Sometime in the past decade, Nurses moved from Idaho to Portland. Now based in a town that’s in no short supply of chamber-pop bands both great and mediocre, Nurses has successfully taken some of that style and transformed it into something much more idiosyncratic. At least that’s the impression you’ll…
There’s a subversive genius at work beneath the surface of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” At first glance, it’s an instantly approachable bit of lite-rock fluff that peddles an equally pleasant message: “Hey, guys, wouldn’t it be great if we could all, like, just get along?” Pretty universal. But that was never…
Kid Hum’s latest release, Love to Give, is not your typical beat tape. The production pulls together unlikely rhythms, piano-infused beats and hip-hop flavors across eleven very short tracks. Early on, “Haunting Memories” conjures a feeling of dark nostalgia, while “Passing Time,” with its stuttered bass line, is funky in all…
Having performed professionally for more than two decades with Ken Peplowski, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, the Stylistics and a number of Broadway shows, Boulder-based reedsman Eric Erhardt is finally releasing his debut as a bandleader with A Better Fate. On the eight original cuts here, Erhardt, who started composing for…
Bedrockk’s debut full-length showcases an admirable ability on the band’s part to concoct a unique blend of mellow dubstep, reggae, electronica and even some dancehall. David Marquess’s smoky, passionate vocals and soft guitar riffs on songs like “Diamond in the Night” and “Streets Are Shinin” balance nicely with the more…
When this band refers to its music as “post-indie space rock,” it’s fairly safe to assume that the description is meant as a witticism. And yet “Day One” sounds like an unlikely fusion of two-step Americana and sharp, sparkling guitar rock. But We Were Cosmonauts doesn’t content itself with just…
Red Fox Run plays bright, fresh-faced pop-rock songs that manage to avoid coming off as either cheeky or overly earnest — the kind of music, evidently, that makes Barry Fey glad he’s no longer in the music business. The act got its start when friends Daniel Rondeau, Joshua Hester and…
Lumonics has been hosting electronic-music events in its beautiful, psychedelic space for some time now, and this year, the venue is teaming up with Tune Events to present Tune In Fridays, a new series of underground parties. For the inaugural show, DJ DRC is coming in from San Francisco. The…
Update (2/7/12): Isaac Slade and Joe King give a track-by-track breakdown of Scars & Stories, the Fray’s new album. Just before the holidays, the Fray offered another peek at its upcoming album, Scars & Stories, the followup to the act’s eponymous sophomore release from 2009. While the record’s first single,…
Well, this should be nothing short of amazing: If you haven’t heard, on Saturday, March 24, Wovenhand, led by the masterful David Eugene Edwards, is sharing a bill with Michael Gira at the Oriental Theater. Every time the former 16 Horsepower frontman plays, it’s a completely noteworthy occasion, but with…
While earlier rumors of DJ Z-Trip being in town at the end of January proved to be just that, it turns out that he will be in town this month after all — just not at Red Rocks. Instead, he’ll be performing at City Hall for the final night of…
Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, shows from Van Halen, the Black Keys and Snow Patrol were announced; ManCub, Fingers of the Sun, Places and J.Carey got spins on local radio; and new releases from the Black Keys and Young Jeezy…
Music Bar, a Denver landmark of sorts that opened in 1937, has closed. Jeffery Laws, of Universal Lending Corporation, says the owner of the bar for the past nine years didn’t renew the lease. Renowned for its karaoke nights, which earned a Best of Denver nod last year, Music Bar…
We’ve just received word that the Black Keys, on the heels of their highly enjoyable new record, El Camino (we seriously can’t pry it from our playlist), are coming to the 1STBANK Center on Monday, April 30, with the Arctic Monkeys. Tickets ($55.00-$59.50, plus service fees) for the show, which…
It’s that time again: time to start making your festival plans for the coming year. Specifically, Burning Man, as tickets for the largest desert gathering since Moses led people to the Promised Land go on sale in about an hour (11 a.m. local time, to be exact). The festival, which…
PLACES @ MARQUIS THEATER | 1/7/12 No one seemed more surprised by the turnout at the Marquis Theater on Saturday night than the seven members of Places. The CD-release show for the septet’s new album, No More Wasted Days, drew a capacity crowd, and the audience’s feverish and energetic response…
THE SKELETON SHOW @ Carioca Café (“Bar Bar”) | 1/ 7/12Halfway through her set, after hitting who knows what chords and wailing about being hatched from a witch’s egg and flying high, Sara Century held up the guitar she was playing and asked if anyone had a pick, as she…
MUDHONEY @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 1/6/12Though the mood hanging from the heads of the Bluebird Theater crowd last night was a heavy one, it was also bittersweet — Mudhoney, the Fluid and the bands’ mutual fans were gathered together to remember their friend, Fluid guitarist Ricky Kulwicki, who died in…
CATTLE DECAPITATION @ MARQUIS THEATER | 1/6/12It’s a pretty strange reality to hear a lead singer, in preparation for his show, soundcheck first his real voice and then his “metal” voice in repeat succession. For the record, Cattle Decapitation leader Travis Ryan’s do not match — at all. Both his…
What are you doing with yourself this weekend? There’s a number of parties to keep you rocking, including the Box Media Empire calendar release at Rockstar, the reggae vibe will be in full effect at both at Opal and Blue Ice and there’s an electronic drum-and-bass mash-up at Summit Music…
Even in the early part of January when the concert calendar is typically just barely beginning to ramp back up after the holiday season, there’s still plenty of great music to catch. Tonight, Mudhoney’s at the Bluebird, Cattle Decapitation’s at the Marquis, the Wailers are at the Fox in Boulder…
World-renowned DJ Christopher Lawrence is heading to Denver this weekend; underground artist Hugh Cleal will play Bar Standard tonight, or you can get your dubstep fix with Vaski or Stephan Jacobs. Keep reading for details:…
