Jason Moran at Dazzle Jazz, 5-10-13 (review)
Toward the end of his set at Dazzle Jazz on Friday night, pianist Jason Moran recounted a story from his days as a music teacher.
View ArticlePrince-approved Hiatus Kaiyote talk future-soul, musical language
Australian funk-and-future-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote philosophize about the power of the groove ahead of their show at the Ogden Theatre on October 11.
View ArticleGenital props in tow, Peaches preaches pop humanism at Summit Music Hall
Peaches' hyper-sexual show at Denver's Summit Music Hall was intended less to shock than inspire.
View Article"Let's Be Frank!" raises a glass to Sinatra at 100
Denver's Frank Sinatra tribute show "Let's Be Frank!" toasts the legendary singer's music and joie de vivre.
View ArticleThe Budos Band at The Gothic Theatre, Feb. 20 (review, photos)
Most bands say they've made it when they get to quit their day jobs. Not so with The Budos Band. In addition to playing in a group that has received international acclaim over several albums, the...
View ArticleBuilt to Spill and Doomtree complimentary contrasts at Project Pabst
Doomtree and Built to Spill highlighted Project Pabst Denver's six "after shows" on Friday.
View ArticleMcCaslin and "Blackstar" bandmates uphold Bowie’s fearless creativity
"I learned from (Bowie) that, as an artist, you’ve never 'finished' your work," "Blackstar" player Donny McCaslin tells us.
View ArticleLee Konitz at Dazzle, 03-24-12 (photos, review)
At 85 Lee Konitz is still cool, even if his playing exceeds the confines of that tag. As a member of Miles Davis’ cool jazz sessions in the late ‘40s that would produce the legendary album “The Birth...
View ArticleWavves at the Larimer Lounge, 03-27-13 (review)
Fans had two options for watching Wavves at the Larimer lounge on Tuesday. Just before breaking into “Paranoid” from the Tuesday-released fourth album, “Afraid of Heights,” the band’s late night TV...
View ArticleBonobo at the Ogden Theatre, 4-26-13 (photos, review)
At the Ogden Theatre Friday night, British DJ Bonobo avoided redundancy with a live band and an inventive mix of tempos.
View ArticleThundercat at Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 7-26-13 (photos, review)
At Cervantes on Friday night, Thundercat dazzled the audience with the kind of instrumental virtuosity that echoed giants of the electric bass like Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke.
View ArticleThe Cookers at Dazzle, 8-9-13 (review)
The Cookers brought a crowd of 20-somethings to hear music that's half a century old at Dazzle Jazz on Friday.
View ArticleColin Stranahan on his Denver origins and breaking into the New York jazz scene
Colin Stranahan tells Reverb about recording his first album as a 17-year-old in Denver and breaking into the New York Jazz scene.
View ArticleNicholas Payton and what we mean when we say black music
Nicholas Payton, founder of the Black American Music movement, talks about music's cultural influences, race and more ahead of his trio’s performances on Feb. 19-20 at Dazzle Jazz.
View ArticleThee Oh Sees at the Gothic Theatre (photos, review)
Denver got hit by a heavyweight version of Thee Oh Sees on Tuesday. John Dwyer’s latest touring lineup employs two drummers, Ryan Moutinho and Dan Rincon, who pummeled their kits in perfect unison...
View ArticleHiatus Kaiyote at the Fox Theatre in Boulder (review)
Before Hiatus Kaiyote’s “future soul” set began Thursday at the Fox Theatre, singer/guitarist Nai Palm announced that, technically, it was already her birthday according to the time in the band’s...
View ArticleCooking up "cave music" with Moon Hooch
We recently spoke with Michael Wilbur as Moon Hooch was camping near the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada, the place of the world's greatest tidal changes and its highest tides.
View ArticlePrince-approved Hiatus Kaiyote talk future-soul, musical language
Australian funk-and-future-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote philosophize about the power of the groove ahead of their show at the Ogden Theatre on October 11.
View ArticleGenital props in tow, Peaches preaches pop humanism at Summit Music Hall
Peaches' hyper-sexual show at Denver's Summit Music Hall was intended less to shock than inspire.
View Article"Let's Be Frank!" raises a glass to Sinatra at 100
Denver's Frank Sinatra tribute show "Let's Be Frank!" toasts the legendary singer's music and joie de vivre.
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