We knew where we stood with hardcore: It was punk rock, but a “harder” version. Hard — easy to understand. It did exactly what it said it would do. Then came post-hardcore, then grindcore, then metalcore. And do you know what? That was okay too. It was easy to follow. Post-hardcore, by definition, was…
For the past two years Sofar Sounds Denver has hosted shows at secret locations throughout the metropolitan area. Whether a house, a back yard or an automotive garage (all past locations for Denver shows), Sofar has organized and internationalized the DIY-show format and its intimacy by providing an infrastructure and…
Sofar Sounds recently appointed Plume Varia guitarist and keyboard player Shon Cobbs as the City Leader for the Denver branch of the international concert series. Founded in London in 2009 by Rafe Offer, Rocky Start and Dave Alexander, Sofar started as a house show alternative to standard commercial venue shows…
In honor of the upcoming Super Bowl, and AFC CHAMPIONS the Denver Broncos, we want to take a timeout to reflect on the strange phenomenon of professional athletes making the decision to test whether their athletic prowess transfers to a career in music. While we are not saying that athletes…
This week’s best shows include Trivium tonight at the Black Sheep, Los Lobos at the Boulder Theater, Nas at the Belly Up and JEFF the Brotherhood at the Summit Music Hall. See the full list of our picks below. MONDAY, JANUARY 25 Trivium $18-$20, 7 p.m. The Black Sheep Mountain…
Nearly seven years ago, I ran down the stairs of a Chicago subway station, laughing with my friend Jordan as we barely made it onto the train before the doors closed. Looking around, we saw the train car filled with a handful of other people who were, like us, riding…
Some of the most worthwhile events in Denver happen when the music community comes together and rallies around a social cause. What cause is more pressing right now than homelessness in Denver? Over the past year individuals experiencing homelessness had their tiny houses torn down in Sustainability Park, had possessions…
Jack’s Mannequin celebrates the tenth anniversary of Everything In Transit tonight while X’s John Doe returns to the Lions Lair for a two-night stand, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is at the Fillmore tonight and T.I. is at the Ogden Theatre on Sunday. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22…
Glenn Frey, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, died on Monday. Frey and the Eagles are deeply associated with the culture of the American West Coast of the 1970s due to their centrality to the country-rock scene that emerged from Los Angeles at that time, as well…
While Casselman’s Bar & Venue, which is closing this weekend after a six-year run, brought in a wide variety of local acts, it also booked a number of stellar national acts, including Raekwon, Stryper, Das Racist and Too $hort. Here’s a rundown of ten great moments at the venue. 10…
Weezer and Panic! at the Disco will stop at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on Sunday, July 24 as part of their summer co-headlining tour in support of their new albums. Continuing with the emo-pop-punk revival — Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness opens the show. Reserved tickets ($29.75-$75) and general admission lawn…
More music venue closing news: the Armoury on Larimer is shutting down. Named for the Arsenal soccer team’s fan store, the Armoury opened in early 2013 in the Ballpark Neighborhood as an Old World pub that focused on soccer, spirits heavy on beer and browns, and a live-music lineup featuring…
On a cold Friday night in January, on a corner of the Baker neighborhood near the highway and train tracks, sits an unassuming venue for a music festival. Yet the location of the 1010 Workshop — around the corner from the original location of legendary center of local DIY music,…
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…
The singing starts almost immediately, the voice deep and sultry, picking through blues songs in random one- or two-line bursts. It seems a little incongruous that the woman making our sandwiches in a tidy deli called Dubbel Dutch — its storefront painted orange, its shelves neatly lined with packages of…
After a six-year run, Casselman’s Bar & Venue in the RiNo district is closing this Saturday as Bend, Oregon’s 10 Barrel Brewery is slated to open a brewpub in the building. Casselman’s remaining shows include Mike Ring tonight, a comedy game show on Thursday, January 21, and Stephen Pearcy, former singer for Ratt,…
Glenn Frey passed away on Monday, January 17, 2016, at the age of 67. As a member of the Eagles he helped to pen and perform several staples of what is now the American classic-rock canon. All humorous references to The Dude’s assessment of the Eagles in The Big Lebowski…
Thanks to the recent news about Guns N’ Roses, the word “reunion” seems to be buzzing all over social media right now. In the hair metal world, Florida-turned-Colorado band Tryxx reuniting and making a movie about the whole thing. In Frebruary, a re-formed Ween will perform a highly-anticipated reunion stand in…
Last year, just before John Doe, co-founder of the influential L.A. punk band X, took the stage at the Lion’s Lair, Governor John Hickenlooper walked into the storied hundred-person dive bar with some people, including two guys from his security detail. “I give him a lot of credit for going…
Filmmaker Shannon Kelly was getting his commission to make a film for display at Denver International Airport around the time he first and last saw a band whose music seemed to fit his cinematic vision: Pteranodon. Kelly had been a film student at CU and rubbed shoulders with the likes of…
Ladysmith Black Mambazo returned to Denver last night and performed for a full house at the L2 Church on Colfax, presented by Swallow Hill Music. The South African vocal ensemble has been entertaining audiences around the world for more than five decades, traversing the globe and historical milestones. Over this…
Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom celebrated its fourteenth anniversary on January 15, which featured a performance by Everyone Orchestra to celebrate. Everyone Orchestra is an improvised band that features a list of revolving musicians and includes such luminaries as Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company, Allman Brothers Band), Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident), Michael Travis (String…
