Ben Wiese
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Denver, CO, United States
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Sundown on Venus Radio Wants to Help Preserve Denver Punk History
Anthony Gautier and Octavio Urbina wanted to preserve Denver punk history and decided to make "Sundown On Venus," a new radio show. → Read More
DownBeat Denver's Quest to Showcase Denver's Underground Music Scene
Mitch Wenig and Matt Carnes made a live performance recording series in Carnes' basement called DownBeat Denver. → Read More
Jett Kwong Explores Identity Through Music, Writing and Film
Through her music, film, photography, and writing, Denver native Jett Kwong explores what it means to her to be Asian American while having a mostly "white" experience while growing up. → Read More
Sad Bug's Rane Miranda Is In a Time of Transition
After a rocky life in California, Rane Miranda threw himself into music. Now at the ripe age of 23, Miranda's band Sad Bug is going through changes, and he must decide what that means for him. → Read More
Retrofette and Ophelia's Electric Soapbox Partner on Monthly Synthpop Night
As a push to bring the worlds of synthpop and dance music together, Retrofette's Xavier Provencher and Sean Culliton have partnered with Ophelia's Electric Soapbox for a monthly synthpop night featuring a rotating cast of local and national acts. → Read More
Son of a Preacher Man: Justin Matthew's Journey to R&B
After his dreams of playing in the NFL faded, Justin Holmes found a path to success as the R&B artist Justin Matthew. → Read More
OptycNerd Releases "Flying" Ahead of the Westword Music Showcase
Ahead of the Westword Music Showcase, Denver indie-pop duo OptycNerd has released new single "Flying." → Read More
Swallow Hill Teacher Chad Johnson Drops Album at the Mercury Cafe
Denver musician Chad Johnson has worked behind the scenes. Now, he's stepping into the spotlight. → Read More
Let Them Roar Raises Funds for the People's Resolution and Immigrants
Let Them Roar releases a new song, "I See My Light," to raise $40,000 for the People's Resolution and immigrant rights. → Read More
Yates Theater Liquor License Hearing Gets Spirited in Berkeley Neighborhood
An attempt to turn the now vacant Yates Theater – a circa 1920s movie house at West 44th Avenue and Yates Street – into a music venue met with some opposition from residents of the Berkeley neighborhood at a six-hour liquor and cabaret license hearing on Thursday, June 13 → Read More
Denver Punk Icon Dressy Bessy Releases "Fast Faster Disaster"
Twenty years since its debut release, Denver punk band Dressy Bessy's influence on the music scene can still be seen. → Read More
Rachael Pollard's "Hot Sauce the Dog" Chronicles Denver's Music Scene
Denver musician Rachael Pollard's self-published fanzine, Hot Sauce The Dog, is a love letter to Denver's music scene. → Read More
Denver Alt-Country Band Gun Street Ghost Releases New Album, "Battles"
After nearly a decade's worth of swapping out band members, Denver alternative country band Gun Street Ghost has figured itself out. With a new record out, it couldn't have come at a better time. → Read More
Fatherhood, Family and Flow: Milogic Returns With a New Record
Six years since his last album, Colorado Springs rapper Milogic is back with a new record. → Read More
Needing to Shake Things Up, Curta's Jake Danna Found a New City and Sound
Jake Danna, known as Denver indie rapper Curta, needed to shake things up. His new experimental project, Elyria Sequence, has done just the trick. → Read More
FaceMan and R.W. Perkins Premiere "Big Water," a New Music Video
By way of Fort Collins music festival FoCoMX, Denver indie-rock band FaceMan and Denver filmmaker R.W. Perkins have partnered up on the band's latest music video, "Big Water." → Read More
Top Pick: Patrick Wolfmeier Turns Guitars Into Pop Art
Patrick Wolfmeier has played guitars ever since he was a small child. Now an adult, he paints them, turning instruments into pop art through his company, Wolfmeier Guitars and More → Read More
From Diss Tracks to the Dance Floor: Mandy Groves's Empowering New EP
Mandy Groves had to cut toxic people out of her life. In the process, she found the inspiration for her new EP, Blame. → Read More
OptycNerd Launches a Coming of Age Album With "Do It Again"
Denver indie-pop duo OptycNerd is writing an album about growing up. → Read More
The Copper Children's Zea Stallings Talks New Record, Maturity and Taxes
Ahead of its album release show at Larimer Lounge, Denver soul-folk band The Copper Children's Zea Stallings spoke to Westword about the new record, maturing as a bandmate and musician, trying to put love out into the world through music, and doing taxes. → Read More