Nederland’s Elephant Revival is a band beginning a new chapter. Coming off the release of a live album and DVD called Sands of Time, the band is working on a new studio album in Maine with sound engineer (and longtime Josh Ritter collaborator) Sam Kassirer. According to violinist Bridget Law,…
The Prodigy will headline Riot Fest on Sunday, August 30. Even before the 1996 hit “Firestarter” broke the band to U.S. audiences through heavy MTV rotation, the Prodigy was one of the biggest electronic acts of the decade. Though associated in the press with the big-beat movement, the group predated…
Two fans were climbing in a restricted area at Red Rocks Park after last Friday’s Yonder Mountain String Band when they fell. One, 29-year-old Spencer Cooke, died of his injuries, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The Denver Post reported the man’s name yesterday. The other fan, who has…
The hi-dive and Nathaniel Rateliff are both a little rough around the edges, so it’s fitting that, last night, he and the Night Sweats played an instantly sold-out show there. The crowd felt like a family as it welcomed the Night Sweats to the packed stage. Fans and lifelong friends clapped along…
The name Jake Smith may not ring any bells, but a lot of people are familiar with his music. For seven seasons, Smith, who performs as part of a trio under the moniker the White Buffalo, provided stark music for the FX original series Sons of Anarchy, which followed the…
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats released their self-titled debut album last Friday on the legendary Stax Records. This week’s Westword cover story details Rateliff’s long history in the Denver music scene. But every member of the band has been a notable contributor to the city’s creative community. Over the…
There’s not a lot I feel I need to explain when it comes to why I love Lance Bass. As with any boy band of any era, if you’re a person who gravitates toward that stuff, you pick a member that you think is cute and you stick to him…
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats will release their self-titled debut album this Friday on the legendary Stax Records. Last week’s Westword cover story details Rateliff’s long history in the Denver music scene. But every member of the band has been a notable contributor to the city’s creative community. Over…
The organizers of Goldrush Music Festival just announced the lineup for the 2015 installment of the event, which will be held at the Savoy Event Center on September 18 and 19. The annual festival — focused on experimental and forward-thinking artists — is in its fifth year, and will bring…
Even if he or she is in peak form — like country rocker Steve Earle surely is, as evidenced by his new blues album, Terraplane — a true musical legend always ends up putting on a show that’s about more than the music. That was a bad thing when egomaniac Bono…
This weekend’s biggest event is Mumford & Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Salida, featuring the Flaming Lips, Jenny Lewis, Blake Mills and more. Elsewhere, Steve Earle visits Boulder, Yonder Mountain String Band plays Red Rocks and more. See the full list of our picks below. ALL WEEKEND Gentlemen…
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats will release their self-titled debut album this Friday on the legendary Stax Records. This week’s Westword cover story details Rateliff’s long history in the Denver music scene. But every member of the band has been a notable contributor to the city’s creative community. Over…
Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. It’s in many ways the enduring holy trinity of pop music. Like it or not — we’re not advocating anything — drugs are responsible for lots of great songwriting. So every Friday in August, we’re going to take a look at the impact of…
The sound of thunderous rolling double bass drums, distorted guitars and guttural vocals roared though Red Rocks Amphitheater last night for a widely chaotic circus with Slipknot as the ringleader. Dubbed the “Summer last Stand Tour,” Slipknot, Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine and Motionless In White have been…
Summer Cannibals from Portland, Oregon returns to Denver for two dates this coming weekend. Saturday, August 22nd at Hi-Dive and Sunday, August 23rd at Dryer Plug Studios. Both shows have more than the average significance for Summer Cannibals, because the band’s drummer, Devon Shirley, cut his musical teeth in the…
<<<LUKE MOSSMAN DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT PHOTO>>> Past Denver Bands: Achille Lauro, Hello Kavita, Centennial, Megan Burtt and Blake Brown. Current Denver Bands: Science Partner and Covenhoven Instrument in The Night Sweats: Guitar. Bio: Mossman grew up playing piano from ages 6-10. He had wanted to play guitar and finally…
Sufjan Stevens, who’s touring in support of Carrie & Lowell, headlines the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, October 27 with Gallant opening. Tickets( $45) go on sale on Saturday, August 22 at 10 a.m. Puscifer, fronted by Tool singer Maynard James Keenan, will be at Bellco Theater on Tuesday, November 24 with Luchafer opening…
Denver-based Strawberry Runners are in the midst of a breakout year. They caught the attention of NPR at this year’s SXSW, and now, they’re preparing for an east-coast tour, which kicks off with a show September 10 at Syntax Physic Opera. To coincide with the tour, the band is releasing…
Jon Shockness is an ex-member and co-founder of noteworthy Denver-based hip-hop act Air Dubai. He performed with the group for the final time on August 14, a year after he decided to part ways. In August 2014, Air Dubai was part of Warped Tour, something Shockness had, until then, felt…
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats will release their debut, self-titled album this Friday on the legendary Stax Records. This week’s Westword cover story details Rateliff’s long history in the Denver music scene. But every member of the band has been a notable contributor to the city’s creative community. Over…
For Jen Korte, getting an offer to play at Red Rocks Amphitheatre for an installment of Film on the Rocks sparked a chain reaction. “I get an offer to do a show like this, and in my head I’m already working on eight different other projects to go with it,”…
The ranch at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons is a unique place — something nearly every performer who takes its stage notes. This year’s Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (the second of two major events held at Planet Bluegrass each year) brought headliners Jason Isbell, Sufjan Stevens and Gillian Welch to the…
