Concerts

Denver is blessed with a host of talented musicians of all genres, and most of them record at the many great Colorado studios. That inevitably means that behind the scenes talented producers, engineers and all sorts of studio technicians are working their magic without much fanfare.

Carl Carrell spent his early twenties striving to make hits. He worked out of a Denver condo that was equipped with a home studio alongside his roommate, who wanted to start a record label. Carrell spent his days mimicking Top 40 songs and pitching what he wrote to national artists…

Kansas could have called it quits when legendary singer and keyboardist Steve Walsh departed in the not-so-distant past.

Chautauqua Auditorium just announced more performances added to its summer schedule, including the Punch Brothers, the Drive-By Truckers, Sleepy Canyon Rangers, Lucinda Williams and more. The historic venue in Boulder kicks off its 120th concert season on June 1 with Hot Rize; other standouts on the lineup (in its entirety…

Denver hip-hop troupe Flobots has never been about doing things the easy way.

They came from the Planet Peelander to spread smiles onto everyone’s faces. Or, perhaps, Peelander-Z came from Japan, via New York, and based themselves in Austin. One of those is the true story, the other is the one that, quite frankly, we should all go out of our way to believe, because it’s way more fun.

These are the best concerts in Denver this week.

Jon Bon Jovi has been hyping the band’s April 14 Pepsi Center concert for months. It was already rescheduled once, and now he’s canceled altogether.

Saharan band Tinariwen headlines the Oriental Theater on Saturday with Cambodian pop/psych-rock outfit Dengue Fever opening, while rapper Tech N9NE returns to the Fillmore Auditorium on Saturday as well.

In addition to founding DINK, brothers Jeff and Charlie LaGreca perform as part of the geek-rock band H2Awesome! Formed in 2008 with Jeff on keyboards, vocals and guitar and Charlie on vocals, the group also features singer/bassist Suzanne Slade, guitarist Jon Price and drummer Ian Smith. Live, the band dresses…

At points in Monday night’s Ariana Grande concert at the Pepsi Center, it was hard to tell if she was even there. He voice was there, albeit blotted out by the overwhelming bass, but 75 percent of the concert, the performer was in the dark – literally. In all of…

Tom’s Press sits in an old corner-store building at 37th and Navajo streets. The exterior is patchy red- and blue-painted brick with wood paneling. A garish yellow placard screams, “FLYERS 1000 for $39,” and in the window a neon sign blinks, “FAX.”

Sydney Koke finds it peculiar that it took several shoegaze-obsessed teenage boys in the Incandescents to lure her into playing in a band. “My three guy friends were like, ‘We need a girl to sing soft lyrics in our My Bloody Valentine band,’” Koke, who now plays bass in the…

Vanessa Carlton isn’t a household name anymore, but her song “A Thousand Miles” will be familiar to most people who listened to pop radio in the early 2000s.

It is common practice for songwriters to retreat deep into isolation for focus and perspective when writing new music. For Dead Man Winter’s David Simonett, due April 4 at the Bluebird Theater, his retreat to the tiny village of Finland, Minnesota, not only helped him reshape his musical perspective but also get his life back on track.

The March Open Music Session welcomed El Javi, a Denver-based Mexican acoustic flamenco guitarist who uses his gypsy lifestyle to shape his music alongside percussionist Jordi Marin, as showcased by this year’s EP A Gypsy Journey: Pt.1 Trip.

It’s a big week for arena shows, with Ariana Grande at the Pepsi Center tonight and Eric Church at the venue on Wednesday, and Green Day at 1STBANK Center on Wednesday. Also this week, Indigo Girls team up with the Colorado University Symphony Orchestra to record a live album at…