Murder by Death, the Builders and the Butchers, Fake Problems February 14, 2009 Bluebird Theater Better than:Eating cheap chocolates from Walgreens ’cause your significant other forgot about Valentine’s Day. The Murder by Death show at the Bluebird brought all the jaded and lonely hearts together in one room. Starting the…
Photo: Gary Isaacs DeVotchKa, Quixotic Friday, Feb. 13 Paramount Theater Better than: Seeing one of Denver’s most effusive and entrancing local acts in a stripped-down, sullen setting. Atmosphere can make a big difference.I’ve seen members of DeVotchKa play in various incarnations and in a wide variety of venues during the…
Speakeasy, Tiger and AT05 Saturday, February 14, 20091515Better than: Eating handfuls of sleeping pills and looking through photos of your ex-wife — after all, it’s Valentine’s DayGenerally speaking, I avoid clubs like 1515. It’s the kind of bar where there’s always a herd of broad-shouldered men in lime green shirts with…
Friday night was one of those almost frustratingly bountiful Denver nights, with an overflowing cornucopia of great musical options from which to choose. Tyler Snow was spinning his Disco Nouveau at the Meadowlark. Devotchka wove their Valentinian magic at the Paramount. Gregory Alan Isakov and the Freight warmed up the…
The biggest news of the week in Denver music was obviously the Fray being the biggest selling band in the country. But aside from that, there was a ton of other news, like word of SleeperHorse parting ways, Gregory Alan Isakov touring with Brandi Carlile, Single File being featured on…
Yes, this is another Fray-related item, the last one this week for sure (and hopefully the last for a while — unless, of course, the band is number one on Billboard again next week; God help us). Anyhow, we’ll keep this brief. Considering our proximity to Valentine’s day, sharing this…
Just received a copy of Single File’s new record, Common Struggles. Haven’t had a chance to give it a real thorough listen yet, but from what we’ve heard thus far, it doesn’t sound like a huge departure from the act’s previous recordings. The hummable hooks the band built its name…
If you’ve somehow avoided seeing the now-ubiquitous “David after the dentist” clip, this might not make a whole lot of sense (also, welcome back from your weeks-long slumber and/or hermitage, I hope the recovery/reintegration is going okay). For everyone else, this remix of the original, already bizarre clip should provide…
If you don’t already have plans tonight for Valentine’s eve — like, say, seeing DeVotchKa at the Paramount — it would be well worth your time to stop by the Bluebird to catch Gregory Alan Isakov & the Freight, with Oakhurst. By now, you’re probably intimately familiar with the guy…
Just popped up to Aviano Coffee in the Beauvallon, right around the corner from our office for a decaf (can’t handle all that caffeine this late in the day) Americano, and heard from the owner, Doug, that the shop is going to be debuting its weekly anything-goes open mike tomorrow…
In recent years, Fort Collins has produced and fostered its fair share of acts, from Brotherhood of Dae Han and the Heyday to Set Forth and Roe. Now our neighbor to the north has its very own local-music festival, thanks to the fine folks at the Fort Collins Musicians Association…
It appears Spoke-In-Wordz will be pulling double duty this year. He’s working on a solo album that he says is due by the end of the year. At the same time, he’s also working on a new album as part of the group Infinite Mindz. But to give fans a…
Stevie Wonder could’ve seen this one coming: Just received word that Roe, the winner of KTCL’s recent Hometown for the Holidays promotion, will be performing at the station’s annual Keggs & Eggs bash at LoDo’s, where the Fort Collins-based outfit will share the stage with New Found Glory. That’s great…
In what may be a sign of the apocalypse — or, more likely, just a sign that Fred Durst finally blew through his ill-gotten gains and doesn’t want to get a real job — Limp Bizkit has announced a reunion tour and new album. I’ll pause here to allow all…
Dull. Boring. Formulaic. Uniformly bland. Uninteresting. Calculated. Inoffensive. Forgettable. These are just a few of the adjectives that various critics from across the country have used to describe the Fray’s self-titled sophomore release. As observed in this column last week, the band is clearly resonating with its fans — earlier…
Just received word from the fine folks at Live Nation that the Yes show slated for this evening at the Paramount Theatre has been canceled due to a medical emergency. A rescheduled date has not been announced, and refunds are available at point of purchase…
Okay, so this might be the coolest Westword Music Showcase-related item we’ve ever come across. It’s getting to be that time of year again where we start gearing up for another edition of the annual summertime local music extravaganza, which probably accounts for how our colleague Jared Jacang Maher came…
As we write this, two of Denver’s most prominent DJs, Bedz and Quote, are holding things down in Phoenix at various high-profile galas. Bedz (pictured left), the Nuggets’ official turntable maestro, is behind the decks at the Jam Session Center Court located in the convention center in downtown Phoenix. And…
Just received word that psych-pop magicians Widowers are making an appearance on KVDU, the University of Denver’s college radio station (wait, DU has a college radio station? Who knew?). Tune in to your Internet — it appears that KVDU is an Internet-only radio station (sorry commuters!) from 4 to 6…
It comes with great displeasure that we bring you news of another good Denver band hitting the rocks. Despite a blog post on its MySpace page from October of last year insisting otherwise, SleeperHorse has called it a day. Although the band hasn’t hasn’t made an official announcement, we have…
Despite getting a later start because of the hockey game, which, for whatever reason, threw our rhythm of a bit, we had a decent show last night. Great guests: The guys from U.S. Pipe stopped by and gave us some insight into the making of their new record, from recording…
Fucked Up, Mustangs & Madras, Guns N Rosa Parks Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Larimer Lounge Better than: The G.G. Allin documentary. Right off the bat let’s dispense with two things. One: Fucked Up is an awful name for a band. Two: If you are going to name your band Fucked…
