Foodchain, Mr. Midas, Pries, Rockie, LKeys at Rockstar Lounge, 3/25/11

FOODCHAIN Mr. Midas, Pries, Rockie, LKeys 03.25.11 | Rockstar Lounge Last night at Rockstar Lounge, there was a plethora of rappers, instruments and singers on hand for a free show being touted as “history in the making” and featuring LKeys, Pries, Rockie, Midas and the Foodchain, who all brought the…

Aarta launches new Therapy residency at 2200

THERAPY DJ AArta, Brett Starr, Rescue, Sami Tee and Styles Davis 03.25.11 | 2200 Brett Starr and Rescue’s new residency at 2200 (look for them on the last Friday of each month) kicked off with a bang last night; the two rooms housed a spectrum of excellent electronica, with Rescue…

Photos: Night one of Pure Sunshine at the Bluebird Theater, 3/25/11

Last night at the Bluebird was night one of Pure Sunshine, the aptly named Rick Kulwicki celebration and benefit. Among Kulwicki’s family, friends, fans and many admirers (with Rick, it seems, none of those terms are mutually exclusive), all of the remaining members of the Fluid were of course on…

Photos: Spring Break Beach Party at Beta, 3/24/11

Kostas, Trajikk and Jontron provided the music for the Spring Break Beach Party on Thursday night, March 24, 2011 at Beta. Nightlife photographer Jonathan Shoup brings back these photos from the party and says: “A very energetic crowd and a progressive house soundtrack. Many ladies sported bikinis in spirit of…

Tonight: The JaneDear Girls at Grizzly Rose

Pulling a page from the Shania Twain handbook on pop country, The JaneDear Girls create glossy, hook-heavy songs with an underlying flavor of Bluegrass. As an accomplished fiddle and electric mandolin player, Susie Brown brings the the hoedown feel to guitarist Danelle Leverett’s traditional rock style, while the duo’s similar…

Red Bull Thre3Style brings the battle to Boulder

On the heels of last fall’s thrilling battle at Beta, judged by ?uestlove and DJ Jazzy Jeff and featuring DJ magMANimous (DJ Vajra) against DJs from across the country, the Red Bull Thre3Style is making its way back to Colorado with the legendary DJ Craze in tow. If you haven’t…

Bad Brains at Summit Music Hall April 22

You’re not going to see the Bad Brains of thirty years ago, so go ahead and just get that idea out of your head right now. The ferocious, manic energy of eccentric lead singer H.R. has been all but muted by years of drug use and seeming mental instability. But…

Tonight: The Pink Floyd Experience at the Boulder Theater

Pink Floyd is a band that is often imitated. The San Diego sextet known as The Pink Floyd Experience, led by vocalist and guitarist Tom Quinn, takes its version of the seminal band to the next level, as it regurgitates the Floyd catalog with expert precision, while the accompanying video…

Purple Fluid, March 25 at the Bluebird

Before they formed the Purple Fluid, Richard and Roman Kulwicki had rock and roll in their blood. Their father, of course, is the late, great Ricky Kulwicki, of Denver’s greatest rock-and-roll band, the Fluid. The two brothers hooked up with Orie Bender, Henry Solomon and Danny L’Episcopo and formed a…

Breaking News: Peter Ore joins the Soda Jerk Presents team

Just received some pretty major news on the concert promotions front: Peter Ore (pictured right), former Vice President of Booking for Live Nation, has joined the Soda Jerk Presents family. “Working with Peter is going to be a huge step as we continue to grow the company,” says Soda Jerk…

SubSynthesis/GlitchDrop release new comp

There’s no denying that electronic music is particularly glitch- and dub-heavy these days — and, in an announcement that will no doubt thrill fans of that sound, SubSynthesis and GlitchDrop have released a new compilation album, Bass From Above – Vol. 1…

Jazz Aspen Snowmass announces line-up

Jazz Aspen Snowmass, which has been going strong for the last two decades, announced the line-up for its twenty-first season. The June Festival’s headliners include Sheryl Crow (June 25) and Jennifer Hudson (June 26). Raul Midon, Richard Bona and Monty Alexander’s Harlem-Kingston Express open the fest on Friday, June 24…

Tonight: Whitechapel at Summit

Metal has gone in some diverse directions in the past few decades, and Knoxville’s Whitechapel grows from the harsh and speedy thread of deathcore. The band pulls from an artillery of three guitarists to underlay vocalist Ben Savage’s deep and throaty screams, which come in several tonal layers on Whitechapel’s…