Music

Nestled between abandoned mines, a cemetery and a towering nosebleed-worthy hill overlooking Central City, the inaugural Higher Ground Music Festival could have hardly taken place in a more atypical locale. But with forty-ish Colorado bands playing to a mostly local crowd of campers and Denver daytrippers, the fans here were…

SNOOP DOGG and ICE CUBE @ COMFORT DENTAL | 2/4/12 With a lineup in which the youngest performer was Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony at 35, one might assume that this show was doomed to an early bedtime and fading energy as the night wore on. In reality, the crowd…

Westword caught up with Flobots frontman Jonny 5 (aka Jamie Laurie) for a track-by-track breakdown of The Circle In the Square, the new record. If you’ve bought the record and you’re listening right now wondering what the songs are about, wonder no more. You’ve come to the right place Page down to see what the Jonny 5 had to say.

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Work week’s almost done. Feel like blowing off some steam on the dance floor? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve got you covered. There’s a full dance card this weekend with a little something for everyone. Drum-and-bass aficionados have their hands full this weekend at City Hall with Jungle…

Welcome to the weekend! If you haven’t made plans yet, there’s an unreal number of shows, from five different festivals to several CD release shows to old school hip-hop. Of course, we have them all listed in our massive concert calendar. If you’re feeling industrious, print that bad boy out…

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See also: Karen Cuda benefits – Hemi Cuda bassist needs surgery to repair degenerative neck condition Jessica Hughes wasn’t too worried about the numbness and tingling in her hands and feet when it first started — she chalked it up to a case of carpal tunnel. The Cougar Pants drummer…

See also: The third annual Spirit of Hip-Hop celebrates the four elements and keeps the culture alive What began as a casual Friday cookout/dance get-together has blossomed into a full-blown community hip-hop jam — and you don’t need to be a hip-hop-head to appreciate the Worm Tank Jam going down…

REFUSED @ OGDEN THEATRE | 8.22.12 From the very beginning, we knew we were in for something special when we saw the name of the band spelled out in giant, translucent white letters as members of the band were taking stage. Before the curtain dropped, a low ambient swell coursed…

Someone said to me, ‘It seems that on an A-to-Z journey, you guys are on N right now,'” relates Fierce Bad Rabbit frontman Chris Anderson of the band’s rapid trajectory thus far. “And I said, ‘Well, M was a real bitch.'” The members of Fierce Bad Rabbit have stuffed a…

Since 1983, filmmaker Joel Haertling has been the sole continuous member of Architect’s Office, a groundbreaking and influential avant-garde project from Boulder. Early in the band’s life, Haertling and his collaborators worked with prominent experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage on soundtracks for Brakhage’s films, sometimes even acting in them; Haertling’s own…

Originally out of Indiana — roughly equidistant from the respective house and techno hotbeds of Chicago and Detroit — Troy Pierce has come a long way from his conservative Midwestern beginnings, establishing himself as a highly recognized, world-class DJ and producer, and as a Denver underground favorite. Pierce got his…

With all of his extracurricular acting endeavors over the years, it’s easy to forget that Ice Cube was a rapper first and foremost. But a single listen to his seminal work with N.W.A or any of the classic albums that followed will remind you how dope the dude is and…

Kyle Thomas got his start making music while living in Brattleboro, Vermont. That’s where he wrote a great deal of his latest album, a self-titled affair released on Sub Pop earlier this summer. His most high-profile projects thus far have been the psych-folk band Feathers and his stoner-rock band, Witch,…

Megan James and Corin Roddick started off in the Montreal experimental-pop band Born Gold. Around two years ago, while on tour with that outfit, Roddick started further exploring his interest in electronic music and formed Purity Ring. (All the downtime on the road gives you plenty of opportunity to either…

“Fuck your money/Fuck your paycheck/I made negative dollars and still managed to stay fresh,” spits Rhyme Progression over a dusty-soul loop that pulses beneath this EP’s second tune, “Gat Damn Right.” While the MC brags at times, the album is far from a litany of machismo. More often, Rhyme Pro’s…

As guitarist Scott Lane points out, the Congress’s 2010 debut EP had a sort of singer-songwriter vibe to it, with arrangements built around acoustic guitar and vocals. Whatever You Want, on the other hand, is a much more rocking effort. From the opening title track, it’s clear the trio is…