While last week was relatively slow in terms of show announcements, the folks at Soda Jerk Presents recently unveiled quite a few shows at the the Marquis Theater and the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs. Rapper P.O.S. hits the Black Sheep on Thursday, February 4, followed by a date at…
This week’s top flier comes to us from the far-off, exotic land of Fort Collins. While we don’t get up that way as often as we should, there’s no shortage of talented acts coming out of there and, as this flier shows, no shortage of talented designers helping them get…
After Boulder’s Rose Hill Drive played Led Zeppelin II in its entirety at the Boulder Theater last New Year’s Eve, the band took a year-long hiatus. The band members made quite a few announcements saying they needed some time off to re-focus. Even so, there was some speculation that the…
We found a whale of a poster for you this week. Yeah, yeah, we know that was a pretty stupid joke, but we couldn’t resist. Just like we couldn’t resist the simple charms of this illustration. From its curlicue framing effect to its central whale-eats-boat motif, there’s nothing not to…
England-based alt-rock band Muse, who’s touring in support of its latest effort, The Resistance, is slated to visit Odeum Colorado (formerly the Broomfield Event Center) with Silversun Pickups on Tuesday, April 6. Tickets, which are $39.50 to $49.50, go on sale Saturday, December 19, at 10 a.m. Yeasayer, who’s sophomore…
Just received word from the folks at Live Nation that the Weezer gig originally slated for Saturday, January 17 at the Fillmore has been postponed with no new date announced. While no official reason was given, we’re guessing frontman Rivers Cuomo is going to need more time to recover from…
Wow, do we love the crazy mind-melt of this image. We’re not sure if its an original image or was appropriated from some anthropology textbook article about one of those tribes with a tendency toward chewing up the flora to reach the depths of inner space. Either way, it’s a…
While recording songs for Jim Sampas’ documentary about Jack Kerouac, Son Volt’s Jay Farrar and Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard realized they both shared an affinity for the famed Beat writer. After recording songs for the film, the pair continued to work on songs using words from Kerouac’s novel…
The five hand-painted guitars signed by ten Nobel Peace Prize winners that will be auctioned off on eBay today are truly for the man who has everything — although “that’s not true until they buy one of the guitars!,” points out Ivan Suvanjieff, the founder of PeaceJam, the organization that…
Sometimes, a little minimalism can go a long, long way. And that’s the case here on Moonspeed’s CD release poster. Underneath some opaque text (nice, simple and effective typography choice, by the way) we have a groovy abstract painting that simultaneously recalls the oil projections of the ’60s psychedelic movement…
Alice in Chains hits the road in February in support of Black Gives Way to Blue, its first studio album in fourteen years, and with new singer William DuVall, who took over vocal duties for the band after original singer Layne Staley passed away in 2002. The band hits the…
We’re all familiar with the phrase “so wrong it’s right” but it’s rare that we come across an image that exemplifies that familiar idea as perfectly as this week’s top flier. We feel a little dirty just looking at it — liking it as much as we do surely indicates…
This just in: Judy Collins and Neko Case will be headlining Swallow Hill’s fourth annual RootsFest on Saturday, March 6 at Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Local favorites Paper Bird and Trace Bundy are also slated to perform at the fest. Tickets, which are $35 to $140, go on sale Thursday,…
Billy Joel and Elton John’s Face 2 Face show originally scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at the Pepsi Center has been pushed back to February 22. Any tickets purchased for this Sunday’s show will be valid for the rescheduled date, and refunds are available at point of purchase. The two…
Slayer and Megadeth team up for KBPI’s Midwinter Melee on Monday, January 25 at DU’s Magness Arena. It’s the first time the two bands have co-headlined in two decades, and as a bonus for diehard metal heads, Testament gets things started. General admission floor seats are $49.50, while reserved seats…
Can you say “disco”? That’s what jumps out at here, due largely to the slick Savoy logo and the supporting typography (love that silly dotted display font, designer!). The image here is arresting, even if it isn’t communicating much beyond “Gasp!” I guess that means Savoy is an exciting and…
UPDATE: The show has officially been canceled. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. Our fellows in St. Louis at A to Z, the Riverfront Times music blog, are reporting that the notoriously wild garage rockers King Khan and BBQ Show were a no-show for their nearly sold-out…
You might get a little sense of deja vu from this week’s top flier — we’ve featured the previous two Houses EP release fliers, both of which sport similar designs, in past flier of the week slots. But what can we say? These fliers are just beautiful examples of design…
As reported last week, Jay-Z brings his BP3 tour to the Pepsi Center on Monday, March 22. Reserved tickets range from $39.50 to $99.50 and go on sale Saturday, November 14 at 10 a.m. On Monday, March 8, Bon Jovi also hits Pepsi Center as part of the band’s Circle…
Jay-Z, whose Blueprint 3 has been a strong seller since hitting the streets two months ago, just confirmed his 2010 North American tour, which includes a stop at the Pepsi Center Monday, March 22. Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy will open the show and tickets go on sale Friday, November 13…
This week’s flier breaks most of the rules of good design — there are too many fonts, it’s busy and, arguably, cluttered, the color palette is all over the map — but that just goes to show that sometimes, the rules are meant to be broken. Because even though this…
Fabolous, Twista and Mario, who have each recently dropped new albums, are among the noted hip-hop and R&B talent slated to appear at KS 107.5’s Jingle Jam Friday, December 18 at the Fillmore Auditorium. Advance general admission tickets are $27/$30 day of show. Steve Earle, who’s touring in support Townes,…
