The Chain Gang of 1974 premieres new song

Wow. Ran into Kam from Chain Gang several times since he returned from tour with 3OH!3 and he said that he’d been writing new material and that it was different from the old stuff. And how, daddio. On the brand new track that he just premiered a bit ago on…

Win tix to see Autolux tonight at the Bluebird

Update: Congrats Ted Alvarez and Carly Billings. Both are going to see Autolux at the Bluebird tonight. Have a good time!The Los Angeles trio known as Autolux hits the Bluebird tonight in the company of Mini Mansions and Gangcharger. Should be a rad show. Wanna go? We’ve got two pairs…

Over the weekend: Jen Korte & the Loss at the Walnut Room

​Jen Korte & the Loss The Walnut RoomFriday, September 18, 2009Jen Korte and the Loss recorded most of the tracks on her new self-titled album live in the studio and there’s an immediacy and cohesion on those tracks that can usually only be captured with everyone playing at the same…

Hello Kavita’s readies excellent new album for release

Life is completely kicking my ass at the moment. My bank account is overdrawn, I’ve been dragging ass all day from staying out way too late on a Monday night, drinking whiskey at Sancho’s after the Sunny Day show, talking up random strangers. The weather sucks … eh, you get…

Widowers heading into the studio

Just received word that Widowers are heading into the studio to record a follow-up to their excellent self-titled debut. According to the band, this means no more new shows while they concentrate on recording. Anyone who caught the group’s set at the UMS this summer knows why this is exciting…

Pixies bringing Doolittle tour to Denver in November

Update: Just received word that the Pixies added a second show on Tuesday, November 17 at the Fillmore. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, September 26 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased directly at the Fillmore box office, online at LiveNation.com or by phone at 1-877-598-6659.  [original post: 07/28/09]…

Last Night: Sunny Day Real Estate at the Ogden Theatre

Sunny Day Real Estate, The Jealous Sound Monday, September 21, 2009 Ogden Theater, Denver Better Than: Most of the descendents of this style of music have been. Sunny Day Real Estate’s current tour is a bit of a reunion tour for the Jealous Sound from Los Angeles as well. The…

The Broncos’ taste in music sucks

This weekend I went and watched the Broncos beat up on the perpetually bottom-of-the-barrel Browns in my annual debt-inducing, professional-sports pilgrimage. The game was fun, but I couldn’t help but notice that the music was … well, my parents would consider most of it oldies, and they aren’t exactly hip…

Pretty Lights new album to be available for free download

Like his past two albums, Taking Up Your Precious Time and Filling Up The City Skies, Derek Vincent Smith, who performs under the Pretty Lights moniker, has announced plans to release his next effort, Passing By Behind Your Eyes, digitally. Originally set to drop tomorrow, the disc has been pushed…

Hearts of Palm to reunite for a pair of proper farewell shows

Before unceremoniously calling it quits with after a Halloween show last year, Hearts of Palm was arguably one of the brightest acts to emerge from the Denver music scene in the past decade. An outfit with boundless potential, the group, which got its start as Nathan & Stephen, was known…

Toad Tavern celebrates its two-year anniversary this weekend

Okay, that headline may be a tad misleading. The Toad Tavern has actually been around for more than two decades. Two years ago, though, a stalwart of the scene, Brice Hancock, who plays guitar in Rubber Planet and has been involved in a number of other area clubs, including the…

Arcanium tapped as support for Megadeth tour

Speaking of metal bands from up north, Arcanium received some righteous news this week. The Loveland-based outfit, which just a new album titled The Architects, was just tapped as a supporting act on Megadeth’s upcoming Endgame tour with Machinehead and Suicide Silence, which kicks off at the Orbit Room in…

Immortal Dominion nearly finished recording new album. Again.

You know the notion that once you’ve recorded an album it’s forever? That’s not always the case, apparently. Witness Immortal Dominion. Remember back in April when the act released its new album, Primortal? Kind of a big deal for the group, which was stoked to have had the chance to…

This Just In: Railroad Earth to play a three-night stand in Boulder

Coming off a pretty impressive summer of high profile Colorado appearances, including a return to Telluride Bluegrass Festival, a packed tent at Mile High Music Festival and a stop at Red Rocks with the Allman Brothers, acoustic jam band Railroad Earth could almost call Colorado their second home. Add in…

Pick up a Live Nation passport and see a dozen Fillmore shows

Wow! Live Nation has outdid itself this time. All summer, the concert promoter has been offering up new ticket specials every week, from buy one get one deals to suspending service charges. Today, though, it unveiled its Live Nation Passport, which gains you admittance to a dozen Fillmore shows. Best…

3OH!3 becomes a game-show question

There are many measures of an artist’s success, but how do you know you’ve truly arrived? Riches? Groupies? Nah, you’ve really made it when you’re so well-known you get turned into the answer for a game show. That’s just what’s happened to 3OH!3, as captured in the filmed-from-the-TV-screen clip embedded…

The Fray’s manager fires back

In response to the lawsuit filed against him by the Fray this past Monday, Gregg Latterman is reportedly planning to “mount a vigorous defense,” an unnamed spokesperson told Pollstar yesterday, claiming the charges have no merit and that the band was well aware of Latterman’s association with EMI prior to…