Soundcloud Gems: Basement Tapes
California is not all bubblegum sweet despite what Katy Perry might have you believe. It’s also not just a hunk of land overtaken by L.A. and Hollywood to the south and geek land to the north, though the PCH offers a breathtaking view if you choose to cruise the coast from one end of the...
Hindsight: Trampled by Turtles @ the Ogden
Denver bluegrass lovers came in droves to the Ogden Theatre on Friday for the sold out Trampled by Turtles show. The intoxicated crowd was almost bewildering–young and vibrant, it seemed like the oldest guy in the joint was up on stage. Considering the local, it wasn’t a huge surprise. We are in Denver after all, not more...
Festival Window: Lightning in a Bottle
Lightning in a Bottle has been on my radar for nearly half a decade now. Organizers The Do Lab have been manifesting high-profile interactive art at both Burning Man and Coachella for years. Sonic Bloom festival founder Jamie Janover, a man who’s experienced the majority of Earth’s multi-day music campouts both with the band Zilla...
Event Horizon: Lupe Fiasco Tonight
Fresh off the success of 2011’s Lasers and “Vava Voom,” his recent collaboration with Bassnectar, Lupe Fiasco will make his first appearance in the 303 tonight since last fall. If you weren’t lucky enough to catch the rapper’s show at The Fillmore last October, then you don’t want to miss his performance tonight at City...
Soundcloud Gems: Anomie Belle
Otherworldly music that transports me from my own skin to somewhere other than here always garners a guaranteed future listen; when combined with decomposing trip-hop beats and pneumatic synths, my ears get weak in the knees (if they had knees that could get weak, that is.) A serendipitous detour after hearing a Thievery Corporation track with...
Dear Mama: From Hip Hop With Love
From the two that have seemed to become the mothers of hip hop, Afeni Shakur and Voletta Wallace, to Debbie Mathers, topics of moms and motherhood have been a mainstay in hip hop. So, for your listening pleasure, here are some of the more interesting (in my opinion) mom oriented tracks for Mother’s Day. Canibus...
Soundcloud Gems: The Always Unprofessional
If you put a poppier Bob Dylan in a room with a less reflective Leonard Cohen that was biding his time chewing on a Jayhawks record, the musical meanderings of The Always Unprofessional might lope out at the end of the night. A funny man whose tunes can’t exactly be tacked down to a single...
RIP Beastie Boys’ MCA
It’s a sad day for music fans today as Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away at the age of 47. If you haven’t heard of MCA or the Beastie Boys, I imagine you’ve been incarcerated in Joe Arpaio’s “Tent City” since ’86. They’ve had a huge influence on all music, not just hip hop, but all...
Event Horizon: Boombox Tomorrow
Ladies and gentlemen, if you have not yet gotten tickets to the Ogden Theatre’s soiree a la mode, get in line: this is Boombox. The duo consists of Russ Randolph and Zion Rock Godchaux; the two will take the to stage this Saturday. Though Godchaux is typically the more iconic of the two, always strumming...
Event Horizon: Juno What? does Talking Heads
Byrners unite: Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom is bringing it home with a Talking Heads cover party by local funk favorites Juno What?! tomorrow. Pick me up and turn me around. It’s going to be a freak show, just like David intended. The trio consists of Joey Porter (keyboards, talk box) and Dave Watts (drums, samples) from the Motet,...
Soundcloud Gems: Sameblod
Sweden continues to produce some amazing music–whether it’s airy, acoustic indie rock or sweeping electro-pop , the country’s music scene begs a smile. Stockholm spells youth this time around with electronica duo, Sameblod. Composed of Mikael Mattison and Frederick Rundqvist, the pair captures the late night mischief of those old enough to know better, but young enough not to...
Soundcloud Gems: Sooko
“Chill out or get out,” says the mantra of the the Sunday folk or those of us whose lives revolve around the owls of the night even if the office doth come calling in the morning. You know what I’m talking about: that particular hour of the day when the brain needs as much of...
