Chicago rapper Vic Mensa, real name Victor Kwei Mensah, is one of the most respected new names on the circuit. From his beginnings with the group Kids These Days to his collaborations with Chance the Rapper in the collective Savemoney, right through to his recent team-up with Damon Albarn’s virtual…
A reunited LCD Soundsystem headlines Red Rocks on Tuesday, August 2 and Wednesday, August 3, while Warren Haynes heads up the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration tonight at Red Rocks and Hard Red Rocks, featuring RL Grime, Savoy, Keys N Krates and more, is at the venue on Thursday. Also this week…
Indie-pop band Strawberry Runners is scheduled to perform at the 2016 Underground Music Showcase tonight, Saturday, July 30, capping off a string of high-profile local dates. You might want to make sure you catch this set, however, as the Denver-based band is about to soon become less Denver-based. Primary songwriter, guitarist…
Music festivals can be cruel to first-timers. While you’re dealing with sunburns and stolen backpacks, there’s always a properly prepared individual nearby, looking effortlessly comfortable — and not sharing their secrets. Denver’s Underground Music Festival presents its own unique challenges, since it takes place over multiple days and an entire…
Yoni Wolf and David Cohn have helped to shape and influence the sound of underground hip-hop as we know it. Under their respective creative monikers of Why? and Serengeti, the two artists have collaborated with several other artists on numerous projects. Yoni & Geti is their current joint effort with…
Bassnectar brings Bass Center to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park this weekend with a stellar lineup that includes Flux Pavilion, Flying Lotus, Lupe Fiasco, Minnesota, Wu-Tang Clan, Porter Robinson and more while festivals like RockyGrass, the UMS and Heavenfest are also happening this weekend. The Avett Brothers continue their three-night stand…
Having played with the likes of the Allman Brothers Band, Gov’t Mule, and Grateful Dead spinoff band the Dead for many years now, guitarist Warren Haynes is like a figure from a jam-band fan’s wet dream. Naturally, the North Carolina native is also a bit of a favorite among Colorado…
In 2016 the Minneapolis-based rock band Poliça released its latest album United Crushers. Recorded as with musicians and songwriters working together more closely and in real time than on the group’s previous records, United Crushers has a more organic feel. The songwriting also suggests a willingness to take greater risks both…
Martina McBride headlines Band Against Cancer: The Sarah Cannon Tour, which stops at 1STBANK Center on Saturday, October 8 and also features Thompson Square, Cassadee Pope and Hudson Moore. Tickets ($33.75-$125) go on sale on Friday, August 5 at 10 a.m. Lampedusa: Concerts for Refugees, which features, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller…
The creation of Final Friday — the monthly music walk and urban bazaar in Denver’s River North Arts (RiNo) District — was John McCaskill’s answer to a more “bar-based participating block party” that doesn’t involve blocking off the streets. For five years now, the owner of MegaFauna apparel, art and…
The 2016 Underground Music Showcase kicks off tonight, Wednesday, July 27 and runs through four more hectic days at venues on South Broadway. The whole shebang can be a lot to take in, so below our writers weigh in on a few of their top picks of bands worth staking…
Last night Denver hosted Pinegrove, the New Jersey-bred indie-rock band whose name you should get used to hearing, as its album Cardinal will no doubt land on many year-end best lists. Yes, it’s only July. But Pinegrove offers an American rock that strikes deep and sticks with listeners: a layered…
The 2016 Underground Music Showcase kicks off this Wednesday, July 27 at 3 Kings Tavern, with a performance from indie-rock band Whitney. The Chicago outfit began as a duo consisting of drummer/singer Julian Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek. Ehrlich was an early member of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, having known UMO bassist Jake…
Less than a month from now, school will be back in session for most students and families across the country and the summer tourist season will wind to an end. If you’re expecting out-of-town guests during the last weeks of summer vacation — and we know you are because everybody…
It’s just before midnight on a Sunday, and I’m lying on the kitchen floor at the Corner Girls’ house. One room over, people are gathered in front of the TV to un-ironically watch Avril Lavigne music videos. Below me, Bourgeois Girl is finishing up recording for its upcoming EP in…
Every few years, a new band is declared the “New York band” of the moment. And yet, all rock bands who find themselves inextricably intertwined with New York are not necessarily linked to the same New York as those that came before. The Velvet Underground’s clique-y Warholian fantasyland was the not…
Dolly Parton headlines Red Rocks on Wednesday as part of her first major U.S. and Canadian tour in more than 25 years while Jose Gonzalez is at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Meghan Trainor is at Bellco Theatre, Warren G is at the Summit Music Hall and the Avett Brothers kick…
Itchy-O is perhaps one of the most intriguing musical groups in Denver. The 32-piece marching band is outfitted with all sorts of percussion, including a slew of snare, bass and taiko drums, as well as vocoders and guitars, all electrified to create a sonic experience that is unlike anything you’ve…
When you’re a newbie at Gathering of the Juggalos, one of the first things you realize is that you’re better off just announcing your first-timer status to everyone you meet. Gathering veterans love welcoming newcomers into their ranks, even those who openly admit to not identifying as Juggalos. If you’re…
This weekend’s answer to the music lovers’ prayer for a full dance floor is a band that makes pop music that’s not just a guilty pleasure. Amen, it’s Saint Motel, performing at the inaugural Divide Music Festival in Winter Park. Saint Motel is among the bands that have recently taken…
Benjamin Clementine emerged on stage at the Bluebird Theater last night, July 21, shirtless and shoeless, with only a suit jacket and pants covering his tall body. While fans might have expected this ensemble, Clementine offered elements of the unexpected in his set — most notably, his humor. He kept…
After two successful albums, the self-titled debut Miike Snow and follow-up Happy To You, Miike Snow’s fans weren’t expecting the “break-up” of the band in 2012. Recently the Swedish trio surprised and delighted fans with the unexpected release of third album iii, and the reunited group has been touring the U.S. The…
