Privé Social Club opened its doors last October, and since then the high-end club has staked its claim on the LoDo nightlife scene. It’s a surreal place, where it feels like every wall inside is mirrored and the ones on the spacious rooftop patio are lined with thick astro-turf. Dancers…
Artopia, Westword’s annual celebration of art, culture and fashion, returns to City Hall on February 21. In addition to plenty of visual artists and the Whiteout fashion show, the event will feature some highlights from Colorado’s music scene — this year, over a dozen groups and artists will perform on…
Here is how reunion tours go, for the most part. The band, long past relevancy decides to get together one last time. Sometimes they make an album that every one pretends doesn’t exist (see: Chinese Democracy) and then set off on a tour far more extravagant then they deserve and…
For the last four years, a group of Colorado musicians have gathered to play an unofficial showcase at SXSW. The Colorado Music Party, as it is now called, has expanded steadily in that time, but this year’s installment will be the biggest by far. This year, the party will go…
Local nonprofit Youth on Record hosted a special invite-only question-and-answer session with seminal post-Riot Grrrl trio Sleater-Kinney last night, in advance of the band’s sold-out show tonight at the Ogden Theatre. Just before 5 p.m., kids and parental figures loomed in a scattered line outside the recording studio and music…
Borgore is many things: Former deathcore drummer, poet, record label founder, producer/DJ, booty enthusiast. And, as of last night, an official minister in the Church of Weed. He headlined a show at the Ogden Theatre last night, and love was in the air. That’s always true at a Borgore show…
He slashed at the air with a large knife. Well, it was a knife on one end and a microphone on the other, an instrument of terror that Marilyn Manson took turns screaming into and then waving across his face wearing a threatening smile. As he came to the end…
We feel for you. Except for some aggrieved MRAs, the culture as a whole has already deemed 2015 the year of Sleater-Kinney. The celebration of the back-from-break riot grrrl rock gods has been so thunderous that we’re sure any day Disney is going to announce they’re bumping that Star Wars…
In addition to fronting DeVotchKa, singer and guitarist Nick Urata has composed music for close to two dozen films over the past decade. But he’s never worked on a project as big as Paddington.He spent nearly three months in London composing music for the film, which stars Nicole Kidman and…
Macon Terry is sitting on the rooftop patio of Weathervane Cafe, drinking carrot juice. He’s talking about the thing he’s spent most of his life doing, which is playing music. The longtime Paper Bird bassist has been a fixture on the Denver scene for years, also logging time with Gregory…
The Replacements will be at the Fillmore Auditorium as part of their Back By Unpopular Demand Tour, their first full U.S. tour since 1991. Original members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson team up with drummer Josh Freese and guitarist David Minehan, who played with the band at three Riot Fest…
The members of Portland’s thunderous, riff-happy Red Fang don’t necessarily regret documenting their unquenchable thirst for really cheap beer in a series of music videos. They certainly weren’t subtle about it. In the video for “Prehistoric Dog,” for example, the band builds armor out of discarded Miller High Life and…
When Billy Idol started changing costumes on stage at the Paramount Theatre last night before (what else?) “Flesh For Fantasy,” it seemed at first like some post-middle-age bravado. But when he when he eventually took off his shirt entirely, because he’s goddamned Billy Idol, there wasn’t the usual gut you’d…
Yes, AC/DC came out and did whatever that is that they’ve been doing for the last four decades, and then later on Ed Sheeran and John Mayer wanked gently while Herbie Hancock sat on stage, but no where near the spotlight (probably because he is so awesome he would have…
The next time we see each other, fair Westword music reader, it will be on a brand new website. You’re looking at a glimpse of the home page, but there’s much more to it. It’s a design we think is cleaner, more responsive and easier to read. We’ll be making…
flickr/ Brian TeutschIt’s over.At the height of the dopey youthful experience, I had hundreds of rare European import CDs piled up and displayed by some sort of giant lava lamp rack. They’re all gone now, save for a few jewel cases that are sitting in a burlap sack in my…
This week brings an interesting array to Denver: Billy Idol is still kicking, for example, and songwriting genius Todd Snider’s around as well. There are a few more (you can see some highlights below), but let’s not bury the lede. Sleater-Kinney is back and its tour comes to the Ogden…
Don’t look for a fancy sign or neon lights outside. Right off of West Colfax, west of Casa Bonita, Hyperspace arcade is a nondescript building with virtually no outside adornment. It does not have regular hours of operation for you to drop by and play some games. The proprietor repairs…
[jump] Editor’s note: Each week, illustrator Noah Van Sciver shares his ongoing story of an ’80s rocker on a road trip through his past with the readers of Backbeat. You can see more of Van Sciver’s work in his new book YOUTH IS WASTED. Last week’s thrilling episode!…
New restrictions on the noise and end times for concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheater have been at the heart of a controversy involving EDM fans, residents of the nearby town of Morrison and the City of Denver, which operates the venue. As we reported last month, over 16,000 EDM fans…
This weekend brings plenty of good concerts to Colorado, including jam veteran moe., jazz mainstays Medeski, Martin & Wood and producer/DJ duo Nervo. The rest of our picks follow! See also: 50 Photos That Prove Red Rocks Is the Most Beautiful Venue on the Planet…
There are some new regulations in place for Red Rocks Amphitheatre this season, which you can read about here. Because there has been some controversy surrounding these changes, we asked Denver Arts and Venues Marketing and Communication Director Brian Kitts to talk about how these changes will (or won’t) affect…
