Following the smoke-filled craze of yesterday’s 4/20 celebration of all things green, we bring you the finest list of parties and places to be tonight if you want to drop it to the floor, raise it to the roof or just sit back and catch some good vibes off of…
This week’s cover story, “Word,” tells the extraordinary tale behind The Anthology of Rap, released last year to high praise and a bit of heated debate. The Westword story focuses on Anthology co-editor and CU-Boulder professor Adam Bradley, a hip-hop academic whose own narrative is as compelling as anything in…
Seems we’re not the only ones concerned with helping Yerkish come up with a new name. This morning, if you log on to Sprint’s website, you’ll notice that the telecommunications behemoth has gotten in on the act. According to Yerkish frontman Tim Kaminski, shortly after Alvin Ramos joined the band,…
Portland duo Hillstomp (playing the hi-dive tonight with Legendary River Drifters) is a definite throwback, but the band delves deeper than most contemporary Americana-styled groups with a porch-rattling sound. Henry Christian and John Johnson’s less-than-modern approach is about creating loud and rowdy shows based on the simplicity of two voices,…
So tonight’s the night when the Centennial state finally gets a place of its own to recognize all the great musicians who’ve helped put our fine state on the map over the years. And while there’s a lengthy list of worthy inductees, it’s pretty fitting that John Denver is the…
In general terms, a compilation is most often used as a promotional tool for labels or magazines to draw awareness to their product. In the case of the ZetaKaye House, that’s still essentially the purpose, but the product is the state of Colorado itself. “Musicians aren’t always the best at…
As yet another example of the seemingly inexhaustible generosity of the members of our local music community, this weekend finds nearly two dozen acts from the scene rallying around the people of Japan with a pair of like-minded benefits, A Mountain of Arms at City Hall and Tomodachi: A Concert…
Just received some sad news that TV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, passed away earlier this morning. The band, slated to perform at the Ogden Theatre next Tuesday, April 26, has subsequently canceled its upcoming shows. Refunds are available at point of…
Shpongle takes the choicest peaks of each genre of music and mashes it together to produce something so unique and creative that its completely unrivaled. And although Shpongle is not actually playing a full set in Boulder anytime soon, the Shpongletron Experience will be coming through. This enormous, glorious and…
If you haven’t read the news today, Austin metal band the Sword is playing this year’s Westword Music Showcase. You can win a ticket to see them — plus all the other acts on this year’s line-up — by entering in our ticket-of-the-day contest. I hope you’re sufficiently blazed on…
Knoxville’s Royal Bangs (playing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with Hindershot and Spires) knows the power of a three-piece. Beginning as one, growing into a quintet, and now back to band life as trio, the dudes still manage to create plenty of electronic-infused punkishness on its latest release, Flux Outside…
The Sword! In case you weren’t already completely stoked for this year’s Westword Music Showcase on Saturday, June 18, brace yourself: The bill just became even stronger and more kick ass with the addition of these doom merchants from Austin. If you haven’t experienced the Sword’s corrosive brand of mayhem…
If history is any indication, one proven way to impress us is to include monsters on your flier. We just can’t help but be enthralled by strange and unusual creatures, because we’re a bit childish when it comes to certain things — monsters included. That’s exactly what initially caught our…
The last time we checked in with him, B.Blacc was strictly on the rapping end, churning out mixtapes and keeping the streets ablaze with his presence. The Montbello MC has since decided to diversify his portfolio by going back to the craft that molded him into the artist he’s out…
“Denver is a city made of heart, and those who are in our artistic community work every day to keep that heart pumping and alive,” she says. “I am proud to say when I move on that I am now from Denver and I will speak of it with nothing more than love and reverence.”
Last night, Bay-area thrashers Death Angel stopped by the Larimer Lounge for a show with locals Steel Blades of Vengence and Metallica tribute band, the Four Horseman. Brandon Marshall, one of our resident shutterbugs, was on hand for the evening and brought us back these pictures…
Not that there needs to be an excuse for a 420-style celebration in Colorado, but tonight at the Fox Theatre, weed enthusiasts the Supervillains (along with Tatanka and Bop Skizzum) get the party started, just a day ahead of the annual blowout. Rising up alongside similar acts like Slightly Stoopid…
In case you haven’t been paying attention, there are some heated battles going on in digital space right now with regard to digital music distribution rights. Just three weeks ago, Amazon launched its cloud storage and streaming services, much to the chagrin of the major labels. As we wait for…
Mike Watt is a legendary musical figure. He’s also the type of guy who would never embrace such a designation if you passed it his way. Rather, he would thank you for the kind words and then make you feel like you’re old friends hanging out at a show. And…
When Patrick’s Nite Club closed a few years ago, Aurora lost one of the only places in that town where you could hear live jazz. But with the opening of Wine & Roses Jazz Supper Club on April 8, that void is now filled. Wine & Roses promises to host…
If you’ve seen Tyler Despres play around town, on his own or with Dualistics, you’ve been exposed to his cleverly sarcastic sense of humor; it’s one of his hallmarks. That sardonic persona is on display, at least partially, with Science Partner, his latest endeavor, whose most recent effort is humorously…
Before anyone even knew what hardcore was, Bad Brains was shattering the expectations of concert-goers in Washington, D.C., with its unique mixture of so many different styles it was nearly impossible to know what to anticipate. Fast-forward nearly thirty years, and the band is back on the touring circuit with…
