Why? was one of the flagship bands of the nascent Anticon imprint ten years ago. Like its labelmates, the outfit was expanding and pushing the boundaries of what hip-hop was and where it could go. But Why? in particular has blurred the line between hip-hop and experimental pop music in…
HANK 3 @ BOULDER THEATER | 9/04/12 Hank 3 outlasted most of his audience last night at the Boulder Theater. Exceeding even the expectations he himself set, he played more than the three and a half hours he said he’s playing on this tour. By the time he launched into…
Churchill’s show on Saturday, September 29 at the Bluebird is sold out. And while that news in itself is totally worthy of being stoked about (as is the second date that’s just been added on Sunday, September 30), that’s hardly the biggest and best news coming out of that camp…
See also: Hank 3 at Boulder Theatre, 9/4/12 Hank 3 has one of the most unimpeachable country music pedigrees of anyone alive: His grandfather is the late Hank Williams Sr., one of the pioneers of both country and rock and roll, and his farther is Hank Williams Jr. To his…
PHISH @ DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK | 8/31/12 – 9/2/12 Telluride ’88, Red Rocks ’94 and Denver ’97 — these aren’t just places and years to Phish fans. They’re monuments, pivotal parts of Phish’s Colorado legacy. Out of nearly eighty concerts that the band has played in the Centennial state…
WIZ KHALIFA @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 9/1/12 Should you find yourself standing in front of a sold-out Red Rocks crowd that has their hands up in the air bobbing along with your opening beat, take a cue from Wiz Khalifa and assume your place at the throne by doing…
SUMMERGRIND FESTIVAL @ GOTHIC THEATRE | 9/1/12 The final performance on the outdoor stage was moved inside the Gothic Theatre — presumably due to volume complaints — which pushed the night’s lineup back an hour, but this did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm for Leftöver Crack. Early in the set,…
THE DONT’S AND BE CAREFULS @ HI-DIVE | 8/31/12 The Don’ts and Be Carefuls have never been ones to skimp on their emotional generosity on stage. So in that regard, this final performance was not that much different from the band’s already high standard. But it was just a notch…
Update 8/31/12: Contest is over. Congratulations to Katherine Windheuser. You and a guest will be our guest at SummerGrind tomorrow at the Gothic Theatre and Moe’s. Check your email for details of how to claim your tickets. Feel like getting punk in drublic? Man, oh, man, you came to the…
This week’s feature centers on two emerging labels/collectives focused on elevating the local electronic music scene. While one of those outfits, Dirty//Clean, is on its way to becoming pretty well established, the other, Holy Underground, is just getting underway and will be celebrating its launch tomorrow night at the Larimer…
LINKIN PARK @ COMFORT DENTAL AMPHITHEATRE | 8/30/12 Sometime around the middle part of the last decade, the pop culture zeitgeist moved on from testosterone-driven dude rock that ruled the ’90s. Incubus and Linkin Park, two titans of the post-grunge era, never got the memo. Last night, fans witnessed two…
While the biggest EDM event this weekend is Burning Man, if you’re staying behind in Colorado, you don’t have to feel left out. You can head up to Happy Ass Ranch at Lake George for Freeman Music Festival, a free festival with over twelve hours of music daily and nearly…
Welcome to the (long) weekend! As the summer heat continues, so do the shows. There’s a great variety to choose from over the next few days, a healthy mix of imports and exports. We have them all listed in our massive concert calendar. If you’re feeling industrious, print that bad…
See also: Meet Maulskull, the highly prolific Johnny Appleseed of underground hip-hop Welcome to the revamped version of Quote/Unquote, our feature in which we hunt down some awesome lyrics — or in this case rhymes — and get the story behind the song. This week, we unearthed a few gems…
During beat battles, the mysterious man in the Guy Fawkes mask sometimes brazenly introduces himself by announcing, “My name is Jomeezius the Genius…and I’m not like these motherfuckers,” just before winning over the complete adoration of the crowd by blending Nicki Minaj with the “Imperial March” or a sped up…
In the past decade, South Broadway has turned into a thriving hub for music and nightlife in Denver with a variety of options to whittle away your evenings, whether you’re taking in a show at places like 3 Kings Tavern, the hi-dive, Gary Lee’s Motor Club, the Skylark or getting…
Dwarves are one of the most notorious punk bands of all time. In a time when punk rock has become a kind of brand rather than an authentic lifestyle, Dwarves are always dependable to show what the real thing looks, feels and sounds like. With a reputation for dangerously raucous…
It’s no secret that Denver’s electronic-music scene has grown exponentially over the past couple of years. But while some of the world’s best DJs and producers might swing through town for a night to melt a dance floor, it leaves some local artists asking why we aren’t exporting as much…
Talk All Night (due at Glob on Saturday, September 1) changed its name from the Clever Deadly, but the band’s members stuck with developing their core sound, which is focused on weaving together threads of electro/dream pop, downtempo, glitch and the kind of moody, atmospheric post-punk that some might call…
The merging of hardcore hip-hop with heavy bass lines and melodic keyboards was an inevitable one, but you would never have guessed that its birthplace would be Canada. Datsik, known in his home town of British Columbia as Troy Beetles, fuses the heaviest elements of rap and dubstep to create…
Named after a legendary school for pickpockets, School of Seven Bells came together when Benjamin Curtis met the Deheza twins, Alejandra and Claudia, of On!Air!Library!, while his old band, Secret Machines, was on tour opening for Interpol in 2007. The trio struck up a friendship and musical partnership, which has…
Following in the footsteps of fellow Pittsburgh native and Taylor Allderdice graduate Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller is well known for making feel-good music. His breakout mixtape K.I.D.S. (Kickin’ Incredibly Dope Shit), an homage to the notably dark Larry Clark film, and followup Best Day Ever were beloved by casual and…
