While recording songs for Jim Sampas’ documentary about Jack Kerouac, Son Volt’s Jay Farrar and Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard realized they both shared an affinity for the famed Beat writer. After recording songs for the film, the pair continued to work on songs using words from Kerouac’s novel…
The five hand-painted guitars signed by ten Nobel Peace Prize winners that will be auctioned off on eBay today are truly for the man who has everything — although “that’s not true until they buy one of the guitars!,” points out Ivan Suvanjieff, the founder of PeaceJam, the organization that…
Sometimes, a little minimalism can go a long, long way. And that’s the case here on Moonspeed’s CD release poster. Underneath some opaque text (nice, simple and effective typography choice, by the way) we have a groovy abstract painting that simultaneously recalls the oil projections of the ’60s psychedelic movement…
Alice in Chains hits the road in February in support of Black Gives Way to Blue, its first studio album in fourteen years, and with new singer William DuVall, who took over vocal duties for the band after original singer Layne Staley passed away in 2002. The band hits the…
We’re all familiar with the phrase “so wrong it’s right” but it’s rare that we come across an image that exemplifies that familiar idea as perfectly as this week’s top flier. We feel a little dirty just looking at it — liking it as much as we do surely indicates…
This just in: Judy Collins and Neko Case will be headlining Swallow Hill’s fourth annual RootsFest on Saturday, March 6 at Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Local favorites Paper Bird and Trace Bundy are also slated to perform at the fest. Tickets, which are $35 to $140, go on sale Thursday,…
Billy Joel and Elton John’s Face 2 Face show originally scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at the Pepsi Center has been pushed back to February 22. Any tickets purchased for this Sunday’s show will be valid for the rescheduled date, and refunds are available at point of purchase. The two…
Slayer and Megadeth team up for KBPI’s Midwinter Melee on Monday, January 25 at DU’s Magness Arena. It’s the first time the two bands have co-headlined in two decades, and as a bonus for diehard metal heads, Testament gets things started. General admission floor seats are $49.50, while reserved seats…
Can you say “disco”? That’s what jumps out at here, due largely to the slick Savoy logo and the supporting typography (love that silly dotted display font, designer!). The image here is arresting, even if it isn’t communicating much beyond “Gasp!” I guess that means Savoy is an exciting and…
UPDATE: The show has officially been canceled. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. Our fellows in St. Louis at A to Z, the Riverfront Times music blog, are reporting that the notoriously wild garage rockers King Khan and BBQ Show were a no-show for their nearly sold-out…
You might get a little sense of deja vu from this week’s top flier — we’ve featured the previous two Houses EP release fliers, both of which sport similar designs, in past flier of the week slots. But what can we say? These fliers are just beautiful examples of design…
As reported last week, Jay-Z brings his BP3 tour to the Pepsi Center on Monday, March 22. Reserved tickets range from $39.50 to $99.50 and go on sale Saturday, November 14 at 10 a.m. On Monday, March 8, Bon Jovi also hits Pepsi Center as part of the band’s Circle…
Jay-Z, whose Blueprint 3 has been a strong seller since hitting the streets two months ago, just confirmed his 2010 North American tour, which includes a stop at the Pepsi Center Monday, March 22. Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy will open the show and tickets go on sale Friday, November 13…
This week’s flier breaks most of the rules of good design — there are too many fonts, it’s busy and, arguably, cluttered, the color palette is all over the map — but that just goes to show that sometimes, the rules are meant to be broken. Because even though this…
Fabolous, Twista and Mario, who have each recently dropped new albums, are among the noted hip-hop and R&B talent slated to appear at KS 107.5’s Jingle Jam Friday, December 18 at the Fillmore Auditorium. Advance general admission tickets are $27/$30 day of show. Steve Earle, who’s touring in support Townes,…
Bad news for those hoping to catch Voodoo Glow Skulls tonight at Moe’s Original Bar B Que: We just heard that the band has had to cancel due to problems the singer is having with his voice. No word yet on when/if the Glow Skulls will make-up the date. In…
Looks like the inclement weather we’ve been experiencing for the last 72-hours has forced yet another show to be postponed. As such, Train and Uncle Kracker fans expecting to see those two acts at the Ogden Theatre tonight don’t have much to, uh, smile about right now. Evidently the roadways…
We just go word from Live Nation that Goodie Mob’s show originally scheduled for tonight at the Gothic Theatre has been postponed due to weather. A rescheduled date for the Atlanta-based hip-hop group will be announced shortly. …
Didn’t see this coming, particularly with all of the school closures and snarled roadways: We’ve just learned that tonight’s scheduled Combichrist show at Cervantes’ has been canceled. Snow, evidently, isn’t a friend to the band, which was presumably trying to make its way to the Mile High City from Salt…
This week’s flier is so freaking awesome, it wasn’t even close. Just look upon the freakish majesty of this five-eyed, skull/owl beast and weep in the face of its power. There’s really no other option. The fact that it’s a flier for the return of d.biddle to these shores (metaphorically…
As reported earlier this week, a new batch of North American dates for U2’s 360° Tour were announced, which includes a stop at Invesco Field June 12. Live Nation says 85 percent of the tickets are priced at less than $95, general admission floor tickets at $55 and at least…
Update: Just received word that U2 will be bringing its 360° tour to Denver on Saturday, June 12, at Invesco Field. Oh happy day! No word yet on when tickets will go on sale, but they Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 6, and will reportedly range from $55…
