Kanye West, John Fogerty, Reverend Horton Heat shows announced

Kanye West and Lady Gaga are taking their 34-city Fame Kills tour on the road, and that includes a stop at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, December 2. Word has it that the two, who share equal billing on the tour, will integrate their performances. Ticket run from $39 to…

Be a b-boy or just look like one

Have you always wanted to be b-boy? Here’s your chance. No more faking the funk! This Saturday at Cherry Creek Dance on Third and Clayton, three bona fied floor wreckers — Visa from Dance2Live, Mattlock from the Groproject and BREAKERONE9 from Lordz of Finesse — will be on hand to…

Julox is “Rollin'” and “Rips em’ up” in new video

Julox has one of the most recognizable voices in the Colorado hip-hop scene and some out-of-state entities are taking notice. Julox’s Ugly Azz Entertainment has partnered with Hezeleo of UGK Records out of Houston for a new mixtape, Julox: Facially Challenged. Mixed by Desert E, the collection features contributions from…

Watch how Colorado dominated Scion’s Hypeman Contest

Back in January, two locals dominated Scion’s 2008 Hypeman Contest. DJ Sabotage and Hypeman P took first and second place in the competition, respectively, showing the judges and the nation that the Colorado hip-hop scene is on the rise. (Ed: No question Sabo and HP dominated, regardless. When you see…

Over the weekend: Vendetta Festival

VENDETTA FESTIVAL Saturday, September 26, 2009 Bar Standard Sunday, September 27, 2009 Exdo Events Center This past weekend marked the third annual Vendetta Festival, a gathering of some of the best industrial and dark dance acts from around the world. We made it to two out of three days of…

Beer today, gone tomorrow: Synthetic Elements shoot new video at LoDos

Tap, tap, tap. Ahem, attention: We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you this important message about free beer. We’ve just received word that the band Synthetic Elements is shooting a music video this evening at LoDos in, well, uh, LoDo. And evidently, the shoot, which is happening at…

Katie Herzig and Frito-Lay are evidently Made for Each Other

It’s been a few years since Katie Herzig hung her hat here, but we still very much consider the former Newcomers Home singer to be one of our own. The Fort Collins native has made quite a name for herself since moving to Nashville, including having a number of her…

Denver House Authority off Vinyl rooftop

The Denver House Authority are closing up shop on their weekly Friday-night party on the rooftop of Vinyl. After three months holding down the primo spot for their weekly event, the crew is being forced out and will be replaced by the burgeoning popularity of the Friday-night Latin night, which…

Over the weekend: Bryan Adams at the Paramount Theatre

Bryan Adams Saturday, September 26, 2009 Paramount Theatre Better Than: A sonically faithful retro-tour performance. Bryan Adams was definitely a rock star when I was in high school, so I didn’t know what to expect from this acoustic performance. It could have been a ploy to make some cash on…

Are you the best band in Denver?

Yes, we know. That’s a loaded question and also an unreasonable query. Best of anything is relative. Music is subjective. It isn’t and shouldn’t be a competition. While we tend to agree with all that, we feel compelled to inform you that the folks at KBPI are once again in…

Now, that’s dedication. It’s also, um, forever.

Platinum records? A sold-out tour? Countless songs licensed? A female following that presumably rivals Oprah’s? Pffft — all things that time will inevitably erase. Now, a tattoo, on the other hand — that shit’s forever, man. Apparently no one mentioned that to the lovely young lass pictured at left, who’s…

Aloft in the Sundry’s van breaks down on tour

Everybody wants to be in a band. From the outside, it all looks so glamorous, doesn’t it, all the sex and drugs that go along with the rock and roll? If only they knew… Fact: In real life, the sex only leaves you with regrets or worse. The drugs don’t…

MP3 Freeloader: SP Double offers Focus-produced EP

Denver rapper/producer SP Double has been busy working on his new full-length, Loyalty, Honor, Respect, but in between tracks he found time to drop a new EP, Focus on SP.The entire EP was produced by Aftermath Records producer Focus, who has also produced tracks for Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Eminem…

DJ K-Tone, Adam Lo launch Colorado Hip-Hop Homeless Project

DJ K-Tone and Adam Lo recently announced the launch of the Colorado Hip-Hop for Homeless, a new charity that seeks to help Colorado’s homeless community. A couple times a month, K-Tone and Lo recruit local hip-hop artists to donate and distribute clothes, water, non-perishable food and blankets to the homeless…

Making music is a family affair for St. Elias

It’s natural for children to absorb musical talent from their parents. For St. Elias, though, music isn’t just an inherited proclivity; it’s also something that the band’s three members — two brothers and their cousin — have cultivated among themselves since they were kids growing up together in Houston. “We…