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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”… more

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… more

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… more

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… more

On Wednesday, Pitchfork posted an article titled “Does College Radio Even Matter Anymore.” If you haven’t read it yet, Kevin Lozano walks through the ins-and-outs of college radio history and… more

Traditionally, we will see a musician or band tour with other bands/artists of similar taste, sound, philosophy, etc. In the fortunate case of Devendra Banhart, his tour-mates included Josiah Steinbrick,… more

Priests are a post-punk outfit from Washington D.C. Our nation’s capitol has a rich history of producing bands which fight the system with attitude and ferocity, (see Fugazi), and Priests… more

America means different things to different people. From Chuck Berry to Kanye West, American music reflects who we are are and where we came from. This week, let’s take a… more

Boulder’s Fox Theatre presented an evening of soul and funk grooves with three high energy performances from the Sixty Minute Men, Jakübi, and The Suffers. The Sixty Minute Men hail… more

It’s been a long week. Everybody, from those always politically active to those sucked into the bureaucratic bog, has felt a lot this week. Whether or not your presidential candidate… more

New records from La Femme, American Football, and Savoy Motel are spinning this week on Radio 1190. Recorded half in a French castle, half in Los Angeles, “Mystère” from La… more

The first time I saw Total Goth was on Record Store Day 2016. Boulder was dreary and bleak. White clouds circled around Absolute Vinyl while our collective excitement for limited… more

by Quinn Marchese Many attribute the inception of independent music with the release of the Spiral Scratch EP, by Buzzcocks in 1977. This was the fist punk record to be… more

Autumn is a pretty cool and a pretty season in general—the sunsets are beautiful and it’s so much more colorful! Not only is it the season of pumpkin spice, but… more

Electronic music takes all sorts of shapes. It’s easy to write off the whole genre when you’re tired of hearing the same drops, wubs, and vocal samples blasting day-after-day from… more

Radio 1190 KVCU is now on the FM dial! Tune into 98.9 FM in Boulder and hear your new favorite artist. Spinning this week are three hot contenders: we have… more

Formerly the solo project of Jilian Medford, the Los Angeles-based trio IAN SWEET brings their A-game on their new record, Shapeshifter. Released September 9th via Hardly Art Records, the album… more

Before departing for the European leg of their tour, New York synthpop band Porches made a quick stop at the Larimer Lounge with a set that was not to be… more

If I asked my parents about their favorite folk music, it’s likely they’d rattle off a couple of the classics: Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Emmy Lou Harris, John Prine… The… more

It’s been many months since Viet Cong announced they were changing their name for the sake of overly sensitive people. Hailing from Calgary in the north, Viet Cong was born… more