Glenn Frey, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, died on Monday. Frey and the Eagles are deeply associated with the culture of the American West Coast of the 1970s due to their centrality to the country-rock scene that emerged from Los Angeles at that time, as well…
While Casselman’s Bar & Venue, which is closing this weekend after a six-year run, brought in a wide variety of local acts, it also booked a number of stellar national acts, including Raekwon, Stryper, Das Racist and Too $hort. Here’s a rundown of ten great moments at the venue. 10…
Weezer and Panic! at the Disco will stop at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on Sunday, July 24 as part of their summer co-headlining tour in support of their new albums. Continuing with the emo-pop-punk revival — Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness opens the show. Reserved tickets ($29.75-$75) and general admission lawn…
More music venue closing news: the Armoury on Larimer is shutting down. Named for the Arsenal soccer team’s fan store, the Armoury opened in early 2013 in the Ballpark Neighborhood as an Old World pub that focused on soccer, spirits heavy on beer and browns, and a live-music lineup featuring…
On a cold Friday night in January, on a corner of the Baker neighborhood near the highway and train tracks, sits an unassuming venue for a music festival. Yet the location of the 1010 Workshop — around the corner from the original location of legendary center of local DIY music,…
Editor’s Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. Visit Krumpholz’s website to see more of his work…
The singing starts almost immediately, the voice deep and sultry, picking through blues songs in random one- or two-line bursts. It seems a little incongruous that the woman making our sandwiches in a tidy deli called Dubbel Dutch — its storefront painted orange, its shelves neatly lined with packages of…
After a six-year run, Casselman’s Bar & Venue in the RiNo district is closing this Saturday as Bend, Oregon’s 10 Barrel Brewery is slated to open a brewpub in the building. Casselman’s remaining shows include Mike Ring tonight, a comedy game show on Thursday, January 21, and Stephen Pearcy, former singer for Ratt,…
Glenn Frey passed away on Monday, January 17, 2016, at the age of 67. As a member of the Eagles he helped to pen and perform several staples of what is now the American classic-rock canon. All humorous references to The Dude’s assessment of the Eagles in The Big Lebowski…
Thanks to the recent news about Guns N’ Roses, the word “reunion” seems to be buzzing all over social media right now. In the hair metal world, Florida-turned-Colorado band Tryxx reuniting and making a movie about the whole thing. In Frebruary, a re-formed Ween will perform a highly-anticipated reunion stand in…
Last year, just before John Doe, co-founder of the influential L.A. punk band X, took the stage at the Lion’s Lair, Governor John Hickenlooper walked into the storied hundred-person dive bar with some people, including two guys from his security detail. “I give him a lot of credit for going…
Filmmaker Shannon Kelly was getting his commission to make a film for display at Denver International Airport around the time he first and last saw a band whose music seemed to fit his cinematic vision: Pteranodon. Kelly had been a film student at CU and rubbed shoulders with the likes of…
Ladysmith Black Mambazo returned to Denver last night and performed for a full house at the L2 Church on Colfax, presented by Swallow Hill Music. The South African vocal ensemble has been entertaining audiences around the world for more than five decades, traversing the globe and historical milestones. Over this…
Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom celebrated its fourteenth anniversary on January 15, which featured a performance by Everyone Orchestra to celebrate. Everyone Orchestra is an improvised band that features a list of revolving musicians and includes such luminaries as Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company, Allman Brothers Band), Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident), Michael Travis (String…
“This is the most interesting thing we do all year,” Murder By Death frontman Adam Turla said a few songs into the Indiana-bred band’s 28-song, two-hour set at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park on Saturday night. And that’s saying a lot, as the indie-Americana quintet with a twisted gothic…
Formed in Los Angeles in 1994, electro-metal band Orgy earned themselves some serious international fame when they put out the Candyass album in ’98, and the subsequent single, a cover of New Order’s “Blue Monday.” Following a third album in 2004, Punk Statik Paranoia, the band went away for six years. Frontman Jay Gordon kept busy…
Todd Rundgren headlines the Oriental Theater tonight while Tony Lucca is at the Walnut Room tomorrow and Orgy and Cut Chemist are town on Wednesday. See our picks for the next four days below. MONDAY, JANUARY 18 Todd Rundgren $40, 8:30 p.m. Oriental Theater Monday Night Menagerie $15, 7 p.m. Cervantes’…
When Todd Rundgren toured last year in support of his latest electronica-driven effort, Global, he only brought DJ Dam Funk (who manned a laptop and a keyboard) and two female singer/dancers on the road with him. The shows, including one at the Bluebird Theater in August, were largely made up…
Over the past five years, Tucker Gumber has been to more than 90 festivals. And he has come away from them with a simple message for festival promoters: Step it up, guys. “Every festival has something that they can do a little better,” says the 32-year-old Colorado native, speaking by…
For an inspirational setting to record their forthcoming album (release date TBA) , Dragondeer dug deep into the heart of California’s Topanga Canyon. The idyllic area, located in the Santa Monica Mountains, has long been a safe haven and a place of respite for storied musicians like Bob Dylan, Neil…
There’s an impressive assortment of music in town this weekend, including SunSquabi at the Ogden Theatre, Ladysmith Black Mambazo at L2 Church, Cervantes’ 14th Anniversary with Everyone Orchestra, and Car Seat Headrest at hi-dive. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 SunSquabi $17/$20, 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre…
The Blue Rider is the kind of band that must be experienced live. That’s not to diminish the band’s records, which are captivating in their own right. But through speakers, Blue Rider sounds a bit like you’re playing an obscure Doors record at the wrong RPM. It’s loud and convoluted,…
