Note Worthy: Thee Dang Dangs – Stone Coast EP
If you’re like me, you’ve been waiting for new female-fronted, lo-fi garage rock since SAUNA decided to hang it up. Luckily Thee Dang Dangs has stepped up to fill that void. The band’s debut EP, Stone Coast, is packed with enough grit to satisfy any garage rock fan. Add Rebecca Williams’ vocals that are so...
Brain Pickin’: Brother Ali
After a long layoff between albums, Brother Ali has come back with a vengeance on his new release Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color. On the album, much like the title itself, the Minneapolis, Minn. emcee has struck a balance between subjects of struggle and triumph. The album addresses personal and political topics, while...
Local Lens: New Film Filled with Colorado Connections
THE MOVIE: The new film The Aviation Cocktail premieres tonight at the Calgary International Film Festival. Despite its world premiere in Canada, the project shows a lot of love to Colorado. Written and directed by Colorado native David Higgins, and produced by fellow Colorado native Bobby Deline, the movie also stars a slew of Colorado...
Braggin’ Rights: Red Rocks Stars in New Mumford & Sons Video
The biggest name in folk rock right now, Mumford & Sons, has just released a new music video that pays tribute to what could be the greatest venue in the world. The video for the band’s latest single, “I Will Wait,” features the subtitle The Road to Red Rocks. While there is not much (if...
Note Worthy: The Knew – “Man Monster”
It’s been two years since The Knew released the stellar Pulperia, an album that really displayed a band coming into its own. The Knew defined its sound on that album and it was a wonderful mix of rock ‘n’ roll heart, bluesy roots and classic sounds. Now, after an agonizing wait, the group has followed...
Note Worthy: Ending People – “Fill Your Lungs”
Denver’s Ending People hasn’t been a part of our scene for very long, but you wouldn’t know it to listen to the band’s debut Fill Your Lungs. The group has a sort of throwback synth-pop sound with layers of new wave influences and a brooding undertone throughout similar to another local darling Snake Rattle Rattle...
Say It Ain’t So: Two Denver Bands Call It Quits
It’s always tough when a local band decides to part ways. Unfortunately for fans of our local scene, there’s a one-two punch to the gut this month as both Sauna and The Don’ts And Be Carefuls have announced final shows. First, the young buck surf punks Sauna will close things down August 18 at the...
Single Serving: The Blue Rider
The Blue Rider‘s debut EP, Way Out West, is only two songs. That might actually make it a single rather than an EP, but that’s all semantics. Whatever you call it, it’s exciting. With just two songs this band gets you totally hooked. Imagine a drunken Buddy Holly stumbling around a barroom after one too...
Note Worthy: The Longest Day Of The Year
There are plenty of country (and alt. country) bands in the state of Colorado. We’re cowboys; country music is in our blood whether you like it or not. What separates Boulder outfit The Longest Day Of The Year from the crowd could probably be boiled down to swagger. While the word has seemingly lost all...
Score Report: Devotchka’s Nick Urata releases new soundtrack
Nick Urata of legendary local act Devotchka is no stranger to film scores. In fact, with his contribution to the Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack, the band went from best-kept-secret to internationally known. Now Urata is teaming up with the directors of Little Miss Sunshine again to score the new movie Ruby Sparks. Ruby Sparks tells...
Event Horizon: Searching For Elliott Smith
Now that The Dark Knight Rises has been released (and you no doubt have already seen it), you may be asking yourself, “What next?” Well, The Oriental Theater has got you covered. July 28, the theater will host the Mile High premiere of Searching For Elliott Smith, a documentary that explores the impact of the...
Note Worthy: Twin Shadow – “Confess”
If you search around YouTube long enough you may stumble into the section dedicated to 21st century bands yearning to bring the ’80s back. Bands with names like Power Glove or Miami Nights 1984 are making these ridiculous synth-soaked gems that are so filled with ’80s cliches they verge on parody. And that’s to say...
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