Teacup Gorilla
Bass & Vocals: Dark indie-rock soundscapes with evocative poetry
Founded in 2001, The UMS is an annual three-day celebration of music featuring hundreds of bands across multiple venues.
‘music’ orgs
The Better Selfs
Bass: Denver-based rock/punk/americana
Ersatz Robots
Bass: Trans-femme 90’s-alt sad-girl rock
Raven Jane
Multi-Instrumetalist: indie roots-rock featuring Rachel Eisenstat
Dirt Circle Dogs
Multi-Instrumetalist: Blues-inflected bright/dark music
101 ‘music’ episodes
2019
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Music & Poetry Showcase @ The Bakery | Denver, CO
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PRF BBQ Denver @ The Bakery | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
2018
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Teacup Gorilla @ Ross-Cherry Creek Library | Denver, CO
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Not the UMS @ Remixed Gifts | Denver, CO
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Speaking of Pride @ Invisible City | Denver, CO
An LGBT concert of writers and composers by the Playground Ensemble, with three works by LGBT authors and the composers.
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Speaking of Pride @ GLBT Community Center | Denver, CO
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Speaking of Pride | Denver, CO
An LGBT concert of writers and composers by the Playground Ensemble, with three works by LGBT authors and the composers.
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Speaking of Pride @ Denver Public Library | Denver, CO
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JANE/EYRE @ The Bakery
We are not here to flatter egotism, or prop up humbug; we are merely telling the [queer] story. We value what is good in the book; but we believe in the existence of other, and more vivid kinds of goodness.
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Wolf, Woman, Man (with Dancers) @ The Bakery | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
2017
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Punk for Positive Change (AIDS Benefit) @ Surfside 7 | Fort Collins, CO
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Dsm-73: Queer Rock Night @ Moon Room at Summit Music Hall | Denver, CO
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Bands With Benefits @ Mutiny Information Cafe | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ 7th Circle Music Collective | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
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Weird Wednesday! @ 3 Kings Tavern | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Syntax Physic Opera | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Globe Hall | Denver, CO
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Claudzilla Curated Musical Mayhem @ Skylark Lounge | Denver, CO
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Anti-UMS Fest @ 1010 Workshop | Denver, CO
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Queer in the Headlights, Pride Party @ Larimer Lounge | Denver, CO
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Just Like That Video Release @ Lost Lake | Denver, CO
official music video by Gio Toninelo
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lost Lake | Denver, CO
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ACLU Benefit @ The Bakery | Denver, CO
2016
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2016 True West Award @ Denver Center for the Performing Arts
A stage adaptation of my novel, Riding SideSaddle*, created with Buntport Theater and Teacup Gorilla.
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Empowerment Benefit Show @ Deer Pile | Denver, CO
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FACEMAN’s 100 Year Storm @ The Oriental Theater | Denver, CO
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Halloween House Party | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Globe Hall | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Syntax Physic Opera | Denver, CO
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Sunday BBQ Series @ Larimer Lounge | Denver, CO
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A Night of Grand Guignol @ The Bakery
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Underground Music Showcase @ Illegal Pete’s
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
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Beat Soft Pop Album Release @ Lost Lake Lounge | Denver, CO
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Afternoon House Party | Denver, CO
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MoonConf @ Galvanize Boulder | Boulder, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ The Squire Lounge | Denver, CO
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10 Myths on the Proper Application of Beauty Projects @ Buntport Theater
A stage adaptation of my novel, Riding SideSaddle*, created with Buntport Theater and Teacup Gorilla.
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Teacup Gorilla @ 7th Circle Music Collective | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ 7th Circle Music Collective | Denver, CO
2015
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
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ReTriplicate @ Buntport Theater
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Gabe’s Iowa City | Iowa City, IA
A joint tour for Teacup Gorilla’s debut album The Holes They Leave, and my debut novel Riding SideSaddle*.
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ High Noon Saloon | Madison, WI
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Art House | Goshen, IN
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Red Line Tap | Chicago, IL
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Red Herring Lounge | Duluth, MN
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Private Beach Party | New Buffalo, MI
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Eighth Street Taproom | Lawrence, KS
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour @ Kirby’s Beer Store | Wichita, KS
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Holes / SideSaddle Midwest Tour
A joint tour for Teacup Gorilla’s debut album The Holes They Leave, and my debut novel Riding SideSaddle*.
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Underground Music Showcase @ theums.com
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Underground Music Showcase @ The Historian
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Species of the Stars
We’re excited to be part of the single release for Species of the Stars by our good friends Open to the Hound!
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Species of the Stars @ The Bakery | Denver, CO
We’re excited to be part of the single release for Species of the Stars by our good friends Open to the Hound!
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Departure Tour @ Tennyson’s Tap | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ G***y House Cafe | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Merchant’s Mile High Saloon | Denver, CO
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SideSaddle Book Release @ Syntax Physic Opera
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Gorilla Hound Party @ The Bakery | Denver, CO
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Denver Indie/Alt Fest @ Merchant’s Mile High Saloon | Denver, CO
2014
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Teacup Gorilla @ Larimer Lounge | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Lion’s Lair | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Pikes Peak Brewing Co. | Monument, CO
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Pig Sez
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I’m Not Ready To Go Yet
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A Dark Plain
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Mile High Erotic Spoken Word (#4) @ The Bakery | Denver, CO
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Bouldering Poets Two Year Anniversary @ Trident Booksellers & Cafe | Boulder, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Pikes Peak Brewing Co. | Monument, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Larimer Lounge | Denver, CO
2013
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Bad Shadow Affair @ Lost Lake Lounge | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Toad Tavern | Littleton, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Larimer Lounge | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Herman’s Hideaway | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla @ Zach’s Garage | Denver, CO
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Bouldering Poets @ 303 Vodka | Boulder, CO
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Five(5)
2012
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Leon Presents a Reading Series #6 | Denver, CO
2010
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Raven Jane @ BandCamp
For a few years, Teacup Gorilla performed & recorded music with Rachel Eisenstat – initially as Iron City, and later as Raven Jane.
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Iron City @ BandCamp
For a few years, Teacup Gorilla performed & recorded music with Rachel Eisenstat – initially as Iron City, and later as Raven Jane.
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Fundraiser @ The Packing House | Denver, CO
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Teacup Gorilla
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Missa Populi @ PackingHouse Center for the Arts
Combining the sacrifice, transcendence, blood, and circumstance of the Catholic Mass with history, live music, science, dance, literature, and pop culture to find a wholly modern communion experience. What we have left is our selves, broken and battered, but surviving together.
2009
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Kingdom Come @ SoundCloud
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I See Rockets
2007
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