When it opens the weekend of May 21, Boudoir 1434 might be the most expensive place in town. But you’ll get what you pay for, says the bar’s manager, J.C. Granger. “It’s exclusive, has the best decor, the best drinks, the best service, the best everything,” he explains. “We know…
After selling out the Ogden Theatre in March, Vampire Weekend returns to the area for more spacious digs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday, September 3 with Beach House and Dum Dum Girls opening. General admission tickets ($39.50) go on sale Friday, May 21 at noon…
Sea of Cowards, the Dead Weather’s follow-up to last year’s Horehound, took the top spot at Albums on the Hill, while claiming the second spot at Twist & Shout and third at Independent Records for the week ending May 16. The National’s High Violet, released last week on 4AD, meanwhile,…
The just-announced Black Crowes show the Fillmore on Sunday, August 29 might be the last chance to see them in the area for a while. The group is planning on taking an indefinite hiatus after its “Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys 2010 Tour,” which kicks off in August and…
Nearly a year after Tool’s triumphant headlining set at the Mile High Music Festival, Maynard James Keenan and company return to the area for a two-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Monday and Tuesday, June 28 and 29. Reserved tickets are $52.50 to $69.50 and go on sale Saturday,…
In Memory of Loss, Nathaniel Rateliff’s outstanding Rounder Records debut, topped the charts at Twist & Shout (where he also did an in-store performance last week) and Wax Trax, while rounding out the top ten at Albums on the Hill for the week ending May 8. Forgiveness Rock Record, meanwhile,…
For three and a half years, the Jimi Austin was one of Fort Collins’s most celebrated acts —and that whole time, there was tension brewing within the band. Frontman Chris Anderson wanted to explore a more laid-back approach to songwriting, while guitarist Ian Haygood and drummer Shane Zweygardt were pushing…
Man, oh, man! As Zen Ultra Lounge and DC10 before that, 940 Lincoln has seen its fair share of scantily clad club gals over the last few years — but not a lot of nearly naked guys. That will all change, though, when Hunks the Show celebrates its grand opening…
As part of The Wall’s thirtieth anniversary, Roger Waters is bringing the Pink Floyd rock opera in all its epic glory to the Pepsi Center on Tuesday, November 23 with a new band and a newly-mounted state-of-the-art production. Waters has performed The Wall, which is still among the Top 5…
Atlanta-based rapper B.o.B.’s Adventures of Bobby Ray, which dropped last week on Atlantic, claimed the number two and three slots at Albums on the Hill and Independent Records, respectively, while Gogol Bordello’s fifth studio album, Trans-Continental Hustle, released last week on Columbia and produced by Rick Rubin, took the top…
Below Bar is re-opening tonight as a gay bar with Rockstar Aaron at the decks. Bill Ward has revamped his two-year-old, subterranean spot at 1422 Larimer Street — from changing out some furniture to adding a lot of mirrors — and turned it into a gay bar at the request…
With his latest album, Orchestrion, Pat Metheny takes the player piano concept to a completely different level, putting a new spin on what could be considered a “solo” project in the process. He’s backed by an ensemble of acoustic instruments (several pianos, drum kit, marimbas, “guitar-bots,” dozens of percussion instruments…
On her debut album, Dare to Be…, Boulder-based singer Lisa Bell put modern spins on jazz standards, and there was still a fair amount of jazz on her second album, It’s All About Love. On her third and latest effort, Dancing on the Moon, Bell holds on to her jazz…
In one of the best scenes in the spaghetti Western A Fistful of Dollars, Clint Eastwood tells the old undertaker to “get three coffins ready,” then blows away a few of the Baxter clan for laughing at his mule. While this band might have borrowed its name from that film,…
As one who’s embraced musical technology for over three decades, guitarist Pat Metheny has put a completely new spin on an old idea with his latest album, Orchestrion. With some help from inventors, Metheny took the player-piano concept to a whole other level by using devices like pianos, drum kit,…
After a two year-stint as Senger’s on the Fax, the bar at 3014 East Colfax Avenue closed quietly last July, then reopened the next month as 3014, under the ownership of Nick O’Sullivan, one of the brothers responsible for Brothers BBQ, with former owner David Senger back running the joint…
This year’s Red Rocks line-up has been filling in rather nicely, and there’s been a few more additions this week, including a second Sting date that’s been added, Blues Traveler’s annual Fourth of July show, the Barenaked Ladies, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Reggae on the Rocks, Celtic Woman and Tom…
While no specific artist dominated sales across the board at local record stores for the week ending April 25, Natalie Merchant’s Leave Your Sleep, Cypress Hill’s Rise Up Willie Nelson’s Country Music claimed the top spots at Albums on the Hill, Independent Records and Twist & Shout, respectively. See the…
Reprise. A decade ago, Denver had dueling dueling piano bars: Sing Sing, which is still going strong at 1735 19th Street (with the slogan “LoDo doesn’t get any lower”); and, over at 1949 Market Street, the Tavern Downtown was once the piano-pushing Soiled Dove. But now Denver’s about to get…
Another half dozen new shows were added to the Red Rocks schedule, including John Mayer, Paramore, STS9, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Pretty Lights and Widespread Panic, who will be at the venue from Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27, a month after its eleventh studio album, Dirty Side Down, hits…
While the Flaming Lips and Stardeath & the White Dwarfs’ fascinating interpretation of the Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon has been available on iTunes since December, the colored vinyl version, released on Record Store Day, took the top spot at Twist & Shout and came in third at…
When explaining why there weren’t too many rock and roll tunes on Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut, singer and guitarist Josh Homme says, “Let’s just try to steamroll everybody with dark heavier music.” With former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones also on board, it’s…
