The Black Dots

To call the members of the Black Dots voyeurs might be a stretch — but they certainly like to watch. For the past few years, singer/guitarist Wade Henderson and his wife, bassist Nicole, have been staples at numerous shows throughout the metro area — up front and singing along to…

My Body Sings Electric

Pop-punk stalwart My Body Sings Electric used to lean heavy, but the band heads more toward pop on its latest release. Recorded at Interlace Audio in Portland, Changing Color is a highly polished affair of airtight instrumentation and squeaky-clean vocals. This album would have no problem finding airwaves a half-decade…

The Big Motif’s Tony Pacello weighs in on Does It Weigh Heavy

The Big Motif started as a prodigious high-school blues-rock trio and has evolved into a more mature, funk-based jam act. While the group’s self-titled EP, released last year, was jazzy, groove-laden and polished, the Big Motif has crafted a much more raw sound on its new seven-song EP, Does It…

DJ Monty Luke, March 25 at Appaloosa Grill

Detroit and techno go together like peanut butter and jelly. As the birthplace of techno (and, some would argue, electronica as a whole), the Motor City has exported more than its fair share of talented, innovative techno artists — even today, in an era in which electronic music is commonplace…

Heaven Fest on the move again from Longmont to Loveland

After an enormously successful outing last year, Heaven Fest, which reportedly drew more than 25 thousand fans last year, is on the move again. Last summer, as you might remember, the Christian-centric festival moved from its original location at Northern Hills Christian Church just west of Brighton to its spot…

Tonight: The Saw Doctors at Boulder Theater

Formed over two decades ago, Ireland’s Saw Doctors are an enduring force in that country’s popular music, but when the band tours stateside, fans come out in droves. The line-up has fluctuated a bit since its 1986 inception, but The Saw Doctors have stayed true to their solid rock and…

Behold the worst metal medley of all time

This here — in case you haven’t seen it yet — is what they call a classic case of “not waving but drowning!” When the elementary kids at the end of this next clip applaud, let’s just say it’s not because they’re stoked about the utterly dazzling performance they’ve just…

Drive-By Truckers at the Ogden Theatre, 3/19/11

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS With Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels 03.19.11 | Ogden Theatre After being on the road pretty much nonstop since the beginning of February, the Drive-By Truckers rounded out this leg of their tour with a two-night stand at the Ogden Theatre before heading back home to…

Broken Social Scene at Boulder Theater, 3/19/11

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE With Houses 03.19. 11 | Boulder Theater Dressed in a cream-colored parka, Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew skipped onto the Boulder Theater stage last night pumping his fist along to the Toronto-based indie supergroup’s customarily euphoric opener, “KC Accidental,” from the band’s 2003 breakthrough You Forgot…

Photos: Drive-By Truckers at the Ogden, 3/18/11

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS With Heartless Bastards 03.18.11 | Ogden Theatre Last night at the Ogden Theatre, the Drive-By Truckers — who have notable Denver ties, with guitar tech Damon Scott in tow and charged with overseeing the group’s axes, many of which were custom crafted by master luthier Scott Baxendale, formerly…

Infamous Stringdusters at the Fox, 3/18/11

INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS With Greensky Bluegrass 03.18.11 | Fox Theatre Greensky Bluegrass and the Infamous Stringdusters concluded their two-night Colorado run last night at the Fox. Greensky kicked things off with a ninety-minute set. The band has spent a great deal of time touring through in our state. And clearly, it’s…

MEN at the hi-dive, 3/18/11

MEN With Hideous Men 03.18.11 | hi-dive Before any bands played, DJ Sl8er and Piper Rose, the dynamic duo behind Titwrench, played a variety of records that could loosely fit into the context of dance music, if you go back just over thirty years, including some Joy Division and Tones…