Radio 1190 Blog
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Concert Review: Colfax Speed Queen @ Skylark Lounge
Colfax Speed Queen took down the Skylark with unparalleled pep last Thursday. Its been a few since the band made their debut, interestingly on the very same stage. Prior to returning to the Skylark, the guys have busied their days playing bars and gigs around town, cranked out a few national tours, and dropped their second… Read more
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Concert Review: Merchandise @ Hi-Dive
This past Sunday, Merchandise headlined the Hi-Dive on South Broadway, bringing their unique sound with them. Despite an admittedly low-energy crowd, every band on the bill gave it their all. Locals Palehorse/Palerider were there to kick off the night with a dark and ethereal set. Combining the droning, distorted guitars of shoegaze with dark tones… Read more
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On Air Next 5.17.17
Summer is almost here. The weather is warming up, life is slowing down and change is in the air at Radio 1190. Last week’s graduation included some Radio 1190 VIPs, and now a new crew has arrived. Hi, I’m Jolie! I’m the new music director for Radio 1190, and I’m beyond stoked. Us babies are… Read more
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On Air Next 5.10.17
The time has come. This is my last On-Air Next as Music Director for Radio 1190. I hope I turned you on to some rad bands this year and you enjoyed my ramblings about the music I love. The best is yet to come. Jolie Klefeker will be your Music Director next year and will… Read more
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On Air Next 5.3.17
I’m almost out of here! If you’re a graduating senior like myself, we’re probably feeling the same strange mixture of trepidation and excitement. It feels weird to be outdated. Like James Murphy, I’m “losing my edge to better-looking people/With better ideas/and more talent/And they’re actually really, really nice.” Prime example: my dear friend Jolie Klefeker… Read more
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On Air Next 4.19.17
Arthur Russell was a brilliant New York artist who never saw the recognition he deserved during his lifetime. He died in 1992 from HIV complications, but his partner Tom Lee sifted through his unheard recordings and released several compilations since Russell’s death. This week, I’m putting both “First Thought Best Thought” and “World Of Echo”… Read more
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Concert Review: The Beeves @ Club 156
An evening full of talented Denver punk acts awaited attendees at Program Council’s most recent concert in Club 156. This past Saturday, I ventured up from the basement of the UMC to check out the show. First to take the stage was Loretta Kill, a three-piece that played a tight set. The three members seemed… Read more
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Animal Collective – The Painters EP
The Painters: A New Canvas Summer sounds and hypnotic hallucinations fill the air as Animal Collective plays on my speaker. It seems all too fitting that Animal Collective’s new EP, The Painters, was released just as Boulder was in the midst of enjoying a heat wave that somehow managed to sneak itself into the mid-February… Read more
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Concert Review: Sleigh Bells @ Gothic Theatre
It was the first night of spring break, and most people had already vacated the CU campus. I was sitting in my room, contemplating what to do with my evening, when my friend texted me saying she had extra tickets to the Sleigh Bells show at the Gothic Theatre. I’d never heard the band before… Read more
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On Air Next 3.13.17
Here at Radio 1190, we have about 25,000 records to our name, handpicked since 1998 with guaranteed quality. This week, I’ve put a couple great old records into rotation that we haven’t spun for a little while. They’re either old favorites or underground gems, and I think you’ll dig both. Let’s dive in. I’m throwing… Read more
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Girls Who Rule the Music Industry – Blog by Ashley Koett
Although the inner workings of the music industry are currently dominated by men, many incredible women are still finding ways to make an impact and and pave their own paths through this unwelcoming field. As reported by Nashville Scene, women only account for 5% of producers and engineers in the music industry, which stems from… Read more
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Album Review: Hand Habits – Wildly Idle
Meg Duffy of Hand Habits drops her anticipated debut album Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void) in February 2017, after having spent a few short years touring with friends and signing with Woodsist records just months before. Recently, her following has expanded through sheer merit, gaining momentum playing guitar with other musicians on the up-and-up:… Read more
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On Air Next 3.1.17
Polyrhythms have been ruining my life. It probably started with Talking Heads. There was something about David Byrne’s lust for strange rhythmic patterns that set my brain on fire and got my feet pumping. For the uninitiated, the standard definition of a polyrhythm is “ the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music” (Merriam-Webster). You… Read more
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Album Review: Priests – Nothing Feels Natural
Priests, an activist punk rock band dwelling in Washington D.C., drop their fourth album, Nothing Feels Natural, on January 27, 2017, one week after inauguration day. After a few years writing, recording, and re-recording, they have arrived at a piece that is sociologically stimulating and combats societal pressures. It is a work of honesty, a… Read more
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Album Review: Ty Segall – s/t
A second self-titled album by Ty Segall is heard at a higher fidelity than previous albums, where Ty traditionally records by overdubbing. This album, however, was recorded in a live studio backed with his full band, The Muggers. We still hear noisy and powerful droning layers of melodic and percussive guitar, but less warbly. This… Read more
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CD of the Month: Thundercat – Drunk
The second you throw on Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner’s new record “Drunk,” you’ll be greeted by a familiar falsetto voice that sounds like it’s echoing throughout a chamber of dreams. “Drunk” opens with the track “Rabbit Ho” which takes on a similar ambience from the intro track to his 2015 EP “The Beyond/ Where the Giants… Read more
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On Air Next 2.23.17
We have three great new records spinning this week on Radio 1190. Tim Darcy normally fronts the Canadian post-punk band Ought, but his new record “Saturday Night” brings his voice to unheard places. Rather than slinging mantras at breakneck speed (a la Ought’s 2015 release “Sun Coming Down”), “Saturday Night” is more rockabilly than punk.… Read more
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Concert Review – Angel Olsen
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to see Angel Olsen perform at the Gothic Theatre in Denver. The evening kicked off with a performance by Chris Cohen, a Californian artist and former member of Deerhoof. Cohen’s band performed with self-assurance, delivering a set of beautifully expansive psychedelic songs that provided an enjoyable introduction… Read more
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Vinyl Valentine’s Interviews with DJs Owen and Natalie
Love is in the air…. and so is our FM radio signal! Ba dum tss! Even if corny jokes aren’t your thing, Vinyl Valentine’s Day Radio 1190 very likely will be. All day today, you can tune in to hear Radio 1190 DJs playing hand selected vinyl picks ranging from heartrending to oh so sensual. I… Read more
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Concert Review – Twiddle / Aqueous
When I got to the Boulder Theater, I was fifty minutes late and expecting a nice one hour concert. Boy was I wrong. Aqueous was the opener for Twiddle, and they embraced every sound one could think of. The band would be jamming in a bluesy form within the next second they would change to… Read more