Concerts

Quicksand formed in New York City in 1990, when Walter Schreifels’s band Moondog broke up. Schreifels, however, may be better known for his part in the hardcore bands Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits. Quicksand was a different type of entity altogether: The band’s dynamic flow wasn’t made up of…

There’s a notable ’60s influence in Ash Reiter’s laid-back California style and sunny, well-crafted pop songs. And while that sort of thing has been trendy lately, Reiter and her band also play music that is bright but has a social conscience — one that delves into a refreshingly open exploration…

Matt Rissi (previously known as DJ Sonar) is proof that you don’t have to be from a big (or EDM-centric) city to master mixing beats for dance floors around the world. This Iowa native has been weaving sets since the mid-1990s, but he’s never been exactly what you’d call traditional; his…

Some sad news to pass along today, in case you haven’t heard: We’ve just received word that local blues drummer Donnie Eden passed away last week, and last night at El Chapultepec, a spot where he used to perform at regularly, a memorial wake was held for the drummer. Eden,…

January is a monster month for metal in the Mile High City, from Impending Doom tonight at the Marquis Theater to Down at the Summit Music Hall at the end of the month to a couple of killer local bills. If you’re a completist, we’ve got all of this month’s…

Say what you will about the Biebs. He’s got a strong, massive and devoted following, and last night at the Pepsi Center, they all came out in force with signs and smiles for miles. Eric Gruneisen braved the crowd and brought back a ton of photos, all of which we’ve…

When it comes to nightlife in Denver, Market Street is always thriving year round, even when its bitterly cold outside on nights like this past Saturday, when we sent out our roving nightlife photographer Brandon Marshall to capture the scene. Marshall made his way up and down Market and brought…

While it’s uncertain right now if the storied downtown bar at 21st and Curtis will ever host live bands again — or even scarcely resemble the beloved dive we’ve all come to know and love, for that matter — Old Curtis Street sure went out on a high note this…

Maybe it’s just because we’re claustrophobic and get all sorts of anxious being pressed in by tight crowds, but the thought of being trampled seems more than a little unnerving, which is precisely why we always avoid Black Friday. But being trampled by turtles, on the other hand, well, that…

Congrats are due to the Boulder Outlook Hotel and the Colorado Blues Society, which have both earned nods from the Blues Foundation. On Friday, February 1 in Memphis, both groups will be one of fifteen organizations honored with a Keeping the Blues Alive Award, a prestigious award meant to honor…

Update (1/4/13): We caught up with Devin Mendoza, who’s worked at and booked shows at Old Curtis for the past two years, and he gave us a little more insight into the bar’s unexpected closing. Last call for Old Curtis is tomorrow night. There’s a big bash planned to mark…

In most towns, going out the weekend after New Year’s is probably as deflating and anti-climatic as showing up a week after the Broncos have won the Super Bowl — after the impromptu revelry in the streets and the work-stopping weekday parade makes its way through the streets of downtown…

Congratulations! You’ve officially survived the holidays, including a Monday-night edition of New Year’s Eve. If you’re fully recovered and preparing for another weekend of getting down, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got a full rundown of the best EDM in store for you this weekend in Denver. The…

Update: Julian Anderson’s memorial service was held on Saturday, January 5, at Mile High Church; it was well attended and quite touching. A number of folks got up and shared their memories of Julian, including close friends and former bandmates, and even his doctor. Julian was clearly very loved and…

The first album I got was Punk in Drublic,” recalls Dead Ringer guitarist and vocalist Joel Rossi of his introduction to punk rock. “It changed my life. I think it changed everyone’s life as far as punk rock goes. Honestly, before that, I was listening to Stone Temple Pilots and…

Most bands pillaging the coffers of ’70s rock pull from the rich if over-tapped urns of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and AC/DC on the hard-rock side, and ELO, the Eagles or Fleetwood Mac on the softer end of the spectrum. Twin Peaks (due this Friday, January 4, at the Larimer…

Although Impending Doom is a Christian death-metal band — normally a contradiction in terms — the act isn’t some cartoonish, mutant purveyor of death grind. Singer Brook Reeves sounds like he’s listened to more than his fair share of ’90s-era Napalm Death, as the music he and his bandmates produce…

Dubstep got a serious makeover when Reid Speed laid her hands on the genre. Blending elements of punk, garage and gangster rap into her dubstep mixes, Speed crafts sets that can jump all over the place tempo-wise, seamlessly moving from one to another via delicately placed transitional breakdowns. No artist…

John Gorka got his start performing live as a musician through Godfrey Daniels, the venerable coffee shop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, while he was attending Moravian College as a student of philosophy. It was there that he honed his craft as one of the preeminent folk songwriters of his generation. Gorka’s…

Mondo Generator started life as a Kyuss song, and the Nick Oliveri-penned tune offers a decent blueprint for the band it would later become: The Oliveri-fronted incarnation of Mondo tends more toward shouted, almost hardcore-style vocals, but otherwise you’re going to get pretty much what you expect from a Kyuss-spawned…

Wowzers! Is your head still hurting today? Ours is, and we even had all day yesterday to recharge and rehydrate. Needless to say, we all sent 2012 packing with an absolute ferociousness in the Mile High City. Whether you were there and want to relive the revelry or you had…