Itchy-O is perhaps one of the most intriguing musical groups in Denver. The 32-piece marching band is outfitted with all sorts of percussion, including a slew of snare, bass and taiko drums, as well as vocoders and guitars, all electrified to create a sonic experience that is unlike anything you’ve…
When you’re a newbie at Gathering of the Juggalos, one of the first things you realize is that you’re better off just announcing your first-timer status to everyone you meet. Gathering veterans love welcoming newcomers into their ranks, even those who openly admit to not identifying as Juggalos. If you’re…
Juggalos know how to hustle. At their annual Gathering, just about anything you could ever possibly need to have a good time, from drugs and booze to more, uh, creative fare, is available for purchase from wicked clowns advertising their wares via hand-lettered cardboard signs. Here’s a small sampling of…
This weekend’s answer to the music lovers’ prayer for a full dance floor is a band that makes pop music that’s not just a guilty pleasure. Amen, it’s Saint Motel, performing at the inaugural Divide Music Festival in Winter Park. Saint Motel is among the bands that have recently taken…
Benjamin Clementine emerged on stage at the Bluebird Theater last night, July 21, shirtless and shoeless, with only a suit jacket and pants covering his tall body. While fans might have expected this ensemble, Clementine offered elements of the unexpected in his set — most notably, his humor. He kept…
After two successful albums, the self-titled debut Miike Snow and follow-up Happy To You, Miike Snow’s fans weren’t expecting the “break-up” of the band in 2012. Recently the Swedish trio surprised and delighted fans with the unexpected release of third album iii, and the reunited group has been touring the U.S. The…
With the release of its debut full-length album Remain in 2015 on Dais Records, Them Are Us Too became an underground sensation for its darkly lush melodies and soaring vocals that recalled the likes of Cocteau Twins and Switchblade Symphony. The band formed in 2013, when Kennedy Ashlyn and Cash…
When Morgue Whore bassist Ted Anderson talks about the beginnings of his three-piece heavy-metal band, it becomes clear that the trio has always thrived on darkness and exclusion. “Metalheads are hard to find up in the ski country. It’s hippie-land,” Anderson says of Morgue Whore’s early days playing shows to…
The Divide Music Festival in Winter Park kicks off today, Friday, July 22, and runs through Sunday, July 24, with a lineup that includes Blondie, Cake, Cold War Kids, Bleachers, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, the Fray, Kid Cudi and more. Keith Urban and Maren Morris at Fiddler’s Green…
Of all the ways I thought I would be describing my first Gathering of the Juggalos, “like my first rave” was not on the short list. But after less than 24 hours among the fans of Insane Clown Posse, that’s how I’m feeling. It’s like I’ve traveled back in time…
Neil Young and the Promise of the Real will perform two special shows in Telluride Town Park on Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1, 2016. These shows mark Young’s only stop in Colorado this summer — and the first time he has performed in Telluride. This fact is surprising,…
A blizzard nixed the original date of this They Might Be Giants show on March 23, 2016 at the Gothic Theatre. But John Flansburgh and John Linnell seemed pleased, even excited, about the change in venue to the Ogden Theatre. At least that was one of many jokes that the…
Venues and live shows often serve as the laboratory of music, opportunities for artists to probe and prod the merits of new songs and measure their effects upon a test group: the audience. Small venues have always been great for this role, because musicians can focus in on a limited…
Megadeth brings its Dystopia World Tour to the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, October 1 with guests Amon Amarth, Metal Church and Havok. Tickets ($35-$50) go on sale on Friday, July 22 at 10 a.m. Garbage, who released Strange Little Birds last month, headline the Fillmore Auditorium on Thursday, September 15 with Cigarettes…
Despite a ticket that boasted “rain or shine,” Tuesday night’s Korn and Rob Zombie co-headlining show at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater was delayed considerably due to inclement weather. Just as opening band, In This Moment, were set to take the stage, the amphitheater was evacuated and concert-goers were told to take…
Editorial Note: This is a guest column by Jonny 5 of Denver-based hip-hop group Flobots. In an election year, it is easy to lose sight of where the power lies. With public conversation fixated on who will be our next President, it’s tempting to assume that leadership flows from the…
Although Denver is often cited as a center for Gothic Americana, EDM and jam bands, it has also long been a hub for another rich and diverse tradition: Chicano music. Through his work with the Chicano Music Festival and the Chicano Music Hall of Fame, Su Teatro executive artistic director…
“Kick them off the stage!” “Just get them out of here!” Those were the directives that Tim Sadler, a college student who interns as a sound engineer at the Seventh Circle Music Collective, received over the phone from his boss. Sadler didn’t have to be told twice. The band he…
Editor’s Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. Visit Krumpholz’s website to see more of his work…
Classic-rock band Kiss may be playing “secondary markets” on its current tour, but the iconic showmen made last night’s concert in Colorado Springs a memorable one with an excess of spectacle and gratitude. Growing up in the 1970s, Kiss was the one band whose marketing schemes also infiltrated the lives…
The latest trend in mainstream country music seems to be Gen X cowboy crooners teaming up with the pop-star likes of Demi Lovato, Elle King and Pink for duets that might endear them to younger audiences. These crossover pairings actually sound pretty good, but the dynamic is creepily Richard Gere-ian,…
The success of Glass Animals’ 2014 debut album Zaba is, in the words of fellow British rocker Nigel Tufnel, a mystery that’s “best to leave it…unsolved.” Through a curious blend of tribal percussion, casually psychedelic lyrics and a transverse connection to both modern rock and electronica, Glass Animals achieves an impressive sonic iconography. Their style…
