Despite what the calendar says, summer is officially over. At least that’s what the past few brisk mornings have told us. Sweater weather is here. So are you festival-ed out yet? Hope not. There’s still some worthy musical gatherings to attend this weekend before being outside becomes unbearable and tedious…
If the 20 greatest geek albums headline sent your heart a flutter earlier today, here’s some news that may interest you: MC Chris is coming to the Marquis Theater on Tuesday, September 20. Hang on, sport. While that’s super rad, here’s the part that’s going to have you running around…
Oh metal heads, rejoice, for your prayers have been answered! You were praying for Anthrax and Testament to embark on a co-headlining tour, right? Of course you were. Well guess what? We just received word that the two metal titans are coming to Summit Music Hall on Wednesday, October 19…
Leftover Salmon for Thanksgiving? Sounds yummy, doesn’t it? Good. Glad you feel that way because we’ve just learned that Leftover Salmon is slated to be back home for a pair of dates at the Ogden Theatre on Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26 with Head for the Hills. What…
Every week, in continuing the tradition of promoting concerts by hanging up posters, we make our rounds at various music venues and record stores in the greater Denver area and take a look at the posters hanging up. Here’s our collection of fliers spotted around town this week. If there’s…
Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows Tech N9ne, Lucinda Williams and Jimmy Buffet were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Monroe Monroe, Air Dubai, Spires and Popcult all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and recent…
Last year, the Black Crowes announced last year they were going on an indefinite hiatus. Evidently, this meant the brothers are merely taking a break from the band but not music in general. The Black Crowes frontman is bringing his Chris Robinson Brotherhood to the Boulder Theater on Sunday, October…
After two years in the works, Celebrity Lanes, the 50,000 square-foot family entertainment venue that’s something of an homage to Celebrity Sports Center, opened last weekend at 15755 East Arapahoe Road in Centennial. The facility sports 32 bowling lanes as well as two, four-lane VIP Suites with Avalanche and Denver…
Now in its second year, Casselman’s Bar & Venue has proven to be a strong venue addition to the Ballpark Neighborhood, especially with its sound and light upgrades. Prompted by an overwhelming demand from promoters, the spot applied for and just got approved for an Underage Patron License by the…
Lupe Fiasco has his LASERS trained on Denver. On Friday, October 7, the Chicago-born MC will return to the Mile High City for a show at the Fillmore Auditorium in support of his latest effort, LASERS (an acronym for “Love Always Shines Everytime: Remember to Smile”), with Tinie Tempah and…
Here’s Something to Die For if you’re a fan of a certain lauded Swedish-based indie dance act: We’ve just received word that The Sounds are slated to return to the Mile High City on Wednesday, October 19 for a date at the Gothic Theatre. Tickets for the show are on…
Attention, Juggalos: You might want to position yourself a safe distance from your monitor, for what we’re about to tell you might make you spray Faygo all over that shit, and we can’t be responsible. Dig it: Fresh on the heels of the Gathering, we’ve received word that Insane Clown…
Can’t believe somebody didn’t think of doing this sooner. Oh wait, they did, back in 2009, and we just missed it somehow? Figures. Our bad. My Favorite Bands Festival is more or less what it sounds like: Your favorite bands all playing at the same bill. Well, except it’s not…
On August 31, Danielle de Picciotto, one of the founders of the Love Parade, a huge electronic music festival that went on for over a decade, is coming to the Hinterland Art Space (3254 Walnut Street) to do readings from The Beauty of Transgression, A Berlin Memoir, her personal account…
Every week in an effort to pay tribute to those dedicated to the old-school way of promoting shows by hanging up posters, we make our way around the Mile High City to get a gander of all the eye candy affixed to light posts and such. Here’s the fliers we…
Whoa whoa whoa whoah! Holy ’80s flashback! Howard Jones will be performing his first two albums, Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action, in their entirety at the Summit Music Hall on Saturday, October 15. Even if you’re drawing a blank when HoJo’s name comes up (if you were born around…
Now that most of the graffiti has been scrubbed off the walls, no one is likely to ever mistake the hi-dive for CBGB. Nonetheless, for at least one night, the South Broadway bar will summon the spirit of the legendary NYC institution, with a spate of bands paying tribute to…
Smashing Pumpkins fans, rejoice! Billy Corgan and company are coming back to Denver on Monday, October 10 at the Ogden Theatre. As if the Ogden’s calendar for October wasn’t already stacked enough, the Pumpkins have been added to an impressive lineup that month that includes Ladytron, Cut Copy, Chromeo, Hank…
Every week in an effort to pay tribute to the old-school way of promoting shows by hanging up posters, we make our way around the Mile High City to get a gander of the eye candy. Here’s the fliers we spotted this week across the city on random telephone poles…
Not too long after opening in June of 2010, Wild Ivories dueling piano bar hit a few sour notes when Tim Kirkland, one of the club’s partners, discovered that Caz Bzdek, the club’s founder, was running up a bunch of bills with construction, marketing, advertising and vendors. As a result,…
Smoke ’em if you got ’em: After, ahem, cough, cough, blowing folks away at Summit Music Hall this past spring on his Jet Life Tour, Curren$y is coming back to the Mile High City, with Method Man, on the Smokers Club Tour, with Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, Fiend, The Pricks,…
Fresh off the heels of a European tour and with a new album in the can, Down, fronted by Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Superjoint Ritual, is coming back to Denver on Tuesday, September 6…
