Surviving intense drug addiction, poor fashion choices, several breakups and a revolving door of celebrity bassists (Flea, Duff McKagan and TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek), Jane’s Addiction continues on. Like musical cockroaches, the band is immune to the bug spray of age and a changing music industry. As a…
Starting as the punk-rock solo act of Tom Gabel, Against Me! has embodied the best end of every recent punk-rock cliché. Gabel is a vegan who early on played acoustic punk protest music. He lived in a communal house, got by dumpster diving, worked with Food Not Bombs and has…
In 1985, Love was the Cult’s breakthrough album, helped along by the single “She Sells Sanctuary” — but the band switched gears, stripped things down and started rocking out a few years later on the Rick Rubin-produced Electric. Since then, the Cult has been through a few lineup changes and…
Since 4H Royalty’s Zach Boddicker spent time playing in Drag the River, it wasn’t surprising to find a few similarities to the latter’s sound on 4H’s debut, 2010’s Colossalalia. And while there are still hints of the same to be found on the act’s followup, Where UFOs Go to Die…
Kajmir Royale is not just an MC; he’s also a producer. His street mixtape, Heir to the Throne, features damn near every MC you love out of the city, including Rockie, AP and Mr. Midas, to name a few. The project is a mix of anthemic rhythms, hard-body rhymes and…
Beat tapes can be some of the most enjoyable releases to vibe out to, especially when you don’t feel like hearing someone’s voice in your ear. Bostic Beats, half of One Eyed Kings, just released his debut instrumental album, Spring Cleaning Sessions: Volume 1. It starts slow, with a couple…
From the beginning of “Across the Ocean,” the opening track of Galaxies’ Letters From Sea, it sounds as though Dillon Groeneman recorded the album while on a ship. And it’s not just the sound samples that make it feel that way, but also the sense of peace and isolation that…
Last winter, Rockie released Censored, a project that gave the MC the chance to say everything that he didn’t get to say out of the gate: He talked about the bitches, the money and being a single father in a city where damn near everyone is a rapper. Amid the…
Darin Epsilon has long been on the cutting edge of the progressive and tech-house genres, possessing both the selective taste of a premier club DJ and an elite producer’s talent for creating hypnotic tracks. He was a winner of John Digweed’s DJ competition in 2011, he hosts a radio show…
This past Saturday, Hawaiian ukulele player Aldrine Guerrero was at the fifth annual Denver Ukefest at the L2 Arts and Culture Center. In between signing ukuleles and performing, he took time out to play us an original tune he wrote about seeing snowflakes in Denver. Chris Morgan took some pictures…
This past Saturday, the annual Five Points Jazz Festival returned to its namesake historic district with performances from a slew of acts like Carmen Sandiem and Aakash Mittal, among others, spread out across six stages all along Welton Street. Our own Nick Callaio was on hand for the fest and…
The space at 1630 Federal Boulevard, just behind Sports Authority Field, has changed hands a few times since its former life once upon a time as an outpost for the Fraternal Order of Eagles, including stints as the Endzone and Angel’s Sports Bar. While the property has been vacant for…
Robin Gibb’s musical genius stood out in a crowded field of competitors. It was about taking existing musical ingredients and creating a sound that was entirely new. Gibb, the Bee Gees co-founder who lost his long battle with cancer on Sunday at the age of 62, had a key role…
While America needs another festival like Denver needs another dispensary, this Triple-A-centric fest should be a big draw. The Ride Festival, which is being presented by Telluride’s KOTO radio and headliner Big Head Todd & the Monsters, takes place in Telluride Town Park on Friday, August 25, and Saturday, August…
CREED @ PARAMOUNT THEATRE | 5/19/12 There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who can be open-minded about Creed and those who cannot. It’s fair to say that the majority of the mainstream media falls into the first category, and perhaps for good reason: The ’90s all-stars…
In 1986, one man took to a Judas Priest concert with a video camera to document the mayhem prior to a real rock and roll show. The video, aptly titled “Heavy Metal Parking Lot” became a cult classic, and has since inspired a descendant: “Dubstep Parking Lot.” Here is our…
GLOBAL DUB FESTIVAL @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 5.18.12 Barely half way through the show and still awaiting the headlining acts, Red Rocks Amphitheatre was absolutely blowing up with the sounds of Datsik. Flipping the script on everybody with an explosive remix of M.O.P.’s “Ante Up,” the British Columbia producer…
Summertime movie-and-music night Film on the Rocks, put on each year by the Denver Film Society, released its schedule tonight at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. For a full rundown of the bands playing each night — and the films being shown at Red Rocks Amphitheatre — see the full schedule below…
See Also: • Global Dubstep Festival Survival Guide • Dubstep for Dummies, a primer for newly-minted dubstep fans (infographic) • NORAD dance bar to open next month in 2200 space The weekend is here! Time to cut loose and get your groove on. If that’s exactly what you have in…
Welcome to the weekend! A wide variety of musical options await you over the next few days: Tech N9ne returns to Colorado, his home away from home, for a show at the Fillmore, Eric Church stops by Red Rocks, Creed relives the ’90s at the Paramount Theatre, Fear Factory shreds…
LUPE FIASCO @ CITY HALL AMPHITHEATRE | 5.17.12 See Also: Five things non-Lasers need to know about Lasers, Lupe Fiasco’s diehard fans Lupe Fiasco loves his fans, and clearly the feeling is mutual. The more he gave last night, the brighter his Lasers shone. The connection Fiasco has with his…
MICKEY HART BAND @ OGDEN THEATRE | 5.17.12 Maybe it was the energy in the room, this veneration coming off the crowd in adoring waves. Maybe it was the clapping, like an old-time spiritual keeping time with sacred rhythm. Whatever it was, the Ogden felt something like a church service…
