In July of 2007, a full six months before they released their debut album, Vampire Weekend opened for Shout Out Louds at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. Granted, everyone in the crowd already knew who they were — their self-released EP catapulted these Cure-covering, cardigan-wearing, Columbia college students to fame faster than your high-speed Internet access could …
Vampire Weekend. Of Monsters and Men. Red Rocks. 05.20.13 Read More »
As Red Rocks season winds down, Colfax beckons with a slew of fall shows at the Ogden and Bluebird theaters. After spending more than two months away, it was something of a homecoming to find ourselves drinking at the Cheeky Monk in preparation for a show. Mere minutes after my wife commented on how this …
Twin Shadow / Niki & The Dove. Bluebird Theater. 09.07.12 Read More »
The Florence + the Machine show almost didn’t happen due to Florence Welch’s damaged vocal chords, but if the fiery redhead in the white dress was feeling any pain last night, she hid it behind a stage presence almost as monumental as the Red Rocks Amphitheater in which it was unleashed. Epic. Grandiose. Bold. These …
There were many choices when it came to live music last night, so I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a hard time trying to figure out what direction to go. There was the sexed-up nostalgic circus with Jane’s Addiction at the Fillmore; there was the politic-infused dance party with Santigold at the …
Having just caught Lykke Li‘s set at Fun Fun Fun fest over the weekend, I was among the minority of those who knew what to except at the Ogden Theatre on Friday night. The Swedish pop singer has been making waves across the sea for a couple years now, but nothing on the radio, on …
If there was such thing as an indie power couple, it would be Bethany Cosentino and Nathan Williams. The on-again, off-again couple are on their first tour together with Mexican Summer labelmates, No Joy. Summer Is Forever came through Boulder last night and I figured it would be the perfect Valentine’s Day show. Head up …
They’re Just Having Fun: Best Wavves @ Fox Theatre Read More »
‘I’m Sufjan Stevens and I’ll be your entertainment this evening.’ Those were the first spoken words of Sufjan‘s set and they came around 8:45pm, after opening with the title track from 2004’s Seven Swans (one of the only older songs performed throughout the night). Over 2 hours later I was walking out of the Paramount …
Curtis Lane is at the top of my favorite 2010 releases. It brings together the best aspects of electronic music and ups the ante with Pat Grossi‘s personal lyrics and choirboy vocals. Wilderness brought me in, Your Love Is Safe hooked me and the rest of the 6-song EP brought me back for more over …
Active Child @ Larimer Lounge (an opening act review) Read More »
The first thing I noticed when I walked into the Bluebird last week was that the band on stage looked like kids that should be practicing in their parents basement. Long hair, skinny jeans, vintage Def Leppard t-shirts from 1992 (!!!????)…dirty, greasy, wannabe rock stars from Nowhere, USA. Not what I expected from these indie …
Titus Andronicus w/Free Energy @ Bluebird 09/15/10 Read More »
From the moment I first walked into Larimer Lounge a couple years ago, I knew I had found my spot. This was the first place I had found in Denver that reminded me of San Francisco. It’s a dive, they pour stiff cheap drinks, they have an outside patio in the back and they book …
