Rise Against’s commercial prospects keep looking better and better. The Chicago-based band’s latest album, Appeal to Reason, debuted at the number-three spot on Billboard’s Top 200 chart in October, and the act is taking advantage of the exposure with a world tour that includes a pair of dates at the…
The painting on the cover of O’Death’s latest album depicts a boy and a girl, with the spaces where their faces should be replaced with black sky and lightning. It’s all a bit creepy, but it gives the listener some insight into what’s inside the American gothic band’s third release,…
Canada has nurtured some of the more intriguing musical acts of recent years, including various members of the Broken Social Scene collective. Joel Zimmerman, who goes by Deadmau5, extends this tradition even though he operates in a genre — club music — that’s hardly associated with his homeland. As evidence,…
Even though Metro Station has probably been able to capitalize on the fact that its lineup includes Trace Cyrus (half-brother of Miley Cyrus, star of Hannah Montana), the band’s music stands on its own merit. “Seventeen Forever,” Metro’s breakout hit, established a sound grounded in the melding of ’80s synth-flavored…
While Of Montreal has gotten quite a rep for its highly visual shows, the Athens, Georgia-based indie-pop group looks like it’s pulling out all the stops on this current jaunt in support of Skeletal Lamping. Judging from recent tour accounts, the act is turning its shows into theatrical, psychedelic, aural…
These days, Wasilla, Alaska, is mainly known to residents of the Lower 48 as the place where Sarah Palin served as mayor before beginning a rise to fame that’s included stints as Alaska’s governor, a vice-presidential nominee and the inspiration for a Tina Fey impression that’s a lot funnier than…
Came across another stellar flier this week. Boasting a lovely pencil illustration of Sarah Palin all bareback on a T-Rex, this handbill (click thumbnail to view full-size) touts a show on Wednesday, November 19, featuring Oregon’s Broadway Calls, with Esprit de Corps, Crooked Ways, Benchwarmer and No High Fives to…
In the November 13, 2008 issue, we printed excerpts of our conversation with Rise Against drummer Brandon Barnes, who just happens to be a Colorado Native, who’s returned here after stints living in Chicago and Austin. Barnes weighed in on the band’s success thus far, explained the appeal of recording…
Storyboard illustration: Justin Staggs Whoa! Just screened the new Ghost Buffalo video for “Gold Disease,” from the band’s sophomore effort, The Magician. Without putting too fine a point on it, let’s just say it’s… aw, hell, man — it’s freaking badass. The band filmed the clip in Minneapolis a few…
For those of you heading out to tonight’s Madonna show at the Pepsi Center, we’ve just received word of an after-party slated to take place at Wicked Garden, the new club at 1403 Larimer Street. Over 25 cast and crew members will reportedly be on hand for the shindig, which…
MADONNA @ PEPSI CENTER | 11.11.08 There’s a reason that Madonna’s been around as long as she has: She’s among the last of the bigger-than-life performers. Although her outsized, oversexed persona has often preceded her — from her highly publicized flings to her tawdry acts of salaciousness over the years,…
Ian MacKaye. If Ian MacKaye had a different value system, he could be one of the wealthiest men in the music business. After all, he was the primary force behind Minor Threat and Fugazi, two of the most revered rock acts of the past three decades, and he co-founded and…
George Clinton & P-Funk return to the Fillmore January 10. Things are slowing down a bit with shows these days, but it usually happens over the winter months. But there is some good music to look forward to in January, including George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic at the Fillmore (Jan. 10),…
Photo: Brian Landis Folkins Dave Matthews Band will reportedly be issuing Live at Mile High Music Festival, an album featuring recordings captured at the second night of AEG’s inaugural music festival, which took place this past July at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. The disc from the outfit,…
Photo: Tom Murphy Mike Marchant just blessed us with a pair of tracks from Widowers that won’t be appearing on the outfit’s new record. The frontman says the folkier tunes aren’t making the cut because they’d sound out of place with the rest of the material the band is currently…
Two fine songwriters in their own right, Ellison Park and Tim Pourbaix have recently been collaborating on a batch of new tunes. “Nothing ambitious,” Park stresses. “I’m playing guitar and singing back up vocals.” Sounds pretty damn good to us. Give ’em a spin and see what you think. We’ve…
Photo: Mickey Avalon and his crew brought their unique brand of raunch through to the Ogden last night. Our man Aaron Thackeray captured the whole scene and sent over some pictures to prove it…
Photo: God knows, we love NPR, especially All Songs Considered. So it’s pretty great to see the Flobots getting a nod from that show as one of this year’s Overlooked Gems. Wait… what? Overlooked? Really? Not sure how Bob Boylan and company managed to miss the Flobots. “Overlooked” isn’t exactly…
Update: Video from Montreal show posted after the jump. Melissa Auf der Maur, Hole’s onetime bassist, has tapped Adam Tymn, Chris Sorensen and Joe McChan, three-sixths of the almighty, dearly departed VAUX, to back her on a series of upcoming dates. The guys are currently holed up in Hudson, New…
Just received word that Paper Bird has inked a new joint management agreement with Mark Bliesener’s Band Guru and Sarah Levin’s Letter R Management firms. Coming off a series of dates on New Belgium’s Tour de Fat, the darling, irresistible, retro-tinged, roots-based combo has already had quite a noteworthy year,…
Fort Collins ska masterminds, 12 Cents for Marvin, will be calling it a day with a pair of shows commemorating a dozen years together (although the band reports that it formed nearly a decade ago during college — evidently, someone within the organization’s doing new math or something) and nearly…
Photo: Jon Solomon The Giraffes Larimer Lounge Saturday, November 8, 2008 Better than: the last two times I’ve seen the Giraffes. It starts off fairly tame for a Giraffes show. A few people throwing ice cubes at singer at singer Aaron Lazar. A few songs later, it’s plastic cups filled…
