I first met Troublemaker one late night (one of many) in Austin at SXSW in 2005. I was with my friend Aimee from Fox Theater, huddled in with their crew, including Z-Trip, who was on a mission to find late night burritos. I ran into Troublemaker again when he came into town with Z-Trip a […]
photo: carrie wait The Gipper. Rudy. Charlie Brown. Ben Stiller’s character in all of his movies. Ashlee Simpson. Tommy Lee as a solo artist. The other white meat. We all love a good underdog (unless it involves the live action, voice-animated motion picture version of everyone’s favorite superhero canine … then it’s just plain blasphemy, […]
No matter how many occasions we have with good timing, it always seems to stir up a sense of pleasant surprise. This happened with Junkie XL album, Today, which I had brought it with me on my trip to Los Angeles. I had thrown it in my bag along with a few other CDs, which […]
After the splash that Chicago’s Office made this past year at SXSW, the 5-piece band has been on a constant roll. With so much music happening in every crevice of Austin during that time, it’s everything a band can do to use every prairie dog tactic and rise above the masses. Standing outside some venue […]
Even though Cracker has already played three shows in Colorado this month, they’re not quite done with us yet, especially Johnny Hickman, one of the founders of the band since the beginning. Yes, they come back to play the Beavercreek for the World Cup Ski Races on Thursday, November 29, but one of their members […]
In this era of overblown consumerism, where we are bombarded with emails about the latest MP3 player we can get from Buy.com, unending commercials for clothes and fast food options, cars and electronic gear in all the magazine ads, and the myriad of bands and tours that stream through every major city in the country, […]
For years now, Ian Cooke has been loved by many here in Denver, not only for his exotic and captivating musical style that has reached new heights on his latest release, The Fall I Fell, but for his bright smile and warm nature. With influences that range from Tosca Tango Orchestra, Rufus Wainright, to Tori […]
A veteran of the A Moveable Feast music festival this weekend, having played the inaugural event earlier this year, Gregory Alan Isakov is one of a number of artists in Denver that has roots in other parts of the world. Growing up in South Africa until he was seven, his family left their home behind […]
Denver Fest is year again, and in short three years is a real contender in Denver’s series of music festivals. Tuyet Nguyen, who makes up 50% of the production team along with Emily Francis, took some time to give us the scoop on how Denver Fest came to be. Kaffeine Buzz: So who are the […]
A little over a year and a half ago Gann Matthews, one of Denver’s shining musical artists, left the Midwest for the coast, the east coast that is. New York to be specific. As with most life changes, there have been ups and downs, adjusting to the cost of rent in Denver versus Manhattan (a […]
