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Bob Mould
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Jim Saah
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Sat May 1
8 pm
Bob Mould at Bluebird Theater
Most of the best music of Bob Mould’s 30-year career—in the seminal Hüsker Dü, solo, and in the alternarock outfit Sugar—was effectively fueled by despair. After all, the best art comes from the worst situations, right? So what happens now that Mould is at last happy? Strangely enough, a return to form: 2008’s District Line was vintage Mould (“Stupid Now” is the song fans wanted for years), albeit sprinkled with the now-characteristic electronic flourishes. He followed that with 2009’s Life And Times, his most rock-oriented album since 1998’s The Last Dog And Pony Show, but one that seems a little light on hooks. Still, it should sound great live.
Bluebird Theater 3317 E Colfax Ave, Denver/Boulder, CO
Most of the best music of Bob Mould’s 30-year career—in the seminal Hüsker Dü, solo, and in the alternarock outfit Sugar—was effectively fueled by despair. After all, the best art comes from the worst situations, right? So what happens now that Mould is at last happy? Strangely enough, a return to form: 2008’s District Line was vintage Mould (“Stupid Now” is the song fans wanted for years), albeit sprinkled with the now-characteristic electronic flourishes. He followed that with 2009’s Life And Times, his most rock-oriented album since 1998’s The Last Dog And Pony Show, but one that seems a little light on hooks. Still, it should sound great live.
Updated 10/04/2010
