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A Very Castle Christmas featuring Divino Nino, Inner Wave, Beach Fossils, Avery Davis of Wild Moccasins and many more [Photo Gallery] Indie

A Very Castle Christmas featuring Divino Nino, Inner Wave, Beach Fossils, Avery Davis of Wild Moccasins and many more [Photo Gallery]

Saturday night was a production for the books! Houston’s own Castle Booking joined forces with beloved venue Satellite to host the Christmas party of the decade. Re-live the show through our photographer’s shots. Thank you to Satellite, Castle Booking and the bands involved for a perfectly curated night! If you are unfamiliar with any of […]

Dec 24, 2019 Read →
Strings & Soul in Steamboat:  WinterWonderGrass 2020 [February 21st – 23rd, 2020] Festival Coverage

Strings & Soul in Steamboat:  WinterWonderGrass 2020 [February 21st – 23rd, 2020]

This February 21st through 23rd WinterWonderGrass returns to the majestic Steamboat Springs for its eighth year of “Music, Brews and Mountains”. A festival primarily bluegrass and folk based, country energy with an abundance of string instruments and soul will light up the peaceful snowy valley this February. This years’ lineup boasts bluegrass legends such as […]

Dec 18, 2019 Read →
Art Basel 2019: The Parties We Can’t Stop Re-Living Art

Art Basel 2019: The Parties We Can’t Stop Re-Living

Bio-Haque with Grimes, Sophie and Nina Kraviz at RC Cola. An open-air warehouse in Wynwood was the destination of Friday night’s mission. After teasing her ‘one night only’ Bio-Haque show the past few weeks, we were beyond excited to see what Grimes had dreamt up, especially amidst the backdrop of Art Basel. The old warehouse […]

Dec 16, 2019 Read →
RADO Is Rolling Through Cervantes Other Side This Saturday Nov. 23rd Interviews

RADO Is Rolling Through Cervantes Other Side This Saturday Nov. 23rd

This Saturday, 11/23, four of Denver’s jammiest funkers are making an appearance at Cervantes’ Other Side opening up the night for Funk You (snag tickets here). Rado formed in early 2019 and is composed of Dylan Tuthill on guitar and vocals and Danny Chapa on the guitar, Kevin MacKinnon on the bass and vocals, and […]

Nov 23, 2019 Read →
Wise Words to Live By: 10 Quotes from James Baldwin Literature

Wise Words to Live By: 10 Quotes from James Baldwin

James Arthur Baldwin of Harlem, New York was an amazing novelist and intellectual. He was a friend of many influential literary figures including Allen Ginsberg and Maya Angelou. James Baldwin spent his final years in France, dying of stomach cancer in 1985. The words in his work speak volumes for the both racially and sexually […]

Oct 24, 2019 Read →
Denver Kush Club x Compose Yourself Artist of the Month: Bass Physics Electronic

Denver Kush Club x Compose Yourself Artist of the Month: Bass Physics

With a headlining gig at Cervantes Ballroom on the horizon, we’re excited to announce Bass Physics is the Denver Kush Club x Compose Yourself Artist of the Month for August! Treading in the melodic waters, Bass Physics mashes a multitude of genres in his hip-hop influenced bass music. His down-to-earth personality makes talking to him […]

Aug 22, 2019 Read →