The Rock
No Bragging Rights at the Summit Music Hall 2/10
By Max Giffin On February 10th, southern-rock metalcore band Every Time I Die headlined Denver’s Summit Music Hall. Playing alongside them was The Acacia Strain, Vanna, Hundredth, and opening band No Bragging Rights. No Bragging Rights takes a different approach to hardcore music. Instead of the typical anger associated with that genre, they strive [...]
Fans Rage at Emmure Show 1/27
by Max Giffin The front doors of the Summit Music Hall in Denver were busy as security continuously kicked out angry hardcore fans on January 27th. With dozens being expelled for unruly behavior, the show that night was undoubtedly the most violent event the Summit has seen in 2013. So why was everyone so [...]
Time Traveler’s Circus
by Kingmi Baby On Aug. 17, I ventured into the woods just beyond Colorado Springs to find the Time Travelers Circus, a fantastic steam-punk event hosted on the Happy Ass Ranch. Despite being a total pain in the ass to find, attending the Time Travelers Circus was worth the drive. From the moment I set [...]
Local Musicians Band Together for Fire Relief
For Immediate Release Denver, CO — July 23, 2012 — Megan Burtt issues a call-to-action to local musicians and this thriving artist community answers the call! Over 30 Colorado-based musicians have contributed original songs to raise money to support the Colorado wildfire relief efforts; the movement gains momentum and formalizes this week! Singer-songwriter Megan Burtt can [...]
Syke 96
by Tim Wenger In what has become almost a stereotype in the punk and pop-punk world over the last twenty years, Denver rockers Jay Rock, Josh Rock, and Ryan Teater got that dreaded email demanding that they change the name of their band. Synergy, as it turns out was trademarked by synthesizer music pioneer [...]
Art Heffron’s Strings & Wood Concert Celebrates 3rd Year Anniversary Show
by Nels Thoreson It is always a special night when extremely talented crews of musicians come out to play and celebrate a difference-making non-profit. Such was the case at Platte Street Studios, as Nashville’s, the Farewell Drifters, and some of Colorado’s finest singer/songwriters played for the Strings & Wood Concerts’ three-year anniversary show. It was a [...]
The HITS
by Tim Wenger “I spent like six months before I met these ladies going to strange men’s houses to jam,” says bassist Nicole Boisvert. “It was really sketchy.” The entire band, like many these days, came together because of Craigslist, and after a few flakes, they were finally able to land a solid lineup. [...]
The Hate: Getting Some Major Love
by Corey Blecha Sometimes a band seems to explode onto the scene from out of nowhere. Whether it is a newly formed band of veterans, or a kid writing songs in his bedroom, their sound seems to be one that comes at just the right time, with the right balance of what worked in the [...]
Chris Daniels-Better Days
by Torch Chris Daniels is releasing his second solo album of his 40-year music career, the first being The Juggler, from 1982, and now Better Days. The album is more of an effort of a circle of friends joining Daniels on an unexpected adventure in music. Better Days honors a nostalgic past with songs like [...]
Gang Forward, OMFG These Guys Rock!!
by Charlie Sullivan Wow, talk about an up-and-coming local act with an in-your-face sonic assault! Gang Forward will reel you in with their alternative-progressive rock creations, riff heavy, with fixating grooves. The moment the crew hits the stage you sense something unique about their presence; they show up with the tools of the trade, and [...]
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