This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of “Electricity,” the debut single for Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (OMD). It was also the year the band first performed at a small yet iconic Liverpool club called Eric’s, which had become a home to rising, experimental acts the likes of the Buzzcocks, Slits, Siouxsie […]
Through the ages and up to our contemporary times, music has united and transformed societies and individuals alike. For Nakury, a Costa Rican rapper, MC, activist, cultural curator, and documentary filmmaker, it has become her mission to fuel change. This spans from the local communities in her native country, to supporting, educating, and mentoring young […]
2016 has been the year for many, many things. Some surreal, others dumbfounding, but in the entertainment world, live streaming content has seen positive growth and evolution far beyond what it was last year. Major TV networks have been launching technology and consumer-based business innovation that’s already been at play in the music industry for […]
The beauty about music is it can lead anyone anywhere, figuratively or literally, as a listener or as a songwriter. For Griff Snyder, it took him from the snowy mountains of Colorado to the shores of California and back; from the days of folk music parties featuring his band Dovekins to the solo explorations of […]
What may or may not be an ‘official band photo’ of Portland’s Grandhorse is no doubt an apt representation of their persona: floating carefree in the water, jovial, and bonding with cold beverages.
After chatting with Harry Koisser, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for Birmingham’s PEACE, I realized that the band wasn’t on a stretch for this current U.S. tour. He, along with Samuel Koisser on bass, Douglas Castle on guitar, and Dominic Boyce on drums had been going solid since I’d seen them on the last day […]
It was one year ago when I spoke with Brennen Bryarly about his idea: to top into 100 personally chosen tastemakers in Denver to be a part of a monthly community event that brought renowned dance music to the people. That first night on November 19, 2011 at Beauty Bar featured Damon Allen, along with […]
On a warm summer night, a number of us from Denver’s music community gathered at Lannie’s Clock Tower in the heart of the city’s downtown bustle to be the first to hear tracks from the Epilogues’ long-awaited album, Cinematics. Virgil Dickerson, purveyor of Suburban Home Records, poured refreshing Moscow Mules from a sitting position while […]
Although unwritten or not clearing defined, various rock star autobiographies via ghost writers notwithstanding, the rights of passage for music groups are varied. Sharing a house / practice place while working a restaurant job, then making it with your band to a point where you can quit that day / night job, from opening for […]
Mancub quickly became a electro pop favorite in Denver, setting the stage with a ‘dancing in the streets’ set at the Underground Music Showcase in 2011 and the group’s release of 8-Bit Crush, a bevy of summer grooves and vivacious dance tracks. In 2012, members Alex Anderson and Danny Stillman are down to just one, […]
