Acts that call off previously scheduled concerts typically do so for predictable reasons: injury, illness, slow sales and so on. But the notice that went out regarding the cancellation of a June 20 gig at the hi dive featuring Michael Dean Damron (pictured) and Thee Loyal Bastards broke new ground…
Crystal Castles, MM/DD/YYYY and Picture Plane June 16, 2008 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Crystal Castles have been the subject of a lot of hype: Plenty of internet savvy music buffs have read the charming stories about the band’s inception having been a joke for the benefit of a few friends that…
On this week’s Spiral, the fellas catch up with three-fifths of Mustangs & Madras and find out how the band hooked up with the Latest Flame imprint, how it got screwed over on a pair of ill-fated European tours that fell apart thanks to a flakey band that didn’t keep…
Photos by Jon Solomon and Aaron Thackeray. First show in fifteen years, eh? Pshaw! Could’ve fooled us. Last night, the Fluid played a (not so) secret show at the Larimer Lounge and sounded every bit as tight and vital as it did the last time we saw the band back…
Paid Dues Festival featuring De La Soul Friday, June 13, 2008 Fillmore Auditorium Better than: The wack hip-hop at KS107.5’s Summer Jam Eleven hip-hop artists in six hours: Could you ask for a better night? Not to mention, Denver is only one of four cities slated to get the Festival…
Photo by Tom Murphy. Seraphim Shock, Bad Luck City and the Mansfields Friday, June 13, 2008 Gothic Theatre Better Than: Most of the Seraphim Shock line-ups I’ve seen. Even though Sid Pink didn’t, as is customary, host this show – which meant no “Think Pink” game show in between sets…
Photos by Tom Murphy. The Black Angels and the Warlocks Saturday, June 14, 2008 Bluebird Theater Better Than: The rest of the new wave of neo-psychedelia. The previous time I had seen The Warlocks was nearly three years ago at Larimer Lounge. While the music was stunningly beautiful and powerful,…
Photos by James Mitchell Evans, Soren McCarty and Bert Ross. Westword Music Showcase Saturday, June 14, 2008 Outdoor Stage Better Than: For the cost, any show in Colorado this summer On a blisteringly hot summer day, the outdoor stage at Westword’s 2008 Music Showcase reverberated with a consistently blisteringly hot…
A Shoreline Dream lives up to its name. (Photos by Tom Murphy) Westword Music Showcase Saturday, June 14, 2008 Bar Standard Better Than: Last year’s lineup. By the time we were allowed in to Bar Standard, the first band of the afternoon had already started. A Shoreline Dream is probably…
Photos by Aaron Thackeray and Dave Herrera Westword Music Showcase Saturday, June 14, 2008 DC10 The feel for most of the day at DC10 was a sense of community. Hip-Hop fans and artists alike mingled in and around the venue shaking hands, giving pounds and enjoying the Colorado hip-hop vibe…
The scene on Bar Standard’s rooftop patio. Westword Music Showcase Saturday, June 14, 2008 Bar Standard patio Better than: Most other reasons to stand in the sun all afternoon. Bright afternoon sunshine and the accompanying blistering heat aren’t exactly the ideal setting for the art of the DJ. Not only…
Westword Music Showcase Saturday, June 14, 2008 Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge I’ve seen a ton of jazz shows at Dazzle — since the place does primarily bring in jazz acts — but I’ve never seen the place rock as much it did on Saturday with energetic sets from Jason Vigil,…
Westword Music Showcase Sutra Room, Bar Standard and 1144 Saturday, June 14, 2008 Better Than: Spending the day at the Highland Street Fair. It’s just before 3 p.m. when I walk into Sutra completely unmolested. No one seems to be watching the door, taking tickets or checking ID’s. I survey…
Click here to view the Showcase slide show. 2:30 p.m. As long as the laptop battery holds up and the connection stays live, we’ll be live blogging from the Showcase all afternoon. The Chain Gang of 1974 is just finishing its last song at the outdoor stage — Kam and…
Here’s a wrap-up of all the great stuff you missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were busy speculating what kind of family dust-up could lead Madonna’s younger brother to write an unauthorized, tell-all biography. We’re betting he didn’t get what he asked for last Christmas…..
Formed in 2004, the Last Seen is the culmination of singer and guitarist Jason Hayes’s longtime musical ambitions. Joined by guitarist John Reimers, bassist Ryan Smith and drummer Todd Bills, the group plays a dark and driving brand of melancholic rock. On the eve of the act’s CD release party,…
LOCALS ONLY With Westword’s Music Showcase going down this weekend, let’s take a quick look at what the last five hip-hop winners have been up to the last five years: The Pirate Signal (Yonnas and DJ A-What) who won in 2007, has just released its new mixtape The PS Pt…
All right, hands up: Who’s eagerly awaiting the Olympics this August? [cue crickets] Yep. That’s about what we figured. For the non-sportos — and we’re figuring that’s you, otherwise, you’d be reading the Sports Guy or The Life of Reily right now — the Olympics are about as riveting as…
hi-dive photo booth shots shamelessly pilfered from Lisa G’s myspace. d. biddle began as Duncan Barlow’s sad, quiet solo project – a reaction against all the metal and hardcore he’d played for most of his life, with bands like Endpoint, Guilt and By the Grace of God. The original incarnation…
I like to think I have a pretty well-developed values system. I know what’s important to me, the kind of person I want to be, and I try to act in accordance with that knowledge, most of the time. I guess that’s what “integrity” means to me. But it isn’t…
Metalocalypse, which is in its second season as part of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim program slate, chronicles the misadventures of Dethklok, a death-metal band that sprang from the imagination of Brendon Small and cohort Tommy Blacha. However, the group comes to life, sort of, during a Thursday, June 12 gig…
Photo by Laurie Scavo CAT-A-TAC NOMINATED IN INDIE ROCK Performing 6:30-7 PM BAR STANDARD Personnel: Andy Tennant; Jim McTurnan; Connor Bailey; Warren Wonders Discography: Past Lies and Former Lives (2007); Cat-A-Tac (2005) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
