Daniel Mescher

The Brooklyn band’s new album finds singer Adam Schatz at his most confident.

iZCALLi cut its teeth playing for solely Spanish-speaking audiences: The band’s brother-sister combo of Miguel and Brenda Aviña originally hail from Mexico City. But over the past five years the members of the Denver band have expanded into what they call the “American scene” by playing shows with Colorado bands like Petals Of Spain and The Photo Atlas. iZCALLi visited our CPR Performance Studio to play some music from the album “III” — in both English and Spanish. The quartet also spoke with Alisha Sweeney about expanding to an English-speaking audience, the family dynamic of the band and recording a public service announcement for the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Shady Elders have released over the past four years a string of EPs and singles that feature melodic pop hooks backed by shoegaze-inspired rock. The Denver band is well-established in the Colorado music scene, and performed last summer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre before a screening of Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Shady Elders release the debut LP “Inside Voices” on Friday with a show at Denver’s Syntax Physic Opera. The band members visited the CPR Performance Studio beforehand to play some songs from the album. They talked with Alisha Sweeney about recording in California, their collaborative writing process and performing music by their late musical heroes Prince and David Bowie.

The French producer’s “By Any Beats Necessary” is heavily influenced by American blues and hip-hop.

We’ve had the pleasure of recording the music of Patrick Dethlefs several times in the past five years. The Denver singer-songwriter has played for us in our studio, at Denver’s Art District and at last year’s Underground Music Showcase. We welcomed Dethlefs back into the CPR Performance Studio this month just before the release of his new album, “Beauty In The Unknown.” He performed some new music from the LP and spoke with Alisha Sweeney about recording the album live to tape, incorporating his band into his writing sessions and the themes of personal reflection in his new songs.

Jux County has a long history in Denver: Frontman Andy Monley formed the country-punk band in 1986. Since then the band opened for acts like Nirvana, X and The Dandy Warhols while establishing itself as a longstanding force in the Colorado music scene. Jux County’s current lineup — a trio rounded out by bassist Chris Pearson and drummer Ron Smith — has played together since 1992. The band last year released “Coral,” its first new full-length in 15 years. We welcomed the band into the CPR Performance Studio to play some new music from “Coral.” The members spoke with Alisha Sweeney about the decision to make an album after more than a decade, the band’s long history in Denver and some notable tour stories throughout the years.

The former Walkmen frontman explores new musical territory with former Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij on “I Had A Dream That You Were Mine.”