Of all the Area Codes we've done so far, Denver is the biggest city, so it's probably not a surprise that it has one of the richer histories of anything in the series. Before the jam band craze of the early-to-mid '90s, Denver was long established as a friendly, scenic city conducive to folk acts (Judy Collins and John Denver) as well as jazz (Bill Frisell grew up there and Ron Miles is a mainstay). Now, the scene is kaleidoscopic and prolific, its components ranging from forward-thinking house music to exploratory psych-rock to jam to extremely left-field [...]
This is it. 2011 has come to a halt and making way for a year where the 2012 calendar mysteriously ends. Let's make it a good year and remember the year in Denver music for 2011. It's impossible for me to get out to every show. I do my best to get out to the shows that seem "interesting" to me and more often than not skip acts that I've seen previously. It's always fun to catch bands on the upslope like at Hi-Dive or Bluebird and later find out that they have a summer show already [...]
The Denver AFTERDARK Music Festival is almost here and C=T has some juicy details y'all are gonna need so that you can plan your evenings accordingly. There's a great chance you'll probably want to get there at 8 and not leave till 2. Thanks to BOCUMAST for hosting the Denver AFTERDARK Music compilation. A mix tape of a sampling of what fans can expect on Aug 26. A slew of unreleased/B-sides/remixes that mesh incredibly well ranging from rollicking to cinematic. You can download the compilation here and pre-purchase your tickets [...]
It's with extreme pleasure that in collaboration with Analog Space , Bocumast , Meadowlark , Flobots.Org, Larimer Lounge and Twist & Shout that we announce the Denver AfterDark Music Festival. The late summer music festival will be a block party on 2700 Larimer where four stages will converge to bring to light music that we're vibing that represents the spectacular local music aesthetic. Most importantly, save the date (August 26th) and come with an empty stomach because there will food trucks in the vicinity to feed the hungry bellies [...]
The Westword Music Showcase came and went another year, and I had the pleasure of attending some of the shows at venues that I had never stepped foot in and always wondered what were like. My favorite was the furthest one, Opal, that was more than a hop, skip and jump from 11th and Acoma. I wish I would've gotten my bike fixed a couple of days ago because the hike proved to be costly on the timing side of things. Another thing I learned over the weekend is the inner beauty of the [...]
FLASHLIGHTS = New Hampshire Jake from Speaker Snacks , who reps his local Colorado scene just about as hard as I've seen anyone rep any scene ever, tipped me off to this great electro-pop project. FLASHLIGHTS has a few releases out that you can peruse over at their bandcamp . And gaining some inertia will be opening for the likes of Millionyoung and Toro Y Moi [...]
düsteres aus denver. das frisch gegründete darkwavepopduo force publique hat vor kurzem ihre ersten songs der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert. ...
Late night post to let you know about a duo that I've been listening a lot lately. Their name is Force Publique & they hail from Denver, CO. Back in January 1st, they unleashed their very... **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
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