James Cooley is only in his early twenties, and he already has a few hundred songs under his belt. More impressive, Cooley — perhaps better known by the Mesita moniker — plays every instrument on his recordings, which he also engineers and produces himself. Since 2008, the Littleton native has…
Whatever image you conjure up when we say Matt Morris, forget it. It’s now as obsolete as a Hollywood Video card. You wouldn’t recognize the guy these days. We didn’t. When we stopped by Macy Studios just as he was finishing recording songs for his next album (currently untitled and…
A-Trak’s bio notes that he took home “every DJ title known to man before he could shave.” How’s that old saying go — it’s not boasting if it’s true? Indeed. The turntablist prodigy founded the Fool’s Gold label with Nick Catchdubs, helped launch the careers of both Kid Sister and…
Bassnectar (aka Lorin Ashton) and the creative minds at the Bassnectar Labs, have put their bass heads together and concocted a scheme to get all bass lovers involved in an outlandish scavenger hunt for tickets and other goodies…
The upcoming Robag Wruhme appearance at Cluster Studios is something special in more ways than one. Wruhme was part of the lauded Wighnomy Brothers before immersing himself in his solo career, and the Brothers’ wide-spanning sets were the talk of DEMF (Detroit Electronic Music Festival) every year they played…
Yesterday, we revealed the winners for our VIP upgrade contest from last week (congrats, Gary Peck and Gina Lux). Didn’t win? No sweat. We’ve got a brand-new contest this week, same as the last one, only we’ve sweetened it with some additional perks, including a pair of Showcase T-shirts, two…
Bay Area quintet The Memorials (playing tonight at the Walnut Room with Yerkish and the Orchid Set) are definitely definable as a hard-rock band, but underneath ex-Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen’s brutal rhythms, there is a progressive, funk-influenced smoothness. Much can be attributed to the vocals of Viveca Hawkins, but…
When Rebecca Folsom began working on fundraisers with Blue Sky Bridge, an advocacy group for abused children, the event she played was called Acoustic Harvest. “That was probably about ten years ago,” Folsom notes. “I came in as a musician and ended up being pretty blown away by what these…
MOGWAI With Errors 05.02.11 | Bluebird Theater Errors, from Glasgow, Scotland, started things off with what seemed like the intro to an ethereal, somber set of music. Turns out, though, the foursome was just getting warmed up with a slow drift into its first song. Clearly the band had spent…
Tyler Gilmore believes in the power of intuition. When composing, the Ninth and Lincoln founder avoids putting anything on paper right away. “For my process,” he reveals, “I try not to write anything until maybe about two-thirds of the way in. So the first however long — two weeks or…
One of the most coveted spots in town has been snatched up. The building at 1446 South Broadway that had been Cafe Cero and then Open Tap will reopen as the Black Crown Lounge late this month. Business partners Mark Cameron and Brian Grace have been busy transforming the space…
Once upon a time about a decade ago at 60 South — in the space now occupied by the almighty 3 Kings Tavern — a trio of DJs got together and launched a night that happened one Monday a month and was devoted solely to playing their favorite songs, tunes…
Like the perfect blend of everything that terrifies parents about teenage internet culture, Brokencyde (playing tonight at the Marquis Theater with Vampires Everywhere, It Boys and Dot Dot) has successfully crafted a niche for its dirty screamo raps that has, so far, gone untouched by any other band…
BROWN SUGA YOUTH FESTIVAL 04.30.11 | Crossroads Theater This year’s Brown Suga Youth Festival marked the third year that Cavem Moetivation (aka Ietef Vita) and his wife Neambe brought the community together in the name of the today’s youth and tomorrow’s future. With the help of several local sponsors, the…
THE UNIFIED FIELD – A SONIC BLOOM PRE-PARTY Project Aspect • Nadis Warriors • The Polish Ambassador R/D • Janover • Heyoka • ESKMO 04.30.11 | Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom A sold-out Cervantes’ greeted attendees of last night’s Sonic Bloom pre-party. Raised fingers danced through the throngs of people scattered outside…
DMC DENVER World DJ Championship 4.30.11 | Casselman’s Bar & Venue The DMC’s went down last night at Casselman’s, and DJ Vajra won after enduring massive attacks from underling DJs with lesser talents and a gripping face-off with Cysko Rokwel. The two titans clashed with eloquence, but in the end,…
COLLAPSE AND SWELLS With Barnacle, Reproacher and Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire 04.30.11 | Blast-O-Mat The pedigree of Barnacle is fairly impressive (former members of Elucidarius and Ascaris and Nick from Cephalic Carnage), but the music stands on its own. If guys with genuine technical chops to…
THE UNIFIED FIELD – A SONIC BLOOM PRE-PARTY Featuring Live Painting with Alex & Alison Grey Zobomaze • Nadis Warriors • Miraja • DJ Vadim and Electric Crew Dr Israel • Octopus Nebula • Ant-ten-nae • Resident Anti-Hero 04.29.11 | Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom The flood gates of consciousness were opened…
Cavem Moetavation is one of the hardest hustlers in the hip-hop scene. Not only is he more than proficient on the microphone, he has perfected the balance between art and activism. It’s his mission to teach folks how to eat and engage the community, and this year’s Brown Suga Festival…
Looking for somewhere to shake your ass this weekend? We’ve got you covered with events in both the mainstream and underground dance worlds. Tonight, several old-schoolers — including LL Bishop, Smyl:E, Om, Lexi Fey and Chris Irvin — man the DJ decks at Chances Grill. Late night food and drink…
A few minutes after 1 a.m. this morning, the last incarnation of Guns N’ Rosa Parks hammered its way through one last thirty-minute set. Broken microphone cables, standard cover songs (Blitz, Last Rights, Infest) and dives off bar were all in order for the final gig. After the show, the…
Dinosaur Jr songwriter J Mascis brought his solo acoustic tour to Denver last night at the hi-dive. His set was made up of some Dinosaur Jr tunes and songs off this new acoustic LP Several Shades of Why. Below are the first two songs from the set — “The Wagon,”…
