It’s not just big, name-brand superstar acts contributing to the orgy of dead technology, outmoded business models and rampant nostalgia that is Record Store Day. No, local acts are in on the fun, too! What that means for you is that this Saturday, April 18, you can catch Denver’s own…
My buddy Chris has a song called “Everyone’s a DJ,” and bygod if that doesn’t seem like gospel truth these days, doesn’t it? DJ MU$A evidently subscribes to this sentiment — or at least he’s willing to give folks a shot to prove that notion otherwise. Last Thursday, he kicked…
Update: As if you needed any more incentive to attend this — we just learned that the Bluebird show, which is all ages and will in essence serve as Hot IQs’ farewell show*, is FREE for those who are of legal drinking age. Original post after the jump.* Hot IQs…
See more photos at westword.com/slideshow. Fall Out Boy, Metro Station and Cobra Starship Tuesday, April 14 Fillmore Auditorium When I took my daughter Lora to see Fall Out Boy in November 2007, I figured it was only matter of time before her twin sister, Ellie, would demand recompense — and…
See more photos at westword.com/slideshow. Mastodon, Kylesa, IntronautTuesday, April 14, 2009Fox Theatre, BoulderOpeners Intronaut kicked off last night’s metal-tastic bill at the Fox by doing the headliners a big favor: The band played music that was at least superficially similar to Mastodon’s, but far less compelling. Which is not to…
The 2009 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show took place this past January in California, but we just came across video starring DJ Vajra demoing Rane DJ products. For those unaware, Rane is the company behind Serato’s Scratch Live, a program that gives DJs the ability to manipulate and…
The Flaming Lips have recorded more than their share of inspired covers over the years — a fact that raises hopes for their latest, a collaboration with Stardeath and the White Dwarfs on the Madonna chestnut “Borderline.” The song will be twinned on a seven-inch single produced for Record Store…
Sunday, August 9 is going to be a busy day for music in the Mile High, when Kings of Leon stops by Red Rocks, and the skater-centric Vans Warped Tour, pulls into Invesco with more than fifty bands in tow, including 3OH!3, Bad Religion, NOFX, Less Than Jake and Flogging…
Blare Magazine. Familiar? Yeah, us neither. Regardless, the site (blog?) recently posted a list that struck us as fairly interesting: ten pop albums that Nate Motte thinks should be listened to all the way through. We stumbled onto the link via AbsolutePunk.net, where a number of folks expressed their displeasure…
To say Mike Marchant has an angel resting on his shoulder is an understatement on par with saying our economy is sort of a bad way right now. Yesterday, Marchant, one of Denver’s most talented songwriters, was hit by a car and managed to walk away from the incident having…
Just received word that Set Forth has officially changed its name to the Northern Way. We spoke with frontman Steve Melton a short time ago, and he says that the move was prompted by the fact that there are several other acts are currently using the same moniker. The act,…
For a desciption of “Psychopathy Red,” the Slayer seven-inch arriving in time for Record Store Day, we turn once again to our friends at Vintage Vinyl. “The first new music since 2006’s ferocious Christ Illusion, ‘Psychopathy Red’ is a blast of proper thrash metal by the band that invented it,”…
All right, so by now you’ve heard that Mudhoney had to opt off the Westword Music Showcase due to a scheduling conflict, which bummed some folks out, ourselves included. Well, our spirits have subsequently been lifted with the confirmation of A Place to Bury Strangers, who has signed on to…
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN @ PEPSI CENTER | 4/10/09 At his age, Bruce Springsteen could easily just coast into his twilight years and live off the interest of an already well established legacy. Hell, at this stage of his career, he could phone in a medley-driven revue like some of his contemporaries,…
Mr. Midas is probably one of the more polished rappers in the Colorado scene and has been putting in work with his groups Gang Green International and the Food Chain. But he’s recently connected with DJ Quote for his mixtape project, Last Man Standing, to get the hype started for…
Jonny 5 of the Flobots is performing and speaking tomorrow on the Auraria Campus as part of a rally to protest $452 million in proposed cuts to higher education in the state. Like most such mass-action political events, attendance is not only free but they’d love to have you come…
Blitzen Trapper’s Furr was among the best albums released in 2008. But how good was the stuff that didn’t make the final cut? Fans will get a clue or two on Record Store Day, when the band issues a seven-inch single featuring two previously unreleased numbers: “War is Placebo” and…
Bad news: We’ve been holding off posting this until we had their replacement lined-up, but we just noticed several comments (which we’ve since deleted) on the original blog announcement from somebody, who clearly has inside access, breaking news we just got not too long ago ourselves. Nothing against those posters,…
Prince told us to party like it was 1999 but those of us that were around at the time know it never really got better than 1998. That was the year tech house started to take over and Denver’s house music scene coalesced into something special. The folks of Denver…
There’s an excellent show lined up for tomorrow night at the Marquis Theater. It’s the fourth installment of the Bands You Need To Know series presented by Soda Jerk and Mile Hi-Fidelity/Indie 101.5, featuring Alan Alda, 3 the Hardway, Achille Lauro and the Ideal Fathers — a nicely diverse and…
Just received five new tracks from former Cat-A-Tac frontman Jim McTurnan’s forthcoming solo effort, the Give Up Suffering EP, which was mixed and mastered by Jason Martin from Starflyer 59. If you tuned in to Mile Hi-Fidelity this past Wednesday, you head the title track from the new record, which…
Lily AllenThursday, April 9, 2009Ogden TheatreSome lyricists bury a song’s meaning in metaphors or subtleties, which sometimes leaves a lot more room for interpretation. Lily Allen, on the other hand, shoots from the hip. She’s blunt and she’ll tell you what’s what in plain English, whether it be about bad…
