The year in features: a handy link guide to all local interviews/profiles in Westword in 2010

Whatever the measure of success -- whether it's defined by artists making music on their own or having someone else doing their bidding -- a music scene is only as interesting as, well, the music being made there, of course, and the people who are making it, naturally. As you'll...

By Dave Herrera

December 14, 2010

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Whatever the measure of success -- whether it's defined by artists making music on their own or having someone else doing their bidding -- a music scene is only as interesting as, well, the music being made there, of course, and the people who are making it, naturally.

As you'll see from this handy guide we've assembled to all of our interviews and profiles from the past year (in case you missed anything), there was no shortage of interesting local musicians making/doing interesting things.

FYI: The links are organized chronologically rather than alphabetically. For specific searches, we suggest employing the keystroke combination: Ctrl-F of CMD-F. Oh, and speaking of missing stuff, here's last year's link guide, if you're so inclined.

JANUARY - MARCH Satori C - January 8, 2010 Chris Fogal (Gamits) - January 8, 2010 John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light - January 14, 2010 DJ Dragon - January 15, 2010 The Still City - January 21, 2010 New Ben Franklins - January 21, 2010 Snake Rattle Rattle Snake - January 21, 2010 Mustangs & Madras - January 22, 2010 DJ Largechild - January 22, 2010 The Informants - January 28, 2010 London Dungeon - January 29, 2010 Kyle Hollingsworth (String Cheese Incident) - February 2, 2010 The Food Chain - February 4, 2010 Bianca Mikahn (Paradox) - February 4, 2010 Tjutjuna - February 4, 2010 Hideous Men - February 5, 2010 Mike Deez - February 5, 2010 Hideous Men - February 5, 2010 Pete Wernick (Extended Q&A, Dr. Banjo) - February 10, 2010 Pete Wernick (Rough Mixes, Dr. Banjo) - February 11, 2010 Tequilla Mockingbird - February 11, 2010 Throwaway Sunshine - February 11, 2010 boyhollow - February 12, 2010 Conrad Kehn (Mile High Voltage Fest) - February 18, 2010 Dent (Rough Mixes, Put Yo Money Where Ya Mouth Is Battle) - February 18, 2010 Dent (Extended Q&A, Put Yo Money Where Ya Mouth Is Battle) - February 18, 2010 Mike Marchant - February 19, 2010 Tyler Jacobson - February 19, 2010 Matt Morris - February 25, 2010 Casey James Prestwood - February 25, 2010 Adventure Records - February 25, 2010 Todd Roeth - February 26, 2010 DJ Walt White (aka CTRL-WALT DEL) - February 26, 2010 The Knew - March 4, 2010 Regret Night - March 5, 2010 DJ Dangerous Dan Hyatt - March 5, 2010 Boonie Mayfield - March 9, 2010 Nervesandgel - March 11, 2010 Alameda - March 11, 2010 Jamie Laurie (Jonny 5/Flobots) - March 12, 2010 Joshua Twentythree (Time for Trees) - March 12, 2010 The Congress - March 18, 2010 The Lovely and Talented - March 18, 2010 DJ Crowdrock - March 19, 2010 King Rat - March 25, 2010 The Big Motif - March 25, 2010 Andrea Ball - March 26, 2010 DJ Big Styles - March 26, 2010 Bill McKay (Leftover Salmon) - March 30, 2010

