In early 2010, Itchy-O started crashing house shows and other events with a “surprise” visit from a full marching band and a dancing, Chinese-style dragon. While not the first-ever guerrilla marching band, Itchy-O (due at Sutra on Sunday, May 22) is probably the first to fully embrace experimental music as…
Formerly one-half of the German DJ duo Wighnomy Brothers, Gabor Schablitzki is known by a number of monikers, but most notably as Robag Wruhme. A hard-drinking party DJ with a knack for reading and responding to pumped-up crowds, Wruhme is also an accomplished producer who individually crafted all of the…
If you stop and think about it, a rock guitarist doesn’t need more than three strings on his guitar, and a drummer doesn’t need more than three drums and three cymbals. Case in point: JEFF the Brotherhood, a band whose entire purpose is to strip down rock music to its…
Shilpa Ray rocks on the harmonium like other players do on guitar. But she and her Brooklyn-based band, the Happy Hookers (no intentional reference to Xaviera Hollander), are currently making the kind of rock music that seems unencumbered by any direct connection to Americana, despite the presence of a harmonium…
There is no denying Warren Haynes knows how to shred. Rolling Stone named him one the 25 greatest guitarists of all time, and he has played with the Allman Brothers, David Allan Coe, the Dead and his own band, Gov’t Mule. His most recent album, Man in Motion, is his…
George Bush probably hasn’t been this disgusted since 2005. In one of the most outrageous occurrences since everybody failed to recognize the truly bang-up job Brownie did in New Orleans, the Obamas went ahead last Wednesday and sullied the name of baseball, hot dogs and the red, white and blue…
On the title track of Rob Roper’s first full-length, Misfit, the singer-songwriter spends a good portion of the song singing about what he isn’t. To wit: He’s not a hippie, redneck or vegan. What’s more, he doesn’t have a tattoo, piercings or dreadlocks, and he doesn’t drink Bud Light or…
With Copy, Paste, No Glue, Pries has churned out a mixtape that could just as easily pass for a debut album — it’s that good. Not only has he crafted songs with melodies anyone can sing along to, but the delivery of his raps is accessible and clear. Lyrically, Pries…
The term “bumcore” pretty much sums up what Slakjaw is all about, so it’s fitting that these modern-day hobos (or maybe they just have a hankering for hobo culture) have so titled their new five-song EP. Singing about trains and whiskey, Slakjaw injects a punk fervor into its unique foot-stomping,…
As with the other music he has produced, Harder to Tell reveals Roger Green’s strong compositional skills, balanced in this case by an apparent fascination with a broad range of sonic atmospheres and textures, each expressing a depth of mood. This is most evident on tracks like “Hearing Into Clouds.”…
One of the world’s most versatile guitarists, Marc Ribot fronts a number of different projects and has played with heavies like Tom Waits, John Zorn, Elvis Costello and the Lounge Lizards. Ribot got his start three decades ago touring with legendary jazz organist Brother Jack McDuff. The Marc Ribot Trio,…
It’s almost officially summertime, which means that the annual Burning Man desert extravaganza is fast approaching — and also means that Burning Man project fundraisers are popping up to help get some skrilla together before the big event. That’s the purpose of Mile High Mammoth, a party kicking off at…
Techno and craft beer go together like … well, like nothing we’ve ever seen before, because oftentimes, craft-beer-lovers and lovers of electronica occupy different spheres of existence. But come September 29, the inaugural Great American Techno Festival, brainchild of local DJ/producer/man-about-town John Templeton, will hitch a ride on the lauded…
Film on the Rocks has become a rite of summer at this point for fans and a milestone in the careers of the lucky musicians who get to perform each year on the hallowed stage of Red Rocks. After a fake version reportedly made the rounds this past weekend, the…
Backbeat’s nightlife photographer Aaron Thackeray hit up the Rockbar on East Colfax at the strike of midnight Sunday morning and brought back these photos. To see the full slide show, go here: Midnight at Rockbar…
As S. Carey (performing tonight at the Hi-Dive with Other Lives), vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Sean Carey’s solo material is definitely in line with the work he did as a part of a part of Bon Iver’s back-up band — and his voice is also a sweet but resilient focal point…
Update: Okay, so by now you’ve figured out who’s playing the secret show at the Fox on Thursday night. If you haven’t, well, click through to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth. Checked the Fox Theatre’s website lately? Notice anything special happening on Thursday night?The Juarez Street Fighters are…
Jeffrey Wentworth Stevens has kept busy over the past few years playing his part in George and Caplin and Wentworth Kersey, which both released records last year. Somewhere in between, he’s found the time to write and record not just one solo album, but two (due out on July 13)…
AN EVENING WITH THE CARS 05.15.11 | Fillmore Auditorium Within the pantheon of rock and roll, there are relics, and there living legends. Last night at the Fillmore, on the fourth show of its current tour, the Cars proved that they are far from antiquity. In fact, the quartet blew…
MIDDAY VEIL With Décollage • Tjutjuna • Mike Zorman Nightshark • Night of Joy 05.13.11 | Rhinoceropolis This was one of those Rhino shows that started early. Opening the proceedings was a group calling itself Décollage, a sort of five-piece, with a guitarist, a drummer, a bassist, a singer/keys player…
Legendary local concert promoter Barry Fey, who retired in 1997, is back in the game. We just received word from the Denver County Fair owners, Dana Cain and Tracy Weil, that Fey has been tapped as musical director. The Rockfather will be booking the talent for Saturday night’s concert and…
Are your dance shoes ready to go for the weekend yet? We hope so, because we’ve got tons of places where you can lace up those shoes and shake that ass this weekend, including a Deeper reunion, a Sex Panther resurrection and much more. Keep reading for what’s hot:…
