Our new profile and Q&A with Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, whose band headlines this Saturday’s Westword Music Showcase (click here for more information), are built on a sturdy foundation — an interview conducted with Martsch back in 1997, shortly after his band, then a three piece, released Perfect From…
ASTROPHAGUSNOMINATED IN INDIE ROCK1:00-1:45 P.M., CURIOUS THEATERPersonnel: Jason Cain; Joshua Cain; Daniel Pope, Joshua TrinidadDiscography: For Boating (2008); Casualite (2005) Download or stream “Raygun” after the jump…
After a killer two-night stint at the Ogden Theatre last year, the hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns to these parts Friday, August 15, when the pair headlines Red Rocks. The British act Bat for Lashes, who mesmerized folks at the Larimer Lounge in 2007, will play the Bluebird this time around…
DEMON FUNKIESNOMINATED IN FUNK5:00-5:45 P.M., FIDEL’S CANTINAPersonnel: Ryan Chrys; The Prom King; Square Dogg; Burning Sensation; P-SaxDiscography: Pure Junkies (2008)Download or stream “Then You Come By” after the jump…
BLACK LAMBNOMINATED IN HARD ROCK2:00-2:45 P.M., BROADWAYSPersonnel: Mykel Martinez; Tim Vigil; Brian Hagman; Bill Stewart; Shane HartmanDiscography: Corridos Negros (2009); The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem (2008); Hang the Moon (2004); The Low Road (2002) Pillar of Salt (2002); High and Mighty (2001); Morning Star (2000); Lambs…
THE ALAN BAIRD PROJECTNOMINATED IN POP12:00-12:45 P.M., LA RUMBAPersonnel: Alan Baird; Nick Fox; Noah Matthews; Joel MatthewsDiscography: Tonight’s the Night for Kings (2009)Download or stream “Dream” after the jump…
AAKASH MITTAL QUARTETNOMINATED IN JAZZ5:00-5:45 P.M., DAZZLEPersonnel: Aakash Mittal; Jean-Luc Davis; Matt Fuller; Josh MooreDiscography: Possible Beginnings (2008)Download or stream “Funktional Corruption” after the jump…
3 THE HARDWAYNOMINATED IN HIP-HOP – GROUP6:00-6:45 P.M., VINYL ROOFTOPPersonnel: DJ Cysko Rokwel; Es Nine; A.V.I.U.S.Discography: Set in Stone (2009); Patience (2007)Download or stream “Truth” after the jump…
John Common is a regular fount of cool ideas. He did that whole Kazoo Orchestra thing a while back, he was a hilarious blogger for this very blog at one point and now, he’s doing this: The Common Box Project. The idea here is that 65 artists are creating unique…
Bocumast Records, the authors of this very intriguing Westword Music Showcase-related quiz, not to mention the recording home of distinguished outfits such as Iuengliss, Astrophagus, BDRMPPL and the Natural Selection, is hosting a most excellent showcase of its own on Saturday, June 6, at the Meadowlark. The lineup includes the…
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement of Denver’s finest hip-hop acts paying tribute to the finest in that genre’s storied history, The Denver Art Rock Collective is paying tribute to the musical mastery of the one and only Britney Spears. Come again, now? Yes, that is right. Saturday, June…
Whygee is on a pretty good streak as far as projects are concerned. He’s still getting props from the Suicide Watch project with Sunken State and Kid Hum, his collection of rare and unreleased material in the Saga of Mr. Bitches with RocktheDub, and his appearances on a variety of…
The 38th annual CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair, one of the biggest downtown community events of its kind, takes place this weekend in Civic Center park. From the looks of it, there will be no shortage of entertainment this year. Check out the full line-up after the jump…
In support of Yes, their tenth full-length album(!), synth-pop kings Pet Shop Boys have just announced an eighteen-date North American tour, to begin at the end of August. The show promises to be filled with plenty of costumes, capers and theatricality. Unfortunately, the tour schedule is focused on the coasts,…
13th Planet Records, founded by Ministry’s Al Jourgensen, has released a free EP for digital download via Vampirefreaks.com. The EP includes five unreleased tracks and remixes by Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Prong, False Icons and Stayte, plus a video from Ascension of the Watchers (founded by Fear Factory frontman Burton C. Bell)…
Leonard Cohen Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison Thursday, June 4, 2009 Better Than: Cohen probably was fifteen years ago. Something must have happened to Leonard Cohen these past several years, because the performance the man gave on Thursday was stronger, more confident and even better developed than he has often sounded…
By now you may have heard about the Fray’s “dress rehearsal,” as it’s being called, this weekend. The band has been running through its live show all week at Broomfield Events Center in preparation for its summer tour, which kicks off next Friday in Atlanta. The week’s worth of rehearsals…
Update (Thursday): Just received word from AEG Live that some great seats to the show tonight, which was rescheduled from Tuesday due to inclement weather, have just been released. Tickets are available at all TicketMaster outlets.(Posted Tuesday): Due to the inclement weather we’re experiencing right now in the Mile High…
Let’s be honest here: At six years old, I was doing well to tie my own shoes and speak in full sentences. Looking back now, I can’t even begin to imagine sitting in with a band full of grown men and not just holding my own, but being the focal…
Well, that didn’t take too long. Back in March, we had the unfortunate displeasure of reporting that after a great run, the members of Animo had decided to part ways. This week, we received word that the three of the four members have regrouped under a new name, Heart and…
Gotta love Denver, man. At the risk of sounding like a homer, the creativity here is invigorating. It seems cats are constantly striving to come up with compelling ways to put on shows, Stand By Your Band at the hi-dive, Denver Does Denver and now Hip-Hop Bites Back, an idea…
While we’re on the subject of name changes today, it has come to our attention that the distinguished gentleman and bewitching lasses that currently answer to the name Paper Bird are in the process of modifying their name. It seems another outfit in Austria staked claim to that moniker some…
