Canadian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Basia Bulat has spent the last nine years garnering attention for her thoughtful songwriting and passionate live performances. Much of her recorded output could loosely be called folk but Bulat’s brand of that music transcends preconceptions. So much so that she was tapped by Denver gypsy…
Fifth Wall Productions is having its second run of The Soul of Wit 3: Sex, Religion and Politics this Saturday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at the Crossroads Theater in Five Points. The variety show, produced and helmed by Thomas Gerlick, aims to bring together the worlds of theater, music…
The Hawaiian Punch Winter Tour, featuring Iration and Pepper, is at the Fillmore Auditorium tonight while the Revivalists headlines the Ogden Theatre, Tom Paxton plays at Swallow Hill and Vince Staples is at the Bluebird Theater. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Iration and Pepper $25.25,…
Denver-based experimental electronic artist Thug Entrancer has a new album, Arcology, coming out on Friday, May 3 released by Software Recording Company, the imprint run by Daniel Lopatin, better known for his performance moniker Oneohtrix Point Never. The album represents a bit of a departure from previous Thug Entrancer albums…
It’s a stretch – to celebrate March 3 as Colorado Pride Day because 303 is the dialing code in parts of the state, but what the hell. We don’t need much of an excuse to party around here while displaying your inner, or outer, C with pride. If you happen to wander…
We firmly believe that Denver is a match for anybody when it comes to quality music in any genre, and the dark world of Goth is no different, even when it’s branching out into industrial and horror-punk. With Captain Blood opening for the Other at the 3 Kings Tavern on…
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…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who just released The Unruly Mess I’ve Made, will be at 1STBANK Center on Sunday, June 5 as part of their North American spring tour. Tickets ($46/$56) go on sale on Friday, March 4, at 10 a.m. The Kills, who are set to release a new…
The Audio Social Dissent tour was, in essence, a traveling label showcase, since all three bands on the bill released their latest full-lengths with Third Man Records. Headliner Wolf Eyes couldn’t seem to be more different from the rock bands Timmy’s Organism and Video. Local opening acts Echo Beds, an…
It went from nearly being sold for scrap to becoming a new destination on the world’s music map. Thanks to the efforts and cooperation of musicians worldwide and the small town of Rangely, 275 miles northeast of Denver and a short hop from the Utah border, an empty storage tank…
Making an album can be a daunting and expensive process for musicians — especially if they’re just starting out. Having spent a lot of time in the music trenches themselves, friends and longtime members of Denver’s music scene Tyler Glasgow (known for his work in pop-soul-rock band PLACES) and Jack…
The near one-hundred-year-old Aztlan Theatre in the Art District on Santa Fe has sat (mostly) empty for the past decade. That’s all about to change with the promise of a concert on April 16 as a platform for local music, put together by Emily Owens and Cody Noha. With the blessing…
Miami-based DJ Michael Brun comes to Denver this Thursday, March 3, for a night at Beta. Brun has made a name for himself blending progressive house with musical styles from his native Haiti, including RaRa and Konpa, and his latest release, Wherever I Go, was in fact recorded in Haiti…
Since 1988, Pittsburgh’s outspoken punk band Anti-Flag has made it its business to draw awareness to the issues it feels are important, whether that be income inequality, or bigotry in the form of racism, sexism and homophobia, human rights or animal welfare. Anti-Flag have beaten those drums loud and proud for over twenty years,…
Sage Cook took a moment out of an always-busy morning on his farm to talk with the Westword about his upcoming Colorado shows with the band We Dream Dawn. Cook left Nederland, Colorado-based gypsy folk band Elephant Revival in early 2015 after eight years to pursue a dream and a passion of his: farming…
No matter how many times she performs, Qbala still gets butterflies. Throwing up in trash cans before shows is common for her, as are endless bathroom detours and trips to and from her car. It’s a habit that started during her basketball-playing days, when she would get herself psyched for…
Sound of Ceres, the new project from ex-Candy Claws duo Karen and Ryan Hover, is unsettling. It’s dreamy and David Lynchian. Drone-y and majestic. It’s supposedly about space and existential dread. It’s everything except what the band cites as a main influence: Brazilian bossanova. “We were really into bossanova,” says…
While the debate rages about whether or not Denver has a “sound” — most artists probably just don’t give a damn. Instead of trying to fit bands into certain categories or genres, we have rounded up nine great Denver bands that seem particularly difficult to pigeonhole — though we did…
South by Southwest is coming up fast, March 11-20, in Austin, Texas, and as ever there are hundreds of bands on the bill for industry peeps to sink their teeth into. Representing Colorado, we have the wonderful Judy Collins (look out for an interview with her soon), and these eight…
This week’s best concerts include Cannibal Corpse at the Summit Music Hall, Animal Collective at the Ogden Theatre, Steel Panther at the Fillmore Auditorium and the Eddie Gomez Trio at Nocturne. See the full list of our picks below. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Cannibal Corpse $25/$28, 6:30 p.m. Summit Music Hall Alison…
The first “Summer Is Forever” tour, featuring Best Coast and Wavves, was in 2011. I saw them in Boulder on Valentine’s Day. At the time Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast) and Nathan Williams (Wavves) were the “It Couple” of the Urban Outfitters generation, writing songs about their relationship, Instagramming photos of…
Its origins may be in the Deep South, but Denver’s rich and diverse blues scene runs deep as well — and just keeps getting better. For more than 50 years, clubs in the metro area have offered the full spectrum of styles, everything from Delta to Chicago, jump to electric,…
