When MuteMath last visited the state of Colorado, it was to a sold out Gothic Theater last January. The electric maestros packed such a surplus of their renowned showmanship into the sizable Denver venue that the show immediately stole the spot of best anything I've ever seen live. Tomorrow they will be playing Colorado Springs' staple venue The Black Sheep . To give you an idea of what this means, Denver's Gothic seats 1000, and the Black Sheep is packed at 450. I expect structural damage. [...]
Launching his solo career earlier this year with a live performance on SNL and an album, self-produced at his own Third Man Records in Nashville, called Blunderbuss, it's the first lone wolf venture from an at-times duet rocker, at-times supergrouper, and always-prolific Detroit blues phenom, Jack White . White sightings popping up around Denver were accompanied with rumors of a secret show to precede his sold-out performance at Red Rocks . The night before his sold-out show, keyboardist Ikey Owens of The Buzzards -one of two backup bands touring with [...]
For over 30 years, Wax Trax Records has provided Denver with a caring and passionate home for music lovers and vinyl enthusiasts alike. Wax Trax began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher. They sold the store in 1978 and, in November of that year, opened a new one under the same name in Chicago, Illinois in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. This store would become the center of the New Wave, punk rock, and industrial music scenes in Chicago. Though the original owners moved their idea for [...]
If, as Baudelaire said, “Genius is childhood recalled at will,” then the latest era of M83 is nothing short of genius. Showered in accolades from across the music industry as of late, they have been making some really big music industry ripples in a voice-of-a-generation kind of way that made arriving at The Ogden Theater to see their sold out show feel something like completing a pilgrimage. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is a piece of work written on the ribbons of endless West Coast interstate so pervasive in the frames of Hollywood. [...]
When turn-of-the-century post-rock was finding it’s voice amidst a constellation of comparable outfits, Explosions In The Sky earned their reputation rounding out that more relatable goldilocks zone between the manic joviality of Sigur Ros and almost soured minors of Mogwai. Earnestness is a word for what Explosions does with their “cathartic mini-symphonies,” and that earnestness is a part of why their work has enjoyed a longevity beyond its genre. It's not novel anymore; in fact, even in its nascence, post-pock, by the implication of its name, was derivative of an American musical orthodoxy being [...]
Lately, it has been hard to remember that it is in fact winter in Colorado. Jackets are light, and the snow has been lighter, and this January has turned your favorite slope into the world's longest water slide. While the elusive snow may inhibit some crucial downtime on the slopes, it definitely will make for a more pleasant outdoor experience at Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks . This is the first winter concert in Red Rocks' history, featuring Grieves & Budo, Atmosphere, and Common, this Friday, January 27th , at Red Rocks Ampitheater , so at least [...]
What better way to fight off that fuck-work-want-play cold you may or may not exaggerate to your boss this coming Friday or Monday than a glass of cold beer and the warm drones of some good music? Yeah, we couldn't think of one either and we are happy to enable a self-declared 3-day weekend by giving away a pair of tickets to see Nurses this Sunday, 1/15, at the Hi-Dive. Calling out sick to see Nurses—it does seem meant to be. Let the acid flashback inducing concoction of psychedelic pop melt away your senses [...]
For New Years 2011 I'm looking past all the dubstep poster parties, the furry boots, the sets by DJ D-BAG; I couldn't care if Flux Pavillion is an artist or a venue, this year I'm taking refuge on the other side of Denver for a party worthy of the last New Years Eve mankind may ever to celebrate before doomsday. Rounding it's third year, HOWL is a united showcase of music, performance, and environmental design thrown by Betty Bluebird , who brought the Clyfford Still grand opening into being back [...]
IDM musician, blogger, and industry famous graphic design artist Scott Hansen was in Colorado for the first time performing as ambient electronic title Tycho . Backstage at Summit Music Hall , he met with The Vinyl District for this episode of TVD TV. Hansen is deified nerd, an audio/visual authority/visionary with a palette for vintage analog. As ISO50 , he also maintains one of the most popular design blogs on the web. Saturday at a packed Summit Music Hall, Tycho stepped onto a Denver stage for the first time. [...]
Although 1,2,32s name evokes an elementary simplicity any kindergartner could grasp, their music is tenaciously complex with a mutinous disregard for traditional genre conventions. 1,2,32s debut LP New Heaven was a highly acclaimed gateway into the duo's unique vision and sound. Today, the Pittsburgh powerhouse expands upon the success of New Heaven with the release of their single "Scared But Not That Scared." 1,2,3 - Scared But [...]
