Punk Rock Saves Lives is a non-profit organization helping focus on health concerns, equal rights, human rights, and more. Knowing how difficult the deafening silence of this pandemic is PRSL organized a musical livestream last weekend. Rob Rushing and PRSL brought Reno Divorce live from an empty EastFax Tap straight into our homes!
Last Saturday night at the Hi-Dive, Denver’s own Latin Ska ensemble, Roka Hueka, delivered a brief, but powerful set opening for legendary New York Ska outfit The Toasters. Playing to an enthusiastic and packed house, frontman Andres Gonzalez belted out original tunes in his native Spanish as the band raged behind him and dancers skanked at the lip of the stage.
This bill pairs the Latin Ska of Denver’s own Roka Hueka with legendary New York City band The Toasters. While Roka Hueka combines traditional and contemporary Latin ska with members from Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, and the US, The Toasters have been called “Ska Pioneers” by Billboard Magazine and compared to the Ramones due to their longevity and adherence to core principles.
Singer-songwriter John Moreland started writing songs when he was 10 years old, the same year his family moved from Kentucky, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he still lives today. He turns 30 this year, but he’s been slinging songs for more than half his life. On Thursday, Moreland will grace the stage of The Hi-Dive and offer up the gorgeously plaintive songs that have earned him devoted listeners across the country.
One would expect to find a Burning Man centered universe amid the feather boas and body odor last Wednesday night. In fact, this world was not the middle of the desert but the Gothic Theatre for none other than Tribal Electro-Pop band tUnE-yArDs and opener up-and-coming Sylvan Esso. The coupling of these two acts on a still Colorado night set a very high bar for approaching summer shows.
“Sold Out” signs and a long line greeted fans arriving at the Bluebird last Thursday night. Portland based indie chamber pop group Typhoon had graduated from the clown-car routine of fitting eleven members onto the tiny stage at the Hi-Dive and had sold out the Bluebird. Thick crowds of early twentysomethings stuffed into the front few levels leaving stomachs as the only place to safely carry a beer.
Blake Brown is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in the dust and desert of West Texas and currently residing in the Rocky Mountains, Brown is a simple man with stunning talents. His boots have stomped alongside some of the nation’s finest musicians, his voice has been accompanied by some of the most beautiful sirens and his hands have strummed some of the most darkly charming melodies.
The Mayan calendar has predicted the end of the world on Friday December 21st, 2012. To celebrate, The Whales are throwing one hell of a party. This will be their last show in Denver of 2012, and after a fantastic spin around the sun, they are excited to be wrapping the year up at the Hi-Dive. On top of that, they took extra care to bring you some of your favorite bands in Mosey West and We’s Us. With this many top-notch musicians in one place, it would certainly mean the end of the world if you miss this show!
The Hill was blowing with leaves and concertgoers this past Friday night as college kids trickled into Boulder’s Fox Theatre for the spacious dark Folk of Oklahoma’s Other Lives. Softball sized lightbulbs within the set lit up the stage with a warm tungsten glow as the lush blend of the Cello, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Violin, Drums, Tympani, Harmonica, Xylophones, Keys, Trumpet, and vocals captured the dark theatrics of the groups 2011 album ‘Tamer Animals’ perfectly.
