Originally released in Europe in 2007, DeVotchKa’s How It Ends is now available in the States. The album contains a couple recognizable numbers—“You Love Me” and title track, “How It Ends”—from the Little Miss Sunshine score, the film that put this gypsy-folk-punk quartet on the map, and builds on these known numbers with a solidly […]
Writing a review of DeVotchKa’s new EP for a Denver readership is probably the most pointless thing I have ever written. Well, except for that blog I dedicated entirely to the proper trimming of one’s toenails. Let’s face it, DeVotchKa is probably Denver’s most beloved musical act. I just had the EP sitting on my […]
As a Red state, Colorado is pretty low on the totem pole when it comes to funding the arts. That may turn around if Hickenlooper throws his Governor’s hat in the ring and makes the kind of dents in the system like he has in Denver, but in the meantime we thankfully have a crew […]
Nick Urata: vocals, theremin, guitars, piano, trumpet Tom Hagerman: violin, accordion, piano Jeanie Schroder: sousaphone, upright bass, Vocals Shawn King: drums, percussion, trumpet After what seems like forever, DeVotchKa has finally released another amazing album, How It Ends. In a world full of war, politics and hardship, one thing is for certain: they will be […]
Local band updates DJ Vajra (Platter Pirates) performed his six minute DMC routine on 1190’s Basementalism crew this past week, and then DJ Low Key (Radio Bums) came in to finish up the show. You can check it out online at http://basementalism.com/realaudio/073104.rm. DJ Vajra will be heading out this weekend to hit up L.A. for […]
When I’m working late nights, can’t hear a thing from gig hopping from the night, and have crossed eyes from sending the 100th email that day, Radio 1190 has reminded me why I started Kaffeine Buzz over two years ago and have kept it running every since. When I first moved here, I saw quite […]
What’s more fun than flocks of scantily clad women dancing, singing, spinning on hoops and ropes, and covering each other in whipped cream? That’s right. Nothing. And that’s just what happened at December 12th’s Burlesque XXX-Mas at the Ogden Theater. The deliciously raunchy Kitten on the Keys was Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening, wearing […]
