Concerts

Brandi Carlile clearly has a thing for Colorado singer-songwriters. That’s what we gather anyhow from her choice of tour companions. Former Boulderite, Katie Herzig, who’s hanging her hat in Nashville these days, has been tapped to open nine dates for Carlile starting with a gig at the Knitting Factory in…

We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we’ve decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us — and the rest of the world — what…

Elvis is 75 today. Er, he would be, rather, if he wasn’t, like, you know, dead and stuff. Things like this tend not to escape your attention, especially when you live with an Elvis fanatic (having Elvis’s image permanently etched on your flesh does qualify you as a fanatic, right?)…

Six years after disbanding and breaking hearts across the front range, the Gamits are back together. Although this version of the band is not the same lineup that was on stage at the Bluebird in December 2004, the players will be familiar to longtime fans. This time around, frontman Chris…

How about those Everything Absent or Distorted gents? Don’t you just love them? They’re as charming and clever as the day is long. We traded emails with the lads this morning, asking if there was any truth to the rumor that’s being bandied about that some of the fellas might…

Father’s day: If you’ve been digging the new “Tokyo Gore Police”/”Guitari 2600” single from Ideal Fathers as much as we have, you’re going to want to head down to the Meadowlark on February 6 for their next show. The band will be giving away handmade “cassingles” (that’s a cassette single,…

“Just listened to a “song” from Ke$ha. Fucking shoot me in the face! That was the worst 3min of my life. I am going to kill puppies now.” Best. Tweet. Ever. Hands down. Couldn’t have said it any better, numberthree. Not only do you swing the sticks with the zest…

Last month, it looked like the Rocket Room, one of the hipper clubs in Colorado Springs, might close at the end of the year due to some issues with the landlord. But according to the club’s Facebook page, owners Shalonda and her husband Dave Cantrell were able to get an…

We spent most of December reflecting on the past year and the past decade; now it’s time to start thinking about a new year and a new decade. And 2010 is already off to a great start, with a number of acts that have been percolating over the past twelve…

I listened to my share of Hendrix while learning to play guitar in high school, but somehow I overlooked one of his most gorgeous songs, “Little Wing.” In fact, I heard Sting’s watered-down version of the tune before I discovered Hendrix’s original on the Axis: Bold as Love album. But…

It’s rare when true technical ability is met with imagination and tasteful restraint. But that’s exactly what you get with Amphibious Jones, a quirky trio that threads together progressive rock’s chops, psychedelic space rock’s expansive soundscapes and punk rock’s liberating aggression. Although given to lengthy instrumental passages, Jones never quite…

Band of Heathens is technically from Austin, but the band comes off like it might have spent a great deal of time in New Orleans learning the rich mixture of sounds that mark that city’s eclectic scene. In moments, this outfit is reminiscent of the Band circa the early ’70s…

While it might be hard to believe in the age of metalcore, heavy metal and hardcore punk used to dwell on opposite ends of the spectrum. Back in the early ’80s, fans of one genre wouldn’t be caught dead listening to the other. With its aptly named 1987 album Crossover,…

Ripton Hylton became known as Eek-A-Mouse in 1979, shortly before releasing his first hit single, “Once a Virgin.” Although Eek-A-Mouse’s early work displayed a clear debt to roots reggae, he’s since incorporated the aesthetics of dub into his core sound. An early pioneer of the dancehall sound, Eek has always…

Too many country-music purists of the past couple decades brag about keeping the true sound of country alive. Oklahoma native Jason Boland, though, just does it. Bearing a catalogue of gritty, twangy songs that sound as natural as falling off a horse, Boland and his Stragglers have spent the last…

It’s not just a brand-new year, but a whole new decade, so why not kick it off with something fresh? Chicago’s Punky Fresh is so recently arrived on the scene that not only doesn’t the act have an album out yet, but it still has that new-producer smell. The two…

Looks like the metal world is continuing to turn its eyes on Colorado. Yet another homegrown metal act has been snapped up by a renown metal imprint. Last month, Allegaeon, who deals in extreme metal out of Fort Collins, inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The iconic metal label…

After eight weeks of battling it out at Herman’s Hideaway for ultimate supremacy, the semi-finalists have been announced in the Best of the West showcase we’re sponsoring. The crowded field of contenders has been narrowed down to nine acts (Kill City Bombers, Forth Yeer, Sound Traffic, Goldie & The Bears,…

View Larger Map Okay, so here’s an idea we’ve been kicking around for a while that we think is time to bring to fruition. Our new Denver Rock Atlas feature is precisely what it sounds like, a compendium of storied Denver venues, past and present, in which we pick a…

Just received word that Red Cloud (aka Red Cloud West), which has been on hiatus for quite some time now as its members devoted time to their other creative endeavors (Git Some, Bad Luck City, the Fire Drills, Ross Etherton & the Chariots of Judah), has plans to reconvene at…