What makes a joke funny or a song sound good is subjective; in that respect, comedy and music are aligned. But what happens when comedians and musicians come together on the same bill to perform on the same stage? “A lot of times when it does happen, it doesn’t go…
The Hi-Dive Hullabaloo will return this weekend for two days of music and festivities at the South Broadway venue. The small festival began in 2010 with the simple intention of bringing together bands made up of friends who held like-minded aesthetics but rarely got to play the same bill. Tom…
Nearby lightning and waves of torrential rain pummeled downtown Louisville, on Sunday, June 12, but the storm seemed to disappear right before the show started in the basement of Dona Laurita Gallery known as Down Space. Combining the qualities of a house show and a DIY space (off-the-cuff vibe, relatively…
Like most things that occur for the band, dance-noise duo Church Fire chalks up the connection made to its new record label, Black Box Tapes, to chance. “It was like everything that happens to us — luck and serendipity and unearned privilege,” says vocalist Shannon Webber. “Hard work is part…
At last year’s Honky Tonk Hodgepodge at Cold Beer New Mexico (aka Colfax Tavern), outside of Cimmaron, New Mexico, a local woman took offense to Bib Tucker and the Liars Club’s attire. That day, the band, which includes singer/guitarist Justin Horrigan, bassist Eric Johnston (of the Outfit), guitarist/pedal steel Tyler…
Colorado will host dozens of music festivals throughout the state over the next four months or so, many tailored to particular genres, whether it be bluegrass, folk, country, EDM or rock. Others run the gamut of styles. We’ve pared it down to ten must-see festivals (listed below in alphabetical order)…
Steely Dan returns to Red Rocks with Steve Winwood opening tonight while DeVotchKa joins the Colorado Symphony again at the venue on Thursday. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Caravan Palace and Ben Nichols of Lucero are also on tap this week. In festival season settles in, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Country…
This year’s KS 107.5 Summer Jam, which is tonight at Fiddler’s Green, features Fetty Wap with Kid Ink, Ty Dolla $ign, Fabolous, DJ Mustard, YG, E-40 and Kevin Gates. Also tonight, Lettuce headlines Red Rocks, with openers the Wailers, Manic Focus, Pete Rock and Rahzel. The weekend’s lineup also includes Big…
Domenic “Nicky” Palermo of Nothing has certainly paid his dues. Earlier in life he had been a rough-and-tumble punker who spent two years in jail for stabbing a guy during a fight. Once he got out of jail he spent some time discovering the meaning of his life and returned…
Tool, who’s only slated to play four shows in October so far, will stop at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, October 26. Reserved tickets ($75-$95) go on sale on Friday, June 10 at 10 a.m. Prophets of Rage is made up of Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Tim Commerford…
Join us on Saturday, June 25, 2016, for the 22nd Westword Music Showcase, featuring Dillon Francis, Cold War Kids, Matt and Kim, HEALTH, New Politics and more, plus 100 local bands and artists. You can get amped for the big event at the Wednesday-night Denver Cruiser Rides on June 15…
Portland, Oregon-based experimental rock band RLLRBLL makes an appearance this Sunday, June 12, at Down Space in the Dona Laurita Photography and Fine Art gallery. Starting in 1994, the group, which completely resists any pat classifications, came together after Mae Starr, Monte Trent Allen and Gilles left Bozeman, Montana and…
Codename: Carter emerged from a recording project that guitarist and vocalist Steve Gray undertook in 2008. Though more known as a guitarist, Gray discovered sounds that inspired him on keyboard, and he shared demos with old friend and longtime musical collaborator, drummer Michael Behrenhausen. The two filled out the demo…
The last track on emo-punk band Modern Baseball’s newest release, Holy Ghost, is about co-frontman Brendan Lukens deciding to get help for his mental issues, which had culminated in suicidal ideations. “Just Another Face” ends the album, but it also welcomes a new era of Modern Baseball, one in which…
At a time when all things indie rock have been relegated to the dustbin of pop culture, Denver band the Outfit still stands out. The group’s soon-to-be-released self-titled album is representative of its current creative ambitions. The Outfit is the first twelve-inch vinyl record that the band has released; it…
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. Stoney’s Bar & Grill will host bands performing at the 2016 Westword Music Showcase on Saturday, June 25. …
Saxophonist and vocalist Max Wagner, a longtime local jazz fixture, named his latest album Gratitude for good reason. “The main thing I feel about my life in music and my experiences as a musician is just gratitude — just grateful,” he says. “All along, I have been so blessed that I’ve been…
Summer is finally here, and few things pair more perfectly with Colorado’s scenery than great music. Fortunately, the state has long been a destination for musicians, and some of the most stellar concert experiences have taken place here under the stars…or in bright sunshine, or rain or snow. A few…
On an early tour through Colorado in 2003, Sam Beam, performing as Iron & Wine, was scheduled for a March show in Denver at the Climax Lounge, a then small rock club north of downtown. It was the night of the worst blizzard in recent memory. “I do remember the…
The Lumineers are at Red Rocks for pair of sold-out shows on Tuesday and Wednesday while Leon Russell is at the Oriental Theater tonight and Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) and Jesca Hoop will be at the Boulder Theater on Tuesday, June 7. See the full list of our picks below. …
The Chromeo concert with What So Not, Four Tet and Jamie xx had all the trappings of a large-scale EDM concert: the elaborate lighting rigs and sets of music aimed at the dance-music crowd. Opener What So Not and especially Four Tet should have had their set times pushed later…
As Langhorne Slim, who performs Friday, June 3, and Saturday, June 4, at the Bluebird Theater, walks around California’s Napa Valley before his set at Bottlerock Festival, he is thinking of a different time in his life. “I used to live out here years ago, a lifetime ago,” he says…
