Seventeen years after it was founded, Quasi is touring in support of its recently released album, American Gong. Not unlike the 2003 album Hot Shit, the new record takes aim at some of the more unsavory aspects of American imperialism without exercising an uninspired heavy-handed approach, opting instead to strike…
Local ambient rockers Woodsman are having a heck of a month. Starting with landing a pair of songs as the a and b sides of the weekly single on Beko Digital Single Label, which has the simplest web site in existence…
Fort Collins’ strangest, savviest band are only one of many representing locally at SXSW. However, they continue to demonstrate their ability to stand out from the pack, which is a skill we’re sure they’ll find particularly handy in Austin. The duo posted the merch they’ll have in tow on their…
If this week’s top flier pick is any indication, The Other Russia is a scary place. At least, it’s a scary place in a kind of slightly campy, ’70s horror movie lobby poster way. And it in no way hurts that The Other Russia would be a great name for…
Social networking + Geeks + Internet. Not sure how no one has done that math until now, but the void has been filled. Oh has it been filled. Meet the newest social networking site on the block, backed by “Rocket Man” singer and all around rad dude William Shatner. It’s…
Are you drunk yet? Well, you should be, presuming your name is Jimmy and you like being hammered before Kathie Lee and Hoda even hit the airwaves. It’s St. Patrick’s Day, after all. You can find tons of shit to do on our St. Paddy’s day event listings. Or, if…
As it turns out, the above Miley cover featuring members of Boulder Acoustic Society is a sign of things to come. Danielle Anderson is currently in the finishing stages of her third album and it will be nothing like the others. Details after the jump…
Band of Horses • Co. • 03.16.10 | Ogden Theatre There are certain tricks storytellers use, moves that keep the audience’s minds or livers from getting anxious and hitting the bar. Band of Horses owns a heavy arsenal of those tricks — but we’ll get to that shortly…
If you’ve got a boatload of old, thrift-store quality vinyl, some record player parts, a few toy trains and a thirst for really freaky sound, have we got a project for you. Well, actually, Yuri Suzuki and Yaloslav Tencer have a project for you — we’re not trying to steal…
With South by Southwest in full swing and our spotlight yesterday on Suburban Home’s new label offerings, we figured it was high time to start offering a bit of help to local bands trying to get a head start on next years festivities. Being in a band isn’t as simple…
What a difference a year makes. The last time Lady Gaga was in town she played the Gothic. When she comes back to town on Wednesday, July 28, she’ll be headlining the Pepsi Center. No word yet on when tickets when go on sale, but when they do, they’ll run…
You knew it was going to happen sooner or later. It had to. No way we could keep Paper Bird our little secret forever. If the folks at Park the Van Records have their way, the rest of the world will be falling in love with (and falling in love…
With more and more bands going the DIY route and foregoing labels, Suburban Home Records is branching out and expanding their business model. No longer just a traditional label that signs bands, makes records and sells them, Suburban has just launched a Label Services wing. It’s a way to apply…
The Buckingham Squares • Receiver Voodoo Stingray • The Nuns of Brixton • 03.13.10 | Mercury Cafe Maybe actually wearing nun habits as part of the stage costume is a gimmick, but for The Nuns of Brixton, it left an impression. As the name implies, the Nuns are a Clash…
Bender’s hosted “March of The Zombies II” Fashion Show, with music from Arms Raised, MF KAAOS and Throwaway Sunshine. See photos by Coleen Whitfield on the slideshow page…
Flobots • The Pirate Signal • Air Dubai03.12.10 | Ogden Theatre We regret to inform you that Friday night’s revolution was not televised. It is, however, available for streaming this morning on Vimeo. The production stars Flobots, of course, in their first local performance in more than a year, with…
Pretty Lights • Lyrics Born • Bobby Collins03.13.10 | Ogden Theatre See more photos on the slideshow page. There is so much sweaty cleavage dangling over the railing of the Ogden’s upper deck. One girl, in her haste to abandon her inhibitions, has rolled her shirt up so high that…
We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we’ve decided to run down five of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us — and the rest of the world — what…
Since the ’80s, the space at 2301 Blake Street has seen quite a few club incarnations. As 23 Parish and The Garage, bands like Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Jane’s Addiction played there. Since then, it’s been Gate 12, Polly Esther’s and, most recently, Club 303, which was open from January…
When the Continental Club opened at 475 Santa Fe Drive in early 2008, it showed a lot of promise, and quickly became our Best New Bar in that year’s Best of Denver. The Continental closed within the year, though, and was replaced by One Eyed Jacks last January. And although…
Sometimes we have to wonder if folks that program for Apple’s App Store are hell-bent on wasting people’s time. We spent an evening with as many artist-specific iPhone apps we could get our hands on and found a few amazing things, a few interesting things and a plethora of pure…
Yeah, that headline threw us for a loop as well. “Dear Family, Friends & Fans,” begins Matt Morris’s Tumblr post yesterday. “There’s some news I have to share. It’s pretty big, so Mom – if you’re standing, you better sit down. As of today, I am no longer a Tennman…
