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Last night, I had the chance to see one of my favorite bands, Tera Melos, alongside Speedy Ortiz and Holophrase at the Larimer Lounge. As expected, each one of these… more
School is hard. Midterms suck. And the hardest part of it all is finding the willpower to continue. Luckily for you, I have the one true answer: Music! Which is… more
Boulder has had a longstanding reputation as a hippie mountain mecca. Home of quinoa, cannabis, yoga, tons of people on bikes, granola and kombucha. Boulder is also known as a… more
The opportunity to see three amazingly talented, up-and-coming bands performing at an intimate venue doesn’t come around very often. Seeing Japanese Breakfast, Mannequin Pussy, and The Spirit of The Beehive… more
There’s always something to be discovered when digging through the stacks at Radio 1190. Our station is pretty stoked to call itself home to about 30,000 CDs as well as… more
There’s a lot of overlap in the names that come up when you’re talking about acts like Meatbodies, Ty Segall, Fuzz, and Mikal Cronin. Think CA-based fuzzy garage rock. But… more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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