Denver’s techno scene goes global in October

Actually, to be fair, we’ve already seen several world-class techno acts in this fair city during 2011; between Afterhours Anonymous/Mahesh Presents bringing in Dixon, Mother Earth Sound System’s Robag Wruhme show, plus last weekend’s Great American Techno Festival, it’s been a big year for Denver techno. And it’s about to…

Review: Dick Dale at the Gothic Theatre, 10/2/11

DICK DALE at GOTHIC THEATRE | 10/2/11″We just made that shit up,” said surf rock legend Dick Dale after a mid-tempo blues instrumental about a half an hour into Sunday night set at the Gothic. “That’s the story of my life. Everything I do onstage is made up. We never…

Review: Furthur at Red Rocks, 10/01/11, Night Two

FURTHUR at RED ROCKS | 10/1/11, NIGHT TWOAfter nearly 50 years of wearing down muscles and tendons in the hands and arms playing the same songs again and again, things have evidently slowed down for the remaining members of the Grateful Dead playing in Furthur. And while you can’t fault…

Review: Furthur at Red Rocks, 9/30/11, Night One

FURTHUR at RED ROCKS | 9/30/11, Night OneYou know a show at Red Rocks is sold-out when the tow truck drivers are blocking the entrances to the park. Cars, trucks and VW buses lined every road in the park, leaving only a few spaces here and there by 6:15 –…

Review: Wolves in the Throne Room at Rhinoceropolis, 9/30/11

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM at RHINO After Skully Mammoth’s set, some of us waited patiently, cracking jokes as various people brought in items needed to set up the room for the Wolves in the Throne Room performance, which was held next door at Glob as it’s a bigger room…

Review: Insane Clown Posse at the Ogden Theater, 9/29/11

INSANE CLOWN POSSE at the OGDEN | 9/29/11Somewhere between the moment someone threw up on me and the moment I realized it had happened, I received first-hand evidence that membership in the juggalo family comes with a small price. Last night’s Insane Clown Posse show began and ended with liberty,…

Review: Beirut at the Fillmore, 9/28/11

BEIRUT at the FILLMORE | 9/28/11″Thank you, sorry we didn’t make it out here sooner,” said Zachary Condon of Beirut last night to an adoring crowd at the Fillmore. Despite his birthplace just 350 miles to the south in Santa Fe, the globe-trotting Condon and his band — correct me…

Best Denver concert photos of September, 2011

Holy crap, there were a lot of shows this month. It was difficult to pick our favorites of the bunch, especially with big-name acts like Taylor Swift, DMX, Blink 182 and Ke$ha rocking the stages in Colorado. We have so many photos, it’s tough to sift through them all, which…

Review: Erasure at the Ogden Theatre, 9/27/11

ERASURE at OGDEN THEATRE | 09/27/11Like two ethereal beings dropped from the glittery synthpop heavens, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell’s slim and nimble figures made larger-than-life-appearances last night at the Ogden Theatre. Legions of fans stood in polite awe as Bell sashayed his way through Erasure’s greatest hits and more,…

Review: Taylor Swift at the Pepsi Center, 9/27/11

TAYLOR SWIFT at THE PEPSI CENTER | 09.27.11Imagine, if you will, a crapload of glitter, teeny tiny dresses, one billion pairs of cowboy boots, free mascara (courtesy of sponsor Cover Girl), and thousands of screaming girls all stuffed into a giant bottle of love – that was the Taylor Swift…

Tom Waits tribute this weekend at Gold Hill Inn

Although Anti just released “Back in the Crowd,” the second single from Tom Waits’ forthcoming disc, Bad as Me, there’s still close to another month before the album hits the stores. So if you’re looking to your Waits fix in the meantime, Gold Hill Inn in Boulder is hosting a…