A new sort of pop star is emerging — she’s brownish, she’s nuanced, she’s an outsider taking a seat at the table. Not relying on the tropes of past successes, these audacious women are breaking the pop perception on their own terms tapping into a fan base who’ve desperately wanted to associate. Two such women, […]
“It feels weird to still be doing this,” guitarist Alan Sparhawk softly quipped into the mic as he tuned his guitar between songs. Those were the first words spoken since they’d begun playing over an hour earlier, and the laughter emanating from the crowd marked the first discernible noise outside of the music that night. […]
The seventh annual WinterWonderGrass in Steamboat kicked off on Friday under stormy skies to the song of great folks, even better beer and the best music. That trifecta is precisely what founder Scotty Stoughton tries for when curating his festivals. He aspires to create a sense of community quality beverages and musical lineups that are […]
Oxeye Daisy once again proved they are a force to be reckoned with after their stellar performance in the Hi-Dive on Saturday. The Denver-based dream-pop ring celebrated their very first concert of 2019 by headlining a night of exclusively female-fronted acts –something that’s so uncommon in the music scene — sponsored by Colorado Public Radio’s […]
Cue the house lighting the rush of passing talks — the resolution into dance , the intrigue — it’therefore showtime, along with the Knocks are doing. The New York-based electronic duo looks combined together ‘The City That Never Sleeps,’ a Studio 54 version, remastered into the lifeline of now. Indulgent and hedonistic since the former […]
It’s baffling as to Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox wasn’t a packaged mess. It may have been a weeknight, but DFA legends Nancy Whang and Gavin Rayna Russom performed a rare co-headlining DJ place on their The Ladies of LCD Soundsystem Tour. ” Denver was among only 16 blessed cities the two masterminds scheduled. For all those unfamiliar, […]
The South Africa-born, Australia-raised Troye Sivan created his way through Denver last night about the final leg of his nation-wide tour. Sivan, at just 23, has worked with the likes of Ariana Grande, Martin Garrix, Broods, Alessia Cara, Charli XCX and more. He also ’s also an actor — Sivan played with a youthful Wolverine at X-Men: […]
Ironically, The Presets — Australia’s foremost punk-electronica duo graced a small crowd at The Bluebird Theater last night touring behind their latest album, Hi Viz. For many, The Presets exist in the now-mythical universe of overdue ’00s electronica alongside artists like Digitalism, Justice and Simian Mobile Disco. “Bloghouse,” as the genre was later dubbed has […]
Nine Inch Nails is one of those bands that seethes uncontrolled aggression. Their performances and songs — dystopian releases of turmoil and violence — control on all cylinders in bigger than life cadences. Are devoted warriors to the outrage that the music inspires — a catharsis in the band ’ s message and finding an […]
At some point over the dizzying weekend of local music that is Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest, someone muttered, “Sweltering Days and Bohemian Nights” — and sweltering hot days they were. But no amount of heat could stop the community of Fort Collins and surrounding cities and towns from coming out in numbers to the annual […]
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