In jazz discussions, the saxophonists and the trumpeters generally dominate the conversation, and rightly so. Equally as integral to the music, though, is the rest of the band. While we’ve already listed the top guitarists and pianists, today we focus on those holding down the low-end. Although there are a…
In his new column, award-winning goofball Shea Serrano, whose recent exploits include Bun B’s Rapper Coloring and Activity Book, writes about his life and times. Song: One Direction’s “Story Of My Life” History: A long time ago, there were barber shop quartets, and then after that, the New Kids On…
THE BLACK CROWES at THE OGDEN THEATRE 11/13/13 While the crowd on Wednesday night seemed completely receptive to first of the Black Crowes’ three nights at the Ogden Theatre, the place pretty much exploded with energy once the band launched into “Remedy” about an hour and a half into its…
Over the past decade or so, Broadways Sports Tavern, a pool and dart bar at 3978 South Broadway, was open one day a week for a pool league. But in September, Danielle Jurnisky, who was an owner of the Aussie Pub down the street, and Chel Johnson, who was a…
Music is life — or at least it is for us. When we’re not writing about it, we’re thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be…
NINE INCH NAILS at 1STBANK CENTER | 11/13/13 From the very beginning, a Nine Inch Nails show creates a different kind of space, a heightened reality, accompanied by an unsurpassed light show. A pulsing low end preceded the band taking the stage, and the six distinctive lighting rigs above each…
“I didn’t know what to say with a gun in my face,” Michal Menert recalls, “but I figured if they were going to kill me, I’d better make my move.” In December 2006, Menert’s means of generating income had brought him face to face with the barrel of a shotgun…
Kristina Murray’s honeyed vocals and bright guitar style can be deceiving on Unravelin,’ especially as conduits for angry tirades and tales of all-night benders. But her vocal artistry tempers words that can feel like parodies of old-fashioned country-and-Western lyrics: “You’re a cheater and a bastard, and I can’t tell you…
If the ThreadBarons’ moniker is a play on the word “threadbare,” it fits the weathered Americana made by the Denver quartet. On this self-titled disc, the act takes a well-worn, no-bullshit approach, injecting a mid-tempo country shuffle on tunes like “Window in the Winter” and “West Virginia” — the latter…
On Welcome to the Future, Prime Element is a finely tuned old-school hip-hop machine, equal parts lyricism, musicality and swaggering flair. As the only MC, A.V.I.U.S. may be the assumed face of the group, but Prime Element believes that each member speaks through his medium, and Welcome to the Future…
Starting off with the big beat of “Phase 5,” Blackcell’s In the Key of Black is a hybrid of modern and classic EBM, but there’s a darkness and density of sound here that seem to have eluded most modern purveyors of the genre. “Creatures of Habit” has a subtle and…
Update, 2 p.m., 11/13/13: Wow! Thanks for all the great entries. Wish we could hook all of you up with tickets. Sadly, we only have two pairs. Congrats to @Patches1 and @insanity speaks (check your e-mail for details on how to claim your tickets), and thanks again to everybody else…
Fresh off Phish’s highly talked-about Halloween run, in which the band debuted new songs from Wingsuit, its forthcoming album, Trey Anastasio is getting back on the road with the Trey Anastasio Band. The outfit is due in Denver for a two-night stand on Tuesday, January 28, and Wednesday, January 29…
Genessier will be providing at least some of the inspiration for the music provided at HorrorHouse Fest 2013 (this Saturday, November 16, at 3 Kings Tavern). Genessier is the latest project from Ryan Policky and Eddie Breidenbach, a duo who previously performed together in ambient/soundtrack project Parallel Light. In contrast,…
We’re back with another batch of fresh local hip-hop. This week, Logistixx, of the fusion group Drop Switch, has dropped a video for his single, “Dreams,” off of his New Paradigm LP, Myrical and labelmate Jasmine Love team up for a real easy listen called “Motivated” from his album of…
JESSIE WARE at LARIMER LOUNGE | 11/12/13 Not five minutes into her performance at the Larimer Lounge last night, soul singer Jessie Ware slipped out of her album cut “No to Love” and seamlessly into “I Want You,” by Marvin Gaye. It was a simple trick with a big payoff…
STEVE AOKI at OGDEN THEATRE | 11/12/13 Before Steve Aoki took the stage, as the lights dropped and the crowd chanted the headliner’s name, two human pillars of symmetrical hexagons took the stage on each side, and a digitized voice slowly intoned “A-O-KI.” As soon as the Aoki took his…
Legendary rap label Rap-A-Lot has added local rapper G-Slick to its stable of artists. Not only did they sign him, but they made his home label G.O.D.N. a subsidiary of the imprint, as well. Although the interest G.O.D.N. received initially was by the negative videos the crew was putting out…
We have two videos documenting the day when Sweetie and I tied the knot. It was another lifetime and ten thousand concerts ago. One was graciously shot by my brother, who borrowed a video camera that was about as big as a Buick, and the other was shot by a…
Although the two records that Butch Walker (due this Friday, November 15, at the Larimer Lounge) made with the Black Widows were collaborative efforts, from songwriting to production, Walker opted for a more personal approach on his latest five-song EP, Peachtree Battle. The album is about his father, who passed…
Cults, currently touring in support of Static, its latest release, are making their way back to Denver next week for a show at the Bluebird on Wednesday, November 20, with SACCO and Mood Rings. We’ve got a pair of tickets up for grabs, and would love for you and a…
As reported yesterday, the 2014 edition of Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks goes on sale this Friday, November 15, at 10 a.m. Tickets are $52.80 to $100. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are at the Gothic Theatre on Monday, March 17; tickets ($27.75) go on sale this Saturday, November 16,…
