That’s the big takeaway from Billboard’s current cover story on Colorado-bred Ryan Tedder: He made $2.5 million in 2013 on royalties alone. The lion’s share of it came from songwriting credits on songs performed by Beyonce, Ellie Goulding, Maroon 5, Demi Lovato, The Fray (hey!) and his own band, OneRepublic…
FRI | RYAN CROSSON at NORAD | 3/28/14 Ryan Crosson exemplifies techno at its finest, whether your measuring stick is based on the heyday of Detroit techno or on the sub-genre’s modern-day residency in Berlin. Crosson made a name for himself in both cities; after sharpening his needles alongside artists…
Westword’s annual Best of Denver issue is on newsstands now. Within it, you’ll find several hundred of our favorite things about this city, everything from best handcrafted signs to best tater tots. Go find yourself a copy to earmark and keep in your car or bicycle basket or whatever. It’s…
AnomalyCon (running March 28 to 30 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center) started as a steam punk and alternate history-themed convention but has since expanded to cover science fiction generally. In its fourth year, the convention is featuring guest speakers, artists, writers and performers that have either direct ties to…
Editor: Westword’s 2014 Best of Denver issue is on news stands now. You can peruse several hundred categories to find your next meal, night out or whatever thing you’re into. And while we’re thrilled with the results, we encountered plenty of debate while determining our favorites across this great city…
What’ll it be this evening: pouring manure on your hated gym teacher’s front door step and then urinating on it? Getting trashed and picking a fight with the bully who became the bouncer at whatever bar that Denny’s restaurant turned into? Or maybe you could do something really wild, like…
Jason Corder and Carl Ritger will perform as Offthesky & Radere this Saturday at the Sidewinder Tavern. Each has been a prolific composer of entrancing sounds for more than a decade. Chances are you haven’t heard their work in a club, but they’ve performed at the Communikey Festival in Boulder…
Ryan Crosson exemplifies techno at its finest, whether your measuring stick is based on the heyday of Detroit techno or on the genre’s modern-day residency in Berlin. Crosson made a name for himself in both cities; after sharpening his needles alongside artists like Richie Hawtin and Kevin Saunderson, he helped…
Before he got involved in the U.K.’s acid-house scene during the late ’80s and early ’90s, George Evelyn was a hard-core hip-hop fan. He joined a breakdancing group in 1988 with Kevin Harper, and the two formed Nightmares on Wax. Mixing beat-making with turntablism and live music with electronic production,…
While Slim Cessna’s Auto Club got its start in these parts just over two decades ago, the band usually only plays here a few times a year. Slim hasn’t lived in Denver since moving to Rhode Island in 2000 (and later to Pittsburgh), and guitarist Dwight Pentacost lives in Boston…
Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea might be the best indie-rock album of the 1990s. It’s certainly one of the most storied. After its 1998 release, frontman Jeff Mangum put the band on hiatus, ostensibly because he never wanted to be a rock star in the first…
As a side effect of being a band with women in it, the Coathangers often fall under the blanket category of “all-girl.” In their new video for “Follow Me,” the Atlanta-based trio addresses this head-on by asking their dude friends and practice-space mates in Mastodon to wear wigs and dresses…
“Heh, heh. Nice John Wayne pin,” says Don from behind the counter at the Holiday gas station on State Street in Salt Lake City. He’s responding to the sight of my tourmate Alex Edgeworth — who is the drummer and one half of Lust-Cats of the Gutters — and her…
The latest installment in the nascent Red Bull Sound Select Series probably could have happened at a venue three times the size of 3 Kings. And The Joy Formidable kicked up a glorious racket that was big enough for a stadium rock event. Before getting on stage, the trio seems…
OutKast is back. You knew that already — the Atlanta hip-hop duo’s return has been somewhat well documented. So much so, in fact, that there’s a risk that you have come to underestimate this event. We want to first take a second to emphasize what’s happening here. Let’s simplify the…
You have to hand it to Lez Zeppelin — they have an awesome gimmick to go along with their awesome name. This is a long-running four-piece band whose website tagline reads “All Girls. All Zeppelin.” They made headlines worldwide in 2008 after media outlets began erroneously reporting that LED Zeppelin…
Jena ArdellParamore is back and busier than ever. The band just completed its first destination cruise with fans (cleverly dubbed Parahoy!), which included four days and nights aboard the Norwegian Pearl, sailing from Miami to Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. Fans enjoyed two outdoor shows by Paramore, a Q&A…
The past is all the rage and it has been for some time, including in music, where certain sounds can instantly transport the listener to a different place and time. Particularly during childhood and adolescence, these tunes make up the soundtracks to our lives. To some, myself included, such powerful…
Lady Gaga went high-concept on her last album and found mostly apathy among her desensitized fan base. But! The concerts have always been the best part — last time around she gave birth to herself onstage and that was literally her entrance. So her upcoming show at the Pepsi Center…
Looks like the pop radio hits of yesteryear just aren’t cutting it anymore for the folks at 107.1 FM, known until very recently as Jack FM. The station launched a complete overhaul of its format and its content yesterday, unveiling a new brand name, a new musical niche and a…
Dave Brockie, better known as Gwar frontman/front-alien Oderus Urungus, passed away this morning. He was just fifty years old. His death follows that of guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus, in 2011, while the band was on tour. Having formed the band of terrifying alien creatures in 1984, Brockie had…
A full crowd, mostly comprising young women, pilled into Cervantes’ last night to support their new idol: Snow tha Product. The buzz the rapper has generated in a short time was evident: The energy at the sold-out show was vibrant. Many people have identified with the rising star, who raps…
