Archive for July 2007

Jimmy Eat World, Built to Spill

Jimmy Eat World, Built to Spill

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Jimmy Eat World’s acoustic set at the Gothic was painfully self-satisfied.
– Missed the concerts around the Mile High City last week? Catch up with this week’s Reverb, courtesy of Ricardo Baca and John Wenzel (but mostly Ricardo Baca).
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There’s something to be said about playing B-sides, but it’s also something that can blow up in a band’s face. Sadly, Jimmy Eat World sounded harried and unpracticed in its mostly acoustic set of B-sides and new songs on July 19 at the Gothic.
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Live reviews: Melt Banana, Dan Deacon & more

Live reviews: Melt Banana, Dan Deacon & more

Melt Banana is here to help. We promise.
If you missed the excellent rock and electro shows around Denver last week, here’s a smattering from our Reverb section. Photos by Laurie Scavo, unless otherwise noted…
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Melt Banana is known for creating incredibly inaccessible records that can either be classified as challenging or difficult, depending on your affinity for the Japanese noise-punk band. But the Tokyo group’s saving grace for many is their live show, which is said to be a piercing blast of energy and light [...]