Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes are covering the annual Gathering of the Juggalos in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois for our sister publication, The Riverfront Times. One of the true hardships that we face as a nation is the omnipresent problem of being surrounded by booze and stimulating foods. In the comforts of…
When somebody bathes in blood and guts, swings from hanging bodies or sews together dismembered parts — that’s horror. And so naturally when rappers embody this realm, it’s called horrorcore. But true horror is more than blood and guts; it is bewilderment in happenings that occur beyond an ordinary level…
Like sax players, any discussion of the best trumpeters is likely to involve some of the same names. And that’s not happenstance. It’s because the playing of those greats is so distinctive, prodigious and influential that it truly stands out among countless other horn players. Keep reading for a rundown…
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE @ RED ROCKS | THURS, 8/15/13 A six-year hiatus hasn’t made Queens of the Stone Age forget its roots. The earnest full-length album …Like Clockwork, released earlier this year, is a long-awaited return to the spotlight, and it proves that the band hasn’t lost its…
Nate “Igor” Smith During the Gathering of the Juggalos, Cave-In Rock, Illinois becomes a sonic disaster zone. Even if you’re a rap lover, it’s hard to keep your mind sharp with all of the noise. But within the cacophony of sounds, a few incredible Juggalo statements were somehow deciphered and…
Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes are covering the annual Gathering of the Juggalos in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois for our sister publication, The Riverfront Times. Update, 1 p.m., 8/10/13: Reached by phone on Sunday afternoon, Hardin County coroner Jessica Cullum released the name of the man who died as Cory Collins, 24,…
Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes are covering the annual Gathering of the Juggalos in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois for our sister publication, The Riverfront Times. Daniel HillThe now-closed “drug bridge” The Gathering of the Juggalos’ infamous “drug bridge” is closed today, following reports of a fatal overdose last night. Ambulances were on…
Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes are covering the Gathering of the Juggalos in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois for our sister publication, The Riverfront Times. We hope to see them again! At some point in your life, you may find yourself sitting in a minivan in rural Illinois, stressed out as you wear…
Daniel Hill and Drew Ailes are covering the Gathering of the Juggalos in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois for our sister publication, The Riverfront Times. We hope to see them again! By its organizers’ own assessment, the Gathering of the Juggalos is an event filled with the most misunderstood people of all time…
The Bluebird Theater. You know it. You love It. You’ve been to hundreds of shows there, and have probably driven past it ten times that over the years. You’ve probably heard the folklore about how at some point the theater apparently used to show dirty pictures sometime before it hosted…
“REGULATORZZZZ! Mount up!” There. Now try getting that song out of your head for the next five days. You’re welcome. I don’t think I’m alone among folks in their thirties who have every line of Warren G’s 1994 mega-hit “Regulate” memorized, but a quick sit-down with the lyrics leaves you…
Had he not won the DMC championships in 2011, or almost won the Red Bull Thr3style that same year, or ended up competing on the VH1 reality show Master of the Mix, the Colorado streets would still be singing the praises of Chris Karns. If you’ve ever seen him perform,…
YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND @ RED ROCKS | SAT, 8/10/13 If any band typifies the Colorado approach to contemporary bluegrass, it’s Yonder Mountain String Band. The quartet built up its chops playing in venues in Boulder, Nederland and beyond in the late 1990s, and its fusion of traditional instrumentation and…
BICEP @ NORAD | SAT, 8/10/13 It’s always heartwarming when a childhood friendship grows into something more, which is exactly what happened with Bicep (aka Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar). Currently based in London, the two spent their early years in Belfast, sneaking into nightclubs as soon as they were…
Once again it’s on: This Sunday, Hip-Hop Congress Denver is throwing its annual Spirit of Hip-Hop park jam at La Raza Park at 38th and Navajo. The fourth annual gathering, hosted by Dent, Bianca Mikahn and Larry Love, is free and open to all ages. As always, expect tons of…
The following rappers have all been, at one point, among the best in the game. They were each considered to be the cream of the crop, but even the finest cream goes bad eventually. Sadly, these MCs are all arguably well past their prime, and although we love them and…
Magic can certainly happen in the recording studio, but with some collaborations, a witch’s brew with a horrid stink can also boil over. Huge, lottery-sized paychecks evidently blinded the poor fools involved from seeing what truly awful things they were creating. Where’s Marty McFly when you need him? If only…
Eats Everything, the DJ formerly known as Daniel Pearce, has blown up over the past couple of years, getting signed to the dirtybird label and releasing track after track of dance-floor hits (including a brand-new US mix). In advance of his show at Beta this Saturday night, we caught up…
PHOENIX @ 1STBANK CENTER | 8/7/13 Last night at 1STBANK, when the repeating bell-like sounds at the beginning of Phoenix’s biggest hit “Lisztomania” rung out, the crowd roared expectedly and the outfit almost didn’t have to sing at all. As everybody sang along with every word, you could tell that…
Tyler Ludwick is nostalgic for things he’s never experienced. “I’ve always had an infatuation with the cultural emotion of different nations,” says Ludwick, the 26-year-old mastermind behind orchestral rock band Princess Music. “In Japan, they have the word ‘mono-no-aware,’ which is an obsession with the ephemeral, the transience of things…
Primitive Man is the latest band fronted by Ethan McCarthy, best known as the frontman for death-grind acts Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire and Death of Self. McCarthy formed Primitive Man in February 2012 with original drummer Bennett Kennedy, citing a mutual interest in starting the heaviest…
At just 26 years of age, Cassie Taylor already has a decade of performing and recording experience under her belt, having played bass and sung with her father, the great Boulder-based bluesman Otis Taylor, during that time. On her latest effort, Out of My Mind, Taylor proves that she’s got…
