Critic's Notebook

From his Cheesman Park lair, Maris the Great says that he must kill all local bands. But it goes way deeper than that.

Denver duo Culture Bloom announces its arrival with a five-song EP.

Denver’s Godfather of Jazz will be celebrated at an October 17 ceremony at the city park now named for him.

Thinx founder Radha Agrawal’s sober, early-morning dance party comes to Denver’s Invisible City this weekend.

Swifties can see Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour in theaters on October 13.

From the cryptids of Axeslasher to the icy ghouls of Glacial Tomb, set your Halloween soundtrack to some metal.

John Driskell Hopkins says the band will give a “shout-out to our country roots” during the two-night run.

Sie FilmCenter is screening the new documentary, which uses rare concert footage to resurrect the music of Nick Cave’s first band, the Birthday Party.

The new Denver rock band is making its album debut on Friday the 13th.

“I think it’s going to be high energy, harmony and a good time.”

This month’s latest local music roundup includes surprise singles from Blood Incantation and the debut EP of up-and-coming rock band Ipecac.

Goose members Peter Anspach and Rick Mitarotonda discuss the band’s meteoric rise in the jam scene.

In the meantime, Beacon will be hosting a “Welcome Home, Dust Off” event for people coming back from Burning Man this weekend.

Hailing from a small village just west of Accra, Ghana, Okaidja Afroso has dedicated his life to sharing and preserving the musical traditions of his home.

May Pang, who is showing her private photographs of John Lennon at a three-day exhibit at Bitfactory starting Friday, recalls her first love, how John and Paul almost started making music again and more.

Taste of Heaven drops on Friday, September 15, when DeVine will have a release show at Globe Hall.

The outside stage will be back in business tonight.

The Denver producer, rapper, DJ and MC has made “a fantasy factory for musicians.”

After a burst pipe flooded HQ Underground, the owners have started a fundraiser with hopes of returning to business temporarily this October.

Levitt formed Bodies of Culture, a board of all-BIPOC musicians, in 2020.

Shafer has written approximately 500 songs, with eight studio albums and countless demos as a solo artist and bandleader.

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