On to Friday, July 22: Day 2 of UMS, my picks include Metermaids, Mr. Anonymous, Colourmusic, ManCub, Twin Guns and Broken Tongues, a mixture of hip-hop, electro, genre-defying musical experiences, and good old-fashioned rock ‘n roll, a true testament to the diversity of UMS 2011.
Time is flying and so will most people I know when the annual Underground Music Showcase (www.theUMS.com) kicks off Thursday, July 21. I hope to see the event’s organizer with a full head of hair, if he hasn’t pulled it all out by then. This music festival in Denver has grown significantly over the years […]
Male Bonding gives us a peek into the new album, Endless Now, with a free download of the first single, “Bones,” along with a glimpse of the band’s recording session via video and a bevy of tour dates that will take them ‘round the world and back to London.
This just in: Portishead teased American fans with a one-off appearance at Coachella after the release of Third in 2008. Finally, the band is returning to these United States for select dates on the east and west coast before playing the final show of the tour in Denver on October 27.
Black Lips have just released the first single, “Modern Art,” from the band’s new album Arabia Mountain, for a free download.
Out May 10 on Secretly Canadian, Here We Go Magic returns with The January E.P. and a subsequent tour that takes the New York outfit across the U.S. and Canada. Musically, this 5-song E.P. takes the group into the next logical chapter following the 2009 self-titled release on Western Vinyl Records; an aural experience that […]
If there’s ever been a reason to get to a show early to catch the opening act, Funeral Party is it. On tour with Deftones in support of the long-awaited debut release on RCA, The Golden Age of Knowhere, Funeral Party has an overflowing dance card that began at the end of March in […]
Tomorrow, Saturday April 16, annual Record Store Day takes place in small towns, in big cities, spanning across the U.S. and internationally. In Colorado alone we have 32 stores participating, with exclusive vinyl and special releases, and in-store performances planned.
Monday night I had the pleasure of hanging out with of my long-time friends and fellow music snob Tyler Jacobsen and his co-host of Danger Radio, Jake Ryan, to talk about our favorite subject: music. The good. The bad. The annoying. We bitched and moaned as usual about Lady Gaga and other wastes of airspace. […]
In between a slew of tour dates that start in Vancouver, go through Denver next week and finish up with festivals dates in June, Chicago’s Smith Westerns are slated to play SXSW 2011 from 3/16 – 3/19.
