The first half of June was spent working on the mid-year review, so there wasn’t quite as much time for new music. That being said, there are still quite a few recommendations from this month — a month dominated by metal and female vocalists, including one incredible metal album with a female vocalist. And...
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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...
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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...
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February turned out to be a 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. Perfume Genius –...
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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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Andrew Jackson Jihad – Knife Man (Asian Man Records, 2011) Andrew Jackson Jihad are a folk punk duo from Arizona. Ben Gallaty plays the stand-up bass and Sean Bonnette plays guitar while doing his best to drive casual listeners running for the hills with his singing/screaming/speaking songs built around basic chords and ridiculou, insulting,...
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Chuck Ragan – Covering Ground (SideOneDummy, 2011) Continuing my practice of discovering artists in the ‘alt/country/folk/punk/rock’ camp way after the fact, I have recently discovered Chuck Ragan. The former lead singer for Hot Water Music has been releasing material in one form or another for over 15 years now, but Covering Ground is the...
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It was suggested that we show up early for the Frank Turner show at the Marquis Theater on Friday night, given the strength of the line-up. If the gathering of people snaking down Larimer St. as early as 7:30pm wasn’t evidence enough that this tour was receiving some much deserved attention, the handwritten sign...
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Frank Turner – England Keep My Bones (Epitaph, 2011) Frank Turner is an English singer-songwriter with a folksy sound and a punk rock attitude. In fact, way before I had ever heard his name, he released an EP entitled Campfire Punkrock. I can’t think of a better label to explain so much of the...
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Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong (ATO, 2011) Growing up I always wondered how my parents got from Led Zeppelin and The Doors to the Eagles and James Taylor. At what point did they go from being rebellious teenagers watching live music in Golden Gate Park to yuppies listening to music in the car on...
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