April was a good month for music, but it did provide a lull in what has been an incredible start to the new year. That being said, there are still quite a few albums worth checking out, and as much as I hate grouping recommendations into posts like this, other aspects of life are...
Read More »
Nas is one of the best rappers alive. I am happy to say I never gave up on him. In fact, I just saw him perform a couple years ago and he killed it like it was 1994. Sure, not everything he’s released since Illmatic has been newsworthy, but if I’m not mistaken, Nas...
Read More »
The Heritage Hunter Tour brought three metal heavyweights back to Denver on Monday night. The sea of black shirts could be seen migrating down Colfax to the Fillmore Auditorium before the sun began to set. With a start time of 7:00pm printed on the tickets, those familiar with the Satanic stylings of Swedish revivalists...
Read More »
Saturday turned out to be one of those days when I truly feel for those who do not live in Denver, Colorado. The morning started out in line for Record Store Day at Twist & Shout. This was my third RSD at my favorite mile high record store and once again the crowd was...
Read More »
London musician/producer Aaron Jerome brought his masked alter-ego SBTRKT to Boulder last night. Along with his partner in crime, lyricist Sampha, SBRTKT did exactly what you would expect him to do — he turned the nearly sold-out Fox Theatre into a sweltering dance party resembling the UK garage scene that help spawn this brand of...
Read More »
As the first chords of “Autre Temps” opened the Alcest show, much the way they open their latest album, Les Voyages de l’Âme, I found it unsettling that we shared the room with less than 100 people. Hailing from Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France, Alcest are arguably the best in the subgenre of musicians combining the density...
Read More »
March was another great month for music releases, and as much as I hate grouping recommendations into posts like this, other aspects of life are getting in the way of individual recommendations. These types of posts will have to serve as ‘better than nothing’ for the time being. Arliss Nancy – Simple Machines (Suburban...
Read More »
The Icelandic crew who call themselves Sigur Rós have kept us waiting a long time since Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust — four years to be exact. It’s been two years since Jónsi’s solo debut. I think we can all agree that it’s time for some new music. That’s why this announcement...
Read More »
With only a couple EPs and a single under their belt, Swedish electronic pop duo Air France are calling it quits. According to a tumblr announcement, they just couldn’t create anything worthy of a follow-up to 2008′s No Way Down. Things that came easy in the past would come no more. It’s too bad,...
Read More »
Radiohead are the sole reason I am still in Denver tonight. If the boys from Oxford weren’t performing at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, I would have been well on my way to Austin for SXSW. That being said, I do have a flight to catch in a matter of hours, so I’m...
Read More »
There were many things I didn’t know when I walked into Hi-Dive last night. I was ignorant and full of misconceptions. First off, I was unaware of Erika M. Anderson’s history with Denver. It seems she has been frequenting our Mile High City for quite some time, both as EMA, and with her previous...
Read More »
