The impact of MTV’s work — back when it was an actual channel for music — continues to endure for musicians as they create visual accompaniments to their songs. Sure, YouTube is alive and well today and there were many other ways music was paired with visual art prior to…
British pop stars are a different caliber of performer than their American counterparts; there’s an authenticity to their onstage banter, like when they move from behind the shiny persona for a few moments between songs to talk with the audience, it feels like there’s an actual human person underneath the…
Electro house producer and DJ Zedd brings its True Colors fall tour in support of his new album, slated for release on May 18, to the 1STBANK Center on Thursday, September 10. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, May 21 at 10 a.m. 3 Doors Down and Seether will be…
The video for “Making Breakfast” — Twin Peaks’ infectious, sarcastic mid-tempo Ween-meets-Pavement love song — is one of the most uplifting things the Internet has been blessed with in recent memory. Just try not smiling as young Clay Frankel sings lines like “I’m the one who loves you / don’t…
On Friday, May 15, Youth on Record will open its brand-new, state of art, Youth Media Studio in the La Alma neighborhood. The studio will give Youth on Record students a chance to record the songs they have been working on in the classroom as well as a chance to…
Bob Domonkos’s plan was hazy, at best, but he knew one thing for sure: He needed rappers. So he posted an ad on Craigslist. “Need rappers for booty-centric rap,” it read. “I have a song I’d like to see get out there…I think this little ditty has great potential. It’s…
FaceMan is currently preparing for the two-day Journey to the Sun Festival, which is centered around a spaceship with a metaphorical message. The Denver band isn’t new to odd concepts; after all, this is the same trio that once played inside a giant shark installation at Lost Lake Lounge and,…
Bands performing classic albums in their entirety is hardly a new thing at this point. But it isn’t every band whose material has struck a chord across multiple decades. When the Jesus and Mary Chain’s Psychocandy was first released in 1985, it was a piece of music out of step…
“I’m sure it was after a long night at the hi-dive — I found a note on my phone the next morning and it was this single sentence: People becoming clowns against their will.” Neil McCormick, one half of Safe Boating is No Accident, says it was this seemingly unremarkable…
It’s almost 6 p.m. on a Monday night, and while the rest of the world is still recovering from the weekend, Eddie Barella, Jason Newcomer and Chris Barr are setting up for the 164th episode of their podcast, The Eddie, Jason and Chris Show. After more than thirteen years on…
William Elliott Whitmore, due May 15 at the Bluebird Theatre, is always finding ways to impart lessons that have been passed down to him. Many years ago, at a show at the Larimer Lounge, before he played “Lift My Jug,” he told the audience that a homeless man named Hub…
Editor’s note: Each week, illustrator Noah Van Sciver shares his ongoing story of an 80s rocker on a road trip through his past with the readers of Backbeat. You can see more of Van Sciver’s work in his new book SAINT COLE from Fantagraphics books. Last Week’s Episode Of Rufus…
Lipgloss is one of the longest-running, most successful dance nights in Denver. After several years in both La Rumba and Beauty Bar, the event recently moved to Syntax Physic Opera on South Broadway, where you’ll find it every Friday. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there last week to capture the lively…
It’s a good week for shows — the Jesus and Mary Chain play tonight at the Ogden, and Courtney Love will be at Red Rocks with Lana Del Rey tomorrow. There’s plenty for you if you aren’t into nostalgia, too — the full list of our picks follows. MONDAY, MAY…
Around fifteen years ago Jim Lanpheer approached Robert Rich about playing a house show, and that began a bit of a tradition for Rich, who has now played five of these types of living room/house shows in Colorado. The intimate environment and a truly appreciative audience kept Rich coming back…
The Downtown Artery, a large space in Old Town Fort Collins that host art shows and occasional GNU music shows is in the process of expanding — by creating a much-needed music venue. “The Downtown Artery is a space that caters to the revival of the working artist,” the space…
Primus brought its Willy Wonka-inspired tour to Red Rocks last night, with the oddballs of Beats Antique in tow. It was a strange night, to say the least, with the rain and the carnival gear and Les Claypool. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to capture the scene — here are…
FRIDAY, MAY 8 Adventure Club$39.95-$55/VIP $75-$100 6:00PM Red Rocks Amphitheatre Caramel Carmela$10/$12 6:00PM Summit Music Hall Waka Flocka Flame$22/$55 8:00PM Aggie Theatre The Royal$10 9:00PM Larimer Lounge SATURDAY, MAY 9 Gramatik$37.50-$75 6:00PM Red Rocks Amphitheatre All Time Low$26/$30 6:00PM Fillmore Auditorium SUNDAY, MAY 10 The Moody Blues$44.50-$69.50 7:30PM Red Rocks…
The Toad Tavern is located, as Formant’s Charles Ballas put it last night, at the corner of Federal and Federal: Boulevard and Circle. That fact alone made it seem perfect for a show that featured some of the most prominent acts/artists in local experimental music. Unfortunately, on a rainy night…
From 2008 through 2010, the DIY space Rhinoceropolis and its sister venue Glob experienced their most active periods. The DIY touring circuit was still in full swing and many of the buzz bands in the underground made Rhino a stop along their route across America. I went to Rhino and…
Is it any wonder why so many bands break up? It’s financially taxing to write and perform music, and that says nothing of the time commitment and mental strain that comes along with being an artist. Some people make light of the realness of the struggle, but it’s not funny…
Back in October, John Denver’s bust was stolen from its perch in the 1STBANK Center in the aftermath of KBPI (106.7 FM)’s Saints and Sinners Halloween Ball, featuring Five Finger Death Punch. The Colorado Music Hall of Fame, which had the bust on load from the singer’s estate, issued a…
