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Heavyweight Dub Champion: Gold Hill's musical export
Gold Hill is a sleepy mountain town, so it's one of the last places you'd expect a dub/electronica band to initiate its music. Yet that's where dub, electronica and hip-hop act Heavyweight Dub Champion got its start.  Full Story

Club Notes: Temper Trap have got some 'Conditions'
One of Australia's hottest new musical imports is The Temper Trap. The indie pop-rockers are now ready to storm America, and the Aussie band plays the Fox Theatre on Saturday. Full Story

Denver singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff's on a roll (VIDEO)
Nathaniel Rateliff has worked long and hard to build his music career -- and it's all starting to pay off. The Denver musician's heartfelt indie-folk songs earned him a record deal with Rounder Records, a compelling write-up in Vanity Fair and several performance slots at this week's South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. Full Story

Club Notes: Kyle Gass' musical Trainwreck (VIDEO)
Kyle Gass is known for his comedy work and his stint as Jack Black's Tenacious D co-member. The duo has rocked "Saturday Night Live," headlined concert halls and made the movie "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny."  Full Story

OK Go goes it alone (VIDEO)
It`s been hard to miss OK Go lately. Not only has the power-pop band with Chicago roots taken another music video viral with its jaw-dropping, Rube Goldberg-machine take on "This Too Shall Pass," OK Go just shed its major-label affiliations to become a truly independent band. Full Story

Club Notes: Yamn's edgy jam (VIDEO)
Yamn's excited to play Thursday's headlining show at the Fox Theatre. That's why the Colorado band will be bringing its full sonic explosion to Boulder.  Full Story

CD review: With Broken Bells, the Shins meet Danger Mouse. Literally
If Zach Braff ever makes "Garden State 2," "Vaporize," the second track from this accomplished collaboration between the Shins' James Mercer and Brian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, will be the soundtrack to Natalie Portman widening her doe eyes at our next hapless hero. Full Story

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Iggy and the Stooges' time has come
Iggy Pop was starting to feel like the Susan Lucci of rock 'n' roll. Just as the veteran soap actress believed she might never win a Daytime Emmy, the godfather of punk was certain his groundbreaking band The Stooges wouldn't ever earn a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Full Story

Club Notes: Maceo Parker brings the funk (VIDEO)
Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom is aiming to bring bigger and better acts to Denver, and the venue's kicking things off with Friday night's Maceo Parker concert. Full Story

Rock 'n' roll spring break: Destinations for a musical road trip
Spring break is coming up, and that means University of Colorado students are busy hatching vacation ideas. What if you could travel to some cool parts of the country, take a rock 'n' roll road trip and check out some music history? Full Story

Club Notes: Sharon Jones' deep soul (VIDEO)
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings know how to throw a solid soul and funk party.The Brooklyn collective is bringing the party on the road with its new CD, Full Story

Colorado Daily giving away free White Stripes 'Under Great Northern Lights' photo book
Attention White Stripes fans: The Colorado Daily is giving away a copy of the 208-page hardcover photo book that comes with the limited-edition box set of the band's new Under Great White Northern Lights live album and concert film. Full Story

Club Notes: Easy Star All-Stars' dub side of 'Sgt. Pepper'
The Easy Star All-Stars find reggae beats in all kinds of music.That's why the internationally acclaimed band has paid tribute to Radiohead, Pink Floyd and The Beatles with its cover album series. Full Story

Lil Wayne finally goes to prison
After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus. Full Story

Mark Linkous, leader of Sparklehorse, dies at 47
Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who released his music under the band name Sparklehorse, has died after shooting himself in the chest in Tennessee. Full Story

Club Notes: Mr. Lif caps busy weekend at Club 156 (VIDEO)
The University of Colorado's Program Council is beefing up its concert schedule, bringing three acts to Club 156 this weekend.  Full Story

One eskimO gets animated in concert (VIDEO)
One eskimO likes to showcase original animated films at its concerts, and that's making this band a hit with American audiences. The British group's the brainchild of Kristian Leontiou, a performer who wanted to meld the worlds of music and animation into his shows.  Full Story

Pretty Lights sells out: Tickets long gone for Front Range tour (VIDEO)
Pretty Lights is becoming one of Colorado's prime musical exports -- and re-writing the music industry playbook in the process. That's why Pretty Lights' founder Derek Smith decided to play a string of shows in Colorado this week. Full Story

Club Notes: Gregory Alan Isakov's 'Suitcase' of song (VIDEO)
Gregory Alan Isakov had a great 2009 with his CD This Empty Northern Atmosphere. Last year, the local singer-songwriter shared concert stages with Ani DiFranco and Brandi Carlile, and his record was touted by Triple A radio stations around the nation.  Full Story

CU Idol: Ten finalists compete for crown Friday
University of Colorado juniors Charles Gade and Caroline Clark both have music backgrounds, but never had considered moving their talents to the next level.On Friday night, though, they'll each give it a shot, battling onstage for $1,000 as two of the top 10 finalists in the CU Idol competition. Full Story