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It is, as even casual observers of this section and/or billboards in the vicinity of the Golden Triangle will be aware, Westword Music Showcase season.
I say season because it’s not just the festival itself (but: June 21 on that). It’s also about the related Westword Music Awards, which give us an opportunity to ditch all semblance of critical distance and just tell you about a bunch of Denver bands we love. That’s basically why we do all of this: The Showcase, the Awards and all the other things that go with them, including tonight’s Showcase Pre-Party at Stoney’s. There, we’ll shut up and let some excellent bands — In the Whale, A Band in Pictures and Science Partner — just show you why they were nominated for an Award. It starts at 7 p.m. (no, really: bands will actually start playing then) and it costs zero dollars. Here’s what you’re in for:
Previous coverage of In the Whale: Death is a constant presence in the life of In the Whale’s Nate Valdez, by Courtney Harrell
Previous coverage of Science Partner: Tyler Despres of Science Partner on how a really good melody should be like a nursery rhyme, by Tom Murphy
Westword Music Showcase Pre-Party
Featuring Science Partner, In the Whale and more
Friday, June 6
Stoney’s on 11th and Lincoln
7 p.m.
Free
And here’s a bunch more information about the Westword Music Showcase:
–Science Partner and In the Whale will play the Westword Music Showcase pre-party on June 6
–The 36 best songs you might hear on the main stage at this year’s Westword Music Showcase
–The 2014 Westword Music Awards nominees
–The people of Westword Music Showcase 2013
–Ticket page for this year’s Showcase
