Author Archive: Tim Wenger
“Mamma Mia!” at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
by Jenn Cohen photo courtesy of Google Images “My, my, how can I resist ya . . .” My 10-year old daughter and I love singing along to this movie, so when “Mamma Mia!” came to the Buell Theatre, we couldn’t resist. If you don’t know the story, the songs of ‘70s super-group, ABBA, […]
Erin Cookman
by Tim Wenger Erin Cookman takes singer-songwriter style indie rock, a genre of which Colorado has no shortage of, and does it with angst and raw energy. Upbeat and honest, her songs are chalk full of punk fury and indie style, and bring to mind the […]
The Bad Engrish: Keepin’ the Street Punks Kicking
by Tim Wenger “I got kicked out of Canada, I was 16,” says founder and front man Gordy Roscoe about an adventure across the bridge from Detroit into Windsor as a teenager. Perhaps being a little rough around the edges isn’t quite as appealing to upstanding […]
Desciples- Still Got Dah’ Riddum’ Mon’
by Charlie Sullivan Main stays on the local music scene, dread rockers the Desciples (Bob Marley meets Pink Floyd) have gone through some major changes in 2013. In June the bassist and the drummer walked, leaving founding members Stephen Hashbarger (guitar, vocals) and Chilli Moreno (congas) without a rhythm section. “We had a show scheduled […]
The Sweet Spot
by Glenn Sawyer, Producer at The Spot Studios When it comes to music, what people often think of as the “magic” of a song is more often than not the intersection of great music and great production. My name is Glenn Sawyer, and as a producer at The Spot Studios, figuring out what makes a great song […]
BUZZPreneur: DrumCity GuitarLand
BUZZPRENEUR OF THE MONTH DrumCity Guitarland by Angela Kerr [email protected] Welcome to Buzzpreneur, the place to meet entrepreneurs who are kicking it up a notch in the Colorado Marketplace. This month we focus on Drum City Guitarland located at 9225 W. 44th Avenue, Wheatridge, CO. 80003. A musician’s favorite, this entrepreneurial venture began with Ronny […]
Jessica Eppler- Dust Storm Dance
by Tim Wenger Jessica Eppler of The Prarie Scholars has dropped an instrumental EP dubbed Dust Storm Dance. The songs are very easy listening at its finest. Piano work is what it’s all about here, and she does it with the class of the finest lounge in Vegas. “The Two Handed Scramble” was my favorite […]
Denver Ska Fest Coming to Gothic Theatre Feb. 22
by Tim Wenger The first ever Denver Ska Fest will be skanking the night away at the Gothic Theatre on February 22, Alpha Schoolmarm Orchestra, The A’OKs, Synthetic Elements, P-Nuckle, Judge Roughneck, The Dendrites, and more will be taking the state to showcase for Denver’s ska enthusiasts and spread the word that the ska scene […]
Illenium- Risen
by Corey Blecha Local EDM producer ILLENIUM has been rising fast in Denver’s music scene lately, with performances at the city’s insanely popular weekly event, Electronic Tuesdays, at Cervantes on January 14th, and a recent single released titled “Drop Our Hearts”, which immediately rose to #1 on the dubstep.net charts. With the release of his […]
DrumCity GuitarLand Reviews: Ludwig Break Beats
by Kyle Christy Ludwig Break Beats At Drum City Guitar Land, people come in all the time looking for the all in one kit. The four piece setup with the small kick and toms with light weight hardware. Just so happens this past year Ludwig and Ahmir Thompson aka “Questlove” of (The Roots) teamed […]
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