Caravan Palace’s music unto itself is celebratory, full of quip rhythms and electronic modern ragtime twists. But is the Paris troupe’s live shows that have been known to throw fans into a dancing frenzy, bringing Baz Luhrmann-esque visual delights together with their “Clash” blips and bops, and swing-swayin’ “Beataphone” delights.
I affirm that Kishi Bashi is synonymous with wonder. So much more, but let’s start with wonder. With a stage transformed into forest, these lovely wild things proceeded to charm, engage, and amaze a transfixed audience. A smiling audience that forgot for a couple hours that cell phones or February or a real world existed […]
Japandroids returned to Denver on Monday, November 18, this time to throw down at the Bluebird with Phili’s Swearin’ in tow. It was only a few years ago when lead singer, Brian King, stated that the duo, including drummer David Prowse, performed at the Hi-Dive to 10 people. With time, dedication, “crappy gear” (complete with […]
There we were, holed up at the Walnut Room the night of the presidential election, glued to the glowing TVs as CNN spewed their gibber-gabber on one and on another, to Comedy Central, awaiting for Jon Stewart’s Daily Show to weigh in. Before Mr. Stewart could weigh in, Tosh.O was in the house…donning a Japandroids […]
Water Babys, comprised of Grant Stringham and Steele Kempton, started as most acts do in these days of digital, within the confines of a bedroom-style studio, armed with musical ideas and concepts.
There was a hushed silence dominating the inside of the Bluebird Theater, and once I was properly inside I could see why. Opening act James Blackshaw had taken the stage in all his simplicity; a 25-year-old U.K. native with shaggy light brown hair and an acoustic 12-string Guild. Blackshaw set the mood for the remainder […]
Fil Snyder – Bartender – La Rhumba/Lipgloss, BlueBird/Ogden 1. Bloc Party “Banquet, Remixed”A great debut album made even better 2. Ladytron “Witching Hour”A great album by a band that keeps getting better and that will be remembered longer than the scene that spawned it. 3. The Dukes of Nothing “War and Wine”Pure Motorhead-esque, balls to […]
Sometimes you find out about bands in the most hidden of places, bands that many are unaware of which have the potential for something huge. Bands that down the road could quite possibly be something bigger than any of us could ever know. This happened to me, while scanning through an indie e-zine I stumbled […]
