This Just In: Daughtry, King Khan, Dr. Dog shows announced

Did you catch Daughtry’s New Year’s Eve performance? We saw a clip, and the dude, who apparently gets mistaken for Vin Diesel a lot, has facial hair and eyebrows that kind of look like they were drawn on his face with Sharpie. Seems a little distracting if you ask us,…

Flier of the Week: Ballistics at Owsley’s

You see this kids? This flier for Ballistics, a dubstep party with Eprom and Hulk, is a near-perfect design. Every element is strong. It’s a great image. The color scheme is awesome. The carefully constructed logo is bold and memorable without being flashy or overdone. The textual elements are both…

Hey, Colorado Bands, fame and fortune await.

Okay, so the fame and fortune part is a stretch. But that certainly shouldn’t stop our glorious local bands from showing the world their songwriting and recording prowess in the Fifth Annual RPM Challenge. The premise for this thing is simple enough: musicians have 28 days, from the beginning of…

Studio? Who needs a studio when you can just iPhone it in?

Not familiar with the intricacies of this process — mainly because we’re not well heeled enough to actually, you know, own one of these things — but this seems pretty badass. Evidently, there’s an iPhone ap called Four Track that allows you to record sweet, sweet pop music from the…

Faith restored: Coachella 2010 lineup announced

Fucking A. Ask and ye shall receive, eh? (Well, it’s not Denver, but close enough.) Just glimpsed the lineup for this year’s Coachella. As far as headliners go, you’ve got your Jay-Z and your LCD Soundsystem and, uh, let’s see here, Thom Yorke and … yada, yada, yada. Whatever, dude…

Phil Collins is okay by me.

It’s not everyday you’re struck with eternal truth while watching a sitcom, but it does happen. And while watching a rerun of 30 Rock the other day, it happened to me when one character offered to make another a mixtape and asked, “You like Phil Collins?” and was answered, “I…

New Spoon album finds us newly smitten

Been listening to Spoon’s about-to-be released seventh studio album Transference (slated for release tomorrow) pretty much non-stop for the past four days, thanks to NPR’s Exclusive First Listen, and have to say, we’re newly reconverted to the Spoon fold. We fell out of love (although not out of like) after…

Thank God “I See You” didn’t win at the Golden Globe’s

This was not a good year for the “Best Original Song” category at the Golden Globe’s. In fact, it’s arguably one of the worst in recent memory. We’re not certain what this means, if it means anything at all, but it’s clear the film industry tossed original music to the…

Over the weekend: John Common at Cassleman’s Bar & Venue

John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light, Achille Lauro, Danielle Ate the Sandwich Casselman’s Bar & Venue Saturday, January 16, 2010 Better Than: Martinis and Red Wine John Common is too old for the slog of rock and roll. In this week’s feature, he talked about giving it up before…

AEG launches Early Bird Ticket program today

Today, AEG kicked off its Early Bird Ticket program where folks can save some bucks by buying the concert tickets the weekend they go on sale. The deals are being offered for select shows at the Bluebird Theater and Ogden Theatre, and there are no service fees for cash purchases…

Top Five reuses of Teddy Pendergrass Songs

It was sad news when we found out Teddy Pendergrass had died on Wednesday of colon cancer. As others began collecting the best of his songs into comprehensive and downright exhaustive lists, we started thinking about who had used his sultry baritone or music for other ends. His songs have…

R.I.P. Jay Reatard, Dead at 29

Update: This morning, Pitchfork, NME and several other outlets are reporting that Reatard’s death is now being treated as a homicide, citing a seemingly erroneous report filed by MyFox Memphis stating as much. The original piece has since been inexplicably removed from the site, raising reasonable doubts regarding the validity…

Design your perfect Westword Music Showcase

“You can either use negative comments to get you down, or you can use them to excite you and to energize your process of making a better pizza. We did the latter.” Patrick Doyle, the president of Domino’s Pizza and the man responsible for the above quote, is either a…

Action!: Festivus Film Fest Begins Tonight

In case you’re as sick of hearing about Avatar as we are, this weekend’s Festivus Film Festival should offer some cinematic solace. Forget IMAX and goofy yellow glasses because Festivus is bringing some of the most awkward, horrifying, confusing and riveting films independent filmmakers have to offer. Must see list…