Category: Local News
Buckner Funken Jazz, Doing What They Love
by Charlie Sullivan Buckner Funken Jazz has been putting their groove on and getting funky throughout Colorado for the last twelve years. The crew’s music can be best described as a fusion of funk and jazz (hence the name), with heavy backbeats, room for a little improvisation, and above all else, a little bit of […]
Zach Heckendorf Rocks the Ogden Nov. 23
by: Mac MacKillop When I was nineteen, I was sleeping through class and trying, unsuccessfully, to grow my first beard. Zach Heckendorf, on the other hand, is wrapping up a year of touring with Rodrigo y Gabriella, ZZ Ward and Michael Franti. He’s played venues across the country, laid down live sessions in KBCO’s Studio […]
Rockabilly Corner: The Barnyard Stompers
by Sheila Broderick [email protected] Hello everyone! Rockabilly Corner is back from a short hiatus. I hope this finds everyone well. You know it has been a long time since I have found a band that I enjoy listening to on repeat. I know that sounds silly but we all do it, don’t deny it. The […]
Ichi’s Pit Opens on West Alameda in Denver
by Max Giffin Photo Credit: Max Giffin Recently, underground venue Ichi’s Pit joined Colorado’s abundance of local music opening up off 1223 West Alameda Avenue. The venue, founded by Mike Brickey and Patricia Griego, plans to cater to Denver’s metal scene in providing a more personal space where attendees can get close to the […]
Fort Collins band, Give ‘Er Hell, prepares for their final show
by Jenn Cohen photo courtesy of GEH Facebook Mark your calendars for November 9, and plan on being at Hodi’s Half Note. After seven years, Give ‘er Hell, with their “unique blend of venerable rock influences, featuring AC/DC-esque guitar riffs, combined with the flashiness of sunset-strip metal, and a bit of southern twang in the […]
A Poem from MMM – By Elmo B
Death Doesn’t Know by Nathan Schmit, Youth On Record [email protected] The youth we work with overcome huge obstacles, which lead to depth in their understanding about what it means to be human. I find this poem from one of my students quite profound. Elmo B is a Youth On Record dream student. He is the […]
Whicker and Pine’s Equipment Stolen
by Jon Johnson Our drummer/producer and band manager live in a duplex-style apartment in the lower Highlands neighborhood. We had been recording our new EP there for the last couple weeks, and were getting close to finishing things up. We had booked a tour and were planning on selling our music on the road. […]
Josh Lee-Interview
by Jenn Cohen [email protected] Photo Credit: Miles Chrisinger For anyone who didn’t know the musical brilliance that is Josh Lee, June 4, 2012, most likely changed that. Lee was detained by Immigration at the ICE detention facility in Aurora, with his relationship to national security in question. The Denver music scene promptly rallied behind […]
Skylab 2012 Preview
by Corey Blecha The 18th annual Skylab Music Festival will take place September 22 this year at the Denver Coliseum. Put on by Triad Dragons, Skylab has consistently hosted some of the hottest names in dance music, and this year’s line-up continues a roll of top-notch headliners, with the likes of Porter Robinson and […]
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