Monolith Q&A: The Glitch Mob

The Glitch Mob started out as a Los Angeles-based DJ collective that pooled its collective talent to make a more collaborative music with expanded sonic possibilities. As individual artists, Ooah, edIT and Boreta have released solo albums of cutting edge electronic music but it is as a team that they…

Monolith Q&A: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

With early support from one of the country’s most important independent radio stations, KEXP in Seattle, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — appearing at Monlith this weekend — struck a chord with fans of earnest, dreamy, lush pop music. Though often compared to C86-era and Sarah Records bands,…

Q&A with Joe Bithorn of Beatles tribute band Rain

New York City native Joe Bithorn plays the role of George Harrison in Rain, one of the most popular and well-known Beatles tribute bands in the country (appearing September 22 to 27 at the Buell Theater. Raised with a steady diet of classical, jazz, blues and psychedelic rock influences, Bithorn…

Monolith Q&A: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros are definitely one of the more buzzed about underground bands to come to Colorado this summer and deservedly so. With a briskly selling headliner show at the Planet Bluegrass Wildflower Pavillions in Lyons on Friday September 11 and a hotly anticipated appearance at Red…

Monolith Q&A: the Bad Veins

The indie rock world has more than its share of rags-to-riches, flannel-to-Fendi stories – glimmering groups who seem to go from the basement to the buzz bin overnight. Bad Veins – the Cincinnati-based duo of multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Benjamin Davis and drummer Sebastien Schultz – fits the mold, rocketing from its first…

Q&A with Regan “Busdriver” Farquhar

Boasting may seem like a hip-hop requirement, but it’s actually possible to play the rap game without overdosing on self-love every other line. For proof, direct your gaze to the following Q&A with Regan Farquhar, who performs as Busdriver. The subject of a Westword profile published in advance of his…

The Denver Boot: Lion Sized at the Larimer Lounge – 08/02/09

In honor Lion Sized’s show tomorrow night at the hi-dive with the Still City and the Great Panic, and thanks to our pal Lance, and, well, because it’s Freeloader Friday and we’re cool like that, we present you another sparkling edition of the Denver Boot for your downloading pleasure. After…

Q&A with John Osborne of KingBilly

“This is the best ever job that doesn’t make any money” says Donny Fallgatter, frontman for Nashville’s young country rockers Kingbilly. It’s unlikely that KingBilly will be broke for much longer, though. Riding high with the popularity of its latest music video on the popular country music channel GAC and…

Q&A with Travis Egedy of Pictureplane

A native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Travis Egedy, who performs under the name Pictureplane, has been rapidly gaining the attention of popular underground bands from around the country for the last few years, most notably HEALTH who took Pictureplane on a national tour in March 2009. HEALTH was also…

Q&A with John Eriksson of Peter Bjorn and John

Although John Eriksson, who stars in this week’s Westword profile of his band, Peter Bjorn and John, was trained to be a classical percussionist, and spent years as a member of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, he’s come to appreciate the perks of being a rock star — particularly the…

Q&A with Mack Maine, president of Young Money Entertainment

Mack Maine, is always moving. When I first meet him standing amid the ruins of the Young Money stage set he will not be still; he’s too busy and that’s a good thing — too busy crafting clever rhymes, to “build his brand.” Maine’s Doofus cum Cyrano de Bergerac verse…

Q&A with Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers

Arena rock is making a comeback. Thanks to bands like My Morning Jacket, Wilco and North Carolina’s the Avett Brothers, the spirit and tradition of the ’70s is swelling and helping to conjure up images of rock and roll when it was at it’s purest, most visceral and most likely…

Q&A with Natasha Kahn of Bat For Lashes

The panoramic songwriting of Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes has gained the attention of critics and peers alike and lead to her recurring opening gigs on the 2008 Radiohead tour. Drawing on her rich imagination for inspiration, Khan’s songs tap into the language and imagery of collective myths, ancient…

The Denver Boot: Achille Lauro at the Bluebird Theater

Nearly two weeks ago, Achille Lauro opened up for Akron/Family at the Bluebird. Achille Lauro was dependably stellar as always. “In terms of the opening three bands, however, Achille Lauro’s set stood out,” wrote A.H. Goldstein in his review of the show. “The outfit’s meditative and eloquent guitar lines, deepened…

Q&A with Jason Hann of EOTO

It’s been almost two years since jam juggernaut String Cheese Incident called it quits in 2007. Since then, things have slowed for some of the former members, while others have picked up the pace with new projects. The latter holds true for the String Cheese rhythm section of Jason Hann…

Q&A with Brandon Whalen of My Body Sings Electric

While the Warped Tour has grown up and is now it’s fifteenth summer, most of the bands and fans are as young as ever. Unlike most of the poorly selling dinosaur exhibits posing as rock concerts traipsing across the country these days, the Warped Tour year after year gets more…

Q&A with Jared Piccone of Innerpartysystem

Innerpartysystem knows all about the DIY approach. Since their formation, the members have spent countless hours dissecting technology, transforming it to suit their needs. Their light show, for instance, aside from a few stock lasers, was all hand built. Any fan that has seen the act more than once has…

Tip Sheet: Arliss Nancy

Speaking of Mile Hi-Fidelity, here’s another show favorite. Those who tuned in more than once likely heard “Wrong or Right” by this band, which we spun quite a few times. If you’re drawn to the raw, emotionally-charged song stylings of Lucero, then Fort Collins-based Arliss Nancy is going to strike…

The Denver Boot: Hot IQs final show at Larimer Lounge

Without question, Hot IQs, which took the stage for the last time this past weekend at the Larimer Lounge, made its mark on the Mile High City and will be sorely missed. Starting life as the Royal We, the outfit grew ably into its own as songwriters and left us…