A wall of fog hangs over the Golden Gate, as jasmine bombards the olfactory system and a nippy gust foreshadows the crisp San Francisco eve. Gothic chandeliers dip and dangle overhead the Fillmore Auditorium, as flannel clad hipsters scrupulously survey burgundy velvet curtains, absent-mindedly sipping PBR. A conduit for cataclysmic, history shifting performances from immortals… Continue reading Dr. Dog Rocks Fillmore House Call
Mischief night, October 30, 2010, the Los Angeles-based band Particle brought their brand of ‘electro-funk rock’ to the University Hill area of Boulder, Colorado. The venue was the popular Fox Theatre. This show was to be a culmination of a run of four shows in Colorado, and a celebration for the band of 10 years… Continue reading Mischief Night with Particle: The Return of Charlie Hitchcock
Great American Taxi rolled thru Fort Collins CO on Wednesday, October 27th 2010. After having a month off the road, Taxi is gearing up for a big holiday weekend playing the Fillmore with Leftover Salmon on Saturday 10/30. If you’ve ever been to Hodi’s Half Note, when you stand outside you can look across the… Continue reading Hangin @ Hodi's w/ Great American Taxi
Before attending Danielle Ate the Sandwich at the Gothic Theater on October 8th I was unsure as to what kind of sandwich exactly she may have eaten. However, after speaking to Danielle before her show and watching her exuberant performance I was certain said sandwich must be chock full of wit, talent and brilliance. “I’m… Continue reading Danielle Ate the Sandwich | Gothic Theater
My father used to call it ‘blowing out the carbs..’ I was a little girl, in Northeast Texas, in the middle 70s. We had old cars, my entire childhood, often hotrods, or in leaner times at least a family car with a big-assed surprise under the hood.. Some of those older hot rods of his… Continue reading Blowing out the carbs with The Avett Brothers & Grace Potter and The Nocturnals
Overall, the general tide in Indie rock pulls heavily towards the twinkley. Lots of synth, lots of electronics, lots of over-dubbing, lots of special effects, and less dirty guitar with each passing year. Not that I would attempt to deny the appeal that this trend has – I’ve grown fond of pretty much the whole… Continue reading Blitzen Trapper's Blitz on Boulder
In America, pissed means angry. In England, pissed means drunk. Yannis Philippakis, front man of Oxford’s dance-rock band Foals, was both, a potentially dangerous combination that worked to his benefit. Sticking firm to the set list, Foals either gave their despondent audience the middle finger or fed off it its rude anxiousness for the songs… Continue reading Foals Infects Larimer Lounge With “Antidotes”
There was a buzz in the air of Boulder Colorado, October 9, 2010. On the cool fall Saturday night, people were celebrating life, friendship, and the end of a very destructive fire that burned outside of Boulder early last month. Lasting nearly a week, the Boulder Fourmile Canyon fire was the most destructive wildfire in… Continue reading Cornmeal Brings Heat to Fire Benefit After-party
