Son Volt

Jay Farrar has never been all that interested in experimentation. Hell, his desire to plow ahead, nose to the grindstone, was one of the contributing factors to the dissolution of Uncle Tupelo all those years ago. But his musical trajectory since is proof that he wouldn’t have it any other…

Death Hickey Blues

Although the music on this four-song EP doesn’t skimp on commercial elements, it’s actually quite an odd hybrid. For the most part, lead singer Nasir Malik’s vocals sound as if they’ve been fueled by ramen — but the music he makes, along with guitarists Samuel Pritchett and Joshua Lee and…

Born in Winter

Upon first listen to Paper and Roses, Born in Winter’s latest, inevitable comparisons to Evanescence and Annette Olzon-era Nightwish are bound to crop up, particularly since these eight songs are similarly rooted in melodic, progressive metal and driven by female vocals. However, the material here doesn’t come off saccharine, like…

White Leather

Is White Leather for you? Find out by answering “true” or “false” to the following three statements: 1) My record collection is full of ’90s pop punk and ’80s glam metal, and I always wished someone would combine the most egregious clichés from both. 2) As far as vocalists go,…

Take the Mickey

Scrappy, dark, comedic synth-punk isn’t exactly a formula for surefire success. And on They Clean Up Nice, Take the Mickey isn’t able to pull those elements into something compelling — or even mildly enjoyable. Then again, the EP’s creation was plagued by misfortune: A hard-drive crash prior to a CD-release…

Remembering the King of Pop

Love him or hate him, I think we can all agree that Michael Jackson was an icon. Although in recent years, his vast musical accomplishments have been overshadowed by the tabloid headlines, he’s still the best-selling artist of all time, a rare performer whose appeal spanned generations and transcended gender…

Sonic Youth signature Fender Jazzmaster guitars on sale today

Sonic Youth guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo have a strong affinity for their Fender Jazzmasters. which they say have defined the Sonic Youth sound for more than two decades. According to Fender’s press release, the guitarists have always modified their Jazzmasters by removing any extraneous controls and just leaving…

3OH!3 grace the cover(s) of AP. Again.

Update: Last week’s scuttlebutt turned out to be true. 3OH!3 indeed officially has the number one song on the radio in the country right now, and unsurprisingly, “Don’t Trust Me” has reportedly gone double platinum.Yeah, and it don’t stop, and it don’t quit. Speaking, of course, of the redamndiculous exposure…

SP Double returns with mixtape and upcoming projects

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from SP Double, especially since the dissolution of his Boostwell crew. But from the ashes, he’s dusted himself off and is gearing up to drop a collection of projects over the next six months. His new album, Loyalty, Honor, Respect, is due out…

Remembering Tickle Me Pink’s Johnny Schou one year later.

A year ago today, Johnny Schou died tragically at the young age of 22. Hard to believe that it’s already been a year since the talented Tickle Me Pink bassist passed away. Schou, as you might remember, in a cruel twist of fate, died the morning that his band released…

Flier of the Week: Get Down at Beta Friday, July 3

Our flier of the week is a doozy this time around. It’s for the Get Down party, which is moving to Beta this Friday, July 3, bringing a whole slew of talent including Whygee & Brikabrak, Input, 1984 and a bunch more. But most importantly, for FotW purposes, it gives…

Last Night’s Show: Meese at Twist & Shout

The Next Denver Band To Make It, Meese, anointed by Atlantic Records way back in October of 2007, yesterday delivered their debut LP Broadcast. They celebrated by playing a free show for maybe a couple hundred of their closest friends at Twist & Shout. The brothers Meese and Co. played…

Mutemath, Matt & Kim, the Bad Plus shows announced

Mutemath kicks off its North American tour this fall in support of the release of its forthcoming album, Armistice, which hits the stores August 18. Along the way, the New Orleans-based rockers will stop at the Ogden Theatre Wednesday, October 14. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 3 at 10…

CacheFlowe’s “Computer World” video

If you weren’t lucky enough to catch CacheFlowe’s performance of his awesome, dubsteppy cover of Kraftwerk’s “Computer World,” today’s your lucky day because he has released a video of the performance, and we’ve got it for you. Actually, even if you did catch it, you’re still lucky, because along with…

Still a chance (a chance!) to see Meese at Twist and Shout this evening

The cheery gentlemen of Meese will play some music at 6 p.m. this evening at Twist and Shout (2508 E. Colfax, 303-722-1943‎), in celebration of the release of their first album, Broadcast. The store gave out wristbands to everyone who pre-ordered the album, and as usual, the Wristbanded People will…

Michael Jackson’s single, bedazzled glove: What’s up with that?

In all the wall-to-wall coverage and rampant speculation in the wake of Michael Jackson’s passing — over the cause of his death, his sexuality, the true paternity of his kids — we couldn’t help but notice that there’s one aspect of Jackson’s persona that been completely overlooked, an eternal burning…

Mile High Music Fest unveils map and schedule

Yesterday, Mile High Music Festival officials released schedule for this year’s two-day concert event on the grounds of Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. From the looks of it, there’s been some substantial changes from last year, the most notable being the addition of another main stage on the east side of…

Kid Hum charts on CMJ

Another Colorado hip-hop artist has charted on CMJ’s hip-hop chart. Massive props go out to Kid Hum, who checks in this week at number eighteen, just one spot being J Dilla, with his latest effort Offshore Drilling. Certainly a good look for the Kid, who now shares the distinction of…

Over the weekend: Here We Go Magic at Larimer Lounge

Here We Go Magic, Vitamins and Achille Lauro Sunday, June 28, 2009 Larimer Lounge Better Than: A straightforward interpretation of a band’s album. This show opened with Denver’s own Vitamins. Since coming to the Mile High City from Greeley two years ago, it seems Vitamins have shed a bit of…