APRIL - JUNE DJ Chris Irvin - April 2, 2010 Achille Lauro - April 8, 2010 Sub.Mission - April 8, 2010 DJ Amen - April 9, 2010 Hunter Dragon - April 15, 2010 Matthew Orloff - April 16, 2010 Savoy - April 22, 2010 Pitch Invasion - April 22, 2010 Bobby C Sound TV - April 23, 2010 Oblio's Arrow (Extended Q&A with Ian Douglas-Moore) - April 28, 2010 Oblio's Arrow (Rough Mixes) - April 29, 2010 Lion Sized - April 29, 2010 Denver Noise Fest - April 29, 2010 Wire Faces - May 6, 2010 Eric Peterson (KVDU comp) - May 6, 2010 Blue Million Miles - May 6, 2010 Chase Dobson - May 7, 2010 Kinetix - May 12, 2010 Nathaniel Rateliff - May 13, 2010 Kinetix - May 13, 2010 Greg Harris - May 20, 2010 Emily Frembgen (Rough Mixes) - May 20, 2010 Emily Frembgen (Extended Q&A) - May 21, 2010 DJ MU$A - May 21, 2010 Lily Scott - May 26, 2010 Statewide Emergency - May 27, 2010 Identity Pusher - May 27, 2010 The Gromet - June 3, 2010 The Natural Selection - June 3, 2010 Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire - June 3, 2010 Clinging to Trees of a Forest Fire (Extended Q&A) - June 4, 2010 Grant Gordy - June 10, 2010 Wesley Davis (Transistor Festival) - June 10, 2010 Tickle Me Pink - June 15, 2010 Single File - June 15, 2010 Snake Rattle Rattle Snake - June 17, 2010 Sean Palmer (the Say So) - June 24, 2010

JULY - SEPTEMBER Sara Century - July 1, 2010 Sole & the Skyrider Band - July 1, 2010 Graffiti Black - July 2, 2010 Married in Berdichev - July 8, 2010 Lust-Cats of the Gutters - July 8, 2010 Desciples - July 8, 2010 Fienz (Lordz of Finesse / Mighty 4 Denver) - July 9, 2010 Lunar Fire - July 15, 2010 Roger Roll - July 15, 2010 DJ KTone - July 15, 2010 Boonie Mayfield - July 19, 2010 Xperiment - July 19, 2010 Park Hill Shortbus - July 20, 2010 The Silver Cord - July 22, 2010 Mike D. Chill - July 23, 2010 DJ Kaaos - July 27, 2010 Donnybrook (non-profit hostel) - July 27, 2010 Conspiracy Assassins - July 29, 2010 20:12 - July 29, 2010 Reverend Deadeye - July 29, 2010 Nautical Mile - July 29, 2010 Spoken Intellekt (The Famm) - July 29, 2010 Proxy - August 2, 2010 Input - August 3, 2010 Seetwist - August 3, 2010 Spoke in Wordz - August 4, 2010 Air Dubai (Rough Mixes) - August 5, 2010 2010 DMC Finalists - August 5, 2010 Warlock Pinchers - August 5, 2010 Warlock Pinchers (~~extended Q&As~~ exhaustive oral history) - August 6, 2010 Thomas Evans (Colorado Stand Up project) - August 6, 2010 Cysko Rokwel (2010 DMC Finals) - August 9, 2010 J-Blev - August 11, 2010 VO the Face (Body Bag Battles) - August 12, 2010 Le Divorce - August 12, 2010 DJ Quote - August 13, 2010 Mr. Midas - August 17, 2010 Julox - August 18, 2010 Patrick Sites (Whitewater Ramble) - August 18, 2010 Katherine Ersing (Pollination Population) - August 18, 2010 The Dan Craig Band - August 19, 2010 Bankrobber - August 19, 2010 Dubskin - August 26, 2010 Adam Gildar (Denver Does Denver) - August 26, 2010 Narky Stares - August 26, 2010 Ace Miyamoto - August 27, 2010 Joe Thunder - August 31, 2010 Turner Jackson - September 1, 2010 Adai - September 2, 2010 The Gamits (Rough Mixes) - September 2, 2010 The Gamits (Extended Q&A) - September 3, 2010 Leighton Peterson (Safe Boating Is No Accident) - September 3, 2010 DJ Low Key - September 8, 2010 John Baxter (ZetaKaye House blurb) - September 9, 2010 Joshua Novak - September 9, 2010 GirlGrabbers - September 10, 2010 Whygee & FOE - September 13, 2010 Mr Dean - September 15, 2010 Otem Rellik - September 17, 2010 Martina Grbac (Dayjob, Eyelab) - September 21, 20010 Innerstate Ike - September 28, 2010 Air Dubai - September 30, 2010 The Heyday (Rough Mixes) - September 30, 2010

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