Concerts

Since Michael Jackson’s death, DJs worldwide have been putting together different mixtapes honoring the King of Pop’s music and legacy. While there have been some a good ones, a majority of them aren’t mixed and you can get the same effect by selecting shuffle on the MJ music in your…

Just received word from our friends in Rexway that the Harmony Interactive Music Experience event they were slated to play at this weekend in Glendale has been postponed. The inaugural event, presented by Ryan Dykstra Nightlife and Colorado Music Buzz Magazine and slated to take place this Saturday, July 11,…

In the realm of unlikely collaborations, it seems as if Magic Cyclops joining Lion Sized to cover the Germs would be near the very top of “least likely to happen” category. After all, Lion Sized is a balls-out, kickass rock band seemingly without pretense or pose. Magic Cyclops, on the…

Imagine that you are a member of the Rouge. You’ve just completed your first tour. One of the stops was at L.A.’s Knitting Factory, where you played for six labels and a couple of them showed interest. Less than a week later, you come home and play Red Rocks, which…

Just received word from our friends over at Theaters and Arenas that the Denver Film Society is planning some sort of special Michael Jackson tribute tonight after the Rouge’s set, which kicks off at 6:45, and just before the screening of Jaws at dusk. Despite our dogged persistence, our peeps…

Jon Snodgrass and Cory Branan have completed work on their split LP/cassette. Notice we didn’t mention anything about CD? That’s right, this release will not be available on disc. Inexplicably, however, it will be available on cassette. (?) Before you head over to Suburban Home Records to pick up your…

In between dates on his band’s current tour (which will be making its Denver stop next weekend at the Mile High Music Festival), Fray singer/guitarist Joe King found some time to hit to hit the studio with Kris Allen, the winner of last season’s American Idol, to record an as-yet-titled…

There’s been rumors swirling for the past two or three months regarding the Oriental Theater, the most intriguing (and viable) of which being that the owners of 3 Kings Tavern, Jeff Campbell, Jim Norris and Marty Kilorin, were in the process of negotiating the purchase of the theater. While we…

Clearly, Michael Jackson’s memorial, which is being held in a few hours in Los Angeles at the Staples Center, is the biggest music news story of the day — and perhaps the year. Amongst all the wall-to-wall coverage (KCRW, the public radio station out of Santa Monica, is slated to…

Wilco and Okkervil River Friday, July 3, 2009 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Better than: Wilco’s show at the Pikes Peak Center last year. Just as Wilco took the stage, the theme from the Price is Right played and two people cloaked in a camel suit pranced across the stage. Sure, it…

We stumbled across this enlightening graphical breakdown yesterday as we made our way across the Twitterverse. Somebody named Ethan Hein, a cat who evidently has a great deal of time on his hands, took the time and painstaking effort to deconstruct and then chart Michael Jackson’s influence on the hip-hop…

Jonathan RichmanWednesday, July 1, 2009Lion’s LairBetter than: Seeing an energetic and earnest singer/songwriter play at the Bluebird or the Fillmore. It seemed perfectly appropriate that Jonathan Richman opted to perform in the cramped confines of the Lion’s Lair. The bar’s small scope and understated feel served as a perfect complement…

During a two-day photo shoot for Wilco’s new album, guitarist Nels Cline, a reluctant rock star of sorts, had a rock-star moment. “I felt like I was in the Beatles or something,” he explains, “doing this photo shoot in Milwaukee, standing outside drawing traffic with a camel with a party…

I’ve been fascinated by bikers since I first saw Gimme Shelter, which documents what happened when the Rolling Stones supposedly asked the Hells Angels to act as security for a concert at Altamont Speedway in December 1969. After that, I read two of the books by Hells Angels founder Ralph…

Taking its name from a heroin dealer in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Savage Henry has paid its dues for the past several years, juggling regular gigs and a tour schedule that extends well beyond the efforts of most of its peers. More impressive, the band has managed to…

Ah, Claude VonStroke. The name screams Eurodouche, and for good reason: It’s the nom de beats of Barclay Crenshaw, who came up with it while making up ridiculous European DJ names with friends. But it’s a name that’s come to mean incredible dance music, whether he’s producing, remixing or deejaying…

Daniel LeDisko and Jo’B, the twosome currently causing LA Riots, are the remixers of the moment — definitely a short-term position given the trendiness of the international club scene, but one that can occasionally lead to greater things. The duo, who’ll share the console with Felix Cartel, have only been…

This time last year, Michael Dean Damron, former frontman for I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, was planning a trip to Denver with his current combo, Thee Loyal Bastards. But he ultimately canceled the gig, and the rest of his tour, due to high gas prices. “Michael was…

Los Angeles’s War Tapes evokes the most insidiously catchy synth-pop bands of the ’80s mixed with the darkness of that era’s death rock. Imagine Sisters of Mercy with a dynamic rhythm section and without the humorless demeanor. The songwriting, however, isn’t exactly on a retro-nostalgia kick, despite clearly being inspired…

With quirky pop hooks and song dynamics that are just shy of anthemic, Cleveland’s Other Girls writes songs with a surprising level of sophistication and polish while maintaining a certain urgency and exuberance that makes each performance count. With atmospheric flourishes reminiscent of Band of Horses and a nervous energy…