Five Red Rocks Security-Line Hacks

Have you ever been stuck waiting to go through security at Red Rocks Amphitheatre? Depending on what time you choose to venture inside, the security line can seem to stretch on for an eternity. Many people grumble about security’s snail-pace, but the reality is the speed of the line depends on all of us.

The Best Concerts in Denver This Week

It’s a great week for fans of Les Claypool as he’ll be with Primus at the Fox Theatre for a sold-out show tonight, at Red Rocks tomorrow, and with Sean Lennon as part of the the Claypool-Lennon Delirium on Wednesday.

Com Truise’s Iteration Concludes His Science-Fiction Trilogy

The new Com Truise album Iteration, due out June 16, marks the conclusion of a loosely science-fiction themed trilogy that began with the project’s 2011 debut Galactic Melt. Without lyrics, the themes may not be as obvious, but song titles like “Ether Drift,” “Dreambender” and “Ephemeron” conjure visions of a retro-futurist aesthetic embodied by films like Blade Runner and the more recent Beyond the Black Rainbow.

The Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend, May 12-14

While there have been a few shows at Red Rocks over the last few weeks, the summer season at the storied venue kicks into gear this weekend with Bonobo and Nick Murphy (Chet Faker) tonight and Lettuce tomorrow night. Swallow Hill’s Denver Ukefest continues tonight and tomorrow night and Denver All Day Fest III is at multiple venues on South Broadway. Also on tap this weekend are Flogging Molly at the Fillmore Auditorium, Old Crow Medicine Show performing Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde at the Paramount Theatre and Son Volt at the Fox Theatre and Gothic Theatre.

Playing Colorado Isn’t All Roses for Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson

On May 26, English folk-rock veterans Jethro Tull will play a show with the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks. The beloved amphitheater was, of course, the venue for an infamous riot in the summer of ’71 that resulted in a cloud of tear gas, 28 serious injuries, and the cancellation of the remainder of the venue’s 1971 summer program.

Lettuce Members Ditch New York Traffic and Smog for Colorado’s “Good Life”

Lettuce is a funk band that was born when the various members were at the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1992, though most of the members are proud New Yorkers. However, when Lettuce drummer and hip-hop producer Adam Deitch moved to Denver about a year ago, his colleagues were keen to follow. Guitarist Adam Smirnoff arrived in October, and he couldn’t be happier.

The Best Concerts in Denver This Week, May 8-11

Chris Brown’s the Party Tour stops at the Pepsi Center tonight with openers O.T. Genasis, Fabolous, Kap G and DC Young Fly, and E-40 comes to the Summit Music Hall tomorrow night. Also on tap this week are KONGOS, who play two nights at the Marquis Theater, actor Kiefer Sutherland brings his country-steeped songs to the Fox Theatre on Wednesday and metal acts Opeth and Gojira play Red Rocks on Thursday.

Acid Mothers Temple’s Makoto Kawabata on the Music of Everyday Sounds

Acid Mothers Temple has performed in various incarnations since it formed in 1995 and is touring now as Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso UFO. At its core, AMT is a psychedelic rock band informed by noise, the avant-garde, prog rock and jazz. Its shows are mind-altering experiences embodying what the best psychedelic rock does.