GOLDRUSH FESTIVAL | NIGHT ONE, 9/16/11With no real low points at the first night of the Gold Rush festival, one performance that stood out was that of Drew Englander during his set as R E A L M A G I C. He was like the Pied Piper of dance…
Going to Lipgloss tonight? Dress pretty: the I Am Music crew from St. Louis is in town to film the dance dance revolution. Up until now, I Am Music has focused on individual artists — DJs and musicians alike — but tonight, they’re partying with the Lipgloss crew, and featuring…
Every week, in an effort to pay tribute to those dedicated to the time tested way of promoting shows by hanging up posters, we make our way around the Mile High City to take a gander at all the eye candy affixed to light posts and such. Here are the…
For the next two days, the Goldrush festival will take place at Delite and the hi-dive. The event was the brainchild of three local music bloggers: Jake Martin, Crawford Philleo and Ryan Pjesky. For the last two years, each of the three have been writing largely about contemporary music for…
Snowboard on the Rocks tonight at Red Rocks Amphitheatre will not only feature three world-premiere snowboard films, but also music by Michael Menert, Doomtree and RJD2. It’s the perfect way to get ready for winter … er, fall. (6 p.m., $25, all ages) And if snow sports aren’t your thing,…
Update, November 8: Youth of Today has postponed the show due to a family emergency.The Summit Music Hall will continue what’s become a rotation of classic punk and metal bands playing its stage (Bad Brains, Stiff Little Fingers, Saint Vitus come to mind) November 10 when Youth of Today and…
Official Denver Nuggets, Cassidy Bednark — better known in these parts as DJ Bedz — has moved over from his previous home at Hot 107.1 to 95.7 the Party, where he’ll now be rocking his Party to Go Mix every weekday at 4 p.m. In addition to his daily gig…
Bone Orchard Revival opens its self-titled album with a dusty, unhurried, reverb-drenched track called “Temptation” that would make an ideal soundtrack for walking through a graveyard — apt, considering the band’s moniker. These Michigan transplants, now based in Denver, also dip into a fair amount of old-time country, blues and…
Tomorrow night is the first and only time in Denver you’ll be able to catch The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience, Kevin Kerslake’s film about the popular carnival-slash-rave. (We have a branch of the EDC that takes place every spring here in Denver — but that’s like a kid-brother version of…
Dang! If you would’ve told us a decade ago that local acts would be playing shows at a place the size of the Fillmore on with stunning frequency — read more than once a year or on a very special occasion, generally warming up the stage for a higher profile…
“A lot of DJ friends have told me Beta is amazing,” says Norman Doray, whose collaboration with David Tort, “Chase the Sun,” spent eight weeks this summer on Beatport’s Top 10 chart. He’ll be at the amazing Beta this Saturday, September 17, promoting Strictly Ibiza To Amsterdam, his new album;…
Common’s memoir, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, begins rather dramatically. The prologue reads: “When I was eighteen months old, my mother and I were kidnapped at gunpoint. My father held the gun. At least that’s one side of the story.” Common, with help from co-author Adam Bradley, a University…
Sketch comedy is the best way to describe it,” says Nathan Wright, discussing the process of composition within the Kevin Costner Suicide Pact. “It’s not verse, chorus, bridge,” adds Carson Pelo. “It’s more of a flow chart. Things don’t necessarily have to go somewhere, but they can lead into something…
Casselman’s Bar & Venue has been a strong addition to the Ballpark neighborhood since it opened two years ago at 2620 Walnut Street, and got stronger with recent sound and light upgrades. Now, prompted by overwhelming demand from promoters and bands alike, Casselman’s has applied for and been approved by…
Big suprise that a bunch of guys who might have been gamers formed a metal band and named themselves after one of the denizens of Hell in Dungeons & Dragons. Even bigger surprise that this foursome decided that “Pitsix” was less suitable than naming their project after a demon. Biggest…
File this one under any press is good press. So if your band is the background music to yet another excruciatingly long fight between characters (yes, they’re characters) Ronnie and Sammi from Jersey Shore, you should be thankful…
After performing at Red Rocks last year with the Royal Philharmonic, Sting returns to the area with his Back to Bass Tour on Sunday, November 20, at the Wells Fargo Theatre. Backed by a five-piece band (including Dominic Miller, Rufus Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta, Peter Tickell and Jo Lawry), the singer…
Tech N9Ne is no stranger to the Mile High City, and for the first time, the Strange Music MC will be blowing the roof off of two different Denver venues. In addition to his already announced date at the Fillmore on Saturday, November 12, Tech’s due at Summit Music Hall…
Much like pantsless subway rides and flash mobs involving dancing in public places, the phenomenon of the “silent disco” — wherein dozens of people, mostly white people (sorry, fellow crackers, it’s true, we’re dorky) dance around — has come and hung around longer than maybe it should have. But that…
Called the Mob when it first started out in Seattle in 1981, Queensrÿche quickly developed what would later be called a “progressive metal” aesthetic — which really just meant that these guys played with great precision and experimented freely with the structures inside each song. In that same era, outfits…
As Active Child, Pat Grossi assembles atmospheric compositions that are equal parts organic instrumentation and synthesized sound. Grossi’s harp blends seamlessly with a bevy of electronic layers, creating a primed canvas for his pitch-perfect falsetto. And this church-choir-trained voice acts as an instrument all its own, carrying a gender fluidity…
J. Cole is a fresh-faced young man from Fayetteville, North Carolina, who first exploded onto the scene as Jay-Z’s protegé. Shining on Jigga’s fittingly titled “A Star Is Born,” Cole has amassed a devoted following without even releasing a full-length album. So far, his notoriety has come courtesy of a…
