Reyna Von Vett and Michelle Baldwin are heading up a new burlesque theater in Denver with the hopes to bring back the great tradition that was born in the late 1800s.
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Ten Albums to Anticipate This Spring
As the weather stops being oppressive in the Northern Hemisphere, a number of potentially great albums from countless genres are on the way. Here’s a list of ten that have us excited, including efforts from Isis, MF Doom, Coalesce, Prefuse 73, Mr. Lif, and more.
Don Caballero: Punkgasm
Don Caballero showcases its gut-crunching rock and complex, layered rhythms in Punkgasm, its second album since reforming, following World Class Listening Problem on Relapse in 2006.
Weekly Music News Roundup
The long-rumored Faith No More reunion has been confirmed (!!!). Vocal heavyweight Mike Patton keeps busy with a feature-film soundtrack, MF Doom drops half his name and a new album, Dengue Fever provides accompaniment to The Lost World, hip-hop duo Themselves returns, and much more.
What We’re Seeing This Weekend: Don Caballero, Yoome, These Arms are Snakes
As we hit town this weekend to catch a pair of hard-hitting rock bands (Don Caballero and These Arms are Snakes), we’ll also venture to see a left-field production of hip hop and synth-flavored post-rock (Yoome), boundless pseudo-soundtrack work (Andreas Kapsalis Trio), and a blend of dub, reggae, electronics, and rock (The Eternals).
Q&A: The Bakerton Group and Clutch Drummer on Musical Duality
In the 1990s, eccentric heavy-rock four-piece Clutch created a side project and “alter-ego” blues/jam band called The Bakerton Group.
Weekly Burlesque: Night Train
One of the greatest crowd-pleasing pieces of music in burlesque is “Night Train.” I’ve had people who’ve just attended their first burlesque show come up to me after a show and say, “I’ve always wanted to see someone dance to that song live! Thank you!”
Ten Random Songs from the iPod of Online Editor Scott Morrow
Begrudgingly, online editor Scott Morrow has joined this decade with the purchase (not by him, mind you) of his first iPod.
Woodhands: Heart Attack
Woodhands is a synthesized electro-rock duo, but unlike many of its contemporaries, the members actually play instruments onstage instead of hiding behind laptops. Its recent album, Heart Attack, is cold and inviting, sexy and nerdy, and the assured arrival of a new player on the electro-pop scene.
Weekly Music News Roundup
It’s a rough week for independent music as Touch and Go cuts manufacturing and distribution services for 20 labels, Daptone‘s studio is robbed, and An Albatross still needs a touring guitarist.
In better news, Sunn O))) and Dave Douglas announce new albums, Farmers Market will perform with a symphony, and Ed Gein is playing together again.
What We’re Seeing This Weekend: William Elliot Whitmore, Serengeti, Zing!
As we make our rounds this weekend, we plan to catch soulful folk crooner William Elliot Whitmore, multi-genre rapper Serengeti, rock/jazz/electronic quintet Zing!, and a local festival (Chicago Soundmap 2009) that asks selected composers to balance improvisation and composition.