In July of 2007, a full six months before they released their debut album, Vampire Weekend opened for Shout Out Louds at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. Granted, everyone in the crowd already knew who they were — their self-released EP catapulted these Cure-covering, cardigan-wearing, Columbia college students to fame faster than your high-speed Internet access...
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September more than made up for August’s lack of color. Maybe there wasn’t anything as dense and mindblowing as The Seer, but I seriously doubt I could’ve handled another one of those anyway. What follows is a fitting goodnight to the long days of summer. And as much as I hate grouping these albums...
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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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Most of July was spent in transit, so my tastes might be skewed towards albums that sound good turned up loud while flying down the freeway, but that’s not to say there wasn’t variety in my roadtrip soundtrack. The past month might have been heavy on metal, but it also saw exciting releases in...
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The Florence + the Machine show almost didn’t happen due to Florence Welch’s damaged vocal chords, but if the fiery redhead in the white dress was feeling any pain last night, she hid it behind a stage presence almost as monumental as the Red Rocks Amphitheater in which it was unleashed. Epic. Grandiose. Bold. ...
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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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May was almost overwhelming in its presentation of new music. Not only were there countless new releases, I also took the time to catch up on some of the metal I had been missing out on, making this a heavy month in recommendations. And as much as I hate grouping these into posts like...
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There were many choices when it came to live music last night, so I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a hard time trying to figure out what direction to go. There was the sexed-up nostalgic circus with Jane’s Addiction at the Fillmore; there was the politic-infused dance party with Santigold at...
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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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Cleveland's Cloud Nothings have arrived with Attack on Memory. There was no doubt this album would be my pick for this first month of 2012. It's inevitable that I miss out on a band at Fun Fun Fun fest every year and it seems 2011 was no exception. I had no...
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Looking out my window on this crisp November morning, all the Fall colors have disappeared and left only a few survivors hanging from the naked trees in the neighborhood. Winter is upon us here in Denver, Colorado and those few hangers-on will be gone with the next storm. It’s a transitional time, out with...
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