When it comes to real life guitar gods, few are bigger or better than the legendary Michael Schenker. Not only was he responsible for helping create two of the biggest rock bands in the history of rock/heavy metal (Scorpions and UFO for those few poor souls who don’t know any better) but his solo...
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Highlights include John Talabot, Saint Vitus, Beach House, Kendrick Lamar, Beth Orton, Dinosaur Jr., Witch Mountain, the XX, Flying Lotus, Converge, Sleigh Bells, The Fresh & Onlys, Dan Deacon, etc.
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As most of you are aware by now, I tend to become slightly long winded when it comes to reviewing shows that have impacted my life in a major way, so you might find some relief in the fact that I am at a complete loss for words when it comes to last night’s...
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It was just before dusk as the parade of costumed characters made its way down South Broadway to the aptly named Gothic Theatre on Friday night. Those in the predominately female procession began to blur together, leaving faceless images draped in ruffled Victorian dresses augmented by leather corsets, sleeve tattoos, protruding silver studs, thick...
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As Red Rocks season winds down, Colfax beckons with a slew of fall shows at the Ogden and Bluebird theaters. After spending more than two months away, it was something of a homecoming to find ourselves drinking at the Cheeky Monk in preparation for a show. Mere minutes after my wife commented on how...
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Highlights include Twin Shadow, Nikki & The Dove, YOB, Melvins, Thee Oh Sees, Y Segall, Slim Cessna, Kreator, Atmosphere, Henry Rollins, Killer Mike, Peter Gabriel....
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Reverb just posted a behind-the-scenes look into Psychopathic Records' "The Gathering of the Juggalos" festival that took place in rural Illinois this past week. While browsing through the black & white photos, I went through a series of emotions -- curiosity, apprehension, horror, repulsion, and even a little respect for those people who...
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God bless Redd Kross! It’s been 15 years since their last album, Show World, and amazingly in 2012, they’ve released a gem of an album called Researching the Blues. The brothers McDonald have never sounded better and have come back to bring their infectious brand of power/punk/pop/glam/rock back to the world. One of the...
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If you are a Skrillex fan, then last night probably blew your mind! If you are a Skrillex hater, you will probably blindly talk shit about a show you didn’t even attend. Someone posted a review calling it the best Red Rocks show of the year. Within minutes someone else posted a comment calling...
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Taking to the stage in darkness, Jack White’s elongated shadow could have easily been mistaken for an eccentric from another generation, and like Tom Waits, Jack White is all about creating the best possible audience experience — even going as far as trying to ban the use of camera phones throughout the performance. The...
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Dark, sweet, haunting, beautiful. These are words you wouldn’t expect to describe the vocals from a band called Acid Bath, but if those vocals came from a man named Dax Riggs (and they do) then these descriptions would not even come close to doing his amazing voice justice. His dark, gothic lyrics combined with...
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