A few years ago, Crystal Stilts (due tonight at the Larimer Lounge), along with friends Blank Dogs, gained notoriety in the blogosphere for its reverb-drenched post-punk, which was notably different from everything that had been coming out of New York in the past decade…
Who Is Jane Doed? is the name of the debut album from Amanda Hawkins, frontwoman for the band Della. It also refers to the name of Hawkins’s alter ego, the most fierce and strong side of herself. “Jane Doed is not the girl next door,” her bio clarifies. “Unless, by…
Phish heads are undoubtedly doing the dance of joy right now. Long rumored, the Colorado dates were confirmed this morning by the legendary jam purveyors, who gave word that they’ll be wrapping up their summer tour over Labor Day weekend (September 2-4) at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park…
There is something really awesome about being able to wake up and look at a day and think, I’m probably going to be in at least two states during the course of the next 24 hours. This is the epitome of what tour feels like, when it’s going well, anyway…
Whatever image you conjure up when we say Matt Morris (due tonight at the Bluebird Theater with Danielle Ate the Sandwich), forget it. It’s now as obsolete as a Hollywood Video card. You wouldn’t recognize the guy these days. We didn’t. When we stopped by Macy Studios just as he…
After reading the above headline, you’re probably thinking: Denver needs another tattoo parlor and art gallery like it needs another dispensary, right? Hold on. This one’s a little different. For starters, it’s being run by Emily Francis, a cherished member of the local music scene…
Jorge Rendon, known as Morning Star on wax, has a notable duality about him. With a moniker that comes with references in the Bible to both Jesus and the Devil as the “morning star,” it seems as though he embraces both characters. On one hand he is a proud Mexican,…
Jessica Lea Mayfield (due at the Fox Theatre on Monday, May 9) has literally grown up before our eyes. First performing at age eight with her family’s bluegrass band, she began writing her own songs at eleven and performing them under the name Chitlin. Now at the seasoned age of…
I realized when we started planning this tour that, from talking with my friends (both band and non-band people) about the endeavor, there was a little bit of mystery as to how this level of touring works. The level at which my band, Night of Joy, operates — I guess…
Rob Swift is not only a turntabling legend, he’s a part of a legendary crew. The X-ecutioners not only ushered in a new era, but they opened the door for many who rock the decks behind some of the most popular artists. Saturday, Swift will be in Denver, performing at…
Punk rock has always been known for masking a deep-seated earnestness with playfulness, and Red Stinger follows firmly in that tradition. Although the band’s latest album, Money in a Blender, is chock-full of political angst and personal self-doubt, the group still makes it sound lively and playfully nonchalant. In advance…
Iman S. is passionate about everything he does. The Denver native (“It’s all Denver everything — I’m from Park Hill,” he says) has only been rapping for two years, but to hear him tell it, he’s the best out there. Known for releasing mixtapes with upwards of thirty songs, the…
Let’s face it: Wednesdays in Denver aren’t exactly poppin’ on the regular. The mid-week LoDo scene is still recovering from the previous weekend, the Highland district has yet to catch a ride on the bass wave, and Capitol Hill just needed something. Enter Wasted Wednesdays at Vinyl in the BASSment…
Over the past year, Bad Weather California has been hard at work on two albums, Sunkissed, recorded in Detroit with Akron/Family, and Demos and Live Takes for the Fans, recorded at bandleader Chris Adolf’s home. The latter is being released this Saturday, April 23, at the Larimer Lounge, with A…
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele (aka Petrus T. Ratajczyk). The towering singer was found dead of heart failure following an unspecified illness at the age of 48. In memory of this one-of-a-kind ex-Playgirl model, our resident Peter Steele expert runs…
When Russ Christiansen wanted to develop his skills and confidence as a songwriter, he went straight to his peers. For more than a year, the former Three Miles West frontman has spearheaded the Surplus Cheaper Hands Collective, a studio project that’s seen input from a slew of local musicians. The…
With a number of Grammys under his belt, and being named “Male Singer of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association six times in the last decade, Kurt Elling is one of the world’s top jazz vocalists. On his latest effort, The Gate, released in February on Concord, Elling teamed…
Ten years ago, My Chemical Romance (due at the Fillmore this Saturday) was just another aspiring band in a van hoping to make it big. With a handful of three-chord punk rock songs hastily written and recorded in the attic of a house in New Jersey, the young outfit had…
As singer and guitarist of the Demon Funkies, Ryan Chrys clearly knows his way around a groove, but he’s also well-versed in other genres, as evidenced by his new solo album, The Ambivalent Justice Of… With some help from Seth and Josh Larson of Something Underground, Brent Loveday from Reno…
For a band that plays moody, dramatic synth pop, Cold Cave (due at the Larimer Lounge on Monday, April 11) has an unusual pedigree. A veteran of several hardcore bands, including Some Girls and American Nightmare, Wesley Eisold turned to electronics as a way to take more control over the…
In the late 1970s, Tesco Vee was an elementary-school teacher in Michigan who led something of a secret life, first as a fan of punk rock and then as the frontman of one of the most notorious and hilarious bands of that era: the Meatmen (due this afternoon at Twist…
If you’re jonesin’ for some fresh hip-hop this morning, take a minute and check out The Veil from Deca, a burgeoning bi-coastal-by-way-of-Denver rhyme giant. Lest you think we’re merely gassing him up, you should know that while his debut, The Hedonist, is now considered a classic by many, honestly, it…
