Damon Albarn’s project Gorillaz brought their massive world tour to Denver on Wednesday night and they had a variety of special guests in tow. While the show was definitely heavy on material from the group’s first three albums, the band featured a trio of tunes from their upcoming album “Cracker Island” including the title cut.
The Ogden Theatre hosted a slice of the unconventional last week and it’s a shame if you missed it. The eccentric gathering of persons, with their platform shoes, glamour make-up and street style fashion were on a mission to witness the appearance and performance of the abstract musicians known as Little Dragon. Their spirited performance of unique Neo-Soul, heady Trip-Hop was an audio and visual treat for fans of the obscure and avant-garde band.
It was a hip-hop history lesson at Cervantes’ this weekend and we all got schooled. The place was packed, with bass thumping and bodies moving to the sounds of NY Hip-Hop from the early 90’s. Modern rap has gone a totally different direction than it was going back then this show made us all wish we were back in the day every Saturday! De La Soul has a uniquely positive and energetic sound while Black Sheep brought the classics and whipped the room into a frenzied explosion.