By now you’ve seen the monstrosity that’s been constructed at Civic Center Park. Turns out it wasn’t a mini-skyscraper skyscraper after all. It’s a ramp, as you can see here in the photo taken just a bit ago from the top of structure by our always intrepid scribe and resident…
While Portland, Maine’s Cruel Hand has been identified with that strangely durable neo-hardcore style of the last decade, the band’s sound stretches a little further, encapsulating the diverse energy and heaviness of Metallica and Bouncing Souls. Vocalist Chris Linkovich leads Cruel Hand with a Black Flag-era Henry Rollins’ authority, projecting…
Les Paul has been a long-time inspiration for Jeff Beck, and last summer, Beck paid tribute to the legendary guitarist on what would have been Paul’s 95th birthday. Beck’s two performances at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club, where Paul performed for fourteen years until his death of August 2009, will…
By all accounts, the first installment of the Colorado Music Gear Swap Meet at Cervantes’ yesterday was a success. The two-level venue was buzzing with activity through most of the afternoon as vendors and gearheads alike made conversation, purchases and trades of everything from keytars to sitars. Vendors included well…
This was the scene outside of the Rockstar Lounge this morning. In case you haven’t heard, over the weekend, a parking valet died a short time after getting struck in a hit-and-run incident outside of the Rockstar Lounge at 940 Lincoln Street. The victim, Jose Medina, 21, was struck by…
In the past decade, the music industry has seen a lot of changes, but it has struggled to keep pace with technology, piracy and consumer demands. Already this year we’ve started to see a few more changes take shape, from crackdowns on piracy websites, a resurgence of interest in the…
Forming at the end of an era, Lynch Mob’s late-’80s birth shot straight from George Lynch’s departure from Dokken and acted as a platform for his highly skilled guitar work. Reincarnated in 2008, Lynch Mob has been playing shows in different formations with the guitarist and mastermind at the helm,…
CROCODILES With Hearts In Space and Overcasters 01.22.11 | Larimer Lounge With the stage bathed in shifting hues provided by Shane Williams, Overcasters opened its set with a new song — something a little more on the bluesy and noisy side of the band’s repertoire. While the rest of the…
Jonathan Coulton With Paul and Storm 01.22.2011 | Soiled Dove Underground Monsters, vaginas, science fiction, shop-vacuums, pirates, robots: just a few of the topics covered last night at the Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. 1st Avenue, by Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm. The geek-cred-cum folk musicians aren’t known for…
The first edition of Hip-Hop Covers, an all-female Wu-Tang tribute, was way beyond sold out. By the time the nine local MCs, poets and singers took the stage, the Walnut Room was at capacity, and there was a crowd of people waiting outside the door. It didn’t matter if you…
This just in: B.B. King’s sold-out show tonight at the Boulder Theater has been postponed due to inclement weather in the mountains. From the promoters: “The date will be rescheduled as soon as possible for a to-be-determined date later to be announced.” This won’t tide you over ’til then, but…
Last night at Illiterate Callery, bands and members of the music community who participated in the making of Denver Undiscovered got a special sneak peek of the film before its public debut on February 4. The yet-to-be-released documentary — which is a collaboration between filmmaker Dane Bernhardt and Westword’s own…
Friday night is Basic Rhythm at Sugar House. Just Ben from Whomp Truck headlines the event with other locals, including DJ Matty vs. Just Al, Joshua Red, DJJD, Shapeshifter and Shaggy. Sugar House played host to a few different dance music events recently; this one will be more bass-heavy. ($5,…
Last night Hot Congress took over the Gothic for Hot Congress 2011 Fest, with performances by Fingers Of The Sun, Lil Slugger, Kissing Party, Night of Joy (featuring our own Bree Davies) and Thee Goochi Boiz. Photographer Jonathan Shoup was there and brings back these photos from the show. See…
There’s nothing like the real thing. But sometimes, the real thing isn’t available, and a fake version of Michael Jackson will more than do — especially for under twenty bucks. Even before The King of Pop passed away, North Carolina’s Who’s Bad has been putting jaw-dropping shows (since 2004, to…
Spoke in Wordz is putting on a show for the books tonight at Casselman’s. The release party for his compilation CD, Power of Wordz is slated to feature performances from several movers and shakers in the hip-hop scene here in Denver. Already fashioned as an album that will bridge the…
So this year’s Coachella lineup has been announced. Have you peeped that shit? It’s going to be sick, bro. Creed? Nickelback? Limp Bizkit? On the same stage? Be still our beating hearts. Road trip! Can we get a hell yeah? Looks like it’s time to hit the LQ, fire up…
Rhinoceropolis founder Warren Bedell recently revealed that he’s ready to move on from his position behind the decks at the famed venue after six long years of faithful service. The news might make for an odd front page headline, but the implications had DIY-ers across Denver wondering: What was to…
You’ve seen them, separate or together, rocking parties or posted up, head-nodding to the music in packed clubs. DJ Ktone, DJ Top Shelf and KDJ Above, the trio of DJs who have joined ranks and formed a music contingent known as the Moolah Boyz, a crew that’s out for the…
Though there is probably plenty of snow left in the Colorado forecast to keep us hibernating until May, musicians have been cooped up long enough. The usual Spring influx of new album releases has begun, thankfully, and local folk singer Andrea Lynn is taking the opportunity to celebrate the release…
For bands, videos can serve many purposes: a visual medium for sharing music with a wider audience, as way to promote a current tour, or, in the case of Alphabets, Hideous Men and Milton Melvin Croissant III, a one-minute-and-thirty-six-second reason to book them. In an attempt to nail down solid…
You’re familiar with the Wu Tang Clan, we presume? Yeah? Meet the Ru Tang clan. Okay, that’s not the name these ladies are going by, but it seems like a fitting enough handle seeing as how our own Ru Johnson is helping put together this very special show at the…
