Though not related to the Los Angeles band featuring former members of Mika Miko, Bleachedblonde nonetheless shares some of the gritty garage aesthetic of that act. “Surf Nazi Must Diet” is a clever reference to a Troma film, but it’s also the name given to a hyped-up garage-rock song that…
We’re very serious,” notes Speedwolf frontman Reed Bruemmer, “about being lighthearted.” Speedwolf is equally serious about writing music that’s fun to play and doesn’t come off as phony; the band isn’t exactly trying to redefine heavy music. It’s led by Bruemmer, a veteran of the scene from Death Destruction Chaos,…
Denver is already familiar with Little Mike. In 2002, he garnered a nod in Westword’s Best of Denver issue for Best House Music Club Night (that club night, Phrunky Fridays, was the inspiration for Phrunky Recordings, his label with Ty Tek). He was known for being the first in town…
Foreigner’s Acoustique show, originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, has been canceled. No word on why the plug was pulled on the show, but refunds are available at point of purchase, and all TicketHorse credit card purchases will be automatically refunded, with no action required by the customer…
The third annual 5280 Urban Music Awards went down last night at the Paramount Theatre, and while it took a second to get there, the vibe of the event was upbeat and enthusiastic. The place was crammed wall-to-wall with rappers, singers and people out to see and be seen. Kingdom…
GUNS N’ ROSES at 1STBANK CENTER | 12/11/11 Some bands wait until the end of the set or an encore to pull out its most beloved material. Not Guns N’ Roses. Two songs into the set, the instantly familiar guitar riff was teased two, maybe three times before Axl Rose…
Fresh off their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (along with Guns N’ Roses, the Beastie Boys and the Small Faces, among others), the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be making their way to the Pepsi Center on Sunday, March 4. Tickets for this show, which is…
Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks 2012: Okay, so scratch Z-Trip and Yelawolf from the bill (turns out, that was just a rumor), but keep Atmosphere and Grieves and add Common, Budo and Get Cryphy to the first ever wintertime concert at Red Rocks, which is slated for January 27, 2012…
The holiday party swagger is in full effect this weekend. It’s rounded out by everything from a Natty and Nice reggae party to GirlGrabbers’ Mistletoe and Mistresses party going down at Theory and Practice Gallery. GirlGrabbers (Gypdahip, Qknox and Brikabrak) are bringing out the holiday cheer with the Plush Brothers…
CONVERGE at the MARQUIS THEATER | 12/8/11 When Converge played the opening strains of “Worms Will Feed/Rats Will Feast” last night, the place erupted, with almost everybody taking part in a massive sing-a-long, singing like the lyrics were part of their DNA, while others climbed onto the stage and launched…
When Greg Baumhauer, Ben Kronberg and former Westword scribe Adam Cayton-Holland, otherwise known as Wrist Deep Productions, started their open-mike comedy night on Tuesdays at the Squire Lounge (1800 East Colfax Avenue) in 2004, Baumhauer thought it would last three months. Instead, it lasted for seven and a half years…
Although the Facebook page for Rockaway Tavern (2036 Broadway) says the venue’s last show was at the end of November, owner Kris Sieger insists that the venue isn’t closed (he says his former soundman had administrative control over the Facebook page). Sieger, who opened the bar in July 2010 with…
Word on the street is the suits over at 30 Rock will now be censoring Questlove of the almighty Roots over that whole lyin’ ass bitch incident with Michelle Bachmann, in which Questo subversively played the intro of Fishbone’s “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” as the Republican presidential candidate made her entrance…
Bassheads, tonight’s your night: Dubstep king 12th Planet will test Beta’s world-class sound system with his wobbly basslines and whompy beats. In the Beatport Lounge, you can catch Berlin’s Cassy (with an after-hours party running well into the early hours of the morning); and other locales are hosting Ministry of…
More props are due to Duncan, the Denver-based artist, who recently joined the roster at A&M/Octone Records. He’s already getting some prime national placement. If you haven’t seen it yet, his first single, “Light Up the Sky,” is prominently featured in the trailer for New Year’s Eve, the new movie…
Here’s a nice little Christmas present. Remember Shag (the club night, not the bar)? It’s returning for one night (two, if you count shhh-ag — more on that in a minute) at Beauty Bar on Friday, December 23. In the mid ’90s before Lipgloss, there was Quid, one of the…
OHGR AT THE BLUEBIRD | 12/07/11″Don’t do coke,” Ogre urged the audience at the Bluebird last night. “Because I sure fuckin’ did, and it nearly killed me.” This unvarnished pronouncement from ohGr’s frontman came at the end of a particularly strong and sharp performance of “Timebomb,” one of the best…
Fresh off a stint entertaining the President and First Lady at the White House for the annual National Tree Lighting ceremony with Ellie Goulding and Kermit the Frog, OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder is back in the Mile High City and ready to ring in the holidays with us. And the dude…
One of the most refreshing things about living in Denver: Despite how incredibly shitty, mindlessly selfish and inexplicably cruel folks we can sometimes be to one another in this town (watch the news for about five minutes), when one of us is in need, you can almost always depend on…
Massive props are due to Kalyn Heffernan and Wheelchair Sports Camp, who have earned the rare, career-defining distinction of being on the cover of our sister paper, the Village Voice in New York City. The cover, of course, advances a sprawling feature-length profile penned by Camille Dodero, one of that…
RISE AGAINST at 1STBANK CENTER | 12/6/11 No matter what genre you ascribe to the band — punk, hardcore, plain vanilla rock from people who wear solid black — Rise Against has always been a bit of a chicken-or-the-angst situation. Would the live show be this good if the crowd…
The Swayback dudes have got to be way stoked this morning. Last night, around the time that they were announced as one of the twelve finalists in KTCL’s Hometown for the Holidays, the guys were at Silo Sound Studios (formerly Macy Sound Studios) putting the wraps on their brand-new album…
