Being a junior in high school is all about experiencing things for the first time — your first girlfriend, your first kiss, your first car. But seventeen-year-old Cherry Creek High School junior Zach Heckendorf is clearly not your typical high schooler. While his peers are still trying to figure out…
With his latest album, Orchestrion, Pat Metheny takes the player piano concept to a completely different level, putting a new spin on what could be considered a “solo” project in the process. He’s backed by an ensemble of acoustic instruments (several pianos, drum kit, marimbas, “guitar-bots,” dozens of percussion instruments…
First known as Oblio Duo and then Oblio Duo + the Archers, the newly christened Oblio’s Arrow makes music as mercurial as its name. Over the past few years, the ever-shifting outfit — which revolves around singer-songwriters William Duncan and Steven Lee Lawson — has crafted a body of work…
That a person could be in two hugely influential bands is rare enough, but John Lydon also became something of an icon for punk rock and experimental music. The Sex Pistols were instrumental in bringing punk rock to the attention of people worldwide, whether they liked the music or not…
You know how they say sex sells and all that? Yeah? Well, spoiler alert: It does. Or does it? What if you’re not instantly cognizant that it’s sex that you’re being sold? What if the innuendos aren’t being overtly pushed along by an undeniably sexualized video? Do you still have…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
On A Chorus of Storytellers, Album Leaf’s mastermind/frontman Jimmy LaValle once again proves he isn’t a spectacular wordsmith – like a derivative musician who needs to widen his exposure to sounds, LaValle’s lyrics suggest he could benefit from studying poetry for a bit. Just the same, his calm, enigmatic techno-suites…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, and the…
When explaining why there weren’t too many rock and roll tunes on Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut, singer and guitarist Josh Homme says, “Let’s just try to steamroll everybody with dark heavier music.” With former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones also on board, it’s…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
While this week’s profile on King Khan focused primarily on his trip to jail and how he first got into garage music, it only scraped the surface of our interview with the guy. Known for some insanely great live shows both with the Shrines and BBQ Show, Khan gives almost…
Forward-thinking trumpeter Cuong Vu has performed with the likes of Pat Metheny, Laurie Anderson and David Bowie. He’s toured the world and released four albums under his own name. After a stint in New York, Vu moved back to the Northwest, where he is now assistant professor of jazz studies…
Baltimore-based duo Beach House (due at the Bluebird Theater with Bachelorette on Wednesday, April 7) is one of the rare bands that arrives on the scene with a sound so mature, singular and self-contained that you worry about its lifespan: How could something that seems perfect from the start ever…
On the back of a series of always good, usually great albums, beginning with Telephono in 1995, Spoon has become one of the most respected and beloved bands in indie rock — or really just rock, period, no qualifier needed. Having just released Transference, arguably his band’s best album to…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
There you have it: Fourteen-year-old Bieber’s debut full-length is on top of the Billboard album chart. His debut EP, meanwhile, is at number five. That one’s called My World (get it?) — can’t argue with either title. This makes him the youngest chart-topper since Stevie Wonder, yet something tells us…
Given the quality of her string of featured appearances in the last year, we’re pretty pumped for Nicki Minaj’s debut album, due in no hurry later this year. Above is probably the album’s lead single, and it’s just alright. Somewhere between guest verses on Robin Thicke’s “Shakin’ It For Daddy”…
Whether burning down the house with Leftover Salmon, heating up the keys for the Fox Street Allstars, or catching fire with his own outfit, Papa Bill McKay commands attention. In addition to playing with some of Colorado’s finest roots acts McKay played in an early incarnation of the Derek Trucks…
The 2008 release of Andrea Ball’s debut, Beat Beat Pound Poundwas followed by a string of well attended shows and gushing critics. Two years after the release of that album, the singer songwriter is back with a second full length, Dial Tone, that reflects notable growth both lyrically and musically…
Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up…
Before we get into the whole Free Scooter thing, which is mind-blowing on a couple levels and takes a little explaining, let’s take a second to think about Justin Bieber, who is probably a stranger pop star than Lady Gaga. Above is a video of Beiber performing his hit “Baby”…
