Hindsight: Gotye @ the Ogden
Gotye is everywhere. He often wakes you up in the morning, but you don’t mind–in fact, you wait a little longer to hit the snooze button. You hear him crooning from passing cars as you make your morning commute. On your way into work, he is buzzing from people’s iPods as you hurry into the...
Soundcloud Gems: Souta Niihara
Twilight and dusk: those brief periods where the sky is a certain sunless purple-blue and the cacophony has died off–these are the times for gentle music, for soft conversation, and for quiet. These are moments when it’s sometimes impossible to tear oneself away from the creative work or the bed or the rooftop terrace because...
Brain Pickin’: Shpongle
Get out your costumes; The Masquerade is in town. Tomorrow night the Ogden Theatre will transform into a psychoactive playground as Shpongle takes the stage bringing aural delights and their famed production elements. The musical duo consists of Simon Posford (producer, guitar, instrumentals) and Raja Ram (vocals, flute arrangements); they refer to Shpongle as ”a psychedelic downtempo...
Event Horizon: Nite Jewel Tonight @ Larimer Lounge
Snow fanatics may have ditched work to hit the slopes today, but the rest of us are hoping the sun comes back to play sooner than later. Instead of hiding out at home this evening, how about a solid dose of California sunshine? L.A. singer-songwriter-composer Nite Jewel coasts into Denver tonight at the Larimer Lounge...
Rhyme Horizon: Black Star @ Cervantes
The legendary duo of Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) are ready to grace Denver with their presence on May 11 at Cervantes. Joining them will be Whosane and Denver’s own Foodchain and The ReMINDers. If you haven’t already heard some of the new material, give “You Already Knew” a listen. It’s also...
Soundcloud Gems: Sebastian Nováky
Classical music should smooth over the senses the same way a recherché glass of wine leaves a velvety mouthfeel and lush aftertaste piqued with hint after hint of fruit or pepper or citrus. There’s an obvious difference between boxed wine and a bottle of Tuscan Montepulciano or buttery chardonnay, much as there’s a difference between a...
Event Horizon: Michal Menert @ Cervantes Saturday
Everyone and their mom in the 303 loves Pretty Lights‘ music. Not that it’s a bad thing–we just like to represent. So much so that every time we hear Flo Rida we get a little angry. Not for any particularly valid reason. But we do. Speaking of representing, have you heard any of the other...
Festival Window: Ultra & Miami Winter Music Conference
Miami. According to the locals (those I’ve spoken to), Winter Music Conference is the best week to be there. I’ve never been in Miami another time. So I wouldn’t technically know whether it ever snows there, but, to my knowledge, Winter Music Conference is a misnomer. Maybe that’s why Ultra, the 100,000 capacity music festival...
Soundcloud Gems: Lady Danville
There’s something exciting about watching the whole city unfold during the annual blooming of spring: the lighter flight of sidewalk steps, the floral swell of the air, the return of weekend patio parties, and the late in the day sunset glare. More than anything, though, is the burgeoning sense that everything is beginning instead of...
MpFree: Zeds Dead & Omar LinX – Victor
Zeds Dead, the Canadian dubstep duo that continues to reinvent the scene over and over again, just released this 7-track EP/mixtape on Mad Decent‘s new Jeffree’s imprint two days ago. Victor showcases several of their older tracks such as “Coffee Break” and their “Eyes on Fire” remix being revamped by the addition of frequent hip-hop...
Earl Sweatshirt’s First Interview On Hot 97
Before their New York City show, and Earl’s first time on stage, the Odd Future crew was interviewed for Hot 97. Though Taco and Tyler had been on the program before, Earl Sweatshirt, (who recently released the song “Home”), had never given a radio interview, let alone on Hot 97. In it, the strangely soft-spoken...
Soundcloud Gems: Proofsound
Sound junkies think alike: we pick out composers both modern and classic upon hearing particles of a song, we pilfer through stratiform notes, beats, and bleeps focusing on a solitary effect or thrumming percussive kick; and if we’re musicians pitch bending, genre fusing, and chord swimming may well be where we feel at home. Cinematic...
