Author Archive: Tim Wenger
New Orleans Artist Chelsea Saddler Coming To Herman’s Hideaway
Chelsea Saddler brings her high energy electric performance to Denver on August 19th at Herman’s Hideaway. The music of Chelsea Saddler wear dusty, old leather boots with gravel in the soles and holes worn in the toe. As Chelsea played a one hour set on NPR’s “Roots and Branches” in Tennessee, she described her greatest influences […]
Arts Brookfield Summer on the Plaza Kicks off July 8 with Science Partner
What: Science Partner, a six-piece rock band, performs at Summer on the Plaza, a free outdoor concert series featuring rising stars of the Denver music scene When: Wednesday, July 8 at 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Where: 1801 California (Plaza), 1801 California Street, Denver, CO 80202 Presenter: Arts Brookfield Website: www.ArtsBrookfield.com/SummerOnThePlaza Cost: FREE (all ages) […]
King Cardinal- Once a Giant
by Tru Blu On the Once a Giant EP, Brennan Mackey carries an impressive tune with his alt-folk delivery. The lead singer ofKing Cardinal embraces music of days gone by with a passion reminiscent of a 60’s folk artist crossed with a forlorn country western crooner. Accompanied by bassist Kramer Kelling, drummer Scott Roush (both of Denver mainstays Rossonian and The Raven and The Writing […]
Anthony Ruptak Taking Band on West Coast Tour
by Tim Wenger Anthony Ruptak & The Midnight Friends have been gaining a good amount of steam around town. This month, they are taking that steam and are heading out to the west coast for the first time. CMB caught up with Ruptak to get the lowdown on the tour. CMB: What made you guys […]
15th Annual Underground Music Showcase Hits Broadway July 23-26
In the Denver music scene, the third weekend in July is one of those weekends that takes some preparation. Bands from around the city and a select lucky handful of hard hitters from around the country prepare their finest set lists and tighten up any loose ends in their songs. The bars and clubs along […]
Greener Grounds
by Tim Wenger Greener Grounds– perhaps the band name refers to the fact that they are taking their genre to a new level. In all honesty, I’m generally not much for anything involving the word “electronica” but these guys are able to blend modern stylings with a classic funk (and occasion, I pulled out a […]
Higher Ground Music Festival Artist Preview: King Cardinal
by Tim Wenger King Cardinal dropped a new record at Deerpile on July 3, and will be sharing the tunes with fans at Higher Ground Music Festival in August. Brennan Mackey, the exuberant man that formed the group, , seems like the type of guy that can provide some nice fodder about his musical career. […]
Tim Yunker On State of Scene, New Company Tim Yunker Media Group
by Tim Wenger Tim Yunker is a veteran in this city’s music scene, having fronted both Tim Yunker & The Sound Junkies as well as Steele & Colfax, hosted an internet radio show (that featured a nice cameo by myself on an episode back in 2012), and working as a videographer. He recently launched a […]
Hard Hitters Muscle Beach Talk The Scene, Summer Plans
by Tim Wenger The name Muscle Beach kind of sounds like the type of place most punk rockers would avoid should they happen to be visiting south Florida. But here in Denver, Muscle Beach is three dudes ripping through quick, thrashy punk songs (it’s almost like Propagandhi and The Bronx had a baby) that are […]
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