Backbeat Online tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat/32 2009-11-20T22:01:04Z The Denver Westword Music Blog Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en The Weekend Showdown: Polytoxic's The Last Waltz Revisited leads our top picks for this weekend tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264814 2009-11-20 14:56:02 2009-11-20 15:01:04 We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post. Tell us -- and t... Dave Herrera We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post. Tell us -- and t...

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Continue reading "Hearsay bits: Sean Foreman and Nat Motte put the 'OH!' in 3OH!3 at mtvU's Woodie Awards and more" > ]]> 0 Freeloader: Blue Million Miles tonight at 3 Kings Tavern tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264710 2009-11-20 12:10:41 2009-11-20 12:10:48 ​This fine evening, Blue Million Miles is sharing a bill at 3 Kings Tavern with Lion Sized -- whose members will be taking some time off to hangout with kinfolk and write and record a new record, ... Dave Herrera ​This fine evening, Blue Million Miles is sharing a bill at 3 Kings Tavern with Lion Sized -- whose members will be taking some time off to hangout with kinfolk and write and record a new record, ...

Continue reading "Freeloader: Blue Million Miles tonight at 3 Kings Tavern" > ]]> 0 Freaky Friday: "Christian Side Hug" tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264689 2009-11-20 11:40:48 2009-11-20 11:42:33 There's nothing wrong with white people doing hip-hop -- if it was ever in question, I think Eminem proved that. And there's certainly nothing wrong with rappers loving Jesus. I mean, how many hi... Cory Casciato There's nothing wrong with white people doing hip-hop -- if it was ever in question, I think Eminem proved that. And there's certainly nothing wrong with rappers loving Jesus. I mean, how many hi...

Continue reading "Freaky Friday: "Christian Side Hug"" > ]]> 0 Freeloader: Sneak peek of Vices I Admire's new album, The Politics of Apathy tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264571 2009-11-20 08:12:37 2009-11-20 10:01:08 ​The last time we heard from the Vices I Admire guys, they had just ended their seemingly never ending quest for a new bassist with the addition of former Fray five-stringer Dan Battenhouse. And a... Dave Herrera ​The last time we heard from the Vices I Admire guys, they had just ended their seemingly never ending quest for a new bassist with the addition of former Fray five-stringer Dan Battenhouse. And a...

Continue reading "Freeloader: Sneak peek of Vices I Admire's new album, The Politics of Apathy" > ]]> 0 Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ Low Key tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264533 2009-11-20 06:42:38 2009-11-20 07:02:47 ​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasu... Dave Herrera ​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasu...

Continue reading "Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ Low Key" > ]]> 0 Q&A with Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264531 2009-11-20 06:35:47 2009-11-20 06:41:34 ​Sleeping with band dudes doesn't make you famous." The words scrawl across a closed door after the stock "band slut" walks in behind the drummer in All Time Low's new video for "Weightless." Jus... B.A. Frederick ​Sleeping with band dudes doesn't make you famous." The words scrawl across a closed door after the stock "band slut" walks in behind the drummer in All Time Low's new video for "Weightless." Jus...

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Continue reading "Q&A with Monolith Festival Director Josh Baker" > ]]> 0 This Just In: Billy Joel and Elton John show rescheduled tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264361 2009-11-19 14:20:27 2009-11-19 14:20:35 ​Billy Joel and Elton John's Face 2 Face show originally scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at the Pepsi Center has been pushed back to February 22. Any tickets purchased for this Sunday's show wil... Jon Solomon ​Billy Joel and Elton John's Face 2 Face show originally scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at the Pepsi Center has been pushed back to February 22. Any tickets purchased for this Sunday's show wil...

Continue reading "This Just In: Billy Joel and Elton John show rescheduled" > ]]> 0 Freeloader: "Nocturnal Creatures" remix tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264240 2009-11-19 11:53:57 2009-11-19 11:54:12 Just in time for the release of the second installment of the execrable Twilight series (New Moon opens tomorrow, in case you somehow managed to block that horrible truth from your consciousness) ... Cory Casciato Just in time for the release of the second installment of the execrable Twilight series (New Moon opens tomorrow, in case you somehow managed to block that horrible truth from your consciousness) ...

Continue reading "Freeloader: "Nocturnal Creatures" remix" > ]]> 0 Hearsay bits: Mama signs distribution deal with Steve Vai's Digital Nations imprint and more tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264152 2009-11-19 10:30:00 2009-11-19 09:29:20 ​Mama mia!: Mama, the outfit led by frontman Jeff Leonetti and Jonny Barber (aka Chris Barber, frontman of Spiv and the Velvet Elvis), has signed a distribution deal with Steve Vai's Digital Natio... Dave Herrera ​Mama mia!: Mama, the outfit led by frontman Jeff Leonetti and Jonny Barber (aka Chris Barber, frontman of Spiv and the Velvet Elvis), has signed a distribution deal with Steve Vai's Digital Natio...

Continue reading "Hearsay bits: Mama signs distribution deal with Steve Vai's Digital Nations imprint and more" > ]]> 0 Monolith Festival organizers establish Kickstarter account for dontations tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264175 2009-11-19 10:09:29 2009-11-19 10:45:17 ​In response to an overwhelming demand from fans looking to pitch in after yesterday's news that the annual fall Festival is struggling financially, Monolith organizers have set up a Kickstarter a... Dave Herrera ​In response to an overwhelming demand from fans looking to pitch in after yesterday's news that the annual fall Festival is struggling financially, Monolith organizers have set up a Kickstarter a...

Continue reading "Monolith Festival organizers establish Kickstarter account for dontations" > ]]> 0 This Just In: Slayer, John Mayer, Cheech & Chong shows announced tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264138 2009-11-19 09:30:35 2009-11-19 09:34:08 ​Slayer and Megadeth team up for KBPI's Midwinter Melee on Monday, January 25 at DU's Magness Arena. It's the first time the two bands have co-headlined in two decades, and as a bonus for diehard ... Jon Solomon ​Slayer and Megadeth team up for KBPI's Midwinter Melee on Monday, January 25 at DU's Magness Arena. It's the first time the two bands have co-headlined in two decades, and as a bonus for diehard ...

Continue reading "This Just In: Slayer, John Mayer, Cheech & Chong shows announced" > ]]> 0 Michael Jackson top seller at Bart's CD Cellar tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264127 2009-11-19 08:21:17 2009-11-19 08:36:12 ... Jon Solomon ​Michael Jackson's This is It came in first at Bart's CD Cellar for the week ending November 15 while Gov't Mule's By a Thread and Triple C's Custom Cars & Cycles grabbed the second and t...

Continue reading "Michael Jackson top seller at Bart's CD Cellar" > ]]> 0 Q&A with Vaughn Harris of Nitzer Ebb tag:blogs.westword.com,2009:/backbeat//32.264119 2009-11-19 08:01:37 2009-11-19 08:13:38 ​Nitzer Ebb, from Essex, England, helped to define the musical style called EBM with its heavy industrial rhythms and stark vocals. As with emo, another much-maligned genre, EBM started out as a v... Tom Murphy ​Nitzer Ebb, from Essex, England, helped to define the musical style called EBM with its heavy industrial rhythms and stark vocals. As with emo, another much-maligned genre, EBM started out as a v...

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