Redefining an instrument and creating a new genre are rare musical feats, creative accomplishments that come once in a generation, at best. The death of Earl Eugene Scruggs on Wednesday at the age of 88 marked the passing of such an innovator, an American artist who built a brand new…
While Red Rocks and Comfort Dental Amphitheatre are both great spots for outdoor concerts during the summer, the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, which is about ten miles northwest of Ft. Collins in Poudre Canyon, also offers a great environment for seeing shows outside. While there’s still more shows to come, the Mish…
So, speaking of Big Head Todd and the Monsters, whose namesake frontman, as we told you about yesterday, is selling his Washington Park bungalow, do you know who’s all sorts of sweet on the band? Bill Murray. Yes, that Bill Murray. Well, that’s what we’ve deduced anyway. Either that, or…
SHARON VAN ETTEN @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 3.28.12 Read also: Sharon Van Etten Q&A Sharon Van Etten is not a diva. Walking on stage at the Bluebird last night, as unassumingly as if she were in the grocery store produce aisle, Van Etten appeared confident and casual. There was no…
Flipper (due tonight and tomorrow night at the Lion’s Lair) got its start in 1979 in the creatively fertile arts and music scene in San Francisco. Formed after the break-up of Negative Trend and including two former members of that band, Will Shatter and Stephen DePace, Flipper didn’t set out…
In this week’s print edition, you’ll notice the conspicuous absence of 4 Questions, the always entertaining and brilliantly illustrated comic strip from Backbeat’s resident genius (no, seriously, we hear he’s a card-carrying member of Mensa — or maybe he knows somebody who is, we can never remember) Noah Van Sciver…
While the Zillow.com listing for the house at 1323 South Lafayette is suitably informative (from the basic descriptors — two bedrooms, three bathrooms, 2,430 square feet, built in 1920, fireplace — to the intangibles, “amazing location for this contemporary remodel,” it says, “only three houses from Wash Park…”), it leaves…
You might remember that, just over a year ago, we posted a bit about the Western States Arts Federation’s (WESTAF) TourWest program. We misunderstood the impetus of the program and mistakenly noted that the funds were earmarked specifically for helping local musicians finance their tour endeavors. While we later learned…
Umphrey’s McGee at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday, September 14. Hot on the heels of its show at the Fillmore a few weeks ago, we’ve received word that the band will be returning to Colorado this fall for a pair of dates, the first a two-set show at Red Rocks…
Brace yourself: This is probably the coolest thing in the world we’ve seen, hands down, since the invention of the Smokey Amp. If you haven’t seen it yet, this is the Marshall Fridge, and it’s precisely what it sounds like, a refrigerator fashioned to resemble a Marshall stack, complete with…
Michael Gira’s show on Saturday night at the Oriental Theater with Wovenhand included a few chatterboxes with whom the 58-year-old Swans mastermind just couldn’t abide. Page down to hear Gira tell the more vocal members of the crowd to “Go read Pitchfork,” after demanding that they kindly “Shut the motherfucking…
Tenacious D at Red Rocks on Thursday, July 26. This is not opinion. This is fact. The dudes are back and touring in support of Rize of the Fenix, their new album and purportedly the greatest album of all time. This, apparently, is not opinion, either, but rather fact. The…
Just announced: Pretty Lights at Red Rocks for back-to-back shows on Friday, August 17, and Saturday, August 18. Hold on to your flat-bills, dance-music aficionados: Colorado will catch the final stops on an international trek that will take Pretty Lights (born Derek Vincent Smith) all over the globe, from Santiago,…
Starting off with The Guess Who on Sunday, June 3, and closing with Super Diamond on Sunday, August 26, the Hudson Gardens summer classic rock-centric concert series includes more than a dozen acts such as Mr. “Proud to Be An American,” Lee Greenwood, on July 3 and 4, Heart on…
Crosby, Stills and Nash returns to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Tuesday, August 21. After wrapping up dates down under and in South America, the classic rock trio will be returning to Red Rocks this summer as part of its upcoming nationwide tour, which kicks off on June 7 in Philadelphia…
After touring South America and Japan, Aerosmith brings its Global Warming Tour to the States, starting in Minneapolis in June and stopping at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, August 1, with Cheap Trick opening the show. While tickets go on sale on to the public on Friday, March 31, pre-sale…
Florida, long known as ground-zero for death metal and all that comes with it, is home to Tampa-based Deicide, who stopped by the Bluebird Theater over the weekend with Lecherous Nocturne and Jungle Rot. Brandon Marshall, our resident metal-head was at the show and snapped some shots of the band’s…
Attention, die-hard Lucero fans (are there any other kind?): You’ve probably already caught wind of this, but just in case you haven’t, this Saturday, March 31, Lucero frontman Ben Nichols will be at Illegal Pete’s in LoDo with Rick Steff for a very special eat and greet performance. The band,…
WOVENHAND @ ORIENTAL THEATER | 3/24/12 One song into Saturday night’s set at the Oriental Theater and Michael Gira told the crowd, “Okay, shut up. Shut the fuck up. Time to shut up.” He’d opened with brooding and droning “Jim” from Swans’ latest effort, 2010’s My Father Will Guide Me…
For roughly eight hours yesterday, Bender’s Tavern hosted day one of the UMX, round after round of speed-dating-style auditions for the upcoming 41st Annual Capitol Hill People’s Fair. Having only two songs or ten minutes to prove themselves, scores of acts busted out their A-material, performing for a room full…
A wise man once gave credence to the whole idea of living for the weekend with one simple phrase, “party and bullshit.” With that in mind, we’ve put together a rundown of the best roof-raising get downs the city has to offer this weekend, including Gold Standard at 24K tonight…
Welcome to the weekend! Spring has officially sprung, and just as you can count on a another delightful couple of days weather wise, there’s some great music awaiting you in the Mile High City. Locals rule this weekend. Tonight at the Walnut Room, the Autumn Film celebrates the release of…
