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The Wu-Tang Clan and The Colorado Symphony Join Forces at Red Rocks
In what world could you imagine The Wu-Tang Clan and the Colorado Symphony performing together? Well, believe it…
Review – Summer Jam Gave Denver a Lineup That Repped the Lineage of Hip-Hop
This year’s Summer Jam — the annual hip-hop event put on by KS 107.5 at Fiddler’s Green —…
This Week In Concerts – Father John Misty, Trayce Chapman, Summer Jam, Velorama and More
We are officially entering the halfway point for the month of August, which is hard to believe. School…
500+ Denver Concerts To See In August
As Denver says goodbye to July, we get the chance to welcome August in with over 400 shows…
Review – Little Dragon’s Perplexing Show Was Both Wonderful and Strange
Little Dragon may very well be one of the most respected bands in the modern day music industry…
Review – The Fillmore Gets Abducted by Phantogram
New York duo Phantogram came through Denver yesterday, just several days after releasing a brand new album. Comprised of…
Big Boi and Phantogram Debut EP as Big Grams
When two artists from totally different genres collaborate, there is always risk involved. So when I discovered that…
Rhyme Horizon: Outkast Alum Big Boi Forges Bravely Forward
Frank Ocean recently nonchalantly facilitated one of the most anticipated reunions in hip hop history—sort of. Outkast alum…
Hindsight: Snowball Music Festival
As the snow, ice, and mud still settles from the three-day adventure that was Snowball Music Festival and…
Snowball: Colorado’s Coldest Music Fest To Heat Up Vail Valley
Almost exactly a year ago, someone had the brilliant idea to take the fervor and energy from such…
Mash-up Pastiche: Girl Talk
Getting paid to play other people's music might seem like an easy way to make a living. Maybe that's why everyone and their MILF is a DJ these days—all the benefits of rock stardom are possible, without out all the creative hassle of composition. Greg Gillis exists somewhere in between. All Day, his latest mash-up pastiche as Girl Talk, doesn't feature a single original note, but it does distill hundreds of samples—373 to be exact—into a 71 minute mega-mix that was so sought-after upon its November release it practically “broke the internet”.
Aural Pleasure: Janelle Monáe
Metropolis is in trouble. A secret society known as The Great Divide is using time travel to suppress freedom and love among its citizens. Thankfully, heroic ArchAndroid Cindi Mayweather is here to save the day. If this all sounds like the plot of a science fiction flick, that's because it's inspired by the godfather of science fiction flicks, Fritz Lang's Metropolis.