JOY SUBTRACTION @ HI-DIVE | 8/4/12 See Also: – Joy Subtraction? Its members just enjoy screwing with Joy Division. “This is the first song on our new album,” Joy Subtraction’s Abe Brennan announced last at the hi-dive, goofing on Cheap Trick after the first couple of songs of the set…
Photo by Erik Hess BY ERIK THOMPSON The 2012 installment of Lollapalooza has thus far brought the requisite extremes, in terms of performances and potent weather. A two-hour delay cut through the middle of Saturday’s entertainment at Chicago’s Grant Park, and a good many people were wishing they had just…
MY MORNING JACKET @ RED ROCKS | 8/3/12 See Also: – Review: My Morning Jacket at Red Rocks, 8/4/12 – Q&A with Jim James of My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket singer Jim James may have been born to sing at places like Red Rocks. The venue lends itself so…
See Also: – Weekend’s best nightlife: Bass Kleph, Fred Everything, James What and more – Review: Kaskade at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 8/1/12 – Global Dancers, animated GIFs Tonight, the Hive is kicking off its new club night, Libation Fridays, with the internationally-renowned house DJ, Bass Kleph. Jason Bills of Together…
See Also: – Q&A with Jim James of My Morning Jacket – Profile: Joy Subtraction, 8/2/12 – Q&A with Angry Hand of God Welcome to the weekend! Aren’t you glad you hung in there? Your hard work grinding it out this week is about to rewarded handsomely by a pair…
See Also: – Review: Kaskade at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 8/1/12 – Global Dancers, animated GIFs – Global Dance Festival’s ten best drops – Global Dance Festival’s ten most overplayed songs – People of Global Dance Festival 2012 Aww yeah! It’s the weekend! Y’all ready? Better grab your dance shoes. It’s…
See Also: – Slide show: Nicki Minaj in Denver – Nicki Minaj at Wells Fargo Theatre, 8/2/12 – Nicki Minaj’s “Stupid Hoe” takes aim at Gaga and other fellow pop stars – Nicki Minaj merges all of her wacky personalities into one smart album cover – Nicki Minaj and Katy…
NICKI MINAJ @ WELLS FARGO THEATRE | 8.2.12 See Also: – Slide show: Nicki Minaj in Denver – Nicki Minaj at Wells Fargo: Most memorable fans and her ten most provacative quotes – Nicki Minaj’s “Stupid Hoe” takes aim at Gaga and other fellow pop stars – Nicki Minaj merges…
Photographer Eric Gruneisen spotted this gentleman last night before Aerosmith’s show at the Pepsi Center with Cheap Trick. We won’t apply a judgmental “do” or “don’t” to him, or any of the below diehards we spotted last night. We did rank their rocker style on a scale of one to…
KASKADE @ RED ROCKS | 8.1.12 See Also: – Global Dancers animated GIFs – Global Dance Festival’s ten best drops – Global Dance Festival’s ten most overplayed songs – People of Global Dance Festival 2012 Downpouring rains and heavy lightning may have deterred some fans from heading up to Red…
AEROSMITH @ PEPSI CENTER See Also: – Aerosmith fans in the Pepsi Center parking lot – Q&A with Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer From the beginning, they promised a spectacle. “We’re gonna go all Aerosmith mojo on your ass tonight,” lead screecher Steven Tyler promised vaguely but aggressively less than a…
What we’ve found is that most people hate the name,” says Joy Subtraction’s singer and guitarist, Abe Brennan of his band’s humorous moniker, adding, “but we hate most people, so it ends up working out.” “We had a huge argument what to call the band,” interjects drummer Brian Polk. “I…
Angry Hand of God (due at Bender’s Tavern on Friday, August 3) came together in 2006, when founding members Mark Pilloud and Pat Dixon met on StonerRock.com and started jamming. They eventually recruited Brian Kennedy and Garret McGaugh and starting playing out around Denver, sharing gigs with like-minded acts such…
Don’t let the name throw you: Although Michael Kiwanuka’s parents are from Uganda, he grew up in the north of London and didn’t parlay his folks’ background into a career in world music. Instead, he came up hearing various forms of music that inspired him, especially folk and soul. Kiwanuka’s…
Before tech-house seemingly became a synonym for trance, most artists who dabbled in the genre hoped they sounded at least something like James What (due at NORAD this Friday, August 3), a powerhouse who’s excelled at blending the mechanical, synthetic tones of techno with the sass and soul of upbeat…
Having formed in the late ’90s, Louisville, Kentucky’s My Morning Jacket has continued to evolve over the course of six studio albums. At the same time, the band has managed to hang on to that reverb-drenched magnetism that fueled its first two albums — 1999’s Tennessee Fire and 2001’s At…
The moniker of this Loveland-based act might be a reference to the character that John Lennon plays in the film How I Won the War, but the music of Musketeer Gripweed is far from sounding like the Beatles — or anything even remotely British, for that matter. Rather, the band…
“No Stairway,” the opening track to this mud-flecked album, sounds a bit like a crustified version of Void’s “My Rules.” Mike Reisinger’s barely discernible vocals are sharp and animalistic, Weston Wilson uses his guitar in slashing hardcore fashion while employing noise-rock textures, and Tiana Bernard’s bass guitar seems as though…
Mariposa returns with another release of miniature world songs, this time joining forces with Albuquerque’s Javelina for a split release. Mariposa’s (Madeline Johnston) spooky/sweet vocals — like a teenage elf with three-pack-a-day habit — and intimate fantasy hymns fit well next to the songs of Javelina, which are a little…
The production on this album is top notch, and it thoroughly complements the impressive, rapid-fire timing of Anxious’s flow. This promising MC spits at a fast pace, and the beats are indeed well-selected, but he often lacks lyrical versatility. As a result, thematically, the album tends to seem a little…
Before the booms of her massive hip-pop single “Super Bass,” released in May 2011, became the summer’s most infectious crossover hit, Nicki Minaj was known for her aggressive flow as a featured player on songs by Usher, Trey Songz and Ludacris. She also sang the chorus on the standout track…
You’re probably more familiar with Maybach Music Group signee Meek Mill than you think: His Dreamchasers series has generated some of the hottest radio joints in recent years and even resurrected an old-school rapper or two. The single “Tupac Back” catapulted Mill to high-powered fame, and he went on to…
