Bet you never thought you’d be listening to Interpol frontman Paul Banks’ rap mixtape.

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.

Interpol shines with new and old material at Boulder Theater

Interpol plays tight, if stoic, at the Ogden Theatre

This Week: Interpol, Avi Buffalo, Dr. Dog, Mumford & Sons

Hey, music fans. Ready for Rocktober?

Larry Mullen Jr., Bono, the Edge and Adam Clayton of U2 on stage after their performance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” at Fordham University on March 6, 2009 in the Bronx, New York. Photo from u2.com. The year’s biggest North American tour now has opening acts. U2 announced the openers for its 360 Tour, which plays Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High on June 12, on its website this weekend. Colorado’s biggest-selling act in history, the Fray, will open three dates for U2 in Oakland, [...]

The Reverb Interview: Editors

[photopress:lay07.jpg,full,pp_image] Laylights’ Tyler Hayden leads his band through “You” from the “Auricle” EP Saturday at the Bluebird. Photos by Doug Beam. One of the more encouraging things about the Denver music scene lately has been not just the amount of bands calling the city home, but the fact that an increasing chunk are playing at a national level. That isn’t to say all of them have achieved that profile yet, only that they’ve proven themselves ready for (and largely worthy of) serious attention. These are [...]

[photopress:editors1.jpg,full,pp_image] Editors delivered a soulfully epic show at the Ogden Theatre on Friday. Photos by Laurie Scavo. The underage people in the crowd of Friday’s all-ages show at the Ogden with Editors, Hot Hot Heat and Louis XIV struck a sympathetic chord with me. They emerged in droves from the filthy cityscape, bright-eyed and ready for some live music. There was nowhere else on this Friday night (except Lipgloss, if they had a fake ID) that these kids could go dance to the music they [...]