Thursday May 10, 2001
If there's a town in this great country that
needs the Insane Clown Posse to burst in
and shake things up, it's Colorado Springs.
The manic duo of Fago spraying mayhem
rolls into the Colorado Springs Auditorium
tonight, which will probably inspire a new
piece of legislation from Doug Bruce.
Ticket ... $25. Gas to get down there ...
$12. Black light Juggalo t-shirt ... $30.
Looks you get as you moon the Focus On
The Family Center ... priceless.
Friday May 11, 2001
It's the invasion of the Pennsylvania DJs.
We just had Philadelphia-based spinner
Nigel Richards at Tracks 2000, and now
here comes neighbor Josh Wink to tear it
up at Vinyl. Wink is touring to support his
new Ovum/ Ruff House/ Columbia album,
HereHear, which has been described as
"full of subtle twists and surprising
thrills."
Saturday May 12, 2001
Rain, rain, went away, came again another
day. After what seemed like seven
years of drippy stuff, we've finally got a
little sunshine again. Good thing, because
we're not sure if KBCO could pull off
another last minute rescheduling for its
Kinetics Sculpture Challenge at the
Boulder Reservoir. The new concert
today features the Cowboy Junkies and
William Topley, and you can see it for
anywhere from $5 to $40, depending on
how large a vehicle you need to get yourself
into the park.
Sunday May 13, 2001
It's a warm Sunday afternoon. You're
American. That means you have two
choices: watch the Rockies play the
Expos (ho hum), or watch a Pulitzer Prize
winning play about baseball at the Acoma
Center. Fences is arguably the best play
yet written by August Wilson, who is
arguably the best American playwright of
the twentieth century. Curious Theater
and Shadow Theater are putting on a hell
of a production, so check it out today at 2
pm before it wraps up June 2. The
Rockies? They'll be playing long after
that, and against teams more exciting
than Montreal.
Monday May 14, 200
Celebrate the new String Cheese
Incident CD at Sancho's Broken Arrow
tonight for free! Will the band itself be
there to grace the crowd with a few
tunes? Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell....
Tuesday May 15, 2001
David Gray wiggles his head so much
when he's playing piano, you'd think he
has one of those battery-operated
ferrets-chasing-the-ball things in his skull. He's
playing tonight at the Fillmore with "Ally
McBeal" tunesmith Fisher (the one they
call when Vonda Shepard's sick), but it's
sold out, so all you AAA geeks will just
have to buy the album or wear short skirts
by the backstage door.
Wednesday May 16, 2001
The Wallflowers opening for Tom Petty.
That makes sense. You throw a bland
band on stage to generate the feel of pop
without actually popping anything, so
that when the real masters come on, they
sound that much better. Petty & The
Heartbreakers might be getting a little
redundant in their old age, but so's
R. E. M. It happens to everyone. At least
they weren't redundant to begin with like
their opener. At Red Rocks.
Thursday May 17, 2001
The Black Crowes are back on fire with
a new album-- Lions-- and a renewed
sense of rock-and-fucking-roll. This is
one band that's never built up the
momentum necessary to become legends,
but fans have constantly been rewarded
with solid music for well over a decade
now. If you're looking for the ticket to
make it worth putting up with Fiddler's
Green, here it is. The opener is Oasis, a
band nine months and a rehab stint away
from "Where Are They Now?"
Friday May 18, 2001
We have a confession to make: sometimes
we pick bands to highlight simply because
they've got a cool name. Such is the case
with Cat Jerky, playing tonight at the
equally well-titled Group Therapy Bar in
Longmont. What do they sound like? We
have no idea. Are they any good? Your
guess is as good as ours. Try it out anyway:
1644 Main St., 303-776-8840.
Saturday May 19, 2001
Writers need to have balls. That's why, if
you really want to write for money, you
should probably check out the Fear Of
Writing Clinic today at the Arvada
Center. Put on by self-professed "word
nerd" Milli Thornton (an Aussie now
knocking about Taos), the clinic promises
to kill writer's block, shun worries of
failure, and basically give you the balls it
takes to put your innermost secrets and
nastiest opinions down on paper. The
workshop fee of $75 includes Thornton's
book, also called Fear of Writing. Check
out www. fearofwriting. com to register.
Sunday May 20, 2001
Exactly one year ago today was the best
day of my life; I got married. And now,
I'm thrilled to discover that the entire city
of Denver is celebrating my anniversary
with a huge music festival featuring
dozens of awesome local bands! You guys
shouldn't have, really. They're calling it
the Wedding Music Showcase (or something
like that), and it's taking place all
over LoDo for only $5. Bands will play at
an outdoor stage on Market Street, and at
Market 41, LoDo's Bar & Grill, The
Soiled Dove, and B-52 Billiards.
Someday, I'll figure out who put this huge
party together for me and give them a hug.
Monday May 21, 2001
Every insomniac in the world has seen
enough part-time vocational college commercials
to throw up. Tonight, when you
can't sleep, turn off the TV as soon someone
says, "I'm tired of my dead end job,"
and visit a real college that will get you
on the right career track for sure:
www.boogerstate.com
Tuesday May 22, 2001
Recently, Erin Blakesley, the lead singer
of Ebwa (headlining tonight at Cricket
On The Hill), witnessed some live street
sex just outside his new apartment on
Pennsylvania Street. Legend has it two
amorous humans were going at it in the
literal sense against a tree, completely
oblivious to the cars passing by, the
pedestrians walking within a few feet on
the sidewalk, or the raging housewarming
party on Blakesley's balcony two stories
above the action. Question is, will Ebwa
complete the holy trinity of sex-drug-rock-and-roll and have a song about it?
Find out tonight.
Wednesday May 23, 2001
You know you're in for something different
when an evening of music is called "a
night of experimental noise." The
ground-breaking Bug Theatre is at it
again tonight with Monotract, Humectant
Interruption, Biela Or Belial, Avocado
Cabal, and Page 27 all performing their
weird and wonderful stuff for $7. The
show starts at 8 pm-- expect to hear at
least one slide whistle, and be prepared
for loud, loud noise.
--Chris J. Magyar
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