Concerts

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

If you’ve ever had to deal with attempting to transfer an e-ticket purchase, there’s good news coming from Minnesota. A ticket resale proposal has made its way to the Senate Judicial Committee in that state that will potentially change the way e-tickets are handled. Right now, e-tickets are non-transferable by…

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 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 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…

Saturday, March 19 Good morning — or should I say afternoon? — from the beautiful city of Austin! SXSW has gotten crazier by the day, and the day has come for Wheelchair Sports Camp to tear the roof off of Austin at the legendary Red 7 venue! We were cited…

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 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…

Saturday, March 19 Update From a Post-Show Hangover: Since our last post no one has died, though some attempts at inter-band murder have been made along with a few bouts of minor larceny. Shortly after our romp in the river, Andy befriended a good-natured water moccasin who shortly thereafter was…

Saturday, March 18 Over the last six years playing SXSW, I’ve watched the “Denver parties” grow more and more every year. Last night, as the Illegal Pete’s Starving Artist Showcase pushed the walls of Peckerheads to the limits with a one in, one out line around the corner, Denver has…

Friday, March 18 Another one for the books… honestly, the worst part about today was that it had to end… After an ample five hours of sleep, the household hesitantly woke up, made coffee, and loaded the trailer in anticipation for our Illegal Pete’s Starving Artist Showcase at Peckerheads on…

Saturday, March 19 (or Friday, March 18 — since the night just isn’t over) Let me first start today’s travelogue by saying how amazing a time it has been here in Texas. It’s 4 a.m. currently (technically, still the night of Friday the 18th, but whatev), and I am writing…

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…

Drawing inspiration from eccentric 1950s bandleader Spike Jones, as well as from found sounds and field recordings, Sean O’Neal (aka Someone Else) is an experimental minimal techno and house producer who is really doing his own thing. Having performed at the world’s greatest nightclubs, including Fabric (London), Yellow (Tokyo), Rex…

Friday, March 18 Here we are again in Austin for the least “Texas” thing that the state has to offer… thousands of liberal, godless musicians showcasing themselves to the world. We did a small tour on our way to SXSW this year with our dear friends and enablers, The Photo…

Break dancing took Denver by storm in the mid ’80s, drawing 10,000 people to a competition at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where this paper’s founder and editor Patricia Calhoun was a judge…