Is This the Most Hated Band in Colorado?

“Kick them off the stage!” “Just get them out of here!” Those were the directives that Tim Sadler, a college student who interns as a sound engineer at the Seventh Circle Music Collective, received over the phone from his boss. Sadler didn’t have to be told twice. The band he…

Kiss Is Still the Greatest Rock-and-Roll Spectacle on Earth

Classic-rock band Kiss may be playing “secondary markets” on its current tour, but the iconic showmen made last night’s concert in Colorado Springs a memorable one with an excess of spectacle and gratitude. Growing up in the 1970s, Kiss was the one band whose marketing schemes also infiltrated the lives…

Up-and-Comer Maren Morris Ditches the Country Playbook

The latest trend in mainstream country music seems to be Gen X cowboy crooners teaming up with the pop-star likes of Demi Lovato, Elle King and Pink for duets that might endear them to younger audiences. These crossover pairings actually sound pretty good, but the dynamic is creepily Richard Gere-ian,…

Glass Animals Drummer Joe Seaward on How to Be a Human Being

The success of Glass Animals’ 2014 debut album Zaba is, in the words of fellow British rocker Nigel Tufnel, a mystery that’s “best to leave it…unsolved.” Through a curious blend of tribal percussion, casually psychedelic lyrics and a transverse connection to both modern rock and electronica, Glass Animals achieves an impressive sonic iconography. Their style…

A Night Calling Adele’s Lonely Hearts Advice Hotline

Twenty thousand people filled Denver’s Pepsi Center last night, the first of two instantly sold-out nights at the arena, yet British singer-songwriter Adele made the room feel as intimate as a barroom cabaret. The gifted vocalist built her performance not on showcasing elaborate set-pieces or her soaring ballads, but on…

Mitski Kept Larimer Lounge at Arm’s Length

Mitski keeps no secrets. At least that what you would be led to believe had you listened to Puberty 2, her much-hyped (and deservedly so) fourth record replete with personal histories of heartbreak, despair, fear and longing. Though restrained, it’s impossible to miss the self-consciously confessional edge within her songwriting,…

Remember That 82-Year-Old Metalhead? He’s Going Beyond America’s Got Talent

In June, John Hetlinger gained national notoriety for his performance on America’s Got Talent, when he delivered a spine-raking rendition of hard-rock band Drowning Pool’s hit “Bodies.” The 82-year-old Colorado man’s surprising audition featured his growling the lyrics “Let the bodies hit the floor” before breaking into a roar.  Hetlinger…

Korn’s Human Connections Are the Source of Its Enduring Popularity

Korn’s new album — its twelfth full-length in a 23-year career — is recorded and mixed and set for release later in 2016. While no details are available ahead of the release it’s certain that the record will be informed by the band’s diverse musical roots and the thoughtful sensibilities…

Andrew W.K.’s Speaking Tour Will Party Hard in Denver

Party hard and listen up! Andrew W.K. is spreading his message, “The Power of Partying,” through more than music this fall; today he announced a fifty-state speaking tour. Take a look at our “day in the life” of the rock star at 2010’s Warped Tour.  The Infamous Stringdusters: Big Top…

Sting and Peter Gabriel Had Faith in Each Other at Pepsi Center

Early in Sting and Peter Gabriel’s Pepsi Center show, which was part of their “Rock Paper Scissors” tour, Gabriel told the audience that the set would be “a little like karaoke night in Denver.” Gabriel’s band, dressed in black with red stripes on parts of their clothing, was the red…

Space in Time’s New EP Expands With Singer Suzanne Magnuson

In spring 2015, the career of Denver-based hard rock band Space in Time nearly came to a screeching halt. Long-time singer Mike Atencio had stepped down and the rest of Space in Time didn’t know if they could continue without him. Yet all along, one of the band’s early fans…

Central City Opera Revives the Ghosts of a Colorado Scandal

It was a cover story that could easily scream from today’s supermarket tabloid rack: He was a typical American slob and she was a hot mess. Horace Tabor lucked into wealth, then built a flashy, short-lived empire on it. He dumped his longtime wife for a young, beautiful woman —…

Fighting Through the Bullshit at the Botanic Gardens With case/lang/veirs

Songwriter supergroup case/lang/veirs conspired with the Denver Botanic Gardens last night to produce some pretty bucolic moments. For example: Picture, during a performance of the group’s lovely tribute to the tragic life of Judee Sill, two little kids moving barefoot through some invented ballroom dancing steps before bursting into giggles…

Cave Rave Sets a Sweaty Stage on the Path to Fantasia

You may have heard of Fantasia, the multi-media presentation wherein Rhinoceropolis is converted for a night into an immersive art show and musical event, which is being scheduled for the fall. This weekend, on Saturday, July 9, you can participate in Cave Rave, a dance-music event coupled with installation art, and…