In the song “Bad Luck,” Mike Ness sings, “Thirteen’s my lucky number, /To you it means stay inside. /Black cat done crossed my path, /No reason to run and hide.” I feel bad for the people with Triskaidekaphobia, because they missed one hell of a split bill on Friday the 13th.
Cervantes’ venues still bring the diverse and lively music scene to Five Points that author Jack Kerouac once visited the neighborhood for some sixty-seven years ago. On this night Fishbone provided the life, joy, kicks, and darkness that has long been the musical bloodline of Five Points. Between the swirling pit of moshers, the saxophones, trumpets, and blaring trombones, screaming guitars, thumping bass and bombastic drumming, the night was madness.
With the release of Empresarios Bestia Remixed EP, Fort Knox Recordings lives up to their mission statement to explore the funkier side of global music. It is damned fortuitous that this new Empresarios EP dropped on Valentine’s Day, because we at the Listen Up Denver! office love this collection of red-hot remixes.