The Denver Boot: Voices Underwater – 09.29.05

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…

Q&A with Reggie Youngblood of Black Kids

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…

Q&A with Tom Campesinos! of Los Campesinos!

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…

Q&A with David Frederickson of the Prids

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…

Phish at Red Rocks sells out in minutes; fans call bullshit

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…

Phish announces four dates at Red Rocks

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, your new favorite singer-songwriter

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…

Q&A with Dan Whitford of Cut Copy

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,…

Q&A with Rasmus Stolberg of Efterklang

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,…

Q&A with The Game

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…

Q&A with the Photo Atlas

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…

Week in Review: 2/16/09 – 2/20/09

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…

Week in Review: 2/9/09 – 2/13/09

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…

Week in Review: 2/2/09 – 2/6/09)

Undoubtedly, the biggest news this week was word that Jim Dalton had been asked to join Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, replacing his friend, departing guitarist Steve Larson. This was also the week that the Fray’s new album hit stores, which made for a great photo opportunity for Locals Only…

Q&A with Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham

The February 4 profile “Fucked Up Pushes Punk Into the Future By Understanding the Past” is pretty hefty — nearly 1,400 words. And yet it only uses a small portion of the quotes offered by Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham during a sprawling, wide-ranging and hugely entertaining conversation that can…

Week in Review: 1/26/09 – 1/30/09

In terms of music news this was a slower week in the Mile High City. The biggest items were news of Overcasters being invited to perform at South By Southwest on the heels of a particularly harrowing trip to the East Coast a few weeks ago with the Fluid, followed…

Week in review: 1/19/09 – 1/23/09

From Leftover Salmon’s Bill McKay being arrested to Swayback adding Adam Tymn from Vaux to its line-up to Frontside Five and 29th St. Disciples landing record deals, there was tons happening this week. The biggest and perhaps most stunning item of the week, however, has to be news of the…

Q&A with William Elliott Whitmore

“William Elliott Whitmore Stretches the Definition of Hardcore,” a profile in the January 22 edition of Westword, only scratches the surface of an enjoyable and revealing Q&A with this deep-voiced roots-and-folk purveyor, who shares more in common with punk rockers than just his record label. (He’s signed to Anti-, an…

Adele Faces the Music…and So Much More

British singer-songwriter Adele Adkins, who’s in town for a sold-out show at the Bluebird Theater tonight, is having a moment. She’s been nominated for four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year and Best New Artist, in conjunction with 19, an album named for her age upon the time of…

Q&A with Jonathan Coulton

Geek icon and Internet rock star Jonathan Coulton is set to make his first appearance in Denver on January 17, at the Soiled Dove. In anticipation of his first concert in the Mile High city, Coulton was kind enough to sit down with us to talk about his beginnings as…