Flobots no longer on Universal Records

Yesterday, Ricardo Baca from the Denver Post reported that Flobots’ relationship with Universal Records has ended. Stephen Brackett, aka Brer Rabbit, confirmed the split and went on to say that the separation was amicable…

Tonight: The Hood Internet at the Fox Theatre

The concept behind The Hood Internet’s work is pretty simple: Create unlikely combinations of current tracks by a variety of artists, and let the newly birthed song ride out. Less ADD-like than a lot of mash-up creationists, The Hood Internet DJ duo simply builds a sonic space where R. Kelly…

Jeremih at Comedy Works South, 12/08/10

KS-107.5 MORNING SHOW CHRISTMAS PARTY With Jeremih • Bow Wow 12.08.10 | Comedy Works South When a show begins with an open-to-all karaoke session, things could go one of two ways: A bunch of bad singers (or in this case, rappers) could burn up the atmosphere and take the show…

Whiskey Blanket

In the age when the Roots released their eleventh studio album, the epic How I Got Over, all bands intending to use live instrumentation with hip-hop vocals and elements had better come correct. With the release of No Object, Whiskey Blanket, three vocalists who blend the live sounds of cello,…

Warhawk brings the rawk

What we like about this flier is the remarkably badass-looking, ahem, warhawk. It’s also a picture of a hawk wearing a headdress with what we assume are hawk feathers. That’s like a human wearing a headdress made of human hair. The disembodied head is also screaming at a moon in…

Tonight: Eddie Money at Grizzly Rose

Although the flier touts Eddie Money’s appearance tonight at the Grizzly Rose as a chance to see a live performance of “Everybody Loves Christmas” from the Santa Claus 2 soundtrack, we know why you really want to go. It’s the same reason we would go — to see Money sing…

The Black Angels at the Bluebird, 12/07/10

THE BLACK ANGELS With Overcasters 12.07.10 | Bluebird Theater For some shows, the vibe is everything — a mix of the crowd’s attention (or a lack there of) the lighting and other air-changing provisions, the quality of the sound and a band’s presence, all factor into the success or total…

Google actively combats copyright infringement

Google has announced a new plan to help combat copyright infringement by reshaping its search technology and offering an easier and more accessible takedown request form. The news comes hot on the heels of news that the U.S. government has begun a multi-tiered crackdown on piracy and counterfeit websites…

Top 10 Cheap New Year’s Eve Parties for 2010

It’s about time to start making plans for New Year’s Eve. Because the last thing you want to be when the slates get cleaned is sober. We’re doing our part by bringing you a series of Denver’s top events for every budget. First up, the $20-$75 offerings that we’ve whittled…

Tonight: Meg & Dia at the Soiled Dove Underground

Sister-band Meg & Dia started out as just that — two sisters sharing singer-songwriter duties, with the Meg Frampton half on guitar. But after the duo’s 2005 debut, Our home is Gone, Meg & Dia expanded into a full-fledged five-piece, adding some electric weight to a formerly soft, acoustic sound…

Bob Ferbrache documentary needs your help

Bob Ferbrache’s Absinthe Studios has been buzzing along for the better part of three decades, recording the likes of Ian Cooke, the Fluid, the Swayback, Frantix and many others. Now, friend and fellow sound engineer James McElwee wants to tell Bob’s story in a new documentary — but he needs…

Jeffree Star dishes on celebrities, tattoos and perfection

JonBenét Ramsey is the one who brought them together. Well, it wasn’t so much JonBenét as it was Jeffree Star’s desire for a tattoo of her. And it actually wasn’t even the tattoo itself. It was the pop star and his soon-to-be tattooist Kat Von D’s shared fascination with beauty…

Rock-A-Billies brings rockabilly to Arvada

Although Arvada doesn’t have a big rockabilly scene, Jimmy Nigg and his brother grew up there — and that’s where they decided to open Rock-A-Billies. The brothers had spent a year looking all over Denver for the perfect place to put a rockabilly-themed bar; when they found out that the…

Monroe Monroe, December 11 at the Bluebird

If you ever heard or saw the name “The Legendary Beep Beeps,” you probably — understandably — thought it was going to be something dumb. But the band wasn’t, and despite the seeming commercial-rock aspirations in some of its songwriting, there was a core of something ineffably compelling in its…

Horse Feathers

In 1932, the Marx Brothers released one of their classics, a movie called Horse Feathers. The music of the Portland, Oregon, group of the same name may not possess the inspired zaniness and slapstick of the Marx Brothers, but the band’s earnest pastoral sound could have been created long ago…

The Bad Plus

In the decade since the Bad Plus has been together, the adventurous jazz trio has included cover songs on each of its recordings. Bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer David King have deconstructed and reimagined cuts by everyone from the Pixies and Nirvana to Bowie and Blondie. Last…