How Free Beer and Lies Earned Kansas Its First Record Deal
Kansas could have called it quits when legendary singer and keyboardist Steve Walsh departed in the not-so-distant past.
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Chautauqua Adds Drive-By Truckers, Indigo Girls, More to Stellar Summer Concert Lineup
Chautauqua Auditorium just announced more performances added to its summer schedule, including the Punch Brothers, the Drive-By Truckers, Sleepy Canyon Rangers, Lucinda Williams and more. The historic venue in Boulder kicks off its 120th concert season on June 1 with Hot Rize; other standouts on the lineup (in its entirety…
Three Albums Later, the Flobots Have Perfected Protest Songwriting
Denver hip-hop troupe Flobots has never been about doing things the easy way.
Japanese Alien Band Peelander-Z Calls Denver People “Crazy”
They came from the Planet Peelander to spread smiles onto everyone’s faces. Or, perhaps, Peelander-Z came from Japan, via New York, and based themselves in Austin. One of those is the true story, the other is the one that, quite frankly, we should all go out of our way to believe, because it’s way more fun.
The Best Concerts in Denver This Week, April 10-13
These are the best concerts in Denver this week.
Bon Jovi Axes Denver Show; Reschedules in New York That Weekend
Jon Bon Jovi has been hyping the band’s April 14 Pepsi Center concert for months. It was already rescheduled once, and now he’s canceled altogether.
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Top Flite Empire Unveils Controversial Video for “WAVE”
Denver hip-hip duo Top Flite Empire has dropped a video for the track “WAVE,” from the debut album Bad Decisions, and it’s causing a stir within the local rap community thanks to the manner with which it’s tackling race and class stereotypes, and the prejudices that people harbor without knowing it.
Chicano Batman Tackles U.S. Government’s War Propaganda
Los Angeles-based soul and psychedelia band Chicano Batman is touring in support of its 2017 album Freedom Is Free.
Psych-Pop Act Methyl Ethel on Perth, Teen Angst and Not Taking Breaks
Just because Methyl Ethel was perhaps the only band in the universe not to have descended upon Austin for South By Southwest last month doesn’t mean the trio hasn’t been plenty busy.
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The Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend, April 7-9
Saharan band Tinariwen headlines the Oriental Theater on Saturday with Cambodian pop/psych-rock outfit Dengue Fever opening, while rapper Tech N9NE returns to the Fillmore Auditorium on Saturday as well.
Violent Femmes, Scorpions and Every New Denver Concert Announcement
Violent Femmes and Echo & the Bunnymen team up for a summer co-headlining tour that stops at the Fillmore Auditorium on Wednesday, July 26. Tickets ($39.75-$45) go on sale on Friday, April 7, at 10 a.m.
Courtney Whitehead of Bison Bone on Cosmic Country and Eminent Domain
As a kid, Bison Bone’s Courtney Whitehead would leave the radio on all night long and wake up in the middle of the night listening to the more adventurous end of country music programming.
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Psych-Rock Outfit Allah-Las Talks Ovaltine, Reefer and Headbanging to AC/DC
Since forming in 2008 and releasing a self-titled debut in 2012, the quartet the Allah-Las have become a constant presence in the United States’ psychedelic-rock circuit.
Nerd Out With DINK Founders’ Geek-Rock Band H2Awesome!
In addition to founding DINK, brothers Jeff and Charlie LaGreca perform as part of the geek-rock band H2Awesome! Formed in 2008 with Jeff on keyboards, vocals and guitar and Charlie on vocals, the group also features singer/bassist Suzanne Slade, guitarist Jon Price and drummer Ian Smith. Live, the band dresses…
Review: Ariana Grande’s Set Designer Kept Her in the Dark at Pepsi Center
At points in Monday night’s Ariana Grande concert at the Pepsi Center, it was hard to tell if she was even there. He voice was there, albeit blotted out by the overwhelming bass, but 75 percent of the concert, the performer was in the dark – literally. In all of…
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Fed Rez and Tom’s Press Won’t Let Denver’s Northside Die
Tom’s Press sits in an old corner-store building at 37th and Navajo streets. The exterior is patchy red- and blue-painted brick with wood paneling. A garish yellow placard screams, “FLYERS 1000 for $39,” and in the window a neon sign blinks, “FAX.”
Levitt Pavilion Announces First Round of Thirty Free Concerts in 2017
The underdog team at Levitt Pavilion, a new 7,500 seat venue, has announced a handful of free summer concerts showcasing local and up-and-coming acts for its first season.
Comic: The Lighthouse Writers Workshop Has Been a Denver Literary Force
A brief comic history of the Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
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Lo-Fi Pop Act the Courtneys Survived Vancouver’s Rocky DIY Scene
Sydney Koke finds it peculiar that it took several shoegaze-obsessed teenage boys in the Incandescents to lure her into playing in a band. “My three guy friends were like, ‘We need a girl to sing soft lyrics in our My Bloody Valentine band,’” Koke, who now plays bass in the…
Indie Rocker Jay Som Talks SXSW, Starbucks and Leaving the Bay Area
From the outside, Melina Duterte who plays under the name Jay Som appears to be an overnight success. At just 22, she has already positioned herself as indie rock’s newest critical darling.
Two Decades Later, Dazzle Is Moving Downtown to the Baur’s Building
Dazzle is leaving its longtime location at 940 Lincoln Street and preparing to move downtown to the Baur’s Building at 1512 Curtis Street, where the club will celebrate its grand re-opening on Thursday, June 1.
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Denver Botanic Gardens Announces Crazy-Good Summer Music Lineup
Denver Botanic Gardens has developed a knack for appealing to millennial and Gen-Xers and part of that is by not just focusing on plants, but branching out to arts, culture and music.