Brooklyn hip-hop artist and social activist Talib Kweli has built a career on incisive, intelligent lyrics with his thought-provoking rap. Surrounded by a family of university educators, Kweli came to the public’s attention in 1996 when he appeared on the album Doom by Cleveland group Mood. It was in 2002, with the release of his debut solo album Quality, that he saw his reputation blossom nationally.
From the opening lines of Qbala’s new track, “So Alone,” the MC establishes themselves as a fluid being, unbound by binary gender and what can be contained in merely a human form.
Over 30 years, through numerous line-up changes, murderous scandals and tumult, Norwegian black metal band Mayhem has defied death.
Youth Code may not have its roots in the Goth scene, but the duo is arguably the most popular of the current wave of bands influenced by early industrial music.
The professional singers and conductors in The Evans Choir perform and promote choral music, hoping to lure in new audiences.
Guitarist and singer Gabriel Albelo came up with the band name Silver Face and its first batch of songs while he was living in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
In honor of August Burns Red’s Denver stint, Westword compiled a list of the top five Christian metalcore bands.
Nissen Isakov and his wife flew from Philadelphia to Denver, Thursday afternoon, to watch their son, Gregory Alan Isakov, perform two sold-out nights with the Colorado Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall.
The story of Christian metalcore outfit August Burns Red is a “weird” one, says longtime guitarist JB Brubaker.
From Swells and Barbed Wire to Screwtape, these are twelve of the best punk bands to play in Denver in 2016.
Ryan McRyhew decided to drop “Thug” from his moniker, “Thug Entrancer.” Here’s why.
Art collective Moon Magnet’s building is scheduled for demolition. Saturday, the group held its last hurrah in its current location.
Celebrated American jazz trio the Bad Plus knows no limits when it comes to taking on a variety of sounds, styles and genres.
Here are ten of Denver’s best heavy metal bands.
Kid Congo Powers plays music inspired by the records of his childhood and decades of encounters and collaborations with everyone from Patti Smith to Nick Cave.
From new recordings by Melissa Aldana to Jakob Bro, here are the ten best jazz albums of 2016.
A comic history of the Boulder Theater
Wizards, witches and allies: Brace yourselves for a rush on tickets. This morning the Colorado Symphony announced its next events in the Harry Potter film series: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
In Denver music news, as on the national stage, 2016 has been good, bad — but mostly it’s been ugly. From the deaths of irreplaceable pop icons to the (forced) closures of beloved venues (R.I.P. Quixote’s) and the bizarre antics of artists we can’t seem to escape, this year has kicked our collective asses. Before we run screaming into 2017, here’s a look back at ten of the most shocking or controversial stories in Denver music that rocked our world in 2016.
Heavy Metal is the reason for the season — at least, at Black Sky Brewery.
A brief cartoon history of Red Rocks.
Denver’s experimental music scene has yielded stellar releases in 2016. A complete list of all the bands operating in that realm could be much longer, but here is a primer of ten of the best acts that offered quality recordings anyone with an ear for the adventurous or unusual should check out. The bands are listed in alphabetical order because, as usual, music is not a competition.
