Category Archives: Denver

Rocky Mountain Low

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Joe

A great companion (precursor really) to the Local Anesthetic compilation from a few years ago, Rocky Mountain Low captures the early punk rock days of the Denver/Boulder scene and shares them for posterity. In fact, Rocky Mountain Low presents itself … Continue reading →

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The Fluid

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Joe

My favourite band of the original Sub Pop grunge explosion did not even come from Seattle. They came from Denver. And they really weren’t grunge either. The Fluid were for all intents and purposes, a garage punk band but they … Continue reading →

Posted in Denver, Garage Punk, Punk Rock, Seattle | 15 Comments

Bum Kon – Drunken Sex Sucks

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Joe

Bum Kon – Drunken Sex Sucks (Smooch Records) 2008. As someone who moved to Denver later in life, I was not around for the hardcore zeitgeist of the early 1980s. I mentioned a long time ago in a write-up on … Continue reading →

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Local Anesthetic

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Joe

Local Anesthetic (Smooch Records) 2008. So this one has been seriously making the rounds on a lot of other sites which is good. Smooch Records is definitely working the promotional angle (as they should be). The early punk/HC scene in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art-Punk, Denver, New Wave, Punk Rock, hardcore, post-punk | 2 Comments