Concerts

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…

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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…

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Meranda CarterOver the past 30 years, alternative Britpop rockers James have been one of the most underrated bands to come from Manchester. Having toured across the globe and played some of the biggest festivals in the world, frontman Tim Booth knows a thing or two about what makes a show…

Update: YouTube video of Wyclef Jean’s freestyle added below (“For the record,” he sings, “I would never sell out,” presumably in response to the anti-MJ clause of the contract), along with video from the Denver Post of Jean’s brother surrounded by students and smoking up in an effort to get…

Happy 4/20! Whether you partake in the green festivities or not, this entire weekend will be greener than Kermit. With a slew of album release parties to choose from, enough reggae to keep the bodies winding on the dance floor through clouds of smoke, and more, this weekend is shaping…

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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 @ 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…

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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 @ 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…

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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″…