Shows

Alabama Shakes, Zola Jesus, Lizzie Huffman and Arliss Nancy are highlights in a light month of live music.
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If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll already know we’re big fans of Chelsea Wolfe and Wolves in the Throne Room. Both acts topped most of our lists last year in almost every category. So it’s with extreme jealously that I present Genji’s review of the joint bill at Echoplex last Thursday night. There’s a...
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Like most punk bands from the 80′s, the Descendents did not gain mass appeal until after the fact.  Milo went to college, punk broke, and it wasn’t until the pop punk bands of the mid-90′s took over the charts that bands like the Descendents were catapulted to iconic levels.  So it’s not surprising that...
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“Lu-ci-feeeeeer!”  The ceremony started at 10:30pm on a bone chilling night at Denver’s Marquis Theater.  The 8th of 13 ‘dates of doom’ for Sweden’s enigmatic retro-metallers brought with it all the elements that are now expected from this young, hyped group of nameless ghouls.  Fronted by Papa Emeritus, a skeletal figure in red and...
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Work travel has made for a stunted start to a new year of music for ILSUDH2, but Brian H is here with the year’s first metal review! Machine Head is one of those bands that have been through some ups and downs over the years. After obliterating the metal world with their debut album...
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Highlights include Jason Isbell, Chad Price, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Wilco, White Denim, Jedi Mind Tricks, BLKHRTS, Reno Divorce, Doomtree, Dengue Fever, Winter on the Rocks, The Jayhawks, Descendents, etc.
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For as long as I can remember, the name Golden Voice has been pretty synonymous with great punk and metal shows. I believe my first ever punk show (GBH/The Accused) was a Golden Voice sponsored tour, so when I showed up at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Sunday night I was proud to...
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It was a year of over 200 acts at over 80 shows and 6 festivals in 6 states — and it all comes down to these 20 most memorable moments.  These are ILSUDH2′s Favorite Live Music Experiences of 2011. Prince 02.23.11 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA seeing the Purple One for the first time Chelsea...
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Don’t call them Guns N’ Roses, but don’t mistake ‘Fat Axl‘ for ‘Lazy Axl’. In fact, although he might have 100 lbs on the serpentine, drug-addled dance machine in the Welcome To The Jungle video, Mr. Rose proved himself a better performer than he ever was back then. When Guns N’ Roses came through...
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‘We’ve been coming to Denver for 26 years!‘  For over a quarter century, Mike Ness and a revolving cast of characters have been on the road, bringing punk rock to the masses.  It was 1978 when Ness formed Social Distortion around his love of British punk rock, American rock ‘n roll and the original...
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Every time Nathaniel Rateliff comes home to Denver, it’s like a family reunion.  Friday night at the Gothic Theatre was no different.  A hometown line-up including not only Nathaniel and his Fairchildren, but also Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Bad Weather California and A. Tom Collins, brought people out en masse on this chilly Black...
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