Thee Dang Dangs

Reverb. Lovely, lovely reverb. Rebecca Williams fronts Denver's Thee Dang Dangs and recently put out a sweet little EP full of psych surf garge rock goodness selling well in Denver's record stores, supporting a fall west coast tour, and making 2012 best of lists.

Mark yur calendar - Thee Dang Dangs are billed on Austin's upcoming Psychedelic Light and Sound Festival and will be supporting Ty Segall at the Hi-Dive in February.

Check out their performance on the Shakedown and what this band does in 2013.

THEE DANG DANGS PLAY LIVE

 Also on the show.....

Erin and Jeff of Ending People were Local Shakedown hosts back in the day and are now an integral part of the Denver music scene (Porlolo, Might Fine Productions, Cash Cow Production, d.biddle, Dust on the Breakers).

They have the talking part of DJing down more than yours truly.... it's fun, listen to us talk about Denver music: 

LOCAL SHAKEDOWN REMINENCE

The Maykit

The Maykit was a second victim of an irretrievable Local Shakedown show. A chilling solo acoustic performance was lost but not forgotten. Listen to the recent release Over Water , a beautifully sadcore LP with a pleasant uncomfortableness much like it's artwork above. The Maykit (aka Max Winne) writes deliberate and personal pieces splashed with delicate sounds that make for a thoughtful and well produced album. The song writing and delivery flows with much effortlessness and intuitiveness... more people should pay attention to Winne's writing and record making abilities. This is good stuff.

Check back for another appearance from The Maykit this spring.

Instant Empire

This photo of Instant Empire makes it pretty difficult to think the band would be anything other than awesome. This summer they were featured in CMJ for their EP Heavy Hollow and can be found playing all over Denver (October 26th, Walnut Room - GO!). "Counting Backwards" is a hell of a song. Stream their performance and interview here. I REALLY LOVE THIS TOWN (and this band)

aaaand thanks to Oliver, Emmy, and Mia of the the band MegaGem for spending the first hour with us. Pick a household chore or drive to Denver while listening to this LP gem. Look at that artwork! The music is just as high of quality. Also, Mia is only 7 and the youngest guest ever on the Local Shakedown! Listen to us chat and hear songs from the album cause MEGAGEM IS THE COOLEST and check out a (partial) set list:

16 HorsePower – Prayering Arm Lane
Tin Tin – Holiday Misfortune

MegaGem – Onions

Pee-Pee Jaroline

Summer Salt – The Sun

Mega G - Don’t Call Me Romantic

Princess Music – White

Meg Gema - Mia’s Singalong

Horse Lattitudes - Wild Ballon 

MegaGem - Puddles 

Summer Salt  Heart Races 

Megagem - Creepy Fingers

EL Toro de la Muerte - Dancer 

  

Bop Skizzum

Although this style of pop music is not normally featured on the Local Shakedown, Bop Skizzum is without a doubt loved by many in Colorado and we wanted to catch up with the band and talk about their music that at the end of the day puts a smile on your face and makes you dance.

Andy, Julie, and SF1 perform stripped down versions of songs from their new LP Coloradical and talks about their success, style, and what "Coloradical" means to them.

BOP SKIZZUM

Set list: 

Youthandageia -  Molar

The Perry Weissman 3 – Hale- Bopp – A – Go-Go

Breezy Porticos -  Perfect Day (For a Yard Sale)

Marty Jones and His Pork Boilin Po Boys – Too Much Talk (Too Little Drinkin’)

The Outfit -  Washed Out

Sarina Simoom – To See Beauty

Mega Gem – Don’t Call Me Romantic

Rivulets – Past Life

ScaTTer GaTHer – The Devil Returns

Spell – Dixie

Marbles – Laughing

Lizzie Hoffman –

Elephant Revival – Go On

Fair Children – Garden Gate

Mariposa – Oil Spills

Landlines – Wreckage  

BoyHollow –

Tjutjuna – Desert Song

Fingers of the Sun – Close Your Eyes

Hearts in Space – Feel the Waves

Mariposa – Oil Spills 

Bonnie and the Beard

photo by Gary Isaacs

I struggled with what to say when I went to write the post before. Everything about this band is just so great and original considering the roots of their sound. No one sounds like this crew. All OGs.

