Category: concert reviews

Day 1: Music festivals always seem to deliver an electric atmosphere, great music, tasty food, and some of the most interesting fashion. Austin City Limits checked off all of those boxes and knocked them out of the park. The Austin skyline looming over the stage while Paul McCartney rocked out like it was 1967 created…

On the tenth of September, concert goers at Red Rocks Amphitheater cast away their Monday blues in favor of sweet, sweet music. Mac Demarco, the prince turned crazy uncle of indie rock, treated the eight thousand people in attendance to a night of mischief, harmony, and rock ‘n’ roll. Mac and his backing band of…

Timothy Leary once said that for 364 days out of the year, you can hear conventional ideas, and that on the one day that people heard his, they were shocked. There is no way to really prepare for the experience of avant-garde, even while knowing how different the compositions are. On Friday, Ron Miles, J.A…

Sunday’s stormy skies paired perfectly with the darkly mellow tones of Iceage’s stellar new album, Beyondless, and set the ideal ambiance for their show at Denver’s Bluebird Theater. Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark; the band have been one of my favorites since I discovered their 2014 release, Plowing Into the Field of Love, and I was…

Disregarding the fact that I was going to go see Vulfpeck live, I was excited due to the fact I got to go see another show at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheatre. An amazing friend of mine, Rachel, and I managed to arrive at the venue before any of the openers came on. After what…

I bought my tickets to see Parquet Courts months ago, my anticipation building more and more until it was time to drive to Denver for their show last night at the Gothic Theatre. Their anxiously energetic sound has been a big influence on my music taste and I’ve delved into Andrew Savage’s stellar earlier projects…

After a little wait in a light drizzle and the confiscation of my two hidden beers (hey, why not try), I was more than ready for Cigarettes After Sex’s first Boulder show to turn me around, and take me into that dreamy bedroom pop haze. An hour after doors opened, I got inside and pushed…

Jacob Banks is nothing short of inspiring. As soon as he came on, I couldn’t believe how talented Jacob and his band were. The crew hit it perfectly with richly textured beats and a sound starting off with 808s and ranging to African inspired synths that kept the crowd energetic and moving side to side…

Admittedly, I didn’t know Turnover before getting tickets to this show. The band that caught my eye was Elvis Depressedly, one of the opening acts of Turnover’s tour. In preparation for the concert, I checked out Turnover’s new record, Good Nature, and it made a good impression, so I was excited to see how they…

Since their revival in 2014, Slowdive has come back into the spotlight. Their self-titled 2017 release was well received by critics and fans alike. When I found out I had the opportunity to see their live show I was very excited. Fortunately, they did not disappoint. A large sound and extravagant light set-up helped exaggerate…

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 bands delivered very eclectic, experimental, and interesting sets that still had a great deal of personality and energy. A local act, Holophrase, opened the show…

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 on September 30th was surely one of these rare opportunities. The Spirit of the Beehive kicked off the evening appropriately with a set of droning…

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 Wand has earned a category of its own. Now think metal-influenced psych rock with some doomy notes. You’re getting closer. Wand’s sound has evolved substantially…

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 Jorge. 12 years later, Jorge is finally making the rounds to perform his seamless Bowie covers in tribute to the rock god’s passing in January…

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 delivered a raw, powerful performance, combining steady, simple percussion with resonating vocals. Frontwoman Jessica added White Stripes-esque guitar riffs and intermittent keyboard melodies in some…

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 perform for well over a year. After seeing several other incredible female solo artists, including Angel Olsen and Courtney Barnett, play live in the past…

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 its like to witness this man play a set. I came, prepared to somberly bob, maybe take a seat, cry a little bit. For the…

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…

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…

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…