One of the more energetic live bluegrass bands around these parts, Spring Creek brings a fair amount of that energy to Hold on Me, the quartet’s fourth release. On spirited and foot-stomping cuts like “Mockingbird,” “See Me On” and “Chase the Sun,” the bandmembers, who’ve played at some of the…
With song titles evoking images of alchemy and the occult, Josh Powers seems to have tapped directly into hermetic knowledge, creating tones that get under your skin in the same way that Skinny Puppy’s “Smothered Hope” does. “Character Map” sounds like a peek into Innsmouth after the introduction of futuristic…
Flashlights started in the basement of Ethan Converse’s house in Four Mile Canyon shortly after he graduated from college, when he and Sam Martin met through mutual friends. Inspired by Martin’s desire to break away from his background in rock groups and propelled by Converse’s realization that a creative endeavor…
Formed in 2002 in Perth, Australia, it didn’t take long for the now-U.K.-based Pendulum to garner notice from drum-and-bass lovers around the world. One of the group’s first releases, “Vault,” was used on a mix album by drum-and-bass guru J Majik, and Pendulum has since remixed tracks for the Prodigy…
The Internet age just got a little weirder. One of Denver’s most prolific musicians, Tommy Metz (AKA Iuengliss), decided his 2010 album, Blossom Frontier, wasn’t up to snuff, so he pulled it, remixed it, re-mastered it and redid the artwork. He even renamed it Frontier, which we’re pretty sure is…
Born in the age of MySpace, the Cool Kids (playing tonight at the Fox Theatre with 1984 and DJ Low Key) have long outlasted the ill-fated music site’s relevance, as the duo continues to persevere with its smooth style. A big part of this longevity is that the Chicago dudes…
So Pitchfork is reporting this morning that Jay-Z and Kanye West’s highly anticipated Watch the Throne tour, which we told you was coming to Denver on Monday, October 10, is no longer coming to town on that date. The tour has apparently being rerouted due to “overwhelming demand,” says Billboard,…
The members of Iceage, from Copenhagen, Denmark (due tonight at Rhinoceropolis), are all under the age of 22, but in its relatively short time together, the band has garnered a buzz for the sonic savagery of its live shows and the harrowingly resonant emotional tenor of its music. Its debut…
CULTS at LARIMER LOUNGE | 8/1/11 In a lot of ways, last night’s fast and furious set from Cults at the Larimer Lounge was the best show possible for a band with a short discography. They played the hits and sounded good doing it, and when they left the stage…
When the U2 360 tour rolled through Denver on May 21 at Invesco Field, it was exactly one week removed from the massive 108,800-person concert in Mexico City. The tour was huge (Huge! Remember how that stage dwarfed the grid at Invesco?) and on Monday, Live Nation released a report…
When Pineapple Express was originally scheduled to be screened at Red Rocks a few weeks ago as part of Film on the Rocks, it was canceled due to a lightning storm. Keith Garcia, programming manager for Denver Film Society, said it was the first time the organization had to cancel…
After Kings of Leon’s trainwreck of a show in Dallas over the weekend, it’s not all that surprising to hear that the band has canceled the rest of its current tour, including a two night stand at Red Rocks on August 31 and September 1. “We are so sorry to…
Chloe Mezze Lounge, Lotus Concepts’ latest endeavor, just opened, as and Mike’s Tavern moved into the former Len & Bill’s space on South Broadway, and there were a string of closures in the month of July, including Twisted Olive, Mind Benders and more. Click through for a full run down…
TITWRENCH FESTIVAL | 7/29-7/31/11Friday, July 29 – Glob Every year it seems as though someone involved with Titwrench (likely Piper Rose) comes up with some kind of ritual to start off the festivities. This year, a woman calling herself Bast (you know, from Egyptian mythology, which is fitting) set things…
Manhattan duo Cults (playing the Larimer Lounge tonight with Guards and Writer) are, essentially, a pop group. At first glance, the band’s name may be far from suggesting this genre idea, but the pair definitely create a warm and sparkling big room sound, with Madeline Follin’s childish vocals set sweetly…
We don’t know about you, but our Dance Card is looking pretty full this weekend; here’s a rundown of where you can find some booty-shaking tunes: Full Flavor Fridays monthly residency is bringing Dallas-based Brett Johnson to the Appaloosa Grill for a record-release party; there will be swag giveaways and…
Kicking off last night, Titwrench Fest 2011 is now in full-swing at the Mercury Cafe tonight with bands, dance performances and informational workshops running through the weekend. The four-day festival brings avant-garde, experimental and (mostly) female musicians and performers from across the country front and center for a weekend of…
One of the best parts about living in America is freedom. The freedom to sing, dance, play in the streets, wear duct-tape skirts, paint your face for televised events and, most importantly, worship false idols. That’s right, American Idol has invaded Denver yet again in search of that one voice,…
As this time of year generally tends to be, July was a heck of a month for concerts with Tech N9NE, The Avett Brothers, Soundgarden, Umphrey’s McGee, Katy Perry and plenty more gracing the stages. We’ve got so many photos, it might be hard to sift through them all, but…
The Fixx’s show with with Naked Eyes at the Summit on Saturday, August 6 has been canceled. The outfit had to cancel seven dates on the tour between July 23 and August 6, including Denver. While there’s no official word on why the shows were canceled, there were reports that…
Doom metal is alive and well in Denver. And what better time to bask in the realm of doom as we enter into the thick of holiday season than to have an entire evening devoted to downtuned guitars? Precisely. Needless to say, our little hearts were brimming with inextinguishable glee…
After a respectable seven year run, a Melodic Daydream has called it a day. But rather than just quietly striding off into the sunset, the Fort Collins-based duo of Lnz Kayd and Chris Newton has opted to go out on a high note, quite literally. The pair has left behind…