BONNIE AND THE BEARD PERFORMS

Creed (not that Creed) - Too Many People

Tommy Bolin – Teaser

In the Whale – Heels

Overcasters – Kiss of Sister Ray

Native Daughters – Summon Everest

Truckasaurus – Snoopy, Where’d You Go

Sour Boy Bitter Girl – Withdrawl

A.M. Pleasure Assassians – Singing Too Quiet

Thee Dang Dangs – Midnight Come Rolling

Sawmill Joe – Be Your Man

Strange Americans – Out on a Drift

Fellow Citizens – California Nights

Lil Slugger – Do the Rabid

Alan Alda – Alison

The Skeleton Show – White Buzzard

I Sank Molly Brown – Community College

You Bastard – Bob Marley

The Symptoms – Seatbelt for my Mustache

Varlet - Lady Lie

Cowhause – Opening

Sons of Armageddon – Ripe Watermelon

Noel Zancanella - Uno Impulso

Becca C. and Kate S.

I took the afternoon off to celebrate Amanda Fucking Palmer's arrival to Denver. Becca (host of Folk Yeah! and DJs M,W at 2pm) and Kate (Tuesdays 4-6pm) subbed my show. 

Here is their beautiful set list:

Gluons with Allen Ginsberg - Birdbrain - Local Anesthetic

Pictureplane - Slit Red Bird Throat - Slit Red Bird Throat
Fell - A Farewell to Echoes - A Farewell to Echoes
American Relay - Corn and Oil - Begin
Git Some - Loose Control - A Not So Subtle Reminder
FLASHLIGHTS - FLASHLIGHTS & Force Publique BPG Split Series Vol. 1 - New Hampshire
Tin Tin - S/T - Holiday Misfortune

Force Publique - FLASHLIGHTS & Force Publique BPG Split Series Vol. 1 - Distorted
and Thin
Navy Girls - Navy Girls - On The Beach
The Maybellines - A La Carte - Autumn, September
Prololo - Clinton and Elva - What Would This Be For?

TheSaurus - Fly - Kids Gather Round
StaG - Summerfoot Single
Ralph Gean - Electricity - A Star Unborn

You, Me and Apollo - The Devil Inside - Cards with Cheats
The Swayback - Waiting for my Man (The Velvet Underground cover) - Long Gone Lads
Caddywhompus - The Weight - The Weight

Dressy Bessy - Jenny Come On - Pink Hearts, Yellow Moons
Hindershot - Forlough - Curse Us All
Laura Goldhamer and the Silvernail - Fall Often

The Symptoms - Rock/Paper/Scissors - Middle Finger Romance
Gauntlet Hair - Lights Out - S/T
The Fogcutters - It’s My World - Psychedelic States: Colorado in the 60’s
Flashbulb Fires - Sleep Money Dawn - Glory
Tennis - Petition - Young and Old

A. Tom Collins

Piano and obscure horns play old-timey sounds that meet rock and punk that will make you dance and drink.

 A TOM COLLINS PLAYS AND TALKS

      
                                       and check out this set list as DJ'd by Portals music blog.

Sky – Young Pharohs

Not the same – A.D. six

All about – Tyler Jerome

Director’s Cut -  Samurai Buck

JPTW – Stag

Righteous Black – Gauntlet Hair

Get Strange – MuscleKraft

Calm July –Spires

and the rest of the show....
Lovely – Noel Zancanella

Earthquake - Slim Cessna’s Autoclub –

Drug - The Czars 

Oh yeah! oh no! - The Dirty Few 

Let it shine - Bad Weather California

and a Gregory Alan Isakov interview!

                                                                    STREAM IT HERE