The last time I saw Wu-Tang Clan was when Riot Fest still here in Denver as well as Chicago, and it was pouring buckets of rain. The atmosphere was definitely more hot at Mission Ballroom last month, when the group was here for their 36…

I don't think anyone would argue with me that Twenty One Pilots are one of the best bands to see live. They proved it yet again at Denver's Pepsi Center, with a huge production that included a flaming car and other massive pyrotechnics. But it's…

One thing that is pretty cool about having a musically-enlightened teenager is that he, well, enlightens you about bands. A while back, he started playing Caravan Palace around the house and I was hooked, and I was also embarrassed that I had not heard of…

This is my third time photographing The Faim here in Denver and they get better every time I see them. This outting, they were co-headlining at the Marquis with Stand Atlantic, and both bands had the rafters shaking - literally. While that venue always leans…

Last year's Westword Feast was my first "food tasting" event and now I am hooked. With these kind of events, you pay a fixed price and when you enter, you sample from restaurants all over Denver – with accompanying drinks! As someone who has started…

It's that time of year I wish I could be in 10 places at once. Specifically, I'd like to be up in Fort Collins at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten for the next few weekends in a row. Many people know my preference for Bud Light -…

Note: I am a promotional partner for Chicken Fest but all words and photos are mine. This Spring has been a wild ride for Denver weather. The night of Chicken Fight Fest 2019, I wasn't sure if it was going to rain, hail, snow, tornado,…

I grew up near Annapolis and would often hang out on Main Street and along the docks. We have been back in Maryland a lot over the past few years (check out my steamed crab recommendations), so I have been keeping notes on my favorite…

The Unlikely Candidates have been on a bit of a tear recently. Their video for the song "Novocaine" has crossed 10 million views and the song itself is kicking ass on the charts. Other songs are being used in various TV trailers now. The band…

I was lucky enough to see The Aquabats at Riot Fest Denver in 2016. I am very excited they will be playing in Denver tonight at the Gothic Theatre, and was excited to get on the phone with their fearless leader, MC Bat Commander, to…

When I first listened to Montreal-based singer Geoffroy, I was struck by his voice. Then I started paying attention to the lyrics on his album 1952, and I figured out it was about loss even before I read the liner notes. His mother passed away…

I have been lucky to know Denver singer and guitarist Eric Halborg through several different bands. His latest (for the last six years) is Dragondeer, a popular blues rock outfit that I also have been lucky to photograph all over the state. I got on…

I know I am a bit of an oddball in terms of a music site. Which means sometimes people appreciate that my posts are more personal and less music critique - and some don't. It also means "you win some, you lose some" in terms…

One of the problems with being a one-person site is getting behind on photos and not being able to do as much as you would like. Case in point: this post is about the Westword Music Showcase, which happened in late June. I was lucky…

Sometimes it blows me away who I get to photograph. Such was the case this week with Seal. Yes, that Seal. The one with the hypnotic voice, and as I now know, a voice that sounds almost better live than it does recorded. I took…

As lucky as I am to shoot concerts, one of the hazards of attending shows several nights a week is getting way behind in editing photos. Below is a collection of local Denver bands that I have photographed over the past two months ... They…