The Bad Plus at the Boulder Theater Halloween night was a truly fun event. Taking the stage at 9:30pm the three piece Jazz band made up of Reid Anderson on bass, Ethan Iverson on Piano, and David King on drums settled on the stage in the glow of a warm red light. They opened up… Continue reading The Bad Plus | Boulder Theater | 10/31/05 | Review
We get into Vegas @ 9:30, and as the plane lands the lights of Vegas are already drawing me in. Everything has lights to lead and confuse. We get over to the Aladdin (possibly the most evil hotel in town – several friends of mine complained of bad vibes and confusing energy in that place), ditched our… Continue reading Vegaroo
Alright, so timeliness is not my forte. I’m always getting caught up in the moment, hence my lateness with papers, reviews, bills, and work, but perhaps it is also a reason for my being drawn to The Steve Kimock Band, whose tendency to explore the moment through improvisation, emphasizes “the now” in music. In my opinion, SKB consistently illustrates… Continue reading Every Now is a New Now for the Steve Kimock Band
I lucked out on this one. I showed up at Pinky’s this past Wednesday to hang out with my new friends Iconocaust. Shred had given me a call and said that their new CD was finished and he had a signed copy for me to pick up at their show. Definitely pick up “The Natural… Continue reading Local Music Review: Torrid Flesh
Dark Star Orchestra and The Grateful Web teamed up to provide an streaming video broadcast of DSO’s October 14 performance at the McDonald Theatre in Eugene, OR. — Check out the archive:
For years Denver has been overlooked as a source for new music. Everyone knows about L.A, Seattle and New York but I guess the main stream media in this country figures Denver is backwater country town and if someone happens to come out of this area playing metal, rock, or rap it was just a… Continue reading Local Music Review: Iconocaust
