When Jane’s Addiction released its debut studio album, Nothing’s Shocking, in 1988, it was a watershed moment in what came to be called alternative rock, though at the time, there wasn’t such a clumsy genre tag for it. Still, Jane’s Addiction didn’t really fit in with any popular trends of the…
Last night, Coldplay bounded on-stage to the euphoric strains of “Head Full of Dreams,” the title track of its latest (and rumored-to-be final) album and current world tour. The Pepsi Center pulsed with the glowing wristbands given to the audience upon arrival, the colors changing and blinking in time with…
Gregory Alan Isakov is stressed about the weeds. On a break from touring in support of his latest record, Gregory Alan Isakov With the Colorado Symphony, he sits on his porch and cradles a steaming mug of coffee in his hands. From here, he can see very little of his…
It’s easy to forget sometimes that the people who play music are also usually big fans of other bands. Converge bassist Nate Newton isn’t afraid to wear his adoration on his sleeve. He’s a big fan of the Smiths and doesn’t hesitate to say that he’ll fly halfway around the…
The summer is coming to an end and that means the beautiful, scorching-hot Colorado weather is going to turn into a beautiful, less-scorching Colorado fall. In just a few weeks, the summer schedule at Red Rocks, Fiddler’s Green and Hudson Gardens will be done for the year, and the outdoor…
Diet Cig still smells okay. It’s only the second day of tour, after all, meaning the duo is freshly showered and the majority of the members’ T-shirts are clean. But, in keeping with their self-described slop-pop aesthetic, they’re taking the interview in the ever-so glamourous parking lot of a Walmart in Maryland. “We’re…
Coldplay brings its Head Full of Dreams tour to the Pepsi Center tonight, while Heart, Cheap Trick and Joan Jett are at Red Rocks tomorrow and Tame Impala is at Red Rocks on Wednesday. This week’s lineup also includes Dixie Chicks, Styx and the Colorado Symphony, Mac DeMarco, Shawn Colvin…
It’s been a decade since Planes Mistaken For Stars last released a record, but little things have kept the band on the minds of its old friends and fans in its adopted city. For nearly ten years, the band called Denver home, recording the bulk of its vaunted catalog while…
While the musical lineup for tonight’s inaugural RiNo Music Festival is an impressive one, featuring Silversun Pickups, 888, St. Lucia, Bishop Briggs, A Silent Film and more, there’s a lineup of visual artists that rivals it. Street-art is going to be plentiful this evening as an impressive roster of local…
The RiNo Music Festival (featuring Silversun Pickups, St. Lucia, 888 and more) is tonight, while the Unknown Mortal Orchestra is at the Ogden Theatre and Pretty Lights starts a two-night stand in Telluride. Also this weekend is Reggae on the Rocks (featuring 311, Iration, Steel Pulse, Morgan Heritage and more),…
According to Mac Sabbath manager Mike Odd, lead singer Ronald Osbourne believes he teleported across space and time from the 1970s to 2014 to start the band. Think Back to the Future in reverse. The true origins of Ronald Osbourne are shrouded in mystery as is the case with his…
When I was in high school, I had a crush on Billy Corgan (yes, the guy who now dons a pinstripe suit and yells corny shit at wrestlers.) I dreamed that all of the romantic Smashing Pumpkins songs — “Luna,” “By Starlight” and “Medellia of the Gray Skies” were particulars…
The Fray, who’s set to release Through the Years: The Best of the Fray in November, will be at the Fox Theatre on Friday, November 25 and headline 1STBANK Center the following night, November 26. Tickets for the Fox Theatre ($52.50) and 1STBANK Center ($37.50-$77.50) go on sale on Friday,…
I give bars a lot of shit for existing. I don’t particularly like going to shows at bars, I don’t like playing bars and most of all, I don’t like that people under the age of 21 can’t go to shows in bars. What is the point of having live…
On next Friday, September 2, the Open Media Foundation hosts its next monthly free Open Music Session event, which will feature musical guests the Symbols, and comedian Janae Burris. Last month, the August 2016 Open Music Session welcomed singer-songwriter Kenny Lee Young. The native Michigander now based in Denver showcased his…
Colorado Springs might not be known for its indie music, but bands like Eros and the Eschaton are trying to change that perception. “The people that are making waves in the Springs music scene are in the Springs intentionally, for the sake of making a scene,” says Eros keyboardist Mitchell…
One thing is for certain: The coordinators of Field Day Camp Show are not in it for the money. “We’re going to be paying out of our pocket for this,” confesses Jeremy Marquez, one of the festival’s three organizers-slash-bookers-slash-promoters. The other two members of the coordinating team, Logan Misegadis and…
Pioneers of what was once called “art rock” and “progressive rock,” Yes has cast a long shadow on development of any rock music that dares to incorporate literature, high art, futuristic ideas and unadulterated creativity unbound by everyday concerns. Along with contemporaries King Crimson, Curved Air, Emerson, Lake & Palmer,…
At this point in its career, Beach House has reached an axis where its songwriting carries great emotional intimacy, its stage show features elevated rock theater, and its fanbase is large enough to support the band making music full-time. Yet the band still plays intimate venues which highlight the best of these…
Samantha Crain’s rich voice and offbeat tone have earned her compliments as a unique singer, but it’s Crain’s heart-on-her-sleeve songwriting and her storytelling during live performances that make her truly special. Crain’s studio recordings are intimate, great for a quiet weekend afternoon or a long road trip — like, say,…
Exactly 365 days after Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats released their self-titled debut album, the band stands before a sold-out crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheater. They’ve just finished playing the final chords of their hit, “S.O.B,” and the resulting fever-pitch of adoration and roars of approval cascading down the…
Editor’s Note: Trawling the Small Print is a new feature wherein we squint hard at big festival lineups and spotlight a few gems that may have been hidden below the headliners. The three-day Nederland Music and Art Festival, aka NedFest, happening this weekend, August 26-28, is into its 18th year,…
