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Barack Obama Post Speech Analysis
Thu Aug 28, 9:15 PM
Alright, alright, admitedly, the headline of this post is a little misleading. By no means am I a political analyst, nor am I even going to pretend to be. I have my own thoughts on Barack Obama's speech, but... More >>
Live Review: Nada Surf, Cold War Kids, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Silversun Pickups, at the Manifest Hope Art Gallery
Thu Aug 28, 3:26 PM
Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah. No, seriously, do it! Nada Surf, Cold War Kids, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Silversun Pickups Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 Manifest Hope Art Gallery Better than: Hanging out in the industrial stretches of... More >>
This just in: Moby is slightly amusing when writing about Denver
Thu Aug 28, 11:14 AM
Moby's been in town all week, in case you haven't noticed (we haven't really paid any attention, to tell you the truth). Evidently, he's been drinking coffee at the Brown Palace, which he thinks sounds like some sort of... More >>
Yonder Mountain String Band scores the coolest gig at the DNC
Thu Aug 28, 8:38 AM
Yonder Mountain String band has scored, hands down, the coolest gig of the entire DNC and perhaps its career. Tonight the Nederland-based act will be performing at Invesco prior to Barack Obama's acceptance speech, alongside Stevie Wonder,... More >>
Features
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Welcome to the weird, wonderful world of Bradford Cox's DeerhunterBy Kyle SmithThursday, August 28"Everyone shits. Honestly. And everyone has fucked up things they hide. I show mine with a sense of humor." So wrote Bradford Cox in a blog post... More >> -
The celebrity-starved Denver media is all Twitterpated during the DNCBy Dave HerreraThursday, August 28Good grief, man! Can you believe the amount of star-fucking going on in this town right now? Seriously, it's pathetic. Are we really so... More >>
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Al Green is still as soulful as everBy Jon SolomonThursday, August 28In 2006, soul legend Al Green met with Roots drummer Amir "?uestlove" Thompson and famed hip-hop and R&B producer James Poyser at New York's... More >> -
A look at the worst jobs in rockBy Cole HaddonThursday, August 28With Labor Day upon us, we thought we'd pay tribute to America's celebration of the working man by recognizing the worst jobs in rock. There are... More >> -
Ratatat's music sings without singingBy Michael RobertsThursday, August 28Vocalists get the prima donna's share of attention in most groups. But according to Evan Mast, who represents half of the Brooklyn-based... More >> -
David Byrne & Brian EnoEverything That Happens Will Happen Today
EverythingThatHappens.comBy Michael RobertsThursday, August 28My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, released in 1981 (and recently reissued), was an attempt by David Byrne and Brian Eno to forge new territory via... More >> -
The Hold SteadyStay Positive
VagrantBy Nicholas HallThursday, August 28"Me and my friends are like the drums on 'Lust for Life,'" sings Craig Finn, opening Stay Positive with what is almost certainly the perfect... More >> -
teamAWESOME!The Burnt Siena Album
Self-releasedBy Tom MurphyThursday, August 28For a band that performs live music with such fun-loving, reckless abandon, teamAWESOME! always seems to put out well-recorded, tightly played... More >> -
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Mini ReviewsThursday, August 28Peter Bradley Adams, Leavetaking (Sarathan Records). Peter Bradley Adams's second solo effort finds the former Eastmountainsouth frontman... More >> -
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Global NoizeFriday, August 29, Owsley's Golden Road, 303-297-1772; Saturday, August 30, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.By Tom MurphyThursday, August 28Jam bands playing Boulder are a dime a dozen. But once in a while, a group comes into town whose imaginative compositions are rich enough to... More >>
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Iuengliss at the MeadowlarkBy Tom MurphyThursday, August 28Sometimes the most brilliant musical minds come in the most unassuming packages. This is certainly the case with Tom Metz. His project,... More >> -
King Britt at VinylBy Cory CasciatoThursday, August 28King Britt's musical resume is long and varied. He rose to prominence as the DJ for the ultra-cool, jazz-inflected hip-hop act Digable Planets.... More >> -
Trumpeter Nate Birkey returns to his roots at Nissi'sBy Jon SolomonThursday, August 28When I first started getting into jazz almost two decades ago, I listened repeatedly to Chet. It's a gorgeous Chet Baker album comprising mostly... More >>
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The DNC cheat sheet: From Rage to Flav, Backbeat has you coveredBy Dave HerreraThursday, August 21Pssst... this just in: The Democratic National Convention kicks off next week here in Denver. After nineteen months of hyperventilation in all... More >> -
The Mansfields are staying up late to listen to KROQ. Can you guess why?By Jon SolomonThursday, August 21During his three-decade tenure at Los Angeles radio station KROQ, legendary DJ Rodney Bingenheimer has helped break a slew of bands, everyone... More >>
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Bonnie Rose Zephyr Lounge
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Rekha Ohal The Burnsley Hotel
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Ricardo Pena Millennium Harvest House Hotel
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Jana Hunter hi-dive
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Jazz Aspen Snowmass Rio Grande Park
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Chris Daniels & the Kings Orchard Town Center
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98.5 KYGO’s 2nd Annual Summer Chill Out Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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Gorgeous Frankenstein & Car Bomb Oriental Theater
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Mike Gordon Fox Theatre
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Within the Chaos Gothic Theatre
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Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band three20south
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After Five Jazz & Blues Festival Five Points
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Maraca Boulder Theater
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Will Durst Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
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Sammy Dee The Cork
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Lionel Young The Q Blues & Jazz Lounge
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Madison Metal Fest 3 Toad Tavern
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The Mighty Twisters Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites
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Emilio Emilio Ziggie's
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Johnny O. Band Oskar Blues
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Fire in the Bloodlines
Exploratory jazz band the Bendy Pastorius Group finds a deeper groove
By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
Fusion. Within music, it's practically a dirty word. Though the term is intended to suggest the... More >>
Dallas
Selfishly, But Willingly
Lately, Sarah Jaffe's outdrawn the headliners she's shared bills with, and that can mean only one thing
By Pete Freedman
Well, it happened again.
Sarah Jaffe upstaged yet another touring act pulling through town.... More >>
Houston
Born-Again Shock Rocker (and Golfer) Alice Cooper
Spider Man
By Bob Ruggiero
As he writes in his highly readable autobiography, Alice Cooper, Golf Monster, the father of... More >>
Kansas City
How Fred Wickham’s quest for a Waylon Jennings T-shirt led him to ownership of the country legend’s mid-’70s tour bus
By C.J. Janovy
Fred Wickham has two types of friends: the ones who thought he was crazy around this time last... More >>
Miami
My Morning Jacket Might Be the Best Live Band Ever
Check these guys out at The Fillmore.
By Jeff Weiss
I'm not sure of the exact moment when My Morning Jacket became the best live band in the world,... More >>
Phoenix
Portugal the Man brings its unique psychedelic boogie improv to Phoenix
By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
Portugal. The Man likes spontaneity. They also like random punctuation in the middle of their... More >>
San Francisco
Tussle offers up the cream of the beat
By Ron Nachmann
Tussle's willingness to break rules isn't the only thing that makes it a bona fide San... More >>
St. Louis
With a new U.S. tour alongside Aimee Mann and a fresh look at their greatest hits, U.K. pop geniuses Squeeze are reunited, reinvented — and rejuvenated
By Annie Zaleski
When it comes to pop songwriters from the UK, several names always crop up as inspirations:... More >>
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