Happy New Year’s Eve! Over the year, I have a lot to be thankful for and a lot to be hoping for in 2009. My day job is working for one of the large banking giants that has laid off a tremendous amount of people. So for this, I am happy to still be employed….
Month: December 2008
Mike Shanahan I can’t believe he got fired. For those that don’t live in Denver, he’s kind of a big deal ’round these parts. Read more here.Johnny Paycheck-Take This Job and Shove It [mp3]Dead Kennedys-Take This Job and Shove It (Johnny Paycheck Cover) [mp3]Sonic Youth-Blowjob (Mildred Pierce) [mp3]Pavement-Brinx Job (Live At The Palace, Hollywood, CA,…
Constantines Here’s the new video for the Constantines‘ single, Credit River. I forgot to add them as one of my favorite live shows, twice! I think the video is very apropos of the current credit crisis and turbulent times. Constantines-Credit River [mp3]
Albums That I Dismissed or Just Forgot About in 2008 Frightened Rabbit-The Midnight Organ Fight Heather said this album was tops and her one of her favorite shows of all year. I kind of skipped out all together until one night where I found myself driving home from the office and listening to a couple…
SXSW 2009! As if you needed more reasons to go to SXSW, but here’s some more as reported by Austinist: Primal Scream, Friendly Fires, Ra Ra Riot, St. Vincent, Beach House, Bonnie Prince Billy, Black Lips, and Dappled Cities . Beach House-Holy Dances [mp3]Primal Scream-Velocity Girl [mp3]
Crooked Fingers As if you didn’t need any more incentive to see Devotchka, here’s some more…. Crooked Fingers is lined up as the opening act for the upcoming tour. Yeah, it’s gonna be huge. Too bad they won’t be opening up for the V-day show here in Denver at the Paramount.Crooked Fingers-Love Minus Zero (Bob…
F*&#!!! Watching the monumental collapse of the Donkos on live national television was as excruciating as watching a significant other cheat on you with a best friend. It was pretty bad, and the only thing I had stuck in my head was this song below. I hope you choke San Diego. May the offseason be…
Phish According to rumors and Bill Husted’s column in the paper today solidified things. Phish is rumored to be playing a five night stint at Red Rocks this summer and a Spring show at the Pepsi Center. WOW! WOW! WOW! Something that a lot of people don’t know about me is that I was a…
Robert Earl Keen Grab your shitkickers because the Texas troubadour will be making his obligatory visit to Denver in support of the National Western Stockshow. Not only will he be playing Denver, but he will be playing several other Colorado shows as well.Robert Earl Keen-Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold (Townes Van Zandt Cover) [mp3] 01.06.2009…
Shootings at Vinyl This place is probably about a mile from my house and kind of scary because across the street was the location of where Darrent Williams (RIP) was ringing the new year before he was gunned down. It’s gone downhill since the brains behind the operation opened up his own joint in LoDo….