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I’d bet money that Ryan Adams was on Ritalin as a kid. And I say this not only because he has that kind of manic genius about him that so many hyper kids have, but because for the entirety of last night’s show, he was grabbing spare attention any way…
This weekend’s best shows include rapper Redman releasing a new album poolside in RiNo, Xiu Xiu bringing its newest noise to Larimer Lounge and “Jessie’s Girl” to Fiddler’s Green. There are plenty of other good ones in the next couple days — the rest of our picks for the weekend…
When a music-geek favorite such as Jolie Holland comes to town, the Larimer Lounge on a summer Thursday is pure Denver: tattooed, homegrown punks hanging at the bar and (mostly) transplants — hippies, middle-aged alcoholics, young white-collar music lovers and everything in between — milling around on the back porch…
The Gaslamp Killer stands out, even when he’s part of a long night of wide-ranging modern electronic music. His DJ set spanned decades seamlessly and he has a constant, even hyperkinetic movement — an effort that makes many musicians not from Denver reel from the exhaustion. In fact, he scoffed…
Every week, there are hundreds of concerts in Denver. Most of them are at the places you’d expect — dive bars, clubs, amphitheaters, arenas…but the city’s love for live music goes beyond conventional settings. You can also hear great local and touring bands at art galleries, outdoor shopping areas and,…
If there is one thing Lady Gaga fans love to do, it’s throw shit at her. Last night at the Pepsi Center, I watched as jackets, vests, bras, bouquets of flowers, unicorn heads and letters of adoration littered the stage over the course of less than two hours. But here’s…
Editor: We’ve chosen to keep the author of this story anonymous to protect everyone involved from incrimination. The names below have also been changed. I struggled with Lacey’s pants. She didn’t know what was going on, and she did not want me to take them off — she resisted, clamping…
[The one and only Henry Rollins writes a weekly column for our sister paper, LA Weekly. You can find it every Thursday on their music blog, West Coast Sound. Last week, he wrote about his trip to Colorado to visit a hemp farm.] I am in the back of an…
Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world flock to Red Rocks every summer for music, movies and awe-inducing geology. In spite of the facility’s fame, confusion remains common about its operation. Here are the most important things to know about Colorado’s marquee venue. See also: 50 Photos That…
Former Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore has spent the past four summers teaching a course on William Burroughs at Naropa University in Boulder. In this week’s music feature, now posted on the Backbeat blog, Tom Murphy talks to the rock legend about how he got the job and how Patti…
Chromeo and Cut Copy headlined Red Rocks last night in what was among the best shows of the Red Rock’s season. So many aspects of it are worth praise that instead of boring you with a think piece about Dave-1’s tight tight pants or Flume’s entrancing visuals, we decided to…
Swallow Hill started as a little folk school in 1979. It has grown exponentially in recent years — we have appraised you of a recent expansion to a second location in Lowry; a new, ambitious music school director and even an RV it plans to turn into a mobile school…
Thurston Moore is best known for his role as one of the pioneering guitarists of the now-defunct experimental band Sonic Youth. But he’s been spending his summers in Boulder for the past four years, teaching a course at Naropa University on William Burroughs’s connection with and influence on music. “The…
The Gaslamp Killer is making an appearance at The 1up on Colfax this Thursday, August 7. Born William Benussen, GLK has been involved directly in producing and creating some of the most innovative electronic music and hip-hop of recent years. When he moved to Los Angeles from San Diego in…
John Denver’s former home in the Aspen area is up for sale. The singer lived in it until his death in 1997, and the current owner bought the property in 1999 as a vacation home. It’s 9,000-plus square feet of mountain house. Well, two mountain houses, really — the main…
Goldrush Music Festival returns for its fourth installment on September 13 and 14 at the Larimer Lounge and Meadowlark. As we told you last week, the initial lineup announcement was greeted with the largest response in the ambitious young festival’s history. It’s a safe bet that trajectory will continue with…
The album art for Computer J. Fox appears to be straight out of the ’80s. On it, a Patrick Nagel-style woman crouches over a soft-pink desktop computer, its clunky screen and keyboard juxtaposed with her sleek frame and Jem and the Holograms blue hair. A listen to the record reveals…
1. The first time she heard Sara Bareilles’s breakout hit “Love Song,” a young swimmer named Hannah Bradford immediately won her race, setting a personal record in the process. That was in 2007, when the song was ubiquitous, particularly among suburban families driving to swim meets. So the girl who…
Shatterproof’s Up In Smoke tour could be a sequel to National Lampoon’s Vacation. The rock band, based out of Fort Collins, started planning its first tour in March. By mid-July, Shatterproof was ready. Its bus, named “ShatterBus,” was not…
Widespread Panic will be at the 1STBANK Center for a three-night Halloween run at 1STBANK Center from Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2. Tickets ($55.75/$61) go on sale on Friday, August 8 at 10 a.m. Canadian EDM duo will also Adventure Club at the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, November…
Denver Black Sky II brought a true believer’s lineup of hardcore and metal to the Gothic Theater over the weekend. The crowd found the proceedings deeply satisfying — on Saturday night, Englewood was home to more broadly grinning people in pointy-font t-shirts than anywhere else on the planet. Photographer Aaron…
