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Big Boi, Killer Mike at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, 5-7-13 (review)

Big Boi @ the Ogden Theatre

Big Boi showed up in force to his performance at Cervantes Tuesday night, another stop on his 36-city Shoes For Running tour.



4/20 Playlist: Bob Marley, Cypress Hill, the Strokes and more

Cypress Hill @ The Ogden Theatre

Our 4/20 playlist includes stoner classics like Bob Marley and Cypress Hill, along with some deeper cuts like Pavement, the Strokes and more.



GWAR at the Gothic Theatre, 4-17-13 (review)

GWAR Halloween

Blood was one of several bodily fluids spilled at GWAR’s performance Wednesday night at the Gothic Theatre in Denver.



Album review: Major Lazer, “Free the Universe” (Mad Decent/Secretly Canadian)

Album review: Major Lazer, “Free the Universe” (Mad Decent/Secretly Canadian)

Its few singles may be resoundingly lush, but Major Lazer fails to fill in the corners of his new album, “Free the Universe.”



The Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize” is no longer the Official Rock Song of Oklahoma

Primus and the Flaming Lips @ Red Rocks

Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin chose not to renew the Flaming Lips song “Do You Realize” as the state’s official rock song.



Angel Olsen isn’t always singing about herself on “Half Way Home”

Despite the persistent woe of her album "Half Way Home," folk singer-songwriter Angel Olsen is far happier than the figures in her more somber songs. Photo courtesy of Pitch Perfect PR.

Angel Olsen is far more cheery than her music might indicate. She might even bring some new songs to her Hi-Dive performance this Sunday.



Album review: TOKiMONSTA, “Half Shadows” (Ultra)

Album review: TOKiMONSTA, “Half Shadows” (Ultra)

Opening misfires aside, “Half Shadows” is a decent album with a few excellent selections from Los Angeles producer Jennifer Lee.



Jay-Z responds to Cuba controversy, Nets sale with song “Open Letter”

Jay-Z has responded to his Cuba vacation controversy with a song called "Open Letter." Photo by Chad Batka, The New York Times.

The new Jay-Z song posted takes aim at the rapper’s latest critics, who are also scrutinizing his impending sale of his Brooklyn Nets stake.



Five musicians who controversially traveled to Cuba: Frank Sinatra, Alanis Morissette and more

Alanis Morissette @ Paramount Theater 10/10/12

The anger over Jay-Z and Beyonce’s wedding anniversary in Havana might have subsided, but the communist country has long appealed to recording artists.



Album review: The Knife, “Shaking the Habitual” (Mute)

Album review: The Knife, “Shaking the Habitual” (Mute)

“Shaking The Habitual” from the Knife might sound like a just a big muddled metaphor. But the specifics are there, colored in with creative spirit.