What’s better than Denver musician Nathaniel Rateliff’s voice? Denver musician a. Tom Collins’ voice.
Oh no!
Fine, it’s a draw.
I fell infatuation with Rateliff when I saw his former band, The Wheel, open for Denver greats Slim Cessna’s Auto Club years ago at Bender’s in Denver. Then I heard “Slow” on The Wheel’s 2007 Desire and Dissolving Men. Jesus, Jerry and Joseph. Jubilation!
Then a. Tom Collins came along with the EP “OH NO!” Damn jerks. I can hardly listen to anything but these days.
Aaron Tom Collins, former singer of Machine Gun Blues, fronts the band on keys and vocals and is joined by wild gangster horns and gang-banging vocals. Let’s tag it dingy jazz rock amid a whiskey-sticky grogshop. (“Gangster” as in Prohibition mobsters. Not “gangster” as in gangsta.)
This weekend just went from turkey tummy ache to ear glutton. Those boys are on the same bill.
Tonight at the Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood, Rateliff headlines and is joined by openers Snake Rattle Rattle Snake (Denver underground rock stars), Bad Weather California (Denver’s self-proclaimed street-level punk(ish) music) and a. Tom Collins.
There’s a reason Denver’s burgeoning music scene is kicking (insert city that boasts superior music)’s ass: Talent-juicy shows like this.
Sure, the Gothic is on south, south, south Broadway (calm down, the RTD 0 will get you there) but the venue is artfully gorgeous. Plus, if you don’t find a glimmer of expletive* awesome in any one of these four bands, then those turkey-stuffed bowels are getting a thump.
Info: Tonight at 8; 16+; $15; gothictheatre.com; 303-788-0984
*Inappropriate is on pause for the holiday season. Maybe.
Lights on parade
Aw. How far along are you? Do you know the sex?
Whoops. (Don’t ever ask a chick those questions. Even if she clearly has a pack of pups in her uterus. It is never appropriate.)
So, we gorged our guts yesterday. We all appear with child. Even you, dudes. Luckily we can hide the gut under a bulky jacket at this weekend’s Parade of Lights, starting in front of Civic Center Park (Colfax and Broadway) in Denver. The two-mile route will have bands, floats, balloons and lights, of course. Plus, there will be the traditional transformation of the City and County Building into Katy Perry’s dazzle-puke doll house.
After you gluttons have your fingers for dessert, fill that hot chocolate with whiskey and don’t torment the children. Do torment the mall rats. They turn the 16th Street Mall faux felonious. Damn kids.
Oh, and I have a story for Black Friday: We found the internet. Sorry, we have Denver to do.
Info: Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 6 p.m.; denverparadeoflights.com; free
Hot rods
Lookin’ for some hot rods, baby, this evening? You need some hot rods, baby, tonight?
Oh (Donna Summer) dear.
You know what’s rod rad? When you pull parallel to a vintage, custom-pimped Caddy at the stop light. Don’t turn green light. Don’t turn green. Are those suicide doors? Oh, the custom cherry sparkles like Andre brut.
Gorgeous.
You know what’s rod bad? When a 16-year-old boy is seated driver’s side, pumping Chris Brown with a cigarette dangling from his lips. Damn waste. Punch your pop for sharing the keys.
This weekend, drool all you want over vintage cars, sans dumb delinquent disturbing the wheel.
The Rocky Mountain Rod & Custom Show will be at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver, today through Sunday. There will be more than 500 of the nation’s most distinguished cars, trucks and motorcycles, a live art show and the inaugural “Crème de la Chrome Award,” where any vehicle can duke it out for 5 grand. (You’re crème de la chrome.)
(I wonder when my black and silver 1992 Ford conversion van will call me back. He’s a damn shoo-in. Also a slut. Probably banging another broad now.)
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