Okay, so here’s an idea that’s completely rad and long overdue: This evening, 3 Kings Tavern and the hi-dive have two absolutely splendid bills — the kind in which you wish you could split yourself in two and be at both places at once. We’ve got some great news: You…
Making music since the mid-1950s, George Clinton — in town tonight at the Fillmore towing the Parliament-Funkaledic line — is an enduring musical force that extends far beyond sound. Clinton is a movement in himself, a colorful cultural noisemaker who has, over the last five decades, taken funk from the…
It’s Black History Month, a time when we celebrate the achievements of African-Americans and their impact on society. With that in mind, it’s completely fitting to discover that Uncle Luke (aka Luther Campbell) chose the month of February to announce his intent to run for mayor of Miami-Dade County…
Ah yeah, it’s going down. Tonight! At Beauty Bar from 7 p.m. to close. We’re throwing a party to celebrate and get you hyped about our other party. And not just any party, mind you, but Artopia! If you haven’t been, ask somebody. It’s one helluva throwdown spread over five…
If this Brazilian cab driver can imitate Michael Jackson so perfectly, and a homeless dude with a golden voice can come out of the wood work, surely we can predict when and where the next rising star will come simply by reaching out into the community. Here is a list…
When a band covers a song, it should go one of two ways: Either the remake should be a virtually flawless representation, or come out as a startling contrast from the original. Cover bands, on the other hand, are a different story altogether; fans go to see them because they…
If you’ve got an itching to get some learning in this weekend in lieu of your usual plan of drinking too much, hurling and then passing out on a friend’s couch, we’ve got a perfect event for you. Scott Banning of the itchy-O Marching Band and Cacheflowe will be giving…
Meg and Jack White officially called it quits today via announcement on their web site. On balance, we’d describe this as not a huge development, considering they haven’t released any new material in three and a half years and they’re nearly ten years on the downhill side of their creative…
Looks like Wheelchair Sports Camp, the band whose frontwoman, Kalyn Heffernan, we profiled this past November, will be heading to this year’s SXSW. While a number of other acts will undoubtedly make the trek to Austin this March, Wheelchair Sports received an official invitation to perform at the festival –…
Sounding like a lost band from the DGC Records roster heyday, Gata Negra seems unafraid to play to its influences — the Denver-based three piece blends some mid-’90s-referenced riotous vocals and guitar with the true heartache of rhythm and blues…
This Valentine’s Day, Denver funk band Bop Skizzum wants to end relationships. Well, crappy ones, anyway. They’re offering to create personalized video messages to fans that will include their song “I’m So Much Cooler,” which is about knowing your girl/guy crush is dating the wrong guy/girl. “The song is kind…
First Friday is usually a day reserved for people who like art wander around the city and stare at pretty pictures and talk to each other about how they have no money, but if they did, boy, they’d totally buy that painting. However, as this week’s flier shows us, it…
After a seven-year run at 2401 Blake Street, last June the Blake Street Tavern moved a block south to the former Club 303/Polly Esther’s space at 2301 Blake. The new space was massive, and owner Chris Fuselier hinted at the time that he might open a dance club in the…
A handful of years ago, it seemed as though bands lumped into the so-called post-punk revival category were dominating the listening diet of trendy bohemian types everywhere. At first listen, Force Publique can sound like a latter-day version of the same, except that the band expertly blends the kind of…
It’s probably no surprise that a Christian metalcore band hails from Tampa, Florida. Sure, a quick and superficial listen to the band’s songs will prompt eye rolls from anyone who hates “screamo” and its offshoots. But at least these guys seem to care about being taken seriously outside the context…
Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw used to be members of the acclaimed indie-pop group Page France, and what was once called the Cotton Jones Basket Ride was a side project. When the members of Page France parted ways in 2008, Nau and McGraw continued as a duo, making music that,…
During the last decade, few artists burst onto the music scene as fully formed as Interpol. Turn on the Bright Lights, from 2002, was deeply devoted to post-punk and new-wave antecedents, yet it was authentic enough in execution to render it wholly singular and visionary. Similarly, the New York foursome’s…
Portland indie rockers the Decemberists, long known for their encyclopedic lyrics and mournful delivery, met the rising indie zeitgeist halfway with this year’s The King Is Dead. The album, the band’s most pop-friendly to date, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. That marks the culmination of…
A new band featuring Bobby Jamison and AJ Hathaway — who used to be in the ferocious and fiery Tarmints and the final incarnation of Twice Wilted — Downwire released this debut album as a recording project. The dirty, brooding guitar over the top of expressive yet heavy tribal drumming…
A master class in power chords and heavy needling, Heighliner’s debut trudges through metal, skips through pop punk and ambles through prog in ten tracks. Because the band is instrumental-only, it’s easy to focus on the guitars. Going without a vocalist typically demands that bandmembers find a way to make…
The construction of this EP is probably the best way to enter it. Clay and Barry are brothers; Clay writes the lyrics, and Barry writes the songs and sings. There are folk songs hung on varying degrees of static, and they sound like they were recorded inside a giant barrel…
A feature-laden compilation from Spoke in Wordz, Power of Wordz is one of the more innovative projects to come out of the hip-hop community so far this year. Essentially a collaboration between Spoke and his favorite artists, Power shines on the strength of the MC’s rugged flow over diverse production…
