Swallow Hill started as a little folk school in 1979. It has grown exponentially in recent years — we have appraised you of a recent expansion to a second location in Lowry; a new, ambitious music school director and even an RV it plans to turn into a mobile school…
Christopher Michael Richard, known as Crash on stage, has been a singer and percussionist with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros since the beginning of the band in 2009, following a four year career with the Deadly Syndrome. He has embarked on his own solo project and played his second…
Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation planned his summer tour months and months ago, with one major gig request: to play in the mountains. That wish was granted when Thievery Corporation headlined the Ride Festival over the weekend in Telluride. But just playing in the mountains wasn’t enough. He wanted to…
The Rock and Roll Marathon series returns to Denver for the fifth time this October. Today, organizers announced a new route with a much larger footprint and a few new neighborhoods. Instead of a quick loop through downtown before a tangle out by City Park, this year’s race will head…
The outdoor summer concert series keep rolling in. Today, we have the full lineup for (of all places) a fancy steakhouse. But Elways Cherry Creek is no tourist in music. This year marks the steakhouse’s tenth Live From Elway’s Backyard series, and it will feature some impressive local talent. The…
Itchy-O Marching Band announced its signing to Alternative Tentacles last Thursday, May 8th. It becomes the latest in a roster of creative weirdos on Jello Biafra’s long-running imprint. Those not familiar with the band in Denver should make an effort to catch it when you can for the sheer spectacle…
In June of 2012, Preston Douglas opened the doors of NORAD Dance Bar in hopes of redirecting the ears of listeners to the underground sounds of house, deep house, and techno music. Since then, the spot has become a fixture in Denver’s growing dance and electronic scene, welcoming fans for…
Let’s not bury the lede here: Southern hip-hop deity and generally awesome dude Bun B is playing a show at the Marquis Theater on April 27, with FL from the Foodchain and the Reminders, and you can get in the door for $5. So yes, that probably requires some backing…
Hip-hop label Upset Records is celebrating the state’s new unofficial pastime with the release of Colorado Smoke. The compilation is due out April 15th with an in store at Angelo’s downtown. Recorded in 72 hours in the Upset Records studio with various of the label’s stable of artists, these eleven…
The Denver Botanic Gardens has just announced its 2014 lineup, and it is hefty. Starting June 24 with March Cohn and Mavis Staples and concluding on September 6 with St. Vincent, the Garden’s two locations (on York Street and in Chatfield) will also host Joan Baez, Barenaked Ladies, B.B. King…
Global Dance Festival, the recipient of “Best Dance Party of the Summer” in our Best Of Denver issue, has just announced the first acts that will be playing the event. Phase one of any lineup announcement is always the appetizer, and what better way to tease than by announcing some…
Gary Caspa, or simply Caspa as he’s known in the music world, has just transplanted himself, along with his wife, in Denver, Colorado. Could it be because Denver is the mecca of dance music and progressive thinking — two things that seem to go hand in hand these days? Or…
The best Denver band is playing Red Rocks on July 17, and it will feature songs by and collaborations with Gregory Alan Isakov and DeVotchKa. Tickets are $27.50 to $65 and on sale now. The Colorado Symphony Orchestra announced the show last month, but the addition of Isakov to it…
Grassroots California is easily the coolest hat company in the world. With over one-thousand designs, the company that Ryan “Ruga” Connelly started in Venice Beach, selling his hats on the boardwalk, has grown to become the most in-demand lid dealer in the world over the course of the past five…
Sonic Bloom, the mountain music and arts festival that has made its home at Shadows Ranch in Georgetown, Colorado, for the past few years, has announced a new location: American Safari Ranch in South Park, Colorado. No word on what prompted the move, but it could have something to do…
It’s no secret that April 20 is a big day around here, and this year at Red Rocks, it’s going to be celebrated by some of ganja’s biggest advocates, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. Both cats are obviously no stranger to the herb, so it only makes sense that they’ll…
Bummer news if you were planning on catching Slaughterhouse at the Bluebird Theater on Tuesday, April 1. The show has been canceled, and refunds are available wherever you purchased tickets. According to the folks at AEG, the outfit has postponed its tour to focus efforts on finishing its forthcoming album…
After teasing Denver with a couple of dates that were eventually scrapped altogether due to health issues on his part, Morrissey is finally slated to make his way to the Mile High City for what will surely be a highly anticipated show at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Saturday,…
The Avett Brothers are making their annual trek to Red Rocks, but this year, the outfit will be setting up shop for a three-night run with Bob Weