Robert Alfons of the synthpop band Trust will DJ the inaugural edition of Lipgloss at Bar Standard on Friday, October 30. Since 2010, Alfons has crafted an atmospherically rich and lush brand of dance pop that, in another era, might have been considered Goth — except that Alfons’ compositions tend…
“Did you know that you can win awards for your work as a 911 operator?” asks Erin Hamilton over coffee. She’s explaining the winding road that led her to turntablism — a path that began with quitting what could have been a longtime career as an (award-winning) emergency dispatcher. She…
The Siren Project is about to release its first proper album, Dénouement. The album serves as a showcase for the type of songwriting the band has excelled at throughout its two decades of existence. Although most often associated with the Denver goth scene, the Siren Project reached beyond that genre…
Halloween is almost here, and the Mile High City has pulled out all the stops this year. In celebration of every show ending in “ween”, we’ve compiled a list of the seven best. From hell-raising metal to ’90s cover bands, there are plenty of places at which to show off…
Sometimes costumes, makeup and theatrics come off as a gimmick that overshadows the music, an ill-advised affectation. But when Deb Demure of Drab Majesty took the stage of the Larimer Lounge Sunday — looking like a combination of the most androgynous era of David Bowie and a vampire or Celtic…
The Squire Lounge on East Colfax Avenue isn’t often thought of as a premier musical venue, but the Sunday open mics and free concerts on Thursdays have started bringing out some serious talent. Local funk band Dogs Got Flavor played every Thursday this October and will finish up its residency with…
For a band that’s been together a little more than a year, Denver’s Lowjob has an awful lot of ambition. With its first recording session scheduled for next month, the band is already looking forward to releasing its first EP sometime next year. And then another one. And another. And…
The long-running dance night Grave Ravers brought in legendary experimental electronic artist Kid606 for a 2 a.m. set at Rhinoceropolis this weekend — though Kid606, born Miguel de Pedro, might scoff at the idea of being called “legendary,” because that word implies perhaps wealth and a level of regard from…
There are a few kings in town this week, including King Diamond and King Dude as well as Korn, Sufjan Stevens and Of Montreal. Here’s our list of the eleven best concerts this week: MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 Aiden $18, 7 p.m., Summit Music Hall Blitzen Trapper $16-$20, 8 p.m., Bluebird…
John Grant will make an appearance at the Fox Theatre this Saturday, October 24, in support of his latest album, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure. Some may know Grant from his time in Denver-based dream pop legends the Czars, where his strikingly powerful and richly evocative voice greatly enhanced the atmospheric…
The Gofundme campaign to help Denver musician Joe Richmond is about to get a big boost thanks to the band AMZY. Richmond, who has produced and recorded a number of local musicians over the years, was involved in a motorcycle accident in early October, seriously injuring his foot. It was…
Scotland’s Chvrches will be performing at the Fillmore Auditorium on Thursday, October 22. The pop group got off the ground in 2011, when Iain Cook and Martin Doherty decided to go in the studio and see what would come about. At that time, Cook had been producing an EP by…
A church service is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on the first Friday of October at Church in the City-Beth Abraham, at the corner of Gaylord Street and 16th Avenue, and about forty worshippers have gathered in the main sanctuary. But this will not be a traditional church service…
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club has been delivering riveting, high-octane sets for more than two decades, earning a sizable international audience along the way. And for nearly half that time, some members of the Denver-based group have been part of a much quieter quartet called DBUK. “It’s a different experience,” says…
The Zombies, both versions of the band, are hardly new to the music world but there was still a freshness and purity about how they approached playing the music and the self-effacing graciousness with which they conducted themselves on stage. Like they still had something to prove but in a…
The rumor going around was that Autechre would play in total darkness. This proved to be mostly true as the room and stage lights went down at the beginning of the band’s roughly hour-long set with only the running lights on the stairs, the bright green exit signs on either…
Legendary experimental electronic duo Autechre performs at the Bluebird Theater this Saturday, October 16. Rob Brown and Sean Booth formed the project in 1987 out of a shared interest in electronic music and the hip-hop world in Manchester UK. “Looking back, as a kid, it appears it was everywhere,” says…
The Darkness return to Denver to perform this Friday, October 16, at the Summit Music Hall. The U.K.-based rock band made a big splash with its 2003 debut album, I Believe In a Thing Called Love. Its brash and theatrical performance style and music sounded like it could have existed…
“I feel like you kind of curate a space, no matter where you are, it’s really important to remember and feel the intimacy that DIY shows so often provoke,” says Harmony Tividad when asked what it’s like playing in bars.Though neither member of Girlpool is old enough to be in…
The third annual Americas Latino EcoFestival is ongoing in Denver, and it’s using music to inspire conservation efforts. The downtown festival, which features over 400 presenters and takes place now through Saturday at the Denver Art Museum, History Colorado and Denver Public Library, features presentations by advocates and experts designed…
You remember cassettes? The cases always broke after you accidentally stepped on them. The actual tape caused you mental anguish as you attempted to manually rewind it with a pencil. Loading it in a tape deck made the best analog sounds known to mankind. Well, good news lovers of both…
A Boulder-based concert promotion powerhouse just got a little bigger. The Colorado Chautauqua Association has just announced that Z2 Entertainment will become the exclusive promoter of the long-running Chautauqua Summer Concert Series. The South Boulder music venue is over a hundred years old and is a National Historic Landmark. Z2…
