The Palmetto state hardcore veterans, Stretch Armstrong are back with their fifth and most accomplished release to date, Free At Last. Their perfect blend of hardcore and melodic punk rock coupled with their positive heart-felt lyrics comes to its creative zenith on this record and their giant hearts are worn more proudly upon their sleeves […]
Non-Stop Je Te Plie en Deux (“Non-Stop I Fold You Into Two”) is the freshman LP from Montreal electro/punk trio We Are Wolves. Set to tour the US for the second time with The Gossip, Denver has the pleasure of hosting the first gig on October 14th (at Larimer Lounge). With gleeful anticipation, Kaffeine Buzz […]
Everything I know about power pop I learned from Patrick Bateman and True Love. The New Jersey group’s new CD, Wings, teems with the genre defining vocal harmonizing and cheery, solid guitar riffs. The production sounds crisp- impressive as the majority of the Wings was recorded in band member Tom Beaujour’s basement, who in turn, […]
This week Beatport.com, the Denver based digital download music resource for electronic music fans, DJs and producers, added two new genres to their music listing, one of those being “electro house.” Being a fan of both, I was very excited to see who appeared within this genre so I could go shopping. Steve Lawler has […]
Annie: GuitarSusy: BassSturgeon: GuitarDanny: Drums The Soviettes are out on tour with Against Me!, the Epoxies, and Smoke or Fire, hitting all 50 states (yes, including Hawaii and Alaska) as well as a few Canadian cities. So basically, there’s no excuse to miss this, the new generation of Fat Wreck Chords bands.
Have you ever lost something of value, like a ring or even an import only, out of print collector’s item of an album, which magically appears one day? The feeling is sheer delight, especially after believing that your treasured item was gone forever. For many Black Black Ocean fans such as me, that day came […]
For most bands, even for those who are on tour for weeks at a time, the thought of playing two full-length shows in one evening would seem exhausting. For Born in the Flood, it’s just what was planned for their For Fear That We May Not Be EP release party last month at Hi-Dive in […]
Driving from Portland to San Francisco, Craig Fox, vocalist and guitarist for Detroit base band The Greenhornes, recalls having played in the city over two years ago at Bottom of the Hill. This time around and as headliners for The White Stripes, the group that also includes Patrick Keeler on drums, and Jack Lawrence on […]
After witnessing the death of a fan at a September 2003 show, the guys in Death by Stereo were left confused and shaken (www.kaffeinebuzz.com/musicreviews-deathbystereo.php). After taking time for themselves and contemplating the future of the band, they realized they needed each other more than they ever had, hence the inspiration for their aptly titled new […]
Jay Munly has been a figure on the Denver music scene for many years now. For years people have recognized him as the front sideman of Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and the frontman for other well known Denver act, Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots, with a total of five album releases thus far. Tall, […]
