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  • FRESH NEW ADDS FOR THE SEASON OF SPRING!!

    FRESH NEW ADDS FOR THE SEASON OF SPRING!!

    Some new adds reviewed by our volunteers specially for you, and a goodbye and farewell from this ol’ music director! 2charm – star scum city Move aside Troye Sivan (who nabs a songwriting… more

  • 1190 Conversation: Scott Fair of Mandy, Indiana

    1190 Conversation: Scott Fair of Mandy, Indiana

    by Gavin Orth KVCU Radio 1190 · Interview with Scott Fair of Mandy, Indiana This February, Manchester-based band Mandy, Indiana released their second studio album, URGH. It’s noisy, aggressive, at… more

  • LOVELY LOVELY ADDS FOR FEBRUARY

    LOVELY LOVELY ADDS FOR FEBRUARY

    Here are some adds for your listening pleasure, picked with LOVE for the February season and reviewed by our LOVELY volunteers: Dry Cleaning – Secret Love This album is defined… more

  • The Death of the Music Festival 

    The Death of the Music Festival 

    By Lily Dennis Chase Atlantic performing in Phoenix, AZ at Comerica Theatre on November 16, 2024 (Lily Dennis/Radio 1190) After the global lockdown due to COVID-19 was lifted, the live… more

  • Little Brother Album Review

    Little Brother Album Review

    By Mac Hebebrand The listening Album Cover/Pitchfork  Produced in the early 2000s, Little Brothers’ debut album, The Listening, provides an experience ripe with emotion. Little Brother’s member’s: 9th Wonder (Pat… more

  • The Aces with Lydia Night at Summit Music Hall

    By Ben Shatz Despite major transportation delays and sub-freezing temperatures, the Aces arrived in Denver on Saturday night for the second stop of their “Gold Star Baby” tour. The four-piece… more

  • ADDS TO WHISK YOUR POST HALLOWEEN BLUES AWAY

    ADDS TO WHISK YOUR POST HALLOWEEN BLUES AWAY

    First Day Back – Forward First Day Back is an emo band from Santa Cruz that burst on to the scene with their debut album ‘Foward.’ Self-classified as ‘Singmo,’ the… more

  • Review: Joe Samba’s Special Groove at Cervantes’ Other Side

    Review: Joe Samba’s Special Groove at Cervantes’ Other Side

    By William Flockton and Nicholas Merl Joe Samba performs at Cervantes’ Other Side with Cydeways on Oct. 18. (Nicholas Merl/Radio 1190) Reggae rock artist Joe Samba and Cydways spent three… more

  • The Addison Rae Concert at the Mission Ballroom

    The Addison Rae Concert at the Mission Ballroom

    By Grace Moore  Addison singing New York in the Mission Ballroom (Radio1190/ Grace Moore) On Oct. 13 Addison Rae performed at the Mission Ballroom in Denver. This is her first… more

  • MUSIC FOR YOUR WEARY OCTOBER EARS

    MUSIC FOR YOUR WEARY OCTOBER EARS

    Algernon Cadwallader – Trying Not To Have a Thought “Classic style emo with whiny lyrics and plenty of guitar tapping. Often has political/social messages that are very powerful; also has… more

  • Atmosphere and Friends: A Celebration of 90s Hip-Hop

    Atmosphere and Friends: A Celebration of 90s Hip-Hop

    By Kayla Drumke (Slug singing on stage at Red Rocks Ampetheater, Kayla Drumke/Radio 1190) Atmosphere and Friends was not a typical Red Rocks show. On Sept 19, Atmosphere, the hip-hop… more

  • PACE Center: Devon Allman’s Blues Summit

    PACE Center: Devon Allman’s Blues Summit

    Tatum France-Kelly (Julia Dellafiora, Radio 1190) Devon Allman’s Blues Summit at the PACE Center Sept. 11, 2025 the Parker Arts, Culture, and Events (PACE) Center welcomed Devon Allman’s Blues Summit… more

  • Rolling Harvest Play at Saving Alaya Preschool Fundraiser

    Rolling Harvest Play at Saving Alaya Preschool Fundraiser

    By Bronte Moore and Maddie Crosier Rolling Harvest performing at Fox Theatre. (Bronte Moore/Radio 1190) Alaya preschool held the second annual “Save Alaya” fundraiser at Fox Theatre last Sunday. Alaya… more

  • My Morning Jacket Delivers End of Summer Performance at Red Rocks Amphitheater

    My Morning Jacket Delivers End of Summer Performance at Red Rocks Amphitheater

    By Samyukta Sarma My Morning Jacket, Red Rocks Amphitheater. (Samyukta Sarma/Radio 1190)  Red Rocks Amphitheater seemed to go back to the year 2007. The warm summer air felt thick, mixed… more

  • Simple Minds with Soft Cell and Modern English at Denver’s Ball Arena

    Simple Minds with Soft Cell and Modern English at Denver’s Ball Arena

    By Ben Shatz “It’s been a long wait,” says long-time Simple Minds fan Matt(51). His self-proclaimed coolest daughter, Maya(16), agrees: “I’ve been waiting a long time, but not as long… more

  • “Punk is such a dirty word:” punk rock’s “first wave” in colorado in the late 70s

    “Punk is such a dirty word:” punk rock’s “first wave” in colorado in the late 70s

    By Nicholas Merl A timeline of Colorado’s “first wave” of punk rock artists. (Nicholas Merl/Radio 1190) Colorado is home to an incredibly vibrant and diverse musical underground with a rich… more

  • Cool new adds for your mid-April pleasure

    Cool new adds for your mid-April pleasure

    Babe Rainbow – Slipper Imp and Shakerator “Babe Rainbow’s newest album Slipper Imp and Shakerator is a good friend who rolls a jay for you while you lay in a… more

  • “Three Nights with Jesse Welles”

    “Three Nights with Jesse Welles”

    Sometimes the whistling is the only thing he keeps to himself.  When people go to a Jesse Welles concert these days, they go to sing his songs. The 30-year-old musician… more

  • The Psychedelic Post-Punk Paranoia of Plastic Mystic

    The Psychedelic Post-Punk Paranoia of Plastic Mystic

    By Nicholas Merl The cover of Plastic Mystic’s “AMERICAN SPIRIT / SEVERANCE,” published March 2025. Art by Thomas Corbin. Plastic Mystic is a post-punk psych freakout trio based in Denver.… more

  • March adds and music for the spring

    March adds and music for the spring

    Here’s what we’ve added this month, and a few words from our super cool volunteers about them: Hour – Subminiature “This was a really pretty album. This album was almost… more