In what has to be one of the most creative, clever and possibly insane marketing stunts I’ve ever witnessed, the BDRMPPL have promised to hand-deliver their latest release, a split 7-inch with fellow electro-nutjob Pictureplane, to anyone in Denver who wants it. And all this for the low, low price…
If you’ve already downloaded the Young Coyotes’ two EPs and are itching for more music, lucky you. The act’s Daytrotter Session was just posted for free download. The songs are dependably raw, and the write-up is surprisingly enlightening. We’ve been covering these guys since the beginning and thought we knew…
In addition to the My Bloody Valentine and Phish shows that we already reported, there were a lot of other concert announcements this week, including Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction at Fiddler’s Green on Tuesday, May 26, Death Cab for Cutie at Red Rocks on Tuesday, July 14 and…
If you don’t already have big plans for your Wednesday night (and you aren’t hurting too much from Tueday’s St. Paddy’s revelry), consider heading out to the Meadowlark. Mike Marchant of the Widowers will be playing a set in support of Big Timber and he promises some brand new tunes…
Just received confirmation of a rumor that we heard late last week, that the members of Animo have indeed parted ways. Bassist Donovan Welsh says while there’s various reasons for the split, ultimately, the band had just run its course. The years of toiling away took its toll on he…
Are you a Broncos fan? Maybe your friends and family have been telling you how great you’d be singing the national anthem at Broncos home games. Or maybe your in a local rock or bluegrass band that thinks you have what it takes to entertain Broncos fans during the legendary…
DJ Beretta, D. Allie, Dante, Air Dubai, Mane Rok and the Pirate SignalMarch 13, 2009Marquis TheaterBetter Than: Puking up green beer outside Scruffy Murphy’sEntering the Marquis Theater on Larimer Street on Saturday night was like stepping into a warm, dry bungalow after being drenched by freezing rain. In this case,…
Cut Copy, with DJ Knightlife and Matt & KimSunday, March 15, 2009Bluebird TheaterBetter Than: Most shows I’ve seen in the last 12 months.The lights lowered in the house as Matt & Kim took stage and then came back up as the pair launched into what sounded like a weird cover…
If you can’t make it to Austin’s fabled South by Southwest event this year (and who can? I can’t even afford the gas it would take to drive there, much less the other expenses), here’s something to ease the pain — 1,267 songs from various SXSW artists, absolutely free of…
A date has finally been set for the release of Heavyweight Dub Champion’s new album, Rise of the Champion Nation, May 5, 2009. The group consists of producers Resurrector and Patch and MCs A.P.O.S.T.L.E. and Stero-Lion. With the exception of Stero, the entire group moved to San Francisco three years…
It was a hell of a big deal when My Bloody Valentine reunited last year after a sixteen-year hiatus for gigs in London, Europe, Japan and America, including the Coachella festival in Indio, California, and the All Tommorow’s Parties festival in New York. In addition to playing Coachella again, the…
DJ Chonz and Side 3 Studios head Adelio Lombardi have united and launched a new website strictly for the DJs called MixTerminal.com. The site is a new social-networking hub, specifically geared toward DJs as a place where they can come together to share ideas, music, videos, photos, blogs, mixes and…
When Wicked Garden opened last Halloween on Larimer, some folks were hoping it might be Denver’s answer to Hollywood’s Viper Room. But it takes a little more than throwing up a few ’80s album covers, pictures of Jimi Hendrix and Angus Young and painting quotes from Aerosmith songs on the…
DJ Low Key will be in Austin at SXSW deejaying for national hip-hop group Tanya Morgan next week. Before he heads out, though, he hooked us up with his new mixtape, Ketchup, with L.A. rapper TiRon. For those unaware, TiRon made some noise a couple of years ago with his…
All right, I’ve made no secret over the years of my loathing of battle-of-the-bands types of events. I’m just not a fan. At the risk of sounding all sanctimonious, I’ve always felt like these things cheapen the music, in essence reducing any semblance of art to a battle of the…
Man, it’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since the world-famous Cricket On the Hill shut its doors for good. Talk about leaving a gaping hole in the scene. The place was an institution, the iconic equivalent in Denver to CBGB closing in New York, is I…
In its fifth consecutive week on the charts, the Fray’s self-titled sophomore release is still generating impressive sales figures, good enough, in fact, to remain in the top ten on the Billboard 200. Last week, the group registered 30,000 more sales, which moved it up a notch to number seven…
From the sounds of it, the 3OH!3 dudes are having the absolute time across the pond. The folks at MTV have tapped the guys to keep a tour diary of their current jaunt supporting Katy Perry. Evidently, the crowds are massive and enthusiastic, with “people slam dancing just like home,”…
Tonight at Rhinoceropolis, Pictureplane is kicking off his Goth Tour in fine style — goth style, that is. The notice I just got asks attendees to dress goth (the picture left is a detail from the flier, ostensibly included as a helpful hint if you’ve forgotten what goth looks like)…
The new Bad Weather California album is called Young Punks. And unless you consider reverb-drenched, Stones-inspired riffs to be punk, then the title might seem like an ironic misnomer at first. Stylistically, at least, the act’s rollicking psych-folk-rock is a far cry from the music of the bands that shaped…
People are going to drink through the good times and the bad. But where they drink may change. Mike, who owns the Rockstar Bar (3358 Mariposa Street), thinks that a lot more folks are buying booze at liquor stores and drinking at home these days. Mike doesn’t like drinking alone…
Although traditionally playing very few shows, Pacific Pride (due at the hi-dive on Saturday, March 14) seems to make every performance count. The outfit’s rich blend of lo-fi pop with frayed sonic edges is reminiscent of the golden age of New Zealand’s Flying Nun label when legendary bands like the…
