Glitch-hop/mid-tempo/psychedelic bass producer VibeSquaD (aka Aaron Holstein) showcases his vast talents on his latest full-length, The Fire. The complex layers of each track are flawlessly arranged; even better, he has a keen sense of dynamics, perfectly dropping split seconds of nothingness into each track. “Freshmaker” opens the album with squiggly…
The band that is now Young Cities started in the summer of 2007 under the name Hearts Like Lions. After years of gigging under that moniker, the members — Chance Scott-Burke, Tyler Briskie and James Morrison — decided it was time for a change, not only in what they were…
People who have never been to Albuquerque or come into contact with music from that town have no idea that it’s one of America’s best-kept secrets. The Shins, the Rondelles and Scared of Chaka all came out of the Duke City. These days, Albuquerque is home to a vibrant and…
Philadelphia’s Lotus comprises Jesse Miller on bass and sampler, Luke Miller on guitar and keys, Chuck Morris on electronic and acoustic percussion, Mike Rempel on guitar, and Mike Greenfield and Steve Clemens on drums. With so many instrumentalists — particularly the plethora of percussionists — it’s easy to see how…
So far, in its notably short life span, Tennis has had a completely whirlwind and storied existence. Not too long after launching, the band generated a nearly deafening buzz in the blogosphere, one that ultimately resulted in a deal with Fat Possum Records. The label, also home to WAVVES, Andrew…
Building a second career in music can be a tough endeavor — especially when you’re Mike Herrera, and the world would like to pigeonhole you as a pop-punk kid from the ’90s. But Herrera will be playing the Larimer Lounge tonight with Tumbledown, his latest well-worn and forever tattooed incarnation,…
When it comes to financing a record, there is a gaping hole between signed and unsigned artists. Recording can be expensive — depending on the method and studio chosen — and production and distribution are a whole different story. Liz Clark and Tessa Perry have created Beat Roots, a concert…
Mogwai stops by the Bluebird Theater on Monday May 2 as part of its world tour supporting its seventh album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, slated for release on Sub Pop on February 15. Tickets for this one are $25 and go on sale this Saturday, November 6…
TIM KASHER With Azure Ray and Tim Fite 11.01.10 | hi-dive Tim Fite was equal parts comedian, provocateur, performance artist, filmmaker, MC, hip-hop producer and indie-pop songwriter. At least that’s what his energetic and compelling set felt last night like at different points — and sometimes all at once. The…
Hideous Men (who’s video for “Tangled” premiered in September) Phonebooks and Hollagramz will join forces with New Mexico-by-way-of-Colorado’s Mystic Bummer in Santa Fe on November 13 for a giant show and fall dance party celebration. Hatched by Ryan McRyhew of Hideous Men and the Meow Wolf venue and artist collective…
DIY OR DIE FEST Lust-Cats of the Gutters • Conjugal Visits • Gangcharger Omens • Black Acid Devil • Thee Goochi Boiz and more 10.29.10 | Astroland, Boulder Friday night’s DIY or Die Fest was a first for dual venues Astroland and Drala in Boulder, but the smoothness of this…
HALLOW FREAK’N WEEN Markus Shulz • Richard Vission • John O’Callaghan • Icey Dragon • Trajikk • Kostas • Fury + Dino • DJ Bl3nd and more 10.30.10 | 1STBANK Center See Hallow Freak’n Ween slideshow Lights, costumes, candy — action! Hallo Freakn’ Ween burst out of its dark, haunted…
LEFTOVER SALMON With Great American Taxi 10.31.10 | Fillmore Auditorium Read interview with Vince Herman Boulder’s Leftover Salmon doesn’t play together very often these days — but when they do, Vince Herman, Drew Emmitt, Greg Garrison, Bill McKay and Jeff Sipe are guaranteed to deliver a good time. The guys…
THE GLITCH MOB With Beats Antique & Prefuse 73 10.31.10 | Fillmore Auditorium LA’s Glitch Mob comprises three members — DJs edIT, Boreta and Ooah (founding member Kraddy left last year) — who use laptops and MIDI controllers to create the hip-hop influenced, bass-driven electro that keeps bodies movin’ on…
THE COOL KIDS With Air Dubai • DJ Wushu • Shor-T • CobraConda 10.30.10 | Bar Standard On Saturday night, Bar Standard hosted a parade of ghouls, Gagas, rock stars and Cool Kids — er, make that The Cool Kids. The doors opened at Bar Standard just as the line…
WEEN 10.31.10 | 1STBANK Center The scene captured the sheer surrealism of Ween’s Halloween show at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield: Toward the end of the band’s three-hour performance, Mickey Melchiondo — aka Dean Ween — belted out “The Blarney Stone” with gusto, his vocals unencumbered by the massive bunny…
TRANSCONTINENTAL/INTER-DIMENSIONAL HAUNTEDEST HOUSE With Page 27 • No Funeral • Solypsis • Syndrome of a Down Hardcore Teenage Vampire Pussy 10.30.10 | Rhinoceropolis “Are they playing in there?” commented some random person next to me at Rhinoceropolis last night. Yes, they’re playing. Someone is anyone. “Who” is anyone’s guess. But…
Yonnas Abraham of The Pirate Signal has been busy revamping the look and feel of his group, adding a new DJ and guitarist, along with a ton of new material. A new album titled, You’re Always Leaving Me, is in the works and due out sometime after the first of…
Even though Travis Egedy (aka Pictureplane), the dude behind the heady party Real is a Feeling is currently on tour with Sleigh Bells (who came through last Saturday), the show — or dance party, rather — must go on. So, as a “pre-pre” event to the Halloween weekend, resident DJs…
FUTURE SIMPLE PROJECT With Shiba, Marcus Whaley, Omega 10.28.10 | The Other Side Typically, Thursday night shows tend to be hit-or-miss. Sometimes you get so-so acts that are not quite ready to headline on the weekend, and sometimes you get lucky and catch a show like the one last night…
GARY NUMAN With Blackcell 10.28.10 | Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO Local IDM/experimental electronic duo Blackcell kicked off this show with synths and maybe drum machines and computers as sequencers. As deeply textured percussion filled the room, various other generated noises created a techno-organic melody occasionally punctuated by mechanistic vocals. Visually,…
GODSMACK With Five Finger Death Punch • Drowning Pool 10.27.10 | 1STBANK Center Last night at 1STBANK Center, we sent Eric Gruneisen, one our resident shutterbugs into the belly of the beast, a stacked triple-bill headlined by Godsmack, featuring Drowning Pool and Five Finger Death Punch, lead by Denver native…
