Johannes Eckerström of the Swedish metal band Avatar talks to Reverb about the band’s first U.S. tour.

Adrian Patrick of Otherwise talks to Reverb about personal story behind his band’s new single, “I Don’t Apologize” from the album “True Love Never Dies.”

When Nathaniel Rateliff and Joe Pope decided to bring back their old Denver rock band Born in the Flood for the annual holiday show this year, they needed a guitarist and a drummer.

And when they took the stage at the Gothic Theatre on Friday, it should have surprised nobody in the local music community to see the musically inclined Meese brothers, Pat and Nate, backing them up.

Musical supergroups are often bloated, silly affairs calling to mind endless guitar solos, subpar songwriting and enough sparkling scarves to strangle an army of Traveling Wilburys.

Not so with Divine Fits, the new project from indie rock royalty Dan Boeckner (Handsome Furs, Wolf Parade), Britt Daniel (Spoon) and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks). The band’s August debut on Merge Records, “A Thing Called Divine Fits,” is a taut exercise in groove-driven, keyboard-cushioned songwriting that would fit nicely alongside its members’ best-known projects.

Has Interpol frontman Paul Banks lightened up at all over the years? A little — and that’s a good thing. We catch up with him about his new solo album.

Still paying attention to Smashing Pumpkins these days? A surprising amount of people are, thanks to (or despite) Billy Corgan’s fickle reputation. Check out our Q&A with him in advance of the band’s Oct. 17 show at the 1stBank Center.

Heartless Bastards leader Erika Wennerstrom tells Reverb about soundtracking her first film, opening up on stage and the challenges of stayed focused while writing songs.

Dennis Miller may have broken hard for the right-wing in recent years, but he still knows what he is: a monkey with a microphone.

Gregory Alan Isakov to close out Chautauqua Auditorium summer concert series on Friday

Silversun Pickups frontman Brian Aubert talks “Neck of the Woods” before Red Rocks show on Sunday night