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Camper Van Beethoven-La costa Perdida
by: Sal Christ Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher There’s something about Camper Van Beethoven that simply doesn’t exist in too many rock bands now—like the lustrous experience of ripened ochre or a vintage bottle of scotch that shimmers at just the right point. Maybe it’s the fact that the music isn’t a throwback to any particular […]
Robert DeLong at the Ogden Theatre
by Sal Christ Robert DeLong’s performance at the Ogden Theatre as opening act for the Faint was, in short, too short but mind blowing despite its brevity. A cross between LCD Soundsystem, Reggie Watts, and the late TRVS DJAM, Delong’s stunning aural experience cocktailed hooky electronics, organic drum corps meets orchestral percussives, and an interactive, […]
Oceania – Smashing Pumpkins CD Review
by: Sal Christ photo credit: MSO Even after all these years, ‘loyalty to whom?’ remains the question when it comes to the fan relationship with the Smashing Pumpkins. Sometimes the front person is the genius behind the songs that color the soundtrack of our life, and sometimes not, so to whom does the gratitude go—the […]
Manufactured Superstars-Interview
by Sal Christ The Manufactured Superstars are the Denver-based DJ/production duo comprising of Beatport founding member Bradley Roulier and Beatport original employee Shawn Sabo (both are now current members). Festivalgoers will know the duo by their immediately recognizable getups of matching NASA spacesuits and yes, they were even hired to play Sir Richard Branson’s official […]
Fiona Apple at the Paramount
by: Sal Christ Photo: Stock When I digitized my Fiona Apple collection years ago, I filed it under the genre of “Chick Power,” a non-descript moniker, save for its insinuation that such music was rowdy, raucous tuneage that may or may not have a predilection toward feminism. While I wouldn’t have called Apple and her […]
Bryyn-In Shapes
by: Sal Christ Photo Credit: Bryyn With guitar strumming as delicate as butter-yellow threads of wheat fingered under an-hour-before-dusk hued sky, Switzerland-anchored American expat, Bryyn, fashions together a cozy collection of indie acoustic auditory baubles on his newest release, In Shapes. These are the tunes that travel to Anywhere and Nowhere, circa Anytime–familiar, warm, […]
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Basement on the Hill – Bruno S
by: Sal Christ photo credit: stock Imagine yourself on a road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway: the ocean on your right, the endless stretch of road in front of you, and your best mate on your left. It’s a perfect afternoon with sunshine for miles and tunes meant for driving in the console. Which […]
Rammstein @ the Denver Coliseum
by: Sal Christ The little kids were up past their bedtime. Seemingly dressed for a piano recital, the trio of three-footers pattered out on stage after none other than Combichrist’s Joe Letz introduced the group to a crowd ready to rage. Children were opening for a German industrial metal band, known as much for their […]
Counting Crows at the Paramount
Story and Photos by: Sal Christ An easily forgettable fact: we were all a lot younger when August and Everything After came out in 1993. Needless to say, it was a little surprising to see the middle-aged crowd at the Counting Crows show at the Paramount Theatre on April 19. Too many cushy velvet […]
KIDS-Kids
by: Sal Christ Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kontroll Recordings Youth, more oft than not, conjures happy thoughts: summers spent doing nothing and everything at the same time, late nights whiling the late hours into solitude, the careless flight on a highway at sixteen in a topless car with your hair flailing in the breeze, or […]
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