As the first artist that was not Animal Collective to release an album on Animal Collective’s Paw Tracks imprint, L.A.’s Ariel Rosenberg spent the past decade reissuing his stock of eight-track bedroom recordings under the guise of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. Those albums ranged in refinement from lo-fi to no-fi…
Dang! The year’s not even over yet and two three (we stand corrected — thanks, Lucas) Colorado acts have already been listed on someone’s Top 10 list for the year. And not just anyone, but Gorilla vs Bear, Chris Cantalini’s highly influential Dallas-based blog. So which two three, you ask?…
Update 07/14/10: A paypal account has been setup to help Hideous Men absorb some of their loss. In case you’re inclined to give a donation. You may have already seen this in the comments section of the Candy Claws blog item, if not, go ahead and file this one under…
This Mile High hip-hop really doesn’t stop. Hot off the wire: Check out a brand new, hot-off-the-presses, literally fresh-from-the-lab jam from Dent, Flawless and Fo’Chief from Fresh Breath Committee called “Banghop.” Ouch, these dudes are killing it. There’s something for your ears after the jump. Oh and just in case…
Ever since the halcyon days of Star Trek (the original series), pop culture has loved the idea of the evil twin. And in our top flier this week, we are given a prime example of evil twin-ness. Using what appears to be a paunchy Stacy Keach as a model, our…
So Git Some has a brand new record coming out this Tuesday, July 20. We’ve heard it. It’s called Loose Control, and it’s about as badass as you’d expect. The thing we completely didn’t expect — and are trying to figure out how the hell we managed to miss hearing…
Titwrench 2010 Friday, July 9 – Sunday July 11, 2010 | Glob | Denver Over the course of one weekend, Titwrench 2010 brought together artists and people of all stripes from around the country and attracted a wider than usual swath of the local community. On Saturday afternoon, there were…
Just in case you’re the type to start planning parties early, you might want to consider what may possibly be the craziest cruise imaginable in that I-can’t-believe-this-is-real sort of way. What kind of crazy cruise you ask? Why, it’s the JoCo Cruise Crazy, a six-day Eastern Caribbean Cruise hosted by…
As if the group didn’t have enough on their plate this summer with upcoming releases, ridiculously awesome contests and free music with a cup of coffee, it looks like George&Caplin and Wentworth Kersey along with Sandusky will be contributing to the soundtrack for local filmmaker Mitch Dickman’s Hanna Ranch documentary…
A few weeks before U2 was slated to come to the States for another leg of its 360° tour, Bono injured his back while preparing for the dates and had to have emergency surgery, which resulted in the postponement of a number of US dates, including the June 12 show…
What’s that you say? You can’t get enough of hip-hop in the park after the Mighty 4 Denver b-boy jam this past weekend? Say no more. We hear ya like you’re screaming. Hip-Hop Congress is helping keep the Spirit of Hip-Hop alive in the Mile High City this weekend with…
Got your tickets to Mile High Music Festival yet? No? It’s a month away — what are you waiting for? Ah, you have to work on Sunday, and you can’t afford a two-day pass? Good thing you waited. Starting today at 10 a.m., you can purchase single day advance tickets…
Crowded House, whose new album Intriguer hits stores today, visits the Fillmore Auditorium on Thursday, September 9. Intriguer, the band’s follow-up to 2007’s Time on Earth, will also be released as a two-disc deluxe edition that includes a bonus DVD. Tickets ($39.50 advance, $45 day of show) go on sale…
Oh, man, the moment you’ve been waiting for all of your young life has finally arrived. What? Uh, no, Match.com hasn’t yet. Found a match for you, that is. Hang in there, though. There’s someone for everyone, we hear. In the meantime, here’s the next best thing: We just learned…
Oh, man, bummer news coming from the Candy Claws camp today. The outfit, in the midst of an East Coast tour, lost all of its gear yesterday, along with their merch and a good deal of personal effects in car fire somewhere on I-76 in Pennsylvania. No word yet as…
Back in college, perhaps you found yourself loading up Kazaa and Limewire after a drunken night of revelry, trying desperately to find a copy of “Man! I Feel Like a Woman,” before passing out at your desk, not realizing you were sharing an entire library of music the whole time…
Well, alright! Hows about that? Pitchfork has its sights set on Colorado again this morning. Specifically: Woodsman garnered a 7.7 rating from the site for its new Mystery Tape EP. Aside from being a bit stereotypical from a geographical standpoint (“The instrumental psych-leaning quartet Woodsman hail from Denver, an urban…
There’s nothing like experiencing the sweat, thump and catharsis of a great show. But it can be tough to decide which one to go to when you live in Denver, the land of embarrassing musical riches, the land of too many shows and too little time. So which ones are…
On Fire. That’s the headline of the latest issue of Fly magazine touting homegrown hip-hop. As you can see from the esteemed cats assembled on the dual covers (Rockie, Adam Duncan and Whygee on one, and Gamer Life and Black Pegasus on the other — see that one after the…
Superstar DJ Keoki, who’s done his share of gigs in Denver, recently moved back from Los Angeles to Golden. With some help from his business partner John Bogard, he just opened Club Exile at 753 Santa Fe Drive. The space has been renovated, but as of right now, just the…
Alright so when most out-of-town entities produce a tip sheet for a given locale, they generally blow it, pointing folks to places that either everybody goes to or places that no one actual goes to. That is, of course, unless they’re smart enough to tap someone to help them curate…
We heard this pair of deadly MCs were collaborating this week somewhere in South Florida, and now we have visual confirmation: King F.O.E. and SP Double are indeed putting in work at the studio. Watch the pair put it down live and chop it up with the cats right now…
