Danielle Anderson (aka Danielle Ate the Sandwich) has said that a lot of her music is really bright and dreamy and whimsical; take a look at pretty much any of the singer-songwriter’s YouTube videos, and you’ll see a cute, bubbly gal having a lot of fun singing and playing her…
The immediate reference points for the latest Wind Does release are films like Monsters, The Mist and Begotten — something that evokes the sound of the clash between the everyday world and some other realm, mythological or otherwise extraterrestrial, where the two vibe off each other on some level below…
The term “weird” can have many connotations. You can call someone who prefers to eat the same meal at the same time every day weird, or you can use the word to describe a kid who talks to dead people. Weird’s a many-faceted adjective. “I used to try to invent…
There are a lot of reasons to be happy that Christian Martin started attending the legendary full-moon desert parties thrown by Moontribe in Southern California in 1995 — one of which manifested itself here in Denver this past July: Martin turned his younger brother, the illustrious Justin Martin, on to electronic…
SMASHING PUMPKINS @ 1STBANK CENTER | 10/16/12 “So, for those of you who are insiders into our multi-faceted world, you know that we’re playing our album first tonight, Oceania,” Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan told the crowd at 1STBANK Center on Tuesday night. “And then, if I’m in the mood…I…
SSION @ LARIMER LOUNGE | 10/16/12 SSION’s Cody Critcheloe has this ability to bring out the teenage idolatry in his audience; from the clothes to the attitude, there’s an energetic desire from his followers to be just like whatever incarnation of himself Critcheloe is wearing at that moment in time…
NEIL HALSTEAD / TENNIS @ eTown Hall | 10/16/12 For the end of the Tennis and Neil Halstead eTown show, host Nick Forster and co-host Helen Forster came on stage with both acts. Forster told us they had all learned a song that seemed appropriate for the occasion, and with…
YELAWOLF @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 10/16/12 “If you’re over 21, make some noise!…. And if you’re under 21 but you’re still getting fucked up, MAKE SOME NOIIIIIIISE!” implored one Mr. Michael Wayne Atha, otherwise known as Yelawolf, the hip-hop pied piper of a younger, mostly male crowd, who would later,…
Just two years in, Beauty Bar has become one of the premier homes for vinyl geeks looking to have their aficionado minds blown by one local wizard of wax or another, curating nights of Brit pop, Motown or vintage hip-hop. Tomorrow night, Beauty Bar will play host to yet another…
DINOSAUR JR @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 10/15/12 In a show full of strong performances, one of the biggest surprises came when, toward the end of the set, Lou Barlow said that he and J Mascis had been in a band called Deep Wound. “We played the Ramones at triple speed,”…
A$AP ROCKY @ OGDEN THEATRE | 10/16/12 A$AP Rocky walked onto the stage with his crew in tow, ski mask over his face, looking like some radical of ill repute. Odd Future and Pro-Era have pulled the same stunt, only more effectively. The rapper invigorated the Ogden immediately with overwhelming…
The hi-dive is in the process of changing hands. Rest easy, though: We know the new owners, and we like them. A lot. And trust us, so do you. Like the place they’re taking over, these dudes and their investors have got plenty of history in the scene, from playing…
This past weekend, Hoot and Howl, which recently opened in the former Twisted Olive space in Northfield Stapleton, celebrated its grand opening with performances by Lola Black, Scarlet Canary and Midnight Roulette. While the spot is a restaurant, it will also host live local music, open mike nights and karaoke…
East Colfax around closing time on a Saturday night — can you think of a more compelling scene? Neither can we, which is why we sent our intrepid photographer Christopher Morgan out to capture the faces and places that keep the ‘Fax rocking, from Sancho’s Broken Arrow and Streets of…
Hope you got good and rested this past weekend, because you’re going to need to tap into your energy reserves for the insane amount shows going down this week. We have all of them listed in our concert calendar, of course, if you’d like to get the full view. Otherwise,…
PEACHES @ the SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 10.13.12 With champagne, campy German dancers and enough fake boobs to smother an elephant, Peaches’ show at the Summit was a roofied cocktail of grimy beats and erotic theater. Putting on a show that was both grand in scope yet refreshingly minimal in…
UP UNTIL NOW at SONIC BLOSSOM @ CERVANTES’ | 10/12/12 When Up Until Now jumped into its contemporary take on Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall,” it became very apparent that the chemistry flowing between producer/drummer combo David Murphy of STS9 and Jon “The Barber” Gutwillig of Disco Biscuits…
CROCODILES @ BLUEBIRD THEATRE | 10/11/12 The Crocodiles’ performance at the Bluebird last night was a how-to guide for aspiring garage rockers everywhere from here to Siam. This was obvious partway through their infectious, deliciously saccharine “Endless Flowers,” as frontman Brandon Welchez clapped to his band’s doo-wop inflected pop. The…
Hola, muchachos! Welcome to the weekend! While the Great American Beer Fest and Sonic Blossom are probably the biggest draws this weekend in the Mile High City and the pickings are slightly slimmer than usual, there’s still a great deal of music to choose from. As always, we have all…
DJ ISHE @ HOT 107’S TRICK OR BASS at GOTHIC THEATRE | FRI, 10/12/12 DJ Ishe (aka Nate Lappegaard) has been making music longer than most of his fans have been alive. Nearing his two-decade mark as a DJ, Ishe is one of the underdog producers in Denver who’s helped…
If you’re reading this right now, you’re probably at work (if so, hang in there. It’s almost Friday) and this little tidbit of information isn’t going to do you much good — well, unless you have a Slingbox or that fancypants doohickey that lets you can control your DVR remotely…
NEW ORDER @ 1STBANK CENTER |10/10/12 If you’ve been a New Order fan for long enough, you’ve heard the song hundreds of times or more. Just the same, that repetition did nothing to dull the haunting yet soothing majesty of “Your Silent Face” when New Order played it pretty much…
