After opening the subterranean Below Bar at 1422 Larimer Street nearly two and a half years ago, owner Bill Ward did a bit of remodeling to the place, switched around some of the furniture, added a lot more mirrors turned it into a gay bar near the end of April…
Zack de la Rocha’s never been prim about his political leanings. In fact, that’s always been the whole point: Since Rage Against the Machine was named, well, Rage Against the Machine, up to the time De la Rocha left the band to devote more time to pursuing social justice in…
We brought you a list of our potential top summer jams a while back, but now summer is here and it got us to wondering: What song (or songs) have been your top songs of the summer so far. And since standing on a street corner asking random passers-by questions…
Ray LaMontagne and his backing band, the Pariah Dogs, visit the Boulder Theater for an eTown show Thursday, August 12, five days before before his fourth album, God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise hits stores. The live radio show taping hosted by Nick and Helen Forester also includes music…
Last night, Tool played the first of its back-to-back dates at Red Rocks. Photographer Aaron Thackeray was there to capture the band — and the fans — for your enjoyment. Click through for a look at ten of the best shots of the night, or visit the slide show for…
It was almost six weeks ago that metal legend Ronnie James Dio died and the tributes keep rolling in. Yesterday, a video appeared online that featured members of thrash mainstays Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax sharing their memories of the man. The video was originally recorded and broadcast as part…
Back when the Film on the Rocks schedule was announced, fans got a chance to select their favorite John Hughes film for a showing. Well, the fans spoke and overwhelmingly they chose Ferris Bueller’s Day Off over The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles. Ferris grabbed nearly half the vote, leaving…
Online ticketing company Ticketfly acquired show-listing/social media site Gigbot last week to better help it compete with ticketing juggernaut Ticketmaster. Terms of the deal were not announced, but as part of the deal, Gigbot founder (and main dude behind the tech that runs it) Sean Porter is joining Ticketfly as…
It’s been a few years, and we’ve missed this band. Sure, Cephalic Carnage has held to a fairly steady formula in its now-eighteen-year career, but oh, what a formula it is: Coupling punishing metal jabs that hit like a fat man swinging a blunt object with breakdowns of insane technical…
We know when you’re busy re-fighting World War II or killing alien invaders on your Xbox, you’re probably saying to yourself, “Gee, this is fun, but what does pop-star/provocateur M.I.A. think of this activity?” Well, wonder no longer — she’s weighed in with her opinion at last…
We revealed a while back that Lady Gaga might not be just the oddball pop star/performance artist you know and love/hate, but a secret tool of the worldwide conspiracy known as the Illuminati. Now, no less of an expert on the topic than Internet celebrity, reality show trainwreck and, apparently,…
Well, this is awesome. The site Comics Alliance came up witht the brilliant idea to compile a list of songs that should be comics, then use a little Photoshop magic to create covers for each of their fictional creations. Or, in the case of the awesome “Yoshimi Battles the Pink…
There’s nothing like experiencing the sweat, thump and catharsis of a great show. But it can be tough to decide which one to go to when you live in Denver, the land of embarrassing musical riches, the land of too many shows and too little time. So which ones are…
Paul Piciocchi has been a busy guy. After opening Mix Music Lounge, Drink and Rack & Rye, he moved Tryst down to Playa del Carmen and recently opened in Dive on Fifteenth in its place. He’s also behind Chances, a new bar and grill at 1135 Bannock Street that is…
When a thirteen-year-old picks up a guitar and plays a song, what do you expect? Clumsy fumbling? Maybe mild competence with the occasional touch of style? yeah, us too. That’s why this clip is so mind blowing. The kid playing is Trace Bundy protege Sungha Jung, a thirteen-year-old wunderkind from…
Sometime in August, Cheapo Discs — one of a handful of locally owned record stores still operating in Denver — will shutter the doors of its location on Colorado Boulevard, ending a fifteen year run. But it’s not all bad news — owner Ron Lusk says he’s close to a…
Since time immemorial, we’ve liked our artists deceased. The fame, the money, you may experience those in your lifetime. But the respect, that only comes after you die–preferably young and in an unexpected way. From Vincent van Gogh to Robert Johnson, the list on artists who passed on to the…
Well, Warped Tour is officially underway, wending its way through California on its first handful of dates. Sunday, Warped will be in Ventura, California and on that particular date (and no other, if this is to be believed) 3OH!3 will bring its patented brand of madness to the pop-punk throngs…
Original Kinks bassist Peter Quaife died yesterday at age 66. The cause of death is yet to be determined but he had suffered from kidney disease for more than a decade. Quaife was a member of the band from its founding in 1961 until 1969, when he quit due to…
In honor of the US’s best World Cup soccer performance in, well, ever, Weezer has weighed in with “Represent,” the unofficial US soccer anthem. Don’t get too excited though — there are no vuvuzela solos in the song. Instead you get a somewhat forgettable tune — pounding drums, big riffs…
DJ Ginger Perry kicks off Kitty Kat Social tonight at Beauty Bar (608 East 13th Avenue), which just celebrated its grand opening last weekend. Perry will head up the weekly ladies nights on Thursdays and bring in a rotating crew of DJs including Vajra, Mike Deez, Jah Rocker, Klaw and…
Now, here’s a cool idea. Take all those thousands and thousands of useless, forgotten and worthless, but oh-so-shiny CDs, and use them to make something beautiful. In this case, a giant piece of public art called “CDSea” in Kilmington, UK by artist Bruce Munro…
