar and Grill.
Denver’s hottest club for all things Latin, La Rumba has been a staple of the Denver club scene since 1997, earning a loyal following of dance and music lovers.
