J.Phlip (aka Jessica Phillippe) was first exposed to house music in Champaign, Illinois, two hours from house-music mecca Chicago. At nineteen, she obtained two belt-drive turntables and a mixer (which didn’t have any EQ knobs), and her career as a DJ was born. Phillippe’s sound encompasses house, tech house, deep…
So far, Jeff Weiss has proven to be BLKHRTS’ most ardent champion. After giving the crew dap in the LA Times earlier this year, Weiss, the L.A.-based music critic and esteemed Passion of the Weiss blogger, has seen fit to include BLKHRTS in a roundup of his favorite underrated rap…
IAN COOKE @ CURIOUS THEATRE | 12.16.11Ian Cooke made a wise choice in choosing the Curious Theatre to debut songs from Fortitude, his new full-length. The release show, which featured supporting performances from Joshua Novak and Danielle Ate the Sandwich, benefited in a big way from the setting. Cooke’s set…
SALT-N-PEPA @ GOTHIC THEATRE | 12/17/11Salt-N-Pepa brought the noise last night at The Gothic Theatre for Jammin’ 101.5’s ‘Twas the Jam Before Christmas. The house was packed, and both Salt and Pepa looked amazing in bedazzled outfits and gold rope chains. The two took us down hip-hop memory lane with…
Update (12/14/12): KTCL Hometown for the Holidays 2012 finalists revealed. Churchill’s probably pretty stoked today. Last night at Casselman’s Bar & Venue, KTCL held its annual Hometown for the Holidays concert, and the band was crowned winner of the station’s annual promotion. As in past years, the place was packed…
MATISYAHU @ OGDEN THEATRE | 12/17/11Less than half a minute into a first song appropriately titled “Open the Gates,” Matisyahu’s dancing had already grown so intense his yarmulke could no longer support it. Instead, it popped off. This action would later repeat itself, like proof of his prowess, five times…
YONNAS ABRAHAM @ THEORY + PRACTICE | 12/16/11Yonnas Abraham unleashed the sex beast at Theory + Practice art gallery for the release of Sextape, and the display was spectacular. Yo unveiled the artwork for the project — steamy photography by Peter Bishop featuring the MC’s muse Cassie Nova — and…
SPEEDWOLF @ MARQUIS THEATER | 12/16/11Speedwolf vocalist Reed Bruemmer feigned surprise at the end of the band’s set last night and asked the audience if they actually wanted to hear the band cover KISS. Of course everyone did, so the guys closed the record-release show with their raucous rendition of…
Ah, yes, the week is finally over. This Weekend Party Tipsy Sheet is brimming with all the sex, booze and music you need to heat things up on a cold, December weekend. Before the holiday rush officially kicks into gear next week and burns your out on fun and happiness…
You’ll find plenty to entertain you in the electronic-music world this weekend, including a bass fix from Seven tonight and deep house from L.A.-based Marques Wyatt, dance-heavy tunes from Chris Lake tomorrow night, and much more. Page down to see what’s filling up this weekend’s Dance Card…
Update (12/18/11): Churchill named winner of KTCL 2011 Hometown for the Holidays promo. See pics from the show at Casselman’s. In case you missed it, just a bit ago, Nerf (aka Jeb Freedman), KTCL’s Program Director, announced the three finalists in this year’s Hometown for the Holidays promotion. Props go…
Have you heard Tim Tebow’s eleven second rendition of “Awesome God,” the song originally penned by the late Rich Mullins and made ubiquitous in evangelical circles by Hillsong United? It’s awesomely bad. It took a minute, but it seems we finally found the mythical QB’s glaring flaw. Until he embarked…
While it’s cool seeing in the Flaming Lips in larger venues like Red Rocks that hold around 9,500 people, it’s whole other experience seeing them at an intimate spot like the Belly Up Aspen, which holds around 400. Last year’s show at the Belly Up was pretty damn epic, yet…
Nearly a year ago, Railroad Earth played a late-afternoon acoustic set at the Ogden Theatre for 75 fans, who each made a contribution to BECA (Bilingual Education for Central America). To mark the anniversary of the show, the band is releasing a live recording of the set on Monday, December…
FREDDIE GIBBS at CERVANTES’ | 12/14/11Freddie Gibbs, sans fellow headliner Fashawn, played to a sparse crowd at Cervantes’ Other Side last night. Hitting the stage in front of a crowd warmed up by Diamond Boiz, BLKHRTS and Platt and Beadebe, Gangsta Gibbs took to the stage wearing a white T-shirt,…
Tonight, the first in a series of benefits that have been organized for 3 Kings Tavern co-owner Jim Norris takes place at Rockbar. Jeri Theil, who’s spearheading the event with the help of Shannon Boyles and Karen Cuda, has given us the full lineup for tonight’s benefit (see below) and…
Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco will visit the Boulder Theater on Friday, March 3, in support of ¿Which Side Are You On?, her first studio album in more than three years. The disc, which features Ivan & Cyril Neville, Anaïs Mitchell and Pete Seeger, hits stores on January 17 on her own…
The next set of inductees into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame have been announced. This February, legendary concert promoter Barry Fey and Denver Folklore Center founder Harry Tuft, two Colorado music icons, will take their rightful place in the hall alongside John Denver and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the inaugural…
Goodness gracious! Next year is already shaping up to be one of the most anticipated concert seasons in recent memory. Here’s another absolutely killer show to add to your growing itinerary. We’ve just learned that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are kicking off their tour at the 1STBANK Center on…
See also: “Awesome God,” Tim Tebow, awesomely bad singer Tim Tebow: In case you didn’t know, “He’s a baller, a play maker and a shot caller.” So sayeth Tebowzo Skip Bayles. Skipper has a point. All this Timmy kid does is win. This brilliant meme-in-the-making is the masterwork of DJ…
Crazy how much difference a year can make. This past March, Foster the People was a little-known quantity in the music world making its first trek to Denver for an intimate show at the Walnut Room for a roomful of dialed-in music fans. After returning to the Mile High City…
Forget Wyclef — local singer-songwriter and all-around badass Alicia Fall has been raising funds for Haiti (and, ahem, not squandering them) since March 2009, when she founded the social-profit organization Her Many Voices, which is dedicated to helping citizens in developing countries around the world. Specifically, Fall has her eyes…
