Earlier this week at the Marquis Theater, opening band Spiderbags introduced Titus Andronicus as the “best rock n’ roll band on the planet,” and that just might be true. No band in the last decade has been as ambitious or creative. Between this year’s rock opera The Most Lamentable Tragedy…
Throughout the congested rows of seats in Armstrong Hall on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs, students and guests of all ages gathered in the tight quarters to listen intently to the legendary Chuck D of Public Enemy. Chuck had come to speak with Idris Goodwin, (CC’s own hip-hop…
The Denver music family is shocked, confused and saddened by the recent passing of Mike “Mikey” Herrera — a veteran Denver musician who fronted numerous bands throughout the years, including One Dying Wish, the Blackout Pact, Sleeper Horse and Tin Horn Prayer (which he and I were in together). Mikey…
Iron Maiden brings The Book of Souls World Tour to the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, April 13. Tickets ($39.50-$89.50) go on sale on Saturday, October 10 at 10 a.m. Selena Gomez, who’s set to release her new album, Revival, Friday will be at the Pepsi Center on Saturday, July 2. While tickets…
Denvoid and the Cowtown Punks, a new book by Bob Rob Medina, will be celebrated with a release event at Mutiny Information Café at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 10. The book is an account of the days of the punk rock and experimental music scenes in Denver from 1982…
The song “Collaborations Don’t Work” appears near the end of the self-titled new album by FFS, the inspired team of Sparks and Franz Ferdinand — and the timing is perfect. By that point on the recording, the combined efforts of the two bands, which will play October 11 at the…
Last week, A$AP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator headlined a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre with Danny Brown and Vince Staples. By the time the main 2015 season ends, with the Mac Miller and Action Bronson show on Halloween, Red Rocks will have been the host to 130 shows —…
Music fans in Denver are so spoiled. We have some of the most talented musicians in the world, more music venues than Austin and a governor who celebrates his inauguration with a concert featuring local artists. And he stands in the front row. As Westword’s music editor, you get to…
The long-running weekly dance night Lipgloss will be relocating to Bar Standard starting on Friday, October 30, with guest DJ TR/ST. Following a three-year run at Beauty Bar, Lipgloss had been held at Syntax Physic Opera since May of this year. Lipgloss founder Michael Trundle says that the first month…
Neil Feather will be returning to perform his first Denver show in twenty-five years tonight, October 6, at the Mercury Café. Opening will be local avant-garde improv act Animal / object. This time around, Feather will be performing with Roso Langabeer in their duo, Two To Tutu Too. Feather became…
The seventh edition of the Titwrench festival worked well in its new single day, single venue format. In fact, one of Denver’s most thoughtful festivals set a strong logistical example in many ways. The entrance at Dryer Plug Studios made it easier for people coming in and out and for…
Editor’s Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. This week, he talked to Mutiny Information Cafe Co-Owner Jim Norris to learn more about a South Broadway staple. Visit Karl Christian’s website to see more of his work. …
As it officially starts to feel like fall outside, the concert calendar eases up a bit — but there are still plenty of good shows out there, including Titus Andronicus at the Marquis on Wednesday. See the full list of our picks below. MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 Dirty Few$8 9 p.m…
It’s been an emotional few days for the Denver Music Community. On Sunday afternoon, Gary Lee Bomar — owner of Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub — passed away at a Denver Hospital after sustaining a severe head injury earlier this week. . Bomar was in Mexico on a vacation,…
Last time, we listened to half a dozen great, if sometimes strange, songs with Colorado connections. Our state seems particularly to inspire mishaps involving musicians – not to mention terrifying crimes such as the 2005 shooting of Marc Cohn during a carjacking attempt in Denver. It’s a long, long list,…
While it’s clear that guitarist and singer Jonny Barber, also known as the Velvet Elvis, has a strong affinity for Elvis Presley, the guy’s fondness for Colfax Avenue runs just about as deep. He’s been webmaster of ColfaxAvenue.com for over a decade, chronicling America’s longest street. Two years ago, Barber…
A curator and lover of Denver music needs help. Gary Lee Bomar, owner of Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub — the South Broadway bar that has hosted hundreds of bands and is a staple during the Underground Music Showcase — is in the hospital due to a severe head…
Sera Cahoone, a Littleton native and Columbine High School graduate who now lives in Seattle, quickly rose to critical acclaim as a singer-songwriter when, already known for her drumming in bands like Band of Horses and Carissa’s Wierd, she released a self-titled solo album in 2006. Cahoone’s dusty, welcoming songs…
The Northwest Denver Folk Festival kicks off its fourth year this Saturday, October 3, at The Oriental Theater. The annual festival has previously been held in the spring, and this year’s installment has been streamlined to one day. Breaking with a traditional definition of “folk” for the festival, organizers Dustin…
What’s old is new again! Get out that scrunchie and get ready to dance.
Decadence returns to the Colorado Convention Center for a two-night New Year’s part on Wednesday, December 30 and Thursday, December 31 with a line-up that includes Bassnectar, Gramatik, Deadmau5, Excision, Hardwell and a number of other EDM acts. Tickets ($69-$215) go on sale on Friday, October 2 at noon. John…
If you’re still laboring under the misconception that digital is the future of music, open your eyes. Physical formats – cassettes and records especially – are everywhere, and record stores, once predicted to be the ill-fated Neanderthal of the music-buying world, are thriving and even spawning in some places. Hell,…
