Updating the soundtrack to On the Beach

If you haven’t seen the 1959 film On The Beach, you might want to tune out now before we spoil anything. It’s a post-apocalyptic emotion-drain that chronicles the last days of humanity in a painstakingly slow manner — which is to say it’s a bit slow in the hips but…

Mighty 4 Denver: A Q&A with Fienz of Lordz of Finesse

When it comes to hip-hop, Denver has a rich and vibrant history that extends back to the ’80s. From seminal b-boy crews like D&S Connection, Radio Active and Dancers Unique to latter day torch bearers like LOF (Lordz of Finesse), Our Scenario, GWT (Get With This). Can’t forget the first…

At the upcoming CD release, the Say So says so

You could say the Say So kind of sounds like the Killers in the aggressive drums and quick stabs of guitar, or you might say the band calls to mind At the Drive-In in the vocal acrobatics and the way it plays with tempo-changing breakdowns. You probably would not compare…

Meet Tennis, your new favorite band

Update, 11/08/10: See cover art and get other details regarding Cape Dory, Tennis’s eagerly-anticipated forthcoming debut on Fat Possum Records. Remember a couple years ago when the Young Coyotes first hit the scene and the almost deafening insta-buzz that followed? Meet Tennis, this year’s Young Coyotes — not to mention…

Westword Music Showcase edition of The Denver Boot

Our periodic feature, The Denver Boot, has been conspicuously dormant for the past, oh, six months or so. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Excellent reason for that: The master taper guy supplying the recordings, the illustrious Lance Stack from The Flat Response blog, has been a face on a milk carton for,…

Westword Music Showcase headliners: Getting to know Neon Indian

Alan Palomo made a name for himself trying to sound like someone else. His breakout, however, didn’t come until he settled for just sounding like himself. It was an unlikely break for Palomo, but then his entire career is full of such unlikely things, like Ghosthustler, his previous project, for…

Westword Music Showcase headliners: Catching up with Tickle Me Pink

Tickle Me Pink’s young career has already been filled with setbacks and shrouded by controversy. From the heartbreaking loss of original bassist Johnny Schou in 2008 to the recent parting with their label, Wind-up, the boys still had time to release an explicit video for their single “Typical Whore” in…

A chat with the organizer of this weekend’s Transistor Festival

Since 2007, Wesley Davis and Jewl Petteway have been organizing Transistor Festival as a showcase for electronic music artists of all stripes from our part of the country. Along with festivals and events like Communikey, Frequencee Mind Controlle and Denver Noise Fest, Transistor Festival is proof positive of the strong…