The last time we checked in with him, B.Blacc was strictly on the rapping end, churning out mixtapes and keeping the streets ablaze with his presence. The Montbello MC has since decided to diversify his portfolio by going back to the craft that molded him into the artist he’s out…
“Denver is a city made of heart, and those who are in our artistic community work every day to keep that heart pumping and alive,” she says. “I am proud to say when I move on that I am now from Denver and I will speak of it with nothing more than love and reverence.”
Last night, Bay-area thrashers Death Angel stopped by the Larimer Lounge for a show with locals Steel Blades of Vengence and Metallica tribute band, the Four Horseman. Brandon Marshall, one of our resident shutterbugs, was on hand for the evening and brought us back these pictures…
Not that there needs to be an excuse for a 420-style celebration in Colorado, but tonight at the Fox Theatre, weed enthusiasts the Supervillains (along with Tatanka and Bop Skizzum) get the party started, just a day ahead of the annual blowout. Rising up alongside similar acts like Slightly Stoopid…
In case you haven’t been paying attention, there are some heated battles going on in digital space right now with regard to digital music distribution rights. Just three weeks ago, Amazon launched its cloud storage and streaming services, much to the chagrin of the major labels. As we wait for…
Mike Watt is a legendary musical figure. He’s also the type of guy who would never embrace such a designation if you passed it his way. Rather, he would thank you for the kind words and then make you feel like you’re old friends hanging out at a show. And…
When Patrick’s Nite Club closed a few years ago, Aurora lost one of the only places in that town where you could hear live jazz. But with the opening of Wine & Roses Jazz Supper Club on April 8, that void is now filled. Wine & Roses promises to host…
If you’ve seen Tyler Despres play around town, on his own or with Dualistics, you’ve been exposed to his cleverly sarcastic sense of humor; it’s one of his hallmarks. That sardonic persona is on display, at least partially, with Science Partner, his latest endeavor, whose most recent effort is humorously…
Before anyone even knew what hardcore was, Bad Brains was shattering the expectations of concert-goers in Washington, D.C., with its unique mixture of so many different styles it was nearly impossible to know what to anticipate. Fast-forward nearly thirty years, and the band is back on the touring circuit with…
Crank Sturgeon sounds like one of those band names that came out of a classic episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. But this act isn’t really a band at all. It’s a guy who wears a fish-like costume with contact microphones hidden (or not so hidden) all over. When he…
TV on the Radio has always genre-blended its sound to encompass forward-thinking electronics and reverse-engineered soul. The band’s newest effort, Nine Types of Light, might not be the expansive and lush experience of previous endeavors, but it’s still better than most releases the major labels have put out recently. Despite…
Most of the free world — including Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, we hear — would probably love to see Robert Plant move past his recent O Brother, Where Art Thou? phase and get on with a full-scale reunion of (what’s left of) Led Zeppelin. No dice. Ol’ Bob…
Seals are adorable. Just look at them, with their slick little fat bodies and their puppy-dog faces. When you go to the zoo, they do their cute little tricks and make their cute little guttural noises and clap their little fins like adorable little retarded children. Seals are about as…
For the sake of this review, the bands that the members of Il Cattivo used to be in will not be mentioned. While there are a lot of them, the names will not be listed here, out of respect — because Il Cattivo’s debut album is better than anything those…
Vitamins has never sat idle for long, and this EP is proof of that. At first, “No Notion of Anything Only Whatever Is What” sounds like the kind of breezy indie pop that the group did so well on its last album, 2008’s Calliope — except it also appears that…
The Dave Matthews Band has influenced a number of acts in these parts, and some wear it on their sleeves more than others. Midnight Vine is one such act that doesn’t apologize for the Matthews influence but rather fully embraces it. On Jack, the band’s third recording, Midnight Vine takes…
A feeling of terror dominates Modern Witch’s latest release, Unknown Domain, in a way that sonically captures what it must be like to watch the avant-art duo of Mario Zoots and Kristy Foom at work as collage artists. Their shared eyes and ears fashion tracks like “Hollywood Babylon” and “Julia…
At this point, John Gross and John Rasmussen are the godfathers of the Denver noise scene. Since starting their long-running noise project Page 27 in 1994 while still in high school, and running their old zine, Lady in the Radiator, Gross and Rasmussen have worked with various collaborators, including, in…
In 1983, Tommy Largo began crate-digging, looking mostly for old disco, funk and soul records. And as electronica lovers know, there’s a fine line between disco records and house music, which Largo discovered in 1986. Now based out of the Netherlands, Largo has played all over the the planet and…
If you happened to be walking in the Colorado Mills Mall in Lakewood this weekend, you may have noticed a curious little booth that was brightly lit and featured Simon Cowell’s trademark scowl. Opened on Saturday by Studio One Media, the MyStudio interactive recording studio is now offering aspiring singers…
Rory Block (due April 21st at Rock and Soul Cafe in Boulder and on April 22nd at Swallow Hill in Denver) was fortunate to be at the epicenter of the roots music explosion of the late ’50s and early ’60s as a child in Greenwich Village. Block rubbed shoulders not…
Born a year after MTV’s inception and surviving the Headbanger’s Ball-era, Death Angel (playing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with Four Horsemen and Steel Blades of Vengeance) is an integral part of thrash metal’s history. The band members were in their early teens when the 1986 demo, Kill As One,…
