Headbanging heritage.

Its first tour in the U.S. since 2019.

Get “unhinged.”

Trendy = mainstream = dead.

Forty years of music.

Get punk at Summit on Wednesday.

Legends of metal.

Face it: Denver is no Memphis. We’re just not a blues town. But if you look around, you can find bars, restaurants, pool halls and more that host regular blues jams and showcase touring and local blues artists that are as good as anything you’ll find in the South.

Power metal may be an unfamiliar subgenre to most, especially here in the States, but it’s one of the most theatrical, empowering and popular forms of heavy metal. Originating in Europe, a power metal concert can feel like a party in Middle Earth.

Kevin Barnes, the gender-bending lead singer of psych-rock band of Montreal, has been using his act to challenge the rising homophobia and bigotry of the Trump-era. Since 1996, the Athens, Georgia band has been carving its path through the contemporary rock genre.

Pop-star Daya has been busier than most high schoolers over the past two years.

In five short years, Kelly Schilling and Lauren Vieira have helped turn Denver’s Dreadnought into a behemoth band powered by a mixture of folk, jazz, black metal and classical elements, amongst others.

It’s 6:16 p.m. in Seattle, Washington. AFI bassist Hunter Burgan just finished a longer-than-usual sound check at The Showbox. Music starts in less than 45 minutes, and he has to field a call from Westword.