News from Angie Stevens ...

From Angie Steven's camp:

Hey Everyone!

It's been a busy 2011 so far with an even busier summer on the horizon and we couldn't be happier with the way things have come together!!
A few exciting shows to tell you about in the near future as well as a
new EP and side project that will make it's first appearance in June!
"I'm With Her" is in the process of mastering an EP to be released on
June 17th at Swallow Hill!!! For more info please check out

http://www.imwithhermusic.com OR
http://www.facebook.com/BossKoalaRecords.

Don't worry -- we'll send out a reminder in the early part of June to
remind you of the "I'm With Her" tour dates but in the meantime hope
you enjoy the Colorado beauty and REALLY hope to see you at these
shows!!!

UPCOMING SHOWS

Sat May 28 2011 -- Denver Day of Rock (ASBW)
3:30pm Denver, CO

Sat Jun 4 2011 -- Grant Family Farm (ASBW)
4:30pm Wellington, CO

Thu Jun 9 2011 -- The Staging Grounds (I'm With Her)
7pm Rapid City, SD

Tue Jun 14 2011 -- Mary's Lake Lodge (I'm With Her)
6pm Estes Park, CO

Wed Jun 15 2011 -- Low Spirits (I'm With Her)
8pm Albuquerque, NM

Fri Jun 17 2011 -- Swallow Hill Daniels Hall (I'm With Her)
8pm Denver, CO

Sat Jun 18 2011 -- Avogrado's Number (I'm With Her)
8pm Fort Collins, CO

Sun Jun 26 2011 -- Team 25 Charity Event (ASBW)
8pm Rochester, MN

Wed Jun 29 2011 -- The Aquarium (I'm With Her)
9pm Fargo, ND

Thu Jun 30 2011 -- Foote Lagoon Concert Series (ASBW)
7pm Loveland, CO

P.S. ASBW PROUDLY supports these side projects as well! Demon Funkies, Dirty Backstreet Lovers and Vibes on Velvet. Please support these incredible projects whenever you get a chance!

P.P.S. One last thing -- Angie and Susan are BOTH teaching lessons this summer, so if you ever wanted to learn, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. Get an appointment before they are gone ;) Drop a note at info@angiestevens.com and we'll be in touch!

This just in from Andrea Ball ...

Imma HUGE fan:

Hey Everybody!

Happy Tuesday to you, the thunderstorms are accompanying me as a I write you this note, Whoa!!! and Lightening! This is exciting!

I have a show coming up Saturday and wanted to let you in on the details! It's at the (Walnut Room3131 Walnut Street, Denver) doors open at 8pm! is headlining the show so make sure to check them out! You can find more information or invite your friends on Carbon ChoirFacebook if you click HERE.

I don't have too many updates for you all but I can say if you never saw this Vimeo video then take a PEEK! Or you can check my blog for a new update later today!

Lastly, I'm glad none of you were raptured the other day, so this way all of you can attend Saturday night! HA! I'm truly amazed at how many times the world was suppose to end in the short amount of time I've been alive. ha ha ha.

XOXO,

Andrea l. Ball

BLKHRTS reviews pouring in ...

Read another good review of their latest track “SX, DRGS, VLNC, MN, DTH” at http://passionweiss.com/2011/05/12/blkhrts-rp-sx-drgs-vlnc-mn-dth/

I just wrote our review for Colorado Music Buzz. Check it out in the next issue.

King F.O.E. of the BLKHRTS -- that's what F.O.E. goes by now, and I think he just does FOE instead of F.O.E. -- explained the who, what, where behind the single in an email response to my questions:

"Basically this us our first installment of our monthly releases of singles until the album TH BLK EXPRNC next year. Also during this time all of the members of the BLKHRTS will release a solo EP of six songs, the first to be Yonnas' The Sex Tape, which we will release a song a week for eight weeks leading up to the full release of the album, the next month following Junkie by me and a violence-themed EP by Karma. We are looking to drop a lot of really dope music this year just to get everyone ready for the full BLKHRTS album."

OK so not everyone loves The Motet

I gave the new CD by The Motet to a supervisor here at work when she asked what I recommended about the new stuff that we just got back from our ace Local Music cataloger, Erica Olivier. She is not in love with The Motet so I asked her to say why so I could post it here. Just goes to show that we don't all universally love the same music. I still LOVE The Motet but thought her opinion was valuable, too:

"As I said, I really didn’t care for this CD. It’s really not my style. It had a 70s-ish, KC & the Sunshine Band sound to it. Also, I wish there would have been some vocals. ... I kind of feel bad saying it." -- Peggy Norris

Thanks, Peggy.

Personal favorite, The Motet ...

UPCOMING DANCE-YOUR-ASS-OFF DATES WITH THE MOTET:

5/14 LLAMAPALOOZA: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
5/27 DESERT ROCKS: MOAB, UT
5/28 FLAGSTAFF BREWING COMPANY: FLAGSTAFF, AZ
5/29 COMPOUND GRILL: PHOENIX, AZ
6/18 MISHAWAKA: BELLVUE, CO
6/24 GOTHIC THEATER (playing the music of Talking Heads): DENVER, CO
7/08 THREE20SOUTH: BRECKENRIDGE, CO
7/09 OLD SOUTH PEARL JAM FEST: DENVER, CO
7/29 COLLEGIATE PEAKS FEST: BUENA VISTA, CO
8/20 MOUNTAIN STOMP: CORVALLIS, OR
8/26 NEDFEST: NEDERLAND, CO

DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ALBUM BY THE MOTET -- "DIG DEEP" -- RIGHT HERE:
http://www.themotet.com/digdeep/motet-dig.deep.zip

THEN LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THE ALBUM IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW.

SX, DRGS, VLNC, MNY, DTH

BLKHRTS have a new track out called "SX, DRGS, VLNC, MNY, DTH." The photo above is the artwork for the track, which you can check out on their website, http://blkhrts.tumblr.com/. Thanks to @KingFOE for always turning me on to new stuff.

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF IT IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW THIS POST, PLEASE.

Music for Meditation

Kailin Yong is a regular at the Boulder Public Library but this month he visited Douglas County Libraries and facilitated a morning musical meditation at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Parker Library.

Artist review: Dinner With Cannibals

Dinner With Cannibals -- Sweetlord [LP]
By Michael Davis

Haunting, sweet, serious musical themes that are engineered with precision break loose into uninhibited atom splitting energy on the Sweetlord album. The Dinner with Cannibals sound amazes me in the same ways that seeing a survivor emerge from a fiery, metal-crushing auto disaster.

Tracks of particular interest are “Eventually You’ll Blink,” where the song opens with an Emerson, Lake and Palmer-like beauty and mystery and then detonates into a blast of metallic experimentation.

But listen closely. It’s not pure chaos.

Track 7, “Let’s Play Football!” is a syncopated tragedy -- in a good way.

The closing track, “Keepsakes of Addition,” has brilliance written all over it. Opening up with a Euro Café sort of feel, this premise continues to lie dormant beneath the entirety of the remaining turmoil.

Throughout the entire album the lyrics, like any good poetry, do not attempt to explain, but instead only paint the images.

I have to stop listening to this recording. I am frightened I might begin to comprehend the intellect behind this sound.

Check out this week's Steal This Track by Eryc Eyl for a sample from Dinner With Cannibals.

News from the kick-ass band 28-200

Of all the bands I've reviewed for Colorado Music Buzz, 28-200 is one band that really stood out for me. Back in back in March 2010 I said:

"28-200 is a fabulously hip, Alt-Indie garage band outta Denver that has put out a simply smashing CD: 10 all-flashy tracks in the vein of Souxsie-and-the-Banshees-meets-garage-band or a gloriously futuristic PJ Harvey; a nineties band called Glee Club; even a little Luscious Jackson when it comes to the vocals -- tracks that are rough and rare in all the right places."

So I've made it a point to follow them on Twitter and keep up with their doings. Here are a couple cool pics I asked them to send plus a little update on what is going on -- from their mouth to yours:

28-200 is currently working on their sophomore album, which is scheduled for release in the fall of 2011. Two songs from the upcoming album, "Ride" and "Gunfire of Angels," have made sneak peeks on MySpace, Facebook and ReverbNation.

"The majority of the songs on the first album were written from a two-piece perspective. We were very conscious to be sure that the songs could be played live by just the two of us. This time around we’re not limiting ourselves. All of the new tunes have two guitars and bass. Some even have synth, cello, or other noises that please us. We’re recording the songs the way we want and not focusing on our ability to perform them as a duo. We’ll figure that shit out later."

More new songs will be making guest appearances. Stay tuned for updates at:

• http://www.28-200.com
• http://www.myspace.com/28200
• http://www.twitter.com/28200
• http://www.facebook.com/28to200
• http://www.reverbnation.com/28to200

New Local Music on its way to Parker Library

Here are (relatively) new CDs that our ace cataloger Erica Olivier is ready to send over to us for our extensive Local Music collection:

• Dig deep -- The Motet
• It’s time for love -- Carl Dixon and the Jazz Cats
• The hate album -- Kissing Party
• Naked dinner -- Time
• Letters I never plan to mail -- Wadirum
• Honey Don’t
• Will you be my friend -- The Rooster Brothers
• Just take two and call us in the morning -- 20XIII
• Jewell Tyme presents: Music, money and round tables
• Zugenruhe -- Stella Luce
• Sacred paths -- Asia Jazz Projects
• I carry -- Adai
• A good thing -- Rachael Pollard
• Let’s play ping pong -- Three Squared
• Knees together ankles crossed -- Abracastabya
• Silos & smokestacks -- Chella Negro
• What’s old is new again -- Mike Schikora
• Dualistics

(Image of The Motet courtesy of the band).

Westword Music Showcase 2011: What bands or solo artists are absolutely getting your vote?

I voted immediately and did one write-in, The Outfit. What bands or solo artists did you vote for in what categories on the Westword Music Showcase 2011 ballot, or are you waiting to vote until you see a bunch at the showcase, which features 150 local acts? Please comment below. Thanks from Jeanie

Relive the magic ...

Check out Kantankerous on our YouTube channel if you missed yesterday's show.

Here's a Johnny Clash clip to wet your appetite: