In this week’s edition of Rough Mixes, we printed excerpts of Tom Murphy’s recent chat with Dave Dictor from MDC. As you’ll see from the full transcript posted after the jump, the band’s frontman is still very much an iconoclast championing ideals that are as provactive as the revolving moniker…
Not surprisingly, the leader of Elvis Perkins in Dearland (a band headlining the hi-dive on Friday, May 8) is none other than Elvis Perkins, a singer-songwriter of uncommon depth and gravitas. Find out for yourself by reading the following Q&A, conducted for the Westword feature “Elvis Perkins Tries to Move…
The recorded tunes of Black Market Empire simply do not do the band justice. Before Saturday, I was familiar with the band only from its three MySpace tracks, which were decent if somewhat uninspired retro new wave that conjured up such ’80s stalwarts as the Cure, Duran Duran and more…
Okay, so before we call it a week and go crack a cold one and lend an ear to some of the finest music this city has to offer, as promised, we’re leaving you with the recordings from Houses’ last appearance at the hi-dive a couple of months ago, to…
In advance of his two shows this weekend (Saturday, May 2nd at The Oriental and Sunday, May 3rd at The Fox Theatre), we were able to have a few words with jazz/proto-hip-hop legend Gil Scott-Heron about his influences and his work. Westword: Your music is known for being socially conscious…
Finally, a band has emerged that combines my love of experimental improvisation and dub with my love for spiders (seriously, I love the creepy little bastards). The brilliantly named Fight Spider with Spider lists David Lynch and John Zorn amongst its influences, has an instrumental credit for “mad scientist station,”…
Speaking with Aaron Howell, the frontman of Forth Yeer Freshman, is a lot like listening to his band’s music: the things he says are generally over the top and somewhat ludicrous, yet you get the sense that there’s a certain amount of earnestness attached to his sentiments. In advance of…
In this week’s edition of the Denver Boot, the esteemed Mr. Lance Stack has provided us with another fine audio snapshot of the Denver scene that we’re now blessing you with, a vintage — well, if you consider three and a half years ago to “vintage” — recording from the…
In an interview for a Westword profile in advance of an April 15 Oriental Theater gig with Mates of State and Judgement Day, Reggie Youngblood, lead singer and songwriter for Black Kids, talked at length about his buzzy band and plenty more. Get into his head after the jump…
No, Los Campesinos! isn’t a band from a Spanish-speaking country. It’s based in the U.K. And no, Tom Campesinos!’s last name isn’t Campesinos!. He and his fellow bandmates perform under half-pseudonyms, Ramones style. As for his real name, Tom didn’t spill — but he did share plenty of other stuff…
Some bands wear a style like a trendy fashion statement, and others embody what that music is about by creating their own artistic identity while expanding and building upon what has come before them. The Prids, from Portland, Oregon, are among the latter. Incorporating elements of synth-inflected new-wave dream pop…
It’s not exactly a surprise that Phish’s four-day stand at Red Rocks sold out in minutes, but there are elements of the whole thing that smell, well, Phish-y (sorry, I couldn’t resist). At least one hard-core fan (the one I live with, to be specific) was online within seconds of…
The recently reunited members of Phish announced today that the band will return to Red Rocks for the first time in more than a dozen years for a four-night run (Thursday, July, 30 through Sunday, August, 2). A limited number of tickets are available now through Sunday, March 22 at…
Meet Danielle Ate the Sandwich. Yes, the name. We know. Not big fans ourselves. Still, trust us: This is your new favorite singer-songwriter. If you have a functioning pair of hearing devices, we think you’ll agree. This bewitching little gal (aka Danielle Anderson) from Fort Collins has the most beguiling…
The Cut Copy profile in this week’s issue contains only excerpts of our recent chat with Dan Whitford and merely scratches the surface of our exchange. Needless to say, Whitford had much much more to say about the act’s sound, he and his bandmates’ progression as musicians, recording the album,…
Efterklang is a Danish group whose latest album, 2007’s Parades, merges electronic touches with sweeping orchestration — a combination that results in a vivid, dreamy soundtrack to bliss. In advance of the outfit’s March 14 gig at the Larimer Lounge, bassist/multi-instrumentalist Rasmus Stolberg pulls back the curtain on Efterklang’s history,…
What began as a simple phone interview with Jesse F. Keeler for this week’s profile of the dance duo MSTRKRFT turned into something considerably stranger, and more amusing. Yes, Keeler talked at length — but when he had to use the primitive toilet in the group’s new Toronto studio, he…
Much has been written about the Game’s dysfunctional past. He grew up in a Santana Blocc Crip neighborhood in Compton, and his mother was affiliated with the Crips. After his sister accused his father of sexually molesting her, the family was split up, and Game spent time in foster homes…
Conrad Keely, frontman for the indie-rock vets in …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, is among the most articulate and opinionated figures in music. He earns this reputation anew it in the following Q&A, conducted for our profile of the band, “…And You Will Know Us…
The February 26 Westword profile on the Photo Atlas only scratched the surface of our interview with singer Alan Andrews Jr., guitarist Bill Threlkeld III, bassist Mark Hawkins and drummer Nick Miles. At the house where the band practices and where Hawkins and Miles live, they spoke at length about…
All right, so we’ve reached the end of another work week in the Mile High City. While we can no longer brag about having the best selling band in the country, from what we can tell, Denver music is still on the minds and in the ears of at least…
The biggest news of the week in Denver music was obviously the Fray being the biggest selling band in the country. But aside from that, there was a ton of other news, like word of SleeperHorse parting ways, Gregory Alan Isakov touring with Brandi Carlile, Single File being featured on…
