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Emily Ferguson

Emily Ferguson has been the music and culture editor atWestword since November 2021. In her role, Emily writes and edits profiles of local and national musicians, previews of upcoming performances and guides to the best of Denver’s entertainment scene. Her previous work experience includes contributing to the arts sections of the Wall Street Journal, The Spectator and the Free Beacon. While attending the College of Charleston, Emily was a fire performer and worked at music festivals.

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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announces Lineup for Buena Vista Festival

By Emily FergusonFebruary 13, 2025

The band will wrap up its 2025 tour with a three-day festival at Meadow Creek in Buena Vista.

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Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Performance: “The Revolution Is About to Be Televised”

By Emily FergusonFebruary 9, 2025

You could hear the entire stadium ready to scream “a-minor!” Someone go check on Drake.

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Review: Justin Timberlake Brought Out the ’90s Babies at Ball Arena

By Emily FergusonJanuary 29, 2025

In a cheugy display of nostalgia and joy, millennials packed Ball Arena to watch the pop star sing hits from throughout his career.

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Shawn Mendes Red Rocks Show Set to Stream as Virtual-Reality Concert

By Emily FergusonJanuary 17, 2025

Meta Quest (originally called Oculus) will exclusively be streaming Shawn Mendes’s 2024 Red Rocks concert, in which the singer famously addressed his sexuality.

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David Lynch Dies at 78: These Are the Essential Works to Watch by the Director

By Emily FergusonJanuary 16, 2025

The surrealist neo-noir pioneer was instrumental in changing how loyal fans viewed the world.

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Colorado Icon Heidi Montag’s Music Charts at Number One After House Burns Down

By Emily FergusonJanuary 15, 2025

Fifteen years after releasing Superficial, Heidi Montag is finally getting the streams she deserves.

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Wild Love Tigress Is the Funk Band You Need in Your Life

By Emily FergusonJanuary 14, 2025

With its name taken from an Anchorman quote and members clothed in tiger stripes, this group delivers classic funk that you can catch live at Lost Lake on Saturday.

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Red Rocks Named the Most-Attended Outdoor Venue in the U.S. in 2024 by Billboard

By Emily FergusonJanuary 2, 2025

The legendary Denver amphitheater reported nearly 1.7 million ticket holders over 198 concerts.

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Culture Club: Five People to Watch in the Arts Scene in 2025

By Emily FergusonJanuary 1, 2025

From Denver’s preeminent drag artist to a comedian who’s bringing all-Native lineups, we see a lot of greatness coming from these folks this year.

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Musicians Over Fifty Performed Some of the Best Concerts in 2024

By Emily FergusonDecember 31, 2024

From the Stones to Stevie Nicks, these musicians proved that music is the key to life.

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The Biggest Denver Music Stories of 2024

By Emily FergusonDecember 26, 2024

From bizarre UFO sightings to venues opening and closing.

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The Biggest Denver Culture Stories of 2024

By Emily FergusonDecember 26, 2024

The news this year reminds us we need to support our local creatives, galleries, bookstores and museums more than ever.

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Christmas Songs and Covers by Colorado Musicians to Get You in the Holiday Spirit

By Katie Moulton and OthersDecember 25, 2024

The Lumineers have a version of “Deck the Halls,” and Billy Strings’s mandolinist penned his own track, “Christmas in Colorado.”

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These Are the Best Jazz and Blues Clubs in Denver

By Emily FergusonDecember 18, 2024

From jazzy nights to blues at Jack Kerouac’s favorite haunt, get your music fix at these spots.

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Skibidi Toilet Obliterates Denver in 77th Episode

By Emily FergusonDecember 17, 2024

You’ve probably heard the infuriating word “skibidi,” but did you know the show it comes from destroyed Denver?

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Meow Wolf Layoffs Cuts 8 Percent of Total Workforce, Six Denver Jobs

By Emily FergusonDecember 12, 2024

Six positions were eliminated in Denver. “It is especially despicable at this time of year,” the Meow Wolf Workers Collective writes.

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Kayla Marque Is Still Brewing Magic

By Emily FergusonDecember 3, 2024

The longtime Denver-born musician calls her sound “sparkly dark ritual pop,” which is on display in a new, must-listen album.

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Native Truths: Danielle SeeWalker Blurs the Lines Between Art and Activism

By Emily FergusonNovember 27, 2024

“To me, there’s not a fine or hard line drawn between the two,” says the artist.

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Review: Billie Eilish Fills Ball Arena With Shrieking Fans and Set List of Hits

By Emily FergusonNovember 20, 2024

The musical sensation was smiling from ear to ear at the first show of her sold-out, two-night run in Denver.

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Video: Sunstoney Dazzled Westword Members at Office Concert

By Emily FergusonNovember 14, 2024

Sunstoney performed her indie tunes from past albums as well as her latest, The Mirror Is Calling.

See Where the Wild Things Are Up Close at the DAM’s Stunner Maurice Sendak Show

By Emily FergusonNovember 11, 2024

This could be the last time all the original illustrations for Maurice Sendak’s classic Where the Wild Things Are will be displayed together.

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Westword Office Concerts: Sunstoney Bringing Indie Pop in November

By Emily FergusonNovember 11, 2024

Sunstoney is one of the best indie acts to see in Denver, and Westword members can catch her at our office on November 13.

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