Local Record Review: Clarke Sondermann Makes Films, Not Just Music, With His Laptop
“… here’s the last two years of my life, documented and recorded mostly on a laptop,” announces – or opines…
Weaving through Denver Music, Art, Culture, and Life
“… here’s the last two years of my life, documented and recorded mostly on a laptop,” announces – or opines…
Concept albums often seem to ride a dangerous road – too easy to marginalize of the story doesn’t carry, or…
This year’s Denver Post Underground Music Showcase (UMS) may have been the biggest and best yet, and – barring the…
Denver’s amidst a record-setting streak of over-90-degree days (we’re on day nine – or ten – or somewhere around there,…
Golden’s Erik Husman, along with his then-band The Golden Rule, recorded a full-length album at the Walnut Room on March…
Night of Joy, Achille Lauro, Black Postcards (Local); Lee Ranaldo, Willis Earl Beal, Jeffrey Lewis (not local)
Well – This post we’ve got a bucket of sounds, and none too soon (having missed a while – our apologies)…. This one features a slew of locals – two from the same label (Hot Congress) and another totally DIY group that’s almost too new … but has promise. It also features a pile of national acts – a few coming to town soon, but all should be traversing your grey matter between you headphones – if not already, then soon….
Night of Joy – Hardcore Girls are a Hoax
Night of Joy has been around the Denver scene doing everything themselves for a bit – and have always been mighty impressive. Pulling its sound from somewhere amidst the part of New York’s late ‘70s No-Wave scene led by Lydia Lunch’s Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Glenn Branca’s Theoretical Girls and of ‘80s Post-punk like UT and Big Black, and ‘90s Breeders and Bikini Kill, Hardcore Girls are a Hoax (available now on Hot Congress Records’ site, officially released March 21st) is a solid, visceral ride.
Kissing Party – Waster’s Wall Kissing Party’s latest record, “Waster’s Wall,” still reflects a little more Belle & Sebastian than…