New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and we have to say, the slew of excellent posters we saw advertising equally excellent events for the evening (and the next day) bode well for the new year. After some careful consideration we chose this lovely poster for the Motet’s NYE…
After five years of hosting weekly reggae dances at Kazmos Lounge on 13th and Kalamath, DJ BloodPreshah (aka Thomas Behler) is throwing one last bash at the joint starting at 10 p.m. this Saturday, January 2. As you might have heard by now, the club is closing this weekend. BloodPreshah,…
While last week was relatively slow in terms of show announcements, the folks at Soda Jerk Presents recently unveiled quite a few shows at the the Marquis Theater and the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs. Rapper P.O.S. hits the Black Sheep on Thursday, February 4, followed by a date at…
When I was a kid, every summer my dad and I would fly to Chicago. My grandfather would meet us at O’Hare, puffing on a stogie and blowing the smoke out the half-open window of his Buick. The car smelled like cigars, his clothes smelled like cigars, my grandparents’ apartment…
Have you seen that new MTV reality show Jersey Shore, or at least the clips on The Soup? Richard Vission is the perfect musical complement to that show. And it’s not just that he looks like a cast member (though he does); his party-time take on house is the perfect…
As evidenced by the number of quality releases this year from every sector of the scene, local music continues to thrive here as we close out the decade. Reflecting back on our favorite records of 2009, we noticed some welcome trends: More and more acts opted to release EPs over…
This week’s top flier comes to us from the far-off, exotic land of Fort Collins. While we don’t get up that way as often as we should, there’s no shortage of talented acts coming out of there and, as this flier shows, no shortage of talented designers helping them get…
Can you tell Christmas is just two days away? Everybody’s getting in the holiday spirit it seems. We just heard that the Fray is giving away five unreleased Christmas MP3s. Well, the first one, fittingly enough, “The First Noel,” is absolutely free, no strings attached. The other four are free,…
It’s about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular concert reviews from the Backbeat blog…
After Boulder’s Rose Hill Drive played Led Zeppelin II in its entirety at the Boulder Theater last New Year’s Eve, the band took a year-long hiatus. The band members made quite a few announcements saying they needed some time off to re-focus. Even so, there was some speculation that the…
It’s about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular concert slideshows…
Update: By now, you’ve probably heard but just in case you haven’t, Epilogues took home this year’s Hometown for the Holidays crown at Andrew’s On Lincoln this past Friday night. Beyond bragging rights for the next year, the act won three days of recording time at the Blasting Room in…
See more photos on the slideshow page. 3OH!3, Meese, The Photo Atlas, The Pirate Signal Saturday, December 19, 2009 Fillmore Auditorium Better than: Sampling the diversity of Denver’s homegrown musical styles at four different venues. Anyone looking for an in-person illustration of the range of the Mile High city’s musical…
The Legendary River Drifters w/Tin Horn Prayer and Broken Spirits Friday, December 18th, 2009 Old Curtis St. Bar, Denver Better Than: A show where everyone was trying too hard to get that Americana sound. A judgmental person might see Tin Horn Prayer and think, “Oh boy, another band of punkers…
And the Christmas songs just keep cropping up from the scene. Over the past week, we’ve spotlighted a pair of original holiday-oriented tunes from the Mansfields and Dressy Bessy. This one’s a cover from a newer act out of Loveland called The Nurses doing a faithful version of the standard…
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 three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us — and the rest of the world — what…
Dismembered: We’re guessing that Swollen Members tour manager BJ smith and the three other crew guys he was traveling with earlier this week are no doubt breathing easy today after surviving a freak accident in Colorado Springs that could’ve been fatal. Smith and company were in the Springs making their…
I have to stress,” Patrick McGuire offers, “that I have great Christian friends, and the last thing I want to do is say that their faith is invalid. But I think sometimes in this country we take Christianity in like we buy new cars.” This sentiment is something the Flashbulb…
For the past decade, Ami Benari has run Tarantula Billiards (1456 Champa Street) with a simple business plan: Make a small profit by encouraging long-term relationships. Amenities like free pool have helped attract a loyal following, he says; some customers have frequented Tarantula pretty much since it opened in an…
An all-local bill at the Fillmore is so rare it’s practically apocryphal. Transforming from something of a joke between college buddies into one of the hottest acts in the country, 3OH!3 is one of the few recent local acts with the draw and clout to put together such a show…
Before Desperate Hours, Matt Turner and Todd Seres played together in Arizona indie-rock band FiveSpeed, of which the former is still a member. That band recalls the poppy, melodic punk rock that came to define emo in the late ’90s — before it began its prolonged dive into self-parody. With…
Aja Volkman is the pretty face, beating heart and screaming soul of Nico Vega. On stage, it is possible to underestimate her as delicate for about three seconds before she bares her teeth, sheds the smile and cuts loose that voice. She’s head-cold smooth on the soft stuff and sort…
