Tom Murphy
@tommurphy25.bsky.social
Writer, musician, itinerant filmmaker
Barest of bones with just one preview but more added soon. First ever The Tear Garden tour including a stop in Denver on 9/21.
Best Shows in Denver and Beyond September 2026
Tear Garden, photo courtesy Randall Frazier Xmal Deutschland, photo by Anton Corbijn Tuesday | 09.01What: Anja Huwe w/Plague Garden and Weathered StatuesWhen: 7pmWhere: HQWhy: Anja Huwe was the sin…
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To the point and short previews of all the artists etc. And links to music and other Easter eggs or whatever.
A Brief Guide to Ghost Canyon Fest 2026
Midwife, photo by Tom Murphy Denver’s premier left field music festival spanning weirdo heavy music to ambient, noise rock to post-hardcore and avant-pop among others runs Thursday August 26, 2026 …
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Third and final interview for Ghost Canyon Fest is with Sarah Christiansen who plays a collab set with Ryan Wong on the first night of the festival at HQ (8/26).
Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E15: Sarah Christiansen
Sarah Christiansen, photo courtesy the artist Sarah Christiansen has been a fixture of Denver’s experimental music and improvisational scene since 2022. Her solo project Sunswept which finds her pl…
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The next interview I did for Ghost Canyon Fest is with Kathryn Mohr who put out one of 2026's coolest, ambient/folk/garage post-punk albums of the year, Carve. And her older stuff is definitely worthwhile.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E14: Kathryn Mohr
Kathryn Mohr, photo from Bandcamp Kathryn Mohr is a songwriter, composer and visual artist based in Oakland, California. She is a relative late-comer to making music first experimenting with drawin…
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First Ghost Canyon Fest interview now live with Brian, Sean and Jeremy. The great festival runs 8/27-8/30. There may be individual days tickets left. Apparently it's a theme this year for the good festivals to sell out early.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E13: Ghost Canyon Fest
Ghost Canyon Fest organizers Brian Dooley, Sean Dove, Jeremy Brashaw, photo by Tom Murphy Ghost Canyon Fest presents its fourth edition in 2026 from Thursday, August 26, 2026 through Sunday, August…
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Superstructure is one of the great arty synth pop records of recent years and I got to tak with Observation Room awhile back. They're on a mini-tour soon out west.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E11: Observation Room
Observation Room, photo courtesy the artists Observation Room is a synth pop duo from New York City comprised of Marina F and Chloe Olson. From its 2025 self-titled EP the project seemed to have a …
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New episode of Queen City Sounds Podcast with Leila Abdul-Rauf. Her new album Andros Insidium came out in April and it's like a dark, ritualistic folk ambient black metal mystical journey and a deep critique of patriarchy and capitalism.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E10: Leila Abdul-Rauf
Leila Abdul-Rauf, photo by Gregory C. Hagan Leila Abdul-Rauf is a multi-instrumentalist based in Oakland, California who re;eased her latest, and sixth, studio album Andros Insidium on April 17, 20…
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Finally posted this review. It's from notes and memories over a week old but had to get this live before I forgot. Photos by my friend Sam Zalkin.
Kim Gordon at the Ogden Theatre 7/23/26
Kim Gordon, photo by Sam Zalkin Kim Gordon and her band came on stage with little fanfare but with the expected effortless cool and poise. Everyone in the band contributed to the rich electronic so…
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Just getting started. Featured event is the return of the great Ghost Canyon Fest.
Best Shows in Denver and Beyond August 2026
Experimental music festival Ghost Canyon Fest returns August 27-30 Pearl & The Oysters, image from Bandcamp Saturday | 08.01What: Pearl & The Oysters w/Green Typewriters and Pleasure Prince…
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And the final interview I'm posting about Bluficer is my conversation with photographer and musician Sam Zalkin.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E9: Sam Zalkin
Sam Zalkin, photo courtesy Sam Zalkin Sam Zalkin is a photographer and musician from Denver. If you’re not from Denver, you might not know who he is but if you’ve been paying attention to the under…
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Another Blucifer-related interview with Casey Banker of the great pop band Modern Leisure. Known him a long time and big fan of his songwriting. Glad he's back to doing the thing.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E8: Modern Leisure
Modern Leisure, photo courtesy Casey Banker Modern Leisure is the songwriting project of singer/guitarist Casey Banker. The latter grew up in the Denver metro area and played guitar from a relative…
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My interview with Gillian Pasley and Mike Young on Blucifer Fest.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E7: Blucifer Fest
Blucifer Fest pre-show, photo courtesy Gillian Pasley and Mike Young Blucifer’s First Rodeo is the debut edition of Blucifer Fest, a music festival focused on local artists, independent venues and …
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