Almost everyday at local record-selling institution Twist & Shout, owner Paul Epstein says he notices the same thing: a constant stream of young buyers all looking at vinyl with “a deer in the headlights” look, examining vinyl “like the monkeys in 2001: A Space Odyssey.” The customers are clueless, and…
Ween, the ever-experimental and edgy Philadelphia rock band, is back. With frontman Gene Ween (born Aaron Freeman) in recovery from substance abuse, the brilliantly oddball group will play three shows this weekend at 1STBANK Center, and the list of subsequent dates is growing. Other than a statement last fall and…
Like the rest of Denver, we have been experiencing a deluge of emotions following the Broncos’ victory in Super Bowl 50 — mostly positive, and mostly expressed nonverbally via cheers, happy grunts, the occasional clash with police and tears over Beyoncé. (She dressed as a Black Panther. Does that mean…
Editor’s Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. Visit Krumpholz’s website to see more of his work…
Since the beginning, women have played integral creative roles in the Denver music scene, and today there is no shortage of bands fronted and led by women. Ranging from noisy pop and folk rock to beatboxing soul and hip-hop, what follows is a list, in alphabetical order, of ten of…
As a teenager growing up in Wales, Eddie Roberts, guitarist and founder of the New Mastersounds, started immersing himself in faraway influences: jazz and New Orleans funk. “It’s a bit of a strange one and I don’t quite understand it myself,” Roberts says. “I know for me the music is…
AC/DC returns to the Pepsi Center tonight while Godspeed You! Black Emperor is at the Ogden Theatre, and in the next few days it’s Bullet for My Valentine, the New Mastersounds, Infamous Stringdusters and Hop Along. See the full list of our picks below. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AC/DC $95-$140, 7:30 p.m. Pepsi…
Forget Queen this Super Bowl as you prepare to celebrate the Broncos impending victory. This Sunday, February 7, Lisa Wheeler of KCMJ will be spinning obscure Broncos-themed anthems from long-forgotten Colorado locals like The Orange Crushers and Chris Taylor who, through the ’70s and ’80s churned out vinyl records celebrating…
This weekend STS9 returns to the Fillmore for a two-night stand, Dressy Bessy celebrates the release of its new album, Kingsized, at the hi-dive, Guster headlines the Paramount and Phish bassist Mike Gordon is at the Gothic Theatre. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 STS9 (also Feb…
It’s the first Friday of February, and it’s time to celebrate: Spring is on its way (according to the groundhog) and it’s time for another Open Music Session. Denver’s Open Media Foundation hosts this monthly party at 700 Kalamath, and it’s free and open to the public. The event features…
Say the name “Rossonian” to Denverites, and more often than not, they will recall The Rossonian, the historic hotel in the heart of Five Points and the center of that neighborhood’s storied jazz scene. Over the last few years, local band Rossonian has been making a name for themselves with…
Wiz Khalifa announced today that he will partner with Denver-based RiverRock Cannabis on an exclusive line of cannabis products. This is the first collaboration of its kind that the multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist has done, though Khalifa has long been associated with marijuana culture, titling his 2011 debut Rolling Papers. …
Aspen is fucking weird, man. To celebrate #ThrowbackThursday, we’re looking back to this last New Year’s Eve, which we spent at a bizarre yet quintessentially Aspen party: At midnight we had a clear view of fireworks over the mountains — if only Win Butler would’ve moved his head. In a…
People often ask Gumbo le Funque singer and saxophonist Jason Justice what part of New Orleans he’s from, since the local band he fronts is steeped in city’s music. Justice says he tells them, “’I’m from northern Louisiana: a place called Norman, Oklahoma.’ People are always just floored that it’s…
The Flaming Lips, who have performed their 1999 album The Soft Bulletin live a handful of times over the last few years, will be playing it with the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks on Thursday, May 26. Tickets ($39.95-$59.75) go on sale on Friday, February 5 at 10 a.m. The Smashing Pumpkins…
Mardi Gras is upon us. Fat Tuesday officially occurs next Tuesday, February 9, but the celebrations will heat up starting this weekend. Though jambalaya, King Cakes and hurricanes are part of the fun, the soul of Carnival season is found in the music. We’ve rounded up the best bets for…
Thank God for YouTube — if only so that NFL super-fans can broadcast their homemade anthems to the rest of the world. Fans of the Carolina Panthers are quick to show their claws and express their team pride via song. These misguided tributes take many forms, ranging from Southern rap…
At 29, Frances Quinlan says she is coming to terms with her flaws. “I’m really just beginning to realize how much of an idiot I was in the first half of my twenties,” says the singer and songwriter of Hop Along. “I cried when I turned twenty. I hope I…
In the fall of 2008, Denver band Dressy Bessy set out on tour to support its fifth album, Holler and Stomp. Shortly after the tour began, the U.S. economy collapsed. The group was suddenly paying four dollars a gallon for gas to drive to empty venues and play to a…
Editor’s Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. Visit Krumpholz’s website to see more of his work…
This just in: The Denver Broncos will play in Super Bowl 50! Okay, you didn’t need us to tell you that. You’ve got your jersey, your face paint, your orange-and-blue tortilla chips. You’re well versed in the chants and cheers, and this Sunday, February 7, you will be ready. But…
In the city of Longmont, tucked into a quiet, almost-suburban neighborhood off of Main Street, is Wind Over the Earth. A studio disguised by a successful storefront selling music equipment, Wind Over the Earth is home to a new project, Solid State Rocket. The self-described “three-piece indie rock group” is…
