Putatively named after Dan O’Bannon’s character in John Carpenter’s shlocky 1974 science-fiction film Dark Star, this band was started in San Diego in 1998 by Three Mile Pilot’s Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who had been involved in various experimental bands of the time, including Heavy Vegetable. While…
Down got together in 1991, when Pantera’s Phil Anselmo teamed up with Corrosion of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan, Crowbar’s Kirk Windstein and Todd Strange and Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod. United by a mutual love of doom and sludge metal, Down has to be considered one of the early pioneers of the…
Fresh off their Mayan Holidaze run in Mexico, the Disco Biscuits bring their Winter Inferno to Colorado for three nights of laserific goodness (they’ll be at the Boulder Theater on Thursday, January 24, and at the Ogden Theatre on Friday, January 25). Nearing its second decade of existence, the Philadelphia-based…
Amid instances of erratic behavior, substance abuse, mental breakdowns and health problems, the singer known as Cat Power has been making matchless records and equally searing gossip-column fodder since the early ’90s. But as is often the case, the most tumultuous rock-and-roll stories can lead to the best catalogues —…
Nearly four years after local Americana act Ten Cent Redemption called it quits, bassist Tony Burke and guitarist Johnny Waggoner rounded up singer and guitarist John T. Nething (formerly of Panhandler Down) and drummer Jason McGinnis of L.I.E. to form Carmelita’s Lovers. While some dusty Ten Cent echoes can be…
On Joshua Novak’s latest release, the talented songwriter appears to have gotten a bit too comfortable within his own sound. Ephemeron has its moments of tranquil beauty, and as an introduction to Novak’s work, it stands up as an intriguing record. But the emotional tone of this album is consistent…
Each member of electronic-music collective/label Dirty//Clean contributes a tune to its newest sampler comp, Visions, showcasing the individuality of each as well as the sonic tendencies that bind the crew together. A celebration of bass-music iconoclasm ensues. Amor, Est.’s “Amnesia Wreck” is intense, morphing from total cacophony into a listener-friendly…
On songs like “Honey Wine,” from If by Fire, Eye & the Arrow’s latest effort, Paul Dehaven’s vocal cadence and the synthesis of sounds created by the band evoke the country-blues rock of the Grateful Dead on albums like Workingman’s Dead. But as Fire progresses, the music more closely resembles…
Formed in 2008, Anchorage initially cultivated the metalcore sound heard on its first album, 2010’s I Have Seen Further, and a follow-up EP, 2011’s Truth in Adversity. But the limitations of the style didn’t fully suit singer and founding member Kevin Gentry as he developed musically. So last year, Gentry…
If you caught Rrose at the 2012 Great American Techno Festival, then you’ve got some idea of what to expect when the artist returns for an intimate, boundary-pushing DJ set this weekend (and have no doubt already bought your tickets). If not, then perhaps the Sandwell District imprint will ring a…
The Summit Music Hall officially opened its main room in July 2010. A couple of months prior to that, however, the folks over at Soda Jerk began hosting smaller local shows in the front part of the venue. Since then, while there have been some shows in that front room,…
THE WALKMEN @ THE OGDEN THEATRE | 01/21/13 Like a punk band scoring a gothic Western, the Walkmen delivered a set at the Ogden last night that came off as a unique chemistry of contrasts. Blending all the feverish energy of rockabilly inside a tightly controlled package of casual style,…
Ready for another solid week of shows? Good. There’s plenty to look forward to this week, a diverse batch of offerings from the jammier side of things with the Disco Biscuits, who are setting up shop in Colorado for three nights, to the long- and eagerly awaited Denver appearance of…
This past weekend, So What! The Club celebrated its twentieth anniversary, and as always, Denver’s longest-running club night attracted a diverse and sophisticated crowd. Our roving nightlife photographer, Brandon Marshall, was on hand to capture the scene, and he brought us back a bunch of photos. Keep reading for a…
This past weekend, Glo took over the Fillmore Auditorium. The massive dance extravaganza attracted a throng of excited EDM fans from all over the Front Range who all danced the night away. Photographer Jim Wills was on hand to capture the scene and brought us back a ton of photos…
CALEXICO @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 1/19/13 Since Calexico and DeVotchKa share a few musical sensibilities and they’ve both worked with producer Craig Schumacher at his Tuscon-based WaveLab Studio, it’s not surprising DeVotchKa’s singer Nick Urata and drummer Shawn King joined Calexico for a few songs during the band’s sprawling hour…
RAILROAD EARTH @ OGDEN THEATRE | 1/18/13 It started with a slow, purposeful beat from drummer Carey Harmon, followed by a careful fiddle line from Tim Carbone and a rapid round of banjo picking by Andy Goessling. And then mandolinist John Skehan had his turn in the solo spotlight, and…
DEAD PREZ @ THE ORIENTAL THEATER |1/18/13 There was a salient theme throughout the night, across the sets of most of the acts, and that was a message of being healthy, both physically and mentally. “Healthy is the new gangsta,” said stic.man of dead prez near the middle part of…
Tomorrow night at Beauty Bar, So What! The Club celebrates its twentieth year of keeping Denver funky. Earlier this week, we shared some of the fliers from the early days when the night first got going at City Spirit on through its move to various other locales, including 9th Avenue…
Evidently, Zac Brown isn’t the only one who likes his chicken fried, along with a cold beer on a Friday night and a pair of jeans that fit just right — at least judging from the fact that the country crooner’s upcoming date at Red Rocks on Wednesday, May 8,…
Welcome to the weekend, amigos! We made it, and we’ve got another fine weekend of tunes to look forward to. From hip-hop and bluegrass to indie rock and southern rock, there’s a variety of options, both local and national, to choose from. We’ve got all of the shows happening on…
DIRTY FEW @ 3 KINGS TAVERN |1/17/13 Earlier in the night, you wouldn’t have guessed that so many people would have shown up so enthusiastic for a local band, many of them knowing the words to all the songs. But Dirty Few from the beginning hyped people up with antics…
