Born in Vienna to classical-musician parents and trained on the piano from age four, Los Angeles’s John Tejada is not your average DJ/producer. Taking his cue from Detroit techno icons Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May and Juan Atkins, Tejada is best known for gritty dance singles like “Sweat (on the Walls)”…
A year after opening the 1UP in LoDo, business was so good Jourdan Adler took over the former Monkey Bar and opened it as the 2UP last June. Now, inspired by the success of arcade bars, Jesse Gossett and Mike Boselli took over the former Round Midnight space, which closed…
A bunch of new shows this week. The two biggest of the bunch: Bob Dylan, whose new album, Tempest , hits the stores today, is coming to the 1STBANK Center for a two-night stand in late October, and Green Day, due for a date at the Broomfield venue in February…
Widely recognized as one of the originators of techno and a giant in the evolution of electronic-music culture, Kevin Saunderson (along with childhood friends Derrick May and Juan Atkins) began creating and performing his own unique style of kinetic, heavily percussive, sample-based dance music in Detroit nightclubs during the mid-1980s…
In response to the overwhelming success of Denver’s Titwrench Festival — the award-winning female-centric, three-day rock and noise fest — local riot-grrrl icon Sara Century has been tapped to bring a version of the event to Fort Collins. Dubbed Ladybug 2012, the freshly minted festival is slated to take place…
Quote/Unquote is our periodic feature in which we hunt down some awesome lyrics, examine the best lines and then get the story behind the song. This week, we unearthed a few gems from Joe Sampson from “Kill Our Friends.” For a certain type of music fan, most any song can…
Since 1983, the Melvins have been perfecting their brand of influential rock, inspired in part by punk and in part by the music Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover grew up hearing as kids in the ’60s and ’70s. With the Melvins, the two have taken that sound to different places…
Denver gets its share of national jazz talent, but September proves to be an exceptionally good month, with some legendary folks like Esperanza Spalding, John Ambercrombie, David Torn, Brian Blade and Allison Miller coming to town, as well as a fine selection of estimable local talent. Keep reading for a…
How about a little Best Coast on your burrito with a side of Tennis? While this sounds more like a dish (See what we did there? Uh-huh, clever us) suited more for summer than fall, props are nonetheless due to the talent coordinators at Chipotle’s Cultivate festival, who put together…
Your eyes do not deceive you. If you’ve been seeing Yerkish popping up in your Facebook feed, rest easy: It’s not some glitch in the space time continuum. Yerkish has indeed returned, and Lexigram has Lexigone the way of the dodo. According to our pal Tim Kaminski, the whole thing…
Chris Sauthoff has a new lease on life these days. “I’m able to ride my bike and play my music!” he reports. “I love my wife and dogs and students!” Last November, you might recall, the U.S. Pipe/Lord of Word & Disciples of Bass/P-Funk guitarist — better known around here…
The city of Denver is known for its various species of beer geeks, outdoor enthusiasts and sports fans, but the varied climate of the Denver music scene cultivates a diverse cluster of fans, from metal heads to hippies to Juggalos. Here, in the first of several chapters in our handy…
Guitars, you say? Oh, we’ve got guitars, friend. Big ones, loud ones, twangy ones, whatever your flavor, and all being played by people pushing their amps into overdrive with passion. If you feel like indulging your inner rocker this week, let’s just say you will have no problem finding places…
Coady Willis and Jared Warren formed Big Business in the wake of break ups by the Whip and Dead Low Tide. Prior to that, the two had been in a number of noteworthy — even legendary in some circles — Pacific Northwest bands like Karp and the Murder City Devils,…
It’s rare to have to walk through an Arby’s parking lot to get to your nighttime destination, but such is the path to Mixtape at Milk Bar. “I hope you’re enjoying our lovely scenery,” says a bemused bouncer at the door, an entertained expression on his face. Once inside, Milk’s…
LOTUS @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 9/8/12 As its just over two-hour set came to a close, Lotus’s encore proved there is a special place in the band’s heart for Red Rocks. Following the close of “Colorado,” the second track in a three-song encore, Lotus opened into “Spiritualize,” which is…
TWIN SHADOW @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 9/7/12 Before ending the set, after a show full of enthusiastic responses from his audience, George Lewis Jr. said, “Denver, you’re amazing. Who was here last time we came?” A few people claimed to have been. He complimented the crowd on being honest because…
SAVOY @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 9/7/12Behind a cloud of smoke and haze, the members of Savoy took to their raised podiums in front of a frenzied Red Rocks last night behind a glowing panel of pulsing lights that simply read “SAVOY.” This build-up to the first drop was crucial,…
Got plans this weekend? Cancel them and go support live music instead. We’re here to help with our freshly updated calendar of Denver concerts. The listings are sortable by artist, venue and even price, if you like to choose bands based on cost per riff. There’s also a big list…
A cursory listen to its repertoire, which has a sound akin to some unlikely admixture of Molly Hatchet and the Cult, suggests that Calder’s Revolvers could be yet another band to have hopped on the classic rock bandwagon of recent years. But these guys aren’t just copying what someone else…
As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it shouldn’t be too surprising to find that the most common (and our mutually favorite) topic of conversation among all of us is the same: “What are you listening to right now?” Stick a quarter in…
Feel like getting down with your bad self this weekend? Good. As always, you’ve come to exactly the right place. We’ve got the drop on the, ahem, drop. Eclectic sounds of all genres of EDM take over the airwaves this weekend. Whether you feel like getting your groove on at…
