Category: A-Sides
Flashbulb Fires-Gasconader CD Review
by Michael Amidei Let’s be honest. Flashbulb Fires is undeniably an indie group, and they encompass much of what that genre entails, including the clichés. But they wear it well. They are also sharp enough to know that they have to evolve to stay interesting. Broad and expansive, the dramatic and epic nature of the […]
The Say So-The Romantic-CD Review
by Jenn Cohen Say So: (noun) final authority; directing influence Colorado locals, the Say So, are back with their first full-length CD, The Romantic. Packed with the same authoritative intensity as their EP, Something Like Wild, The Romantic immediately grabs you with strong vocals and aggressive instruments, and refuses to be ignored. Sean Palmer […]
Rebel Tongue-Movin’ On- CD Review
by John Christen Mix in one part Nas, equal parts the Roots and KRS One, go heavy on the old-school funk, and add a splash of John Coltrane, and you get Rebel Tongue‘s debut album Movin’ On. Parliament Funkadelic veterans Lige Curry and Danny Bedrosian, adding extra spice to the funky bass lines, join the […]
TTF (formerly Technicolor Tone Factory) – self-titled EP
by Guy Errickson thenakedstage.Net [email protected] Having built-up from a really kickin’ bar band, to not just looking like they belong on stages like the Historic Boulder Theater‘s, but dressed for the occasion and owning it – anyone who likes the “Colorado Sound” will LOVE TTF (formerly known as Technicolor Tone Factory before trademark issues got […]
Navigator-An Idea of Home
by Tim Wenger Navigator takes melodic hardcore to a higher level with their new album An Idea of Home. There is something to be said for a screamer with enough talent that his words are still understandable to the naked ear, and while many bands fail in that category, these guys pull it off quite […]
Beak-Eyri
by Brandon Marshall As of late, new releases in music have been far from inspiring for me. It seems with each new release, bands are becoming more contrived and forced with the help of slick production. As a result, this has made me long for the raw and gritty sound of a hard-working blue-collar band […]
KIDS-Kids
by: Sal Christ Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kontroll Recordings Youth, more oft than not, conjures happy thoughts: summers spent doing nothing and everything at the same time, late nights whiling the late hours into solitude, the careless flight on a highway at sixteen in a topless car with your hair flailing in the breeze, or […]
Eve 6-Speak in Code
by: Sal Christ Photo Credit: Fearless Records Eve 6’s Max Collins and his band mates weren’t even of drinking age when their eponymous debut record dropped in 1998, so it went without saying that their alt-rock meets pop-punk style was a hit with high school and college kids. Your whole life is melodramatic at that […]
The Host Club- Tut Tut
by Jenn Cohen [email protected] This four-track E.P. from Denver locals, the Host Club, consisting of (and stay with me here) Aaron Elrod (vocals), Adam Elrod (guitar), Tim Adams (studio bass), Nate Barnes (studio drums), Emily Gallant (guest vocals), Jason Webb (live bass), and Jake Cook (live drums), is full of comfortable melodies. The title track, […]
Lydia Cole-Me & Moon
by Sal Christ Photo Credit: Lydia Cole The ever-heavy Chuck Palahniuk novel, “Fight Club,” declares, “Only after disaster can we be resurrected,” and considering the 18 months traversed between Lydia Cole’s first EP Love Will Find A Way and Me & Moon—her first full-length album—it’s entirely applicable. The 11-track record features acoustic tracks so emotionally […]
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