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  Darker My Love finds beauty in the shadows

  By Michael Roberts

  Thursday, September 25

  Read anything about Darker My Love and the word "psychedelic" is likely to pop up by the second paragraph — much to the irritation of Rob... More >>
• No Plot Kill is killing it, critics be damned

  By Dave Herrera

  Thursday, September 25

  Dave Bartz and I are best friends. We grew up in the same 'hood, went to the same high school (Bartz a few years behind me), share the same... More >>
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  Ponytail: Baltimore's happy accident

  By Tom Murphy

  Thursday, September 25

  Ponytail didn't come together like most bands. The original five members were randomly chosen by poet Jeremy Sigler to collaborate on music.... More >>
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  Year after year, Unleashed unsheaths steady Swedish metal

  By Phil Freeman

  Thursday, September 25

  Unleashed bassist/vocalist Johnny Hedlund is a cheerful, friendly guy who happens to play in one of the most ferocious and consistently powerful... More >>
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  Good things happen to Nick Cave's Bad Seeds

  By Jon Solomon

  Thursday, September 25

  Nick Cave may be one of the more disciplined songwriters in the business (he usually spends six days a week working in his office), but he's been... More >>
• The skinny on Slim 7's move to Cherry Creek

  By Jon Solomon

  Thursday, September 25

  After opening Slim 7 nearly two years ago, Bill Ward is hoping to move his now-closed club from Larimer Square to Cherry Creek. At the end of... More >>
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  TV on the Radio

  Dear Science
  DGC/Interscope

  By Michael Roberts

  Thursday, September 25

  Although the Radio crew's talent is well established, the band's music has always raised user-friendliness questions: Sure, 2006's Return to... More >>
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  Nelly

  Brass Knuckles
  Derrty Ent, Universal

  By Ben Westhoff

  Thursday, September 25

  Brass Knuckles is Nelly's Thriller. No kidding. It's not perfect, but neither was MJ's magnum opus; it jumped styles and was not particularly... More >>
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  Runway Estates

  No Good Horse Thieves
  Self-released

  By Tom Murphy

  Thursday, September 25

  Runway Estates refuses to wallow in any particular musical genre, which may throw some folks. As the group moves effortlessly from sun-dappled,... More >>
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  Frogs Gone Fishin'

  Tell Me True
  Oh/Ya Records

  By Michael Roberts

  Thursday, September 25

  Since the dawn of time — or at least the 1960s — a particular breed of music has been consistently popular in these parts: relaxed,... More >>
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  Mini Reviews

  Thursday, September 25

  Brian Wilson, That Lucky Old Sun (EMI Records). Ever since Brian Wilson terminated his self-imposed hermitage and started performing again, the... More >>
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  Sigur Rós

  Saturday, September 27, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, 303-830-8497.

  By Michael Roberts

  Thursday, September 25

  It's difficult to think of a Red Rocks headliner that's simultaneously as unlikely and as appropriate as Sigur Rós. The quartet uses even... More >>
• Dr. Dog

  Saturday, September 27, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

  By Adam Perry

  Thursday, September 25

  Dr. Dog has been compared to hipster faves like Pavement and Guided by Voices (which does no justice to the Dog's genuinely adorable '70s AM... More >>
• James

  Monday, September 29, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-8497.

  By Tom Murphy

  Thursday, September 25

  James and its luminous folk pop certainly fits in sonically with the rich tradition of great rock music from Manchester. Although the outfit was... More >>
• Santogold

  Wednesday, October 1, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, 303-788-0984.

  By Michael Roberts

  Thursday, September 25

  Santi White, who goes by Santogold, is red, white and blue through and through, having come of age in Philadelphia before relocating to Brooklyn... More >>
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  Primasonic at Larimer lounge

  By Tom Murphy

  Thursday, September 25

  Many punk-rock purveyors of musical mayhem spout lyrics that make them sound like a bunch of idiots who are only in it to get drunk and maybe... More >>
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  Scratching the Surface

  BT at Beta

  By Cory Casciato

  Thursday, September 25

  If you hate trance, you can place a fair amount of the blame on BT (Brian Transeau to his parents, wife and friends). The superstar producer... More >>
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  Meet Shwayze, two of Malibu's most wanted

  By Glenn BurnSilver

  Thursday, September 18

  Oh, man, please don't compare us to Jack Johnson," Shwayze, one half of the group that bears his name, implores from his London hotel room.... More >>
• The glass was half full at Red Rocks' Monolith

  By Dave Herrera

  Thursday, September 18

  Watching DeVotchKa take the stage at Monolith on Saturday night in front of a half-empty Red Rocks Amphitheatre was a bit deflating. But by the... More >>
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  Lindsey Buckingham's new album rocks — weirdly

  By Michael Roberts

  Thursday, September 18

  Lindsey Buckingham is the creative force behind Fleetwood Mac, a group that remains a big concert draw and a steady seller when it comes to... More >>