Storm Warning: Sharone & the Wind on the Creative Power of Chaos

Sharone Borik performed her first show in her mid-teens at the Seventh Circle Music Collective. There, with well-crafted, piano-centric songs, fierce honesty and a strong voice, she established herself as a regular act, with support from one of the collective’s key organizers, Aaron Saye.

Eleven Lit 4/20 Concerts in Denver

This is Colorado. Not only are there mega block parties on the actual day of April 20th, but there are also pre-parties the night before and venues that continue the theme all weekend. Here is where you can match your extra-curricular smoking activities with some local and national music acts all in the love of everything “green.”

The Best Concerts in Denver This Week, April 17-20

Legendary British punk/goth act the Damned brings its fortieth anniversary tour to the Summit Music Hall on Wednesday, April 19, while New Found Glory plays three nights at the Marquis Theater this week as part of the pop-punk band’s twentieth anniversary.

Readers: Should Bon Iver Have Played 1STBANK Center?

Last week, Bon Iver played Colorado’s 1STBANK Center, and Westword reporter Chris Walker disliked how what should have been an intimate performance was swallowed up by the arena. In turn, readers weighed in, some defending 1STBANK Center as the right venue for the concert and others saying they “hate that place.”

Ten of Denver’s Best Music Producers

Denver is blessed with a host of talented musicians of all genres, and most of them record at the many great Colorado studios. That inevitably means that behind the scenes talented producers, engineers and all sorts of studio technicians are working their magic without much fanfare.

Carl Carrell Is Done With Pop Music

Carl Carrell spent his early twenties striving to make hits. He worked out of a Denver condo that was equipped with a home studio alongside his roommate, who wanted to start a record label. Carrell spent his days mimicking Top 40 songs and pitching what he wrote to national artists…

Japanese Alien Band Peelander-Z Calls Denver People “Crazy”

They came from the Planet Peelander to spread smiles onto everyone’s faces. Or, perhaps, Peelander-Z came from Japan, via New York, and based themselves in Austin. One of those is the true story, the other is the one that, quite frankly, we should all go out of our way to believe, because it’s way more fun.