Snow be damned; it’ll take more than a little frost-slap in the face to derail a hard-earned weekend of booze, beats, and booty. December might play dirty, but Denver can plays harder. So bundle up in a nice whiskey blanket and strap on your dancing boots-this weekend has got a great selection of shows to thaw you out. FRIDAY 12/2 Tonight kicks off Social Distortion's weekend takeover with Suedehead and Chuck Ragan at The Ogden Theatre . It [...]
The gist on Clyfford Still, one of the most celebrated Abstract Expressionist artists in American history, is that for over three decades, nearly his entire body of work has been sealed away somewhere far from public and scholarly view. Part of the agreement stipulated in his will was that none of his individual works were to be sold posthumously. The sale of individual Still pieces was rare even during his lifetime, making his work extremely hard to find, but his entire estate was instructed to be given to whichever American city creates a permanent home for the entire opus. [...]
The gist on Clyfford Still, one of the most celebrated Abstract Expressionist artists in American history, is that for over three decades, nearly his entire body of work has been sealed away somewhere far from public and scholarly view. Part of the agreement stipulated in his will was that none of his individual works were to be sold posthumously. The sale of individual Still pieces was rare even during his lifetime, making his work extremely hard to find, but his entire estate was instructed to be given to whichever American city creates a permanent home for the entire opus. [...]
Robed figures emerge from white light, her backing band like golems at her bidding fill the several levels of the stage. One figure in the center seems to move differently from the rest until, as she begins dancing forward, the crowd realizes it is Lykke Li and erupts into applause. Aesthetically, everyone's saying her new aesthetic was black magic at least a year before we decided dressing like a witch would be the next big thing. The best way to describe Friday night at [...]
Robed figures emerge from white light, her backing band like golems at her bidding fill the several levels of the stage. One figure in the center seems to move differently from the rest until, as she begins dancing forward, the crowd realizes it is Lykke Li and erupts into applause. Aesthetically, everyone's saying her new aesthetic was black magic at least a year before we decided dressing like a witch would be the next big thing. The best way to describe Friday night at [...]
The Walnut Room's behind-closed-doors, back-room venue exudes the air of delicious exclusivity. At first I thought I had the wrong place last Saturday; the small laid-back pizza parlor seemed like a foreign and gauche environment for a live show. I quickly tried locating the stage before my confusion became blatant to the boozing patrons, when someone asked me if I was there to see Orbit Service . I was then led to the very back; a door was opened then shut, incasing me in a shadowed, intimate arena. Facing the stage, which was now [...]
Space out with Orbit Service at the release party of their latest album A Calm Note From The West . The celebration, presented by Beta-lactam Ring Records , is this Saturday night, November 12th, at The Walnut Room with performances by Orbit Service, In Better Senses , Brocken Sprectra , and DJ Cosmos Mudwulf set to the phenomenal visual installations of Vj DizyPixl . Orbit Service siphons its psychedelic space sound from a masterly reserve of talent. The members are Randall Frazier, Kim G. Hansen (Antenne), [...]
Raging from Oakland, California, Wallpaper. will teach you how to throw a party. They’ve got the party anthem beats down and when it’s time to get white boy wasted, they’ll set you in the perfect mood. Wallpaper. consists of a foursome led by the cheeky Ricky Reed, two explosive drummers, and the funky, yet gorgegous Novena Carmel. Their latest club hopper, #STUPiDFACEDD , remains a dominant force that bends your ears in multiple musical genre directions. In a good way. This Tuesday night, November 8th, Wallpaper. will be opening live in [...]
Well, you made it through the week, and I can't think of a better way to celebrate than shaking your booty to great music in Denver. To aid in your mission to get loose and to sooth your weekend show cravings, here is a quick list of what is going down. Happy Friday! FRIDAY, 11/4: Fu Manchu w/ Honky The Shrine @ Summit Music [...]
When I first got into Eisley I could still sing the high parts on "Invasion" from their Combinations album. That made it all the more charming to sit down in the tour bus with the familial five-piece a couple years and a bit of puberty later at the outset of their ValleyScapes tour. Kicking off the tour at The Black Sheep in Colorado Springs, I got to see the newest incarnation of Eisley and the darker more visceral sound of The Valley album released this [...]
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