Concerts

For a split EP to really work, there usually has to be some kind of musical kinship. Patrick Dethlefs and Eye & the Arrow, who each contribute four songs to the EP, both obviously share an affinity for indie folk, and although they’re on similar wavelengths, Eye & the Arrow…

On Censored, Rockie’s latest release, he’s most impressive on tracks with production from Team Green Productions — cuts like “Return of the King,” a standout joint that finds Rockie spitting chest-beating lyrics and expressing a hometown loyalty. But he’s in top form throughout, transitioning easily from wall-thumping, bass-driven club tracks…

Beats Antique, a trio made up of producer and show-stealing belly dancer Zoe Jakes and a pair of classically trained multi-instrumentalists, David Satori and Tommy Cappel, has crafted a sound that has roots in dubstep, hip-hop, indie rock and even Middle Eastern music. The act’s often primal show includes Jakes…

With a name like Echospace, you know this outfit probably doesn’t play hard house. And in fact, the collaboration between ambient dub-techno producer Rod Modell (aka Deepchord) and Steven Hitchell (aka Soultek) is definitely spaced out and dub-influenced, with trippy washes of melody over steadily throbbing beats. It’s all produced…

Red Rocks, end of January,Atmosphere, Greives, Yelawolf and Z-Trip? That’s what we’re hearing. We know: The prospect of seeing a show at Red Rocks in January seems, well, frosty, about as plausible as, say, seeing an NFL quarterback who cannot throw leading his team to W after W… Wait, what?…

VARLET AT LARIMER LOUNGE | 11/26/11One of the high points of this show was when Lilly Scott said we would be taking a break from the pre-recorded readings from Naked Lunch that opened the show and filled in the silences between songs for a nice older song. And rather than…

NATHANIEL RATELIFF AT THE GOTHIC | 11/25/11There aren’t a whole lot of singers with a magnetism capable of completely hushing a room the size of the Gothic, but Nathaniel Rateliff did just that near the end of his set on Friday night during his annual holiday show. Sure, there were…

HOPSIN at THE BLUEBIRD THEATER | 11/25/11Hopsin is a rowdy young man from Los Angeles who is mad at everyone, from the wife of late rapper Eazy-E to Lupe Fiasco. Some, for good reason, others possibly for shock value. No matter, the crazy-eyed rapper stormed the stage at the Bluebird…

Sad news to share with you this evening, in case you haven’t heard: We just received word that “Michigan” Mike Torpie died yesterday at the age of 43. Originally from Michigan (thus the nickname), Torpe moved to Colorado in December 1992. A vital, highly esteemed and beloved member of the…

Jay Bianchi and his two brothers opened the original Quixote’s True Blue fifteen years ago at 9150 East Colfax in Aurora as a place where Deadheads and kindred spirits could gather after the passing of Jerry Garcia. He says figured the venue might last five years and worried that his…

Although the Lions Lair opened in 1967, the bar didn’t start hosting live music until Jux County played there in 1991. Since then, the place has brought in a steady stream of local and national acts, including some legends like Graham Parker, John Doe and Jonathan Richman. To celebrate twenty…

Record Store Day was originally started a few years ago as a once-a-year celebration for some 700 independently owned record stores in the U.S., including Twist & Shout and Wax Trax, but the organizers have also included today, Black Friday, as another chance to for music fans to get their…

It’s another big weekend for music on the Front Range. Tonight, Otis Taylor kicks off his Trance Blues Festival, which runs from this evening through Sunday and is spread across a variety of venues in Boulder. Elsewhere, Nathaniel Rateliff’s hosting his annual holiday soiree at the Gothic with stacked bill…

Feel like dancing? There’re plenty of places to get your groove on this weekend. Tonight, Bar Standard is hosting Spacetime Continuum and DJ ESP (aka Woody McBride) as part of Full Flavor Fridays; expect ambient techno and experimental live PA or vinyl sets from the double-header. Ivy, Brandon Brown and…

Sunday was a good day for Taylor Swift. A glowing profile by 60 Minutes’ Leslie Stahl, followed by her cleaning up at the American Music Awards; she took home the awards for Favorite Country Female Artist, Artist of The Year, Favorite Country Female Artist, and Speak Now won Favorite Country…

Update, 7:54 p.m.: Astoundingly, unless our eyes are playing tricks on us, Five Iron Frenzy appears to have already reached its Kickstarter goal of raising $30,000 to record its new album. Holy crap! That’s got to be some kind of record. So far, this reunion seems to be off to…

Update (11/22/11): The good news is our pal Jim Norris is back on the mend. The bad news is that his recent hospital stay has left him with a stack of bills. With that in mind, a number of friends are rallying to support the good Rev with a number…

Update 11/22/11: Good news! Chris “Citrus” Sauthoff appears to be on his way to making a recovery from the minor stroke he recently suffered. The sensation in his hand is evidently improving. Just the same, it’s going to be a while before he’s back to 100 percent, and so in…

As if we don’t have enough to be thankful for already being blessed to live here in God’s country, the land of eternal sunshine and medicinal mary jane, here’s something else to give thanks for this week. This Thursday, Open Air 1340 AM, the freshly minted Colorado Public Radio station…

Everybody thinks I play gloom-and-doom music,” says Otis Taylor, “so I don’t get hired to play during the holidays, because people think my music is too dark. It’s just what people think: ‘You’d get Otis Taylor for a Christmas party? I don’t think so.'” Taylor’s trance-blues shows are actually uplifting…