Lulacruza wraps up Communikey on April 29 at BMoCA

What does Communikey have in store for lucky festival-goers this year? Plenty, and one of the most intriguing options is Lulacruza, a duo that fuses Latin melodies with funky electronic drumbeats, soaring female vocals and elaborate guitar lines. Alejandra Ortiz hails from Colombia and provides vocals as well as sounds…

Sutra being transformed into the Hive

See Also: Best of Denver 2008 – Best Club Comeback After a five-year run as Sutra, the space at 1109 Lincoln Street, once known as the Donkey Den, is closed for remodeling. If you’ve driven by, you’ve probably noticed that the place has received a fresh new coat of black…

Best of Coachella weekend two

See Also: • Best of Coachella weekend one • Ten awkward Coachella dance moves weekend one • Ten awkward Coachella dance moves weekend two • Tupac hologram at Coachella: Here’s how it was done • Complete Coachella coverage The first weekend of Coachella was cold, damp and wet. The second…

More awkward dancing from Coachella

See also: • Ten awkward dance moves weekend one • Complete Coachella coverage We were strolling through the Coachella grounds last weekend trying not to trip over passed out people when we encountered this fella. We weren’t sure if it was the headdress, the dance moves, or the combination of…

Pierced Arrows at hi-dive, 4/21/12

PIERCED ARROWS @ HI-DIVE | 4/21/12 As the last notes of “The Wait” ended, they blended into the Toody Cole’s familiar bass pulse that introduced Pierced Arrows’ epic, and much beloved, “Paranoia.” Fred Cole tapped the Bigsby on his Guild Polara to modulate the feedback before heading into one of…

R.I.P. Levon Helm, 5/26/40 – 4/19/12

See Also: At the Helm – A throat cancer survivor, the Band’s Levon Helm can’t sing anymore — but the beat goes on Levon Helm, iconic drummer and singer extraordinaire of the Band, died yesterday at the age of 71, after a long and strenuous battle with throat cancer. Helm’s…

R.I.P. Dick Clark, 11/30/29 – 4/18/12

See Also: Firefall’s Jock Bartley on American Bandstand and the time Dick Clark called the band “Firefly” When Dick Clark died earlier this week from a massive heart attack at the age of 82, he left a musical legacy that’s far too comprehensive and broad to easily sum up. Clark…

Counting Crows at Paramount Theatre, 4/19/12

COUNTING CROWS @ PARAMOUNT THEATRE | 04.19.12 See Also: (Photos) Counting Crows at Red Rocks 7/09 Let’s start with a piece of information that Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz didn’t share with the audience until the very end of last night’s show at the Paramount: He felt like shit. Seriously. He…

Axwell at the Ogden Theatre, 4/19/12

AXWELL @ OGDEN THEATRE | 4/19/12 Who needs the dry, sun blasted heat of the Coachella valley to have a good time? Not Axwell, the headphone-turned-goggle sporting Swede who happens to make up one third of Swedish House Mafia, one of the headlining acts at this weekend’s Coachella Festival. Last…

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at 1STBANK Center, 4/19/12

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS @ 1STBANK CENTER | 4/19/12 See Also: Sweet Tom Petty shirt, man: The shirts we spotted last night in the parking lot See Also: Michelle Bachmann plays “American Girl” after Tom Petty asks her not to See Also: (Review) Tom Petty at Mile High Music…

Slaughterhouse at Cervantes’, 4/18/12

SLAUGHTERHOUSE @ CERVANTES’ | 4/18/12 Emerging onto the stage one by one — Crooked I first, followed by Joell Ortiz and then Royce da 5’9″ and, finally, Joe Budden — the members of Slaughterhouse came together like a perfect storm and immediately proceeded to murder the game. Royce da 5’9″…