To say that Eyedea and Abilities’ latest accomplishment, By The Throat, (summer 2009, Rhymesayers), resides solely in the land of hip-hop is to say that that Africa is a country because that’s what Sarah Palin read to you off her hand. For fans of the Minnesota duo, I may be preaching to choir here. For […]
As I’ve written before, Lipgloss (every Friday at La Rumba, 9th & Broadway) was the first dance night in Denver that I ever went to that also gave me a musical taste of home, a close cousin to San Francisco’s indie disco dance nights ala Popscene. It’s rare that a dance night is still around […]
When I saw Atmosphere’s God Love Ugly being reissued, I had to stop and think for a second. Had that many years gone by to where this album was in the reissue category? I went back to the Kaffeine Buzz archives and yes, it was during the “Keepin’ It Rural” tour in the fall of […]
“Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the streets.” If Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, had his way, that sing-song statement by Marvin Gaye would be so. But for now, dancing to the artist’s legendary musical collages will take place within the confines of this summer’s festivals, including the Monolith Festival (September […]
Life moves fast these days. Look, we’re already into the third month of the year. When you’re young, days seem to move a bit slower. But when you’re living beyond your years, two years can go by with the flash of an eyelash.
You may have seen his work during the DNC in the area of the Manifest Hope exhibit and celebration, within the Urban Nature exhibit at Denver Botanic Gardens, or on the cover of an Atmosphere CD. And if you’ve missed all these, you can see his work Friday, November 7 when Delton Demarest throws yet […]
With all the doom and gloom that surrounds us these days, I have to say there are many forms of inspiration that have come to the rescue, other than the bottle, although a glass or two of a nice Malbec makes the “Joe the Plumber” political commercials and up-n-down financial news reports (with the remote […]
As the saying goes, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. This has been the mantra of a Denver musical entity, The Chain Gang of 1974, an electro rock gang-of-one with Kamtin Mohager at the helm. In just 18 months, Kamtin has grown his Gang’s presence from a start-up solo […]
photo: Chrissy Piper For nearly a decade Aesop Rock repped New York while being an integral artist on the indie-rap powerhouse Definitive Jux. Still recording under the Def Jux imprint, he now resides in San Francisco with his wife of three years. As he and his fans acclimate to his San Francisco home-base, the artist […]
photo: Kane Skenner My stupidity convinced me that it would be a good idea to go to a slip-n-slide party and do some heavy drinking the night before I was to interview Kim Moyes from The Presets. But I did wake up at 8am the following morning, ready to receive a phone call from The […]
