From the first few moments of “Little Expressionless Animals” from Memoryhouse’s The Slideshow Effect (Sub Pop), the blood pressure goes into a state of calm, as vocalist Denise Nouvion takes you down to a deep blue sea where the ocean’s forest floats and sways with grace. This colorful and layered texture of bliss is what […]
Most music tends to take the listener on an aural journey, sometimes to a lonely café as the rain floods the streets, or to another time, triggering memories from the past. Future Islands’ musical tapestries do indeed wrap one with a magical travel cloak, jetting from the open seas aboard a grand ship, to a […]
At SXSW every year there’s rock poster show called Flatstock, which for those of us the drool over the combination of music and art, it can be extremely painful to the debit card. Rock posters have been featured in documentaries, on our telephone poles, books, within nightclubs and our own homes. Well, did you know […]
The 2008 release from The Ettes, Look At Life Again Soon, was receive with warm, open arms by many, and rightly so. Representing the subgenre of garage rock in every sense of the word, with every track you feel the sweat and smell of whiskey as it flows from the pores. The hollow echoes evoke […]
Although many a band has looked at their CD’s track listing and said, “Yeah, let’s use this for our set list,” they would never admit it. Not the Widowers. At the beginning of the release party its self-titled debut, Mike Marchant put it right out there, “We’re going to play our new album for you […]
Grayskul, the newest members of the Rhymesayers family, traveled in a van all the way from the Scribble Jam to party with the people of Lo-Do, stopping in at the Larimer Lounge last weekend as the final show on their recent tour. And, though the crowd wasn’t thick (the show didn’t get much promotion) the […]
The Apes, Mr. PacmanLarimer LoungeSunday, July 3, 2005 Delivering their second show of the day in Denver (Larimer Lounge hosted an earlier 21+ BBQ and later a Club Smash hosted event for All Ages) it’s clear from the start that there is nothing safe about The Apes. On stage steps a member of band adorned […]
Although I understand the concept of a promotional tour, I am extremely annoyed by them. I’m a fan, and as much as I want to hear a few new joints from a band’s forthcoming record I don’t want to hear the whole thing. This is my opinion, as whiny as it is, but for some […]
LARIMER LOUNGE GETS THE OK ON ALL AGES SHOWS Denver’s Larimer Lounge has officially been approved by the City of Denver to host all-ages shows in addition to 21+ shows. To kick-off the ability to get the music out to all people, Larimer is working with Suburban Home to throw out the first ball, er, […]
