By Wax Trax staff We just dropped some info about our RSD Black Friday festivities. For the first time, considering we opened our new Northside location last month, we're hosting it at THREE (3) locations. There's always some good stuff on the list worth lining up for. Here's what our staff is hoping to grab... Continue Reading →

By Duane Davis There was punk, and it was a gesture, a door kicked open, a single gunshot in the hallway of the early 70s—and then there was the echoing silence that followed. That silence, humming, buzzing, full of nervous aftershocks, was post-punk. Punk was a cartoon explosion; post-punk was the way your ears kept... Continue Reading →

By Daisy Spinelli Haunting a small space near our popular Christmas vinyl section lives our cobwebbed Halloween records. While we don’t have as many folks clamoring for a haunted house sound effects album as we might for a Michael Buble record at Christmas time, there’s value in going beyond the section to find the real... Continue Reading →

By Ethan Goddard (Note: As of writing, “AMERIKA’S NEXT TOP PARTY!” hasn’t been pressed on vinyl—though I’ve got a feeling that’ll change soon. When it does, we’ll be sure to update this.) It’s rare that a musical group finds a second wind after a crucial member departs. More often than not, this is a kiss... Continue Reading →

By Ethan Goddard For as long as I can remember, fall has been my favorite season. The leaves start to change color, Halloween is around the corner, and finally—finally—the weather isn’t so damn hot. But one of my favorite parts is that some of my favorite albums finally begin to feel more “okay” to listen... Continue Reading →

Here’s all the details on the new spot By Pete Stidman As my brother Sam Rosenberg, our contractors, and I have labored on our new satellite store on 32nd Avenue and Meade Street in Denver’s Northside over the last couple of months, we’ve heard hundreds of exclamations from passers-by. A common one is “Finally, a... Continue Reading →

By Vail Kuntz Jazz has a unique place among the American cultural consciousness–even today, around 80 to 100 years after jazz’s mainstream heyday, there is still a sort of ubiquitous, background awareness of jazz as a cornerstone of American culture. In today’s world of discorporal and disposable music, jazz is increasingly becoming music of the... Continue Reading →

By Duane Davis [Editor’s note: This is a follow-up piece to Duane’s Ethel Cain review last week – read that piece here.] 'Are you a boy, or are you a girl?With your long blond hair, you look like a girl.'–The Barbarians, 1965 'Girls will be boys and boys will be girlsIt's a mixed up, muddled... Continue Reading →

By Duane Davis Treading close to the edge of bathos, Ethel Cain's music seems to take place in a space of contradiction: dream-pop hymns that tell stories of captivity, abuse, and queer desire with lyrics set against soundscapes so ethereal they could be mistaken for taking comfort in self-loathing. Across “Preacher's Daughter,” “Pervert,” and, her... Continue Reading →

By Ethan Goddard Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this review, a quick disclaimer: this record leans heavily into sexual content — as the not-so-subtle cover art makes clear. While I’ll do my best to stay objective, I’ve been a fan of Sabrina Carpenter long before this album dropped. So if her... Continue Reading →