Ministry to play Ogden Theatre next summer

Although Al Jourgensen has said he’d never tour with Ministry again, the frontman reunited the group after a health scare last year and plans to record a new album, Relapse, before the end of the year. Ministry hits the Ogden Theatre on Sunday, June 17, as part of a five-date…

Review: Peter Hook & the Light at the Bluebird Theater, 9/19/11

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT at the BLUEBIRD THEATER | 9/19/11It was to be expected that Peter Hook & the Light would be playing Unknown Pleasures in its entirety, and that it wouldn’t be a half-hearted and insincere attempt at re-creating that music live. What was not expected was the…

WHY? cancels U.S. tour, including Denver date

Just a week after starting its seated tour, WHY? canceled most of its remaining U.S. tour dates, including its show at the Gothic Theatre slated for Wednesday, October 12. The band’s Facebook page states, “Dear fans, due to an unfortunate injury, we are going to have to cancel the rest…

Live Nation and Universal Music form super-company

Live Nation Entertainment, which now houses Ticketmaster, House of Blues and Ticketweb, has announced a partnership with the Universal Music Group to create a joint-venture management company for managing and strengthening the label’s acts. This is the first time a major label has teamed up directly with a promoter and…

Paul Simon at 1STBANK Center on October 26

Paul Simon, who recently announced a new two-disc collection that spans five decades of material, is coming to the 1STBank Center on Wednesday October 26, two days after his new album, Songwriter, hits stores. Next month also marks Simon’s seventieth birthday. Reserved tickets for the show ($45-$85), which also features…

Tesla bringing acoustic tour to Ogden Theatre

While Tesla has done its share of amplified rocking over its 25-year history, the band has also been successful going the acoustic route. Five Man Acoustical Jam went platinum and helped inspire MTV’s “Unplugged” series. Now celebrating the twentieth anniversary of that album and the release of Twisted Wires &…

I Am Music documentary crew at Lipgloss tonight

Going to Lipgloss tonight? Dress pretty: the I Am Music crew from St. Louis is in town to film the dance dance revolution. Up until now, I Am Music has focused on individual artists — DJs and musicians alike — but tonight, they’re partying with the Lipgloss crew, and featuring…

The Organizers of Goldrush Festival on the festival and blogging

For the next two days, the Goldrush festival will take place at Delite and the hi-dive. The event was the brainchild of three local music bloggers: Jake Martin, Crawford Philleo and Ryan Pjesky. For the last two years, each of the three have been writing largely about contemporary music for…

Bone Orchard Revival

Bone Orchard Revival opens its self-titled album with a dusty, unhurried, reverb-drenched track called “Temptation” that would make an ideal soundtrack for walking through a graveyard — apt, considering the band’s moniker. These Michigan transplants, now based in Denver, also dip into a fair amount of old-time country, blues and…

The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience opens tomorrow at the Mayan

Tomorrow night is the first and only time in Denver you’ll be able to catch The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience, Kevin Kerslake’s film about the popular carnival-slash-rave. (We have a branch of the EDC that takes place every spring here in Denver — but that’s like a kid-brother version of…

Savoy to headline Fillmore on 11/11/11

Dang! If you would’ve told us a decade ago that local acts would be playing shows at a place the size of the Fillmore on with stunning frequency — read more than once a year or on a very special occasion, generally warming up the stage for a higher profile…

Norman Doray on “Chase the Sun,” his upcoming album and more

“A lot of DJ friends have told me Beta is amazing,” says Norman Doray, whose collaboration with David Tort, “Chase the Sun,” spent eight weeks this summer on Beatport’s Top 10 chart. He’ll be at the amazing Beta this Saturday, September 17, promoting Strictly Ibiza To Amsterdam, his new album;…

The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact doesn’t stick to a script

Sketch comedy is the best way to describe it,” says Nathan Wright, discussing the process of composition within the Kevin Costner Suicide Pact. “It’s not verse, chorus, bridge,” adds Carson Pelo. “It’s more of a flow chart. Things don’t necessarily have to go somewhere, but they can lead into something…

Casselman’s gets a sixteen-and-up license

Casselman’s Bar & Venue has been a strong addition to the Ballpark neighborhood since it opened two years ago at 2620 Walnut Street, and got stronger with recent sound and light upgrades. Now, prompted by overwhelming demand from promoters and bands alike, Casselman’s has applied for and been approved by…