After more than five decades, Ziggies, Denver’s oldest blues bar, closed on October 31, when its lease expired; the building’s owner is selling it to a developer. Fans of the venue bemoan another sign of gentrification.
Cold Specks’ Ladan Hussein has no idea whether anybody in Denver remembers who she is. She played the city once, back in 2013, opening for rocker Jim James at the Ogden Theatre and hasn’t been back – until tonight, November 11, headlining at Lost Lake Lounge.
Cannibal Corpse has managed to make a career out of royally pissing people off.
Chris Cone, who bought the Buffalo Rose last year, is shutting down the bar on November 19 for a year-long renovation. He plans to reopen in fall of 2018.
Looking to enjoy live music this weekend? These are our picks for the best concerts in Denver.
The SneekEazy is the newest late-night hot spot to join the Golden Triangle neighborhood. The bar’s next door neighbor, Temple Nightclub, opened the last weekend of October.
“We come from a background of faith and hope,” Denver alt-pop act This Broken Beat’s frontman Julio Perez says. “It might be subliminal, but every show has a happy atmosphere.”
Planning your concert calendar? Check out these new shows announced this week.
After more than five decades, Denver’s oldest blues bar Ziggies closed on October 31, when its ten-year lease expired.
After nearly twenty-five years at 1485 South Colorado Boulevard, Second Spin will close at the end of January.
Richard Kogan, an award-winning psychiatrist and pianist, sees Beethoven as more than just the mad genius he’s often portrayed as.
It’s no surprise that with a voice like soft suede and a gift for story-telling that hoists listeners up and allows them to float along with her every syllable, country-folk-Americana singer/songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter has won five Grammys and sold over twelve-million albums worldwide.
Travis McNamara is packaging Kickstarter rewards for his band’s most recent CD drive. It’s been a slow burn for Trout Steak Revival, which began in 2009, but since 2014, the Denver-based bluegrass act has caught fire.
Twenty-five students from Project VOYCE attended Jay-Z’s concert at the Pespi Center on Sunday night, November 5 – part of the rapper’s 4:44 tour in support of his new album.
When future-bass artist Illenium headlines the 1STBANK Center on November 10, it will be easy to forget that the ascending DJ got his start as Nick Miller, just another kid making beats in his bedroom.
The story of how Dave Tonguefingers of Little Fyodor and Babushka got kicked off the Mercury Cafe stage at his first open mic night.
Is Jay-Z becoming a wannabe Tony Robbins?
As Fall Out Boy songs like “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” and “Dance, Dance” made waves on the radio back in 2005, the Chicago band became synonymous with cutesy, chirpy pop-punk — too sweet to truly be punk. And yet that reputation is not entirely fair.
Looking for live music? Check out these concerts around town.
Pairing drugs and music is nothing new. Here are ten must-read stories about this delightful and at times deadly duo.
Vic Mensa, who opens for Jay-Z on Sunday, November 5 at the Pepsi Center, represents the highest form of hip-hop. His latest recording, The Autobiography, is not only among 2017’s best albums in any genre, but it’s essential listening for anyone who wants to understand the social, cultural and political moment in which we find ourselves. In the interview below, he explains why with both passion and compassion, not to mention a fierce intelligence that spares no sacred cows.
Jay-Z, Jesus and the Mary Chain, A$AP Mob and Third Eye Blind are among the best concerts in Denver this weekend.
