Arts & Culture
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On Air Next 9.27.17
Trump’s in the White House, and I’m recommending you new music. Like President Trump, I am both unqualified and unprepared, because the task of picking the best new music to… more
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On Air Next 9.20.17
It’s been nice to feel a little bit of cool weather creep in. Any back-to-school gloominess I may have been experiencing has been completely washed away by my excitement for… more
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Concert Review: Seu Jorge @ Chautauqua Auditorium
In 2004, the Wes Anderson film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou debuted with a soundtrack consisting solely of acoustic David Bowie covers, rearranged and sung in Portuguese by Seu… more
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Concert Review: Benjamin Booker @ Fox Theatre
The Brooklyn-based rock duo She Keeps Bees took the stage around 9 o’clock Thursday night as the opener for the proficient blues guitarist and singer Benjamin Booker. She Keeps Bees… more
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On Air Next 9.13.17
The past couple of weeks have seen the releases of some of the year’s most anticipated records from a handful of independent music’s biggest and brightest: LCD Soundsystem, Deerhoof and… more
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Concert Review: Mitski @ Bluebird Theater
Mitski, a Japanese-American singer-songwriter with an impressive musical track record, took Denver’s Bluebird Theater by storm last night. She’s a musician I’ve long admired and have been longing to see… more
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Concert Review: Conor Oberst @ Ogden Theater
If you listen to Conor Oberst, Bight Eyes, or similar folk-rock confessional style music tuned to a nostalgic and melancholy ear, you may think you have a grip on what… more
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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… 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.… 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,… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… 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,… 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… more
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Girls Who Rule the Music Industry
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… 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… 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… more