Recent Posts from Merry Swankster

Merry Swankster — Over at the Web shop of North Carolina’s formidable alt-paper, the Independent Weekly, there’s a long, leisurely  conversation posted between our very own David Klein, and incorrectly spelled Jeff, Geoff Edgers (pictured, left), director of a new ... read more »

Merry Swankster — See Coachella in little pieces as Colorado hosts loads of artists as they head to Indio, CA.  * = bands on the Coachella bill. Monday April 12 These United States (Acoustic Show) @ Gigbot HQ Jaguar Love @ Hi-Dive Bitch @ Walnut Room Megafaun @ Lar... read more »

Merry Swankster — Pardon me for getting caught up in Butler’s miraculous run to coming within a couple inches of winning the NCAA Championship and forgetting my Swankster duties. Consider the rest of this tournament your easy comedown from the high that is March Ma... read more »

Merry Swankster — Last Thursday night a triple bill of New York City bands swung into the Hi-Dive for an evening of tri-borough representation:  Freelance Whales (Queens), Bear In Heaven (Brooklyn) and Cymbals Eat Guitars (Staten Island).  As per my usual M.O., ... read more »

Merry Swankster — New LCD Soundsystem song “Drunk Girls”,…audio has been making the rounds: LCD Soundsystem – “Drunk Girls” LCD Soundsystem/James Murphy doing things.  Commentary-free…. New LCD Soundsystem album out May 17th. Tour dates after the jump. LCD Sound... read more »

Merry Swankster — Last night Deerhunter opened for Spoon at Denver’s Ogden Theatre.  During a lighthearted break in the incredibly great set, Bradford Cox enlists the audience’s help in trying to answer one of Rock and Roll’s great debates.  Not only does he find c... read more »

Merry Swankster — Memory Tapes – “Plain Material” – Live @ the Luminaire, London This video is one of the first live performances of our favorite song #16 of 2009.  Initial thoughts – good, but doing little to remove me from further entrenchment in the belief of (... read more »

Merry Swankster — This week is loaded with big, sold out shows as Denver starts feeling the weight of caravanning artists headed to Coachella.  If you are like us and cannot make the Indio pilgrimage this year, do not fret, many of its artists will grace our Mounta... read more »

Merry Swankster — Add Wolf Parade to the growing list of artists with highly anticipated albums coming out this year. Pitchfork: How does this album sound different from the last two? D[an] B[oekner]: It’s a lot more focused than the last one. There’s a lot more ... read more »

Merry Swankster — Monday March 29 Red Pony Clock @ Hi-Dive Patty Griffin @ Paramount Theatre Sherwood @ Marquis Theater Cole Rudy’s Jazz Expo @ Meadowlark Planet O @ Cervantes’ Other Side Tuesday March 30 Devendra Banhart and the Grogs @ Ogden Theater Michael Bublé... read more »

Merry Swankster — Vampire Weekend, the band people love to love, love to hate, but most likely – hate to love, or at least admitting to, returned to Denver on Friday night for a riotously fun evening of focused showmanship that easily made for one of the best sh... read more »

Merry Swankster —   “Uh … these go to 11.”—Nigel Tufnel  11 is the red-headed stepchild of the first 20 natural numbers. If you need convincing, consider this: it took a fictional guitarist to put 11 on the rock ‘n’ roll map. Those specially made amps that go “one ... read more »

Merry Swankster — Monday March 22 Jay-Z w/ Young Jeezy @ Pepsi Center Barcelona @ Marquis Theater The Slants @ Hi-Dive Equaleyes @ Cervantes’ Other Side Tuesday March 23 John Mayer @ Pepsi Center Sweatshop Union @ Marquis Theater Sleepy Sun @ Hi-Dive Quasi @ Larime... read more »

Merry Swankster — The following is a post for a recurring NYC-based Nordic dance party. Our first night will be Wednesday, March 24 at K&M in Williamsburg. Ø (slashedo) is a recurring Nordic-themed dance party in NYC featuring the best music and remixes by Swed... read more »

Merry Swankster — Welcome to day three of the voting. The DJ Shadow and Nirvana regions are still open. Directions: Click on the album title to listen to that album. Select Blog Poll to vote on that match-up. Game 1: #1 Stankonia by Outkast vs. #16 Silent Alarm by ... read more »

Merry Swankster — *Merry Swankster is far away on a much overdue vacation, for Denver listings this week we point you to Gigbot. read more »

Merry Swankster — Welcome to the Pavement Region of the Bracket. The other three regions are still open for voting. Directions: Click on the album’s title to listen to that album. Select “Blog Poll” to vote on that match-up. And be sure to check back next weekend f... read more »

Merry Swankster — Welcome to day two of the voting, and the first day of voting in this region. (The DJ Shadow Region is still open for voting.) Directions: Click on the album name to listen to that album. Select “Blog Poll” to vote on that match-up. Game 1: #1 Sou... read more »

Merry Swankster — The first round of voting for this region begins today and will be open until Friday, March 19. Be sure to check back to this sight, because the remaining regions will open up for voting later on today. Directions: Click on the album name to liste... read more »

Merry Swankster — *Merry Swankster is far away on a much overdue vacation, for Denver listings this week we point you to Gigbot. read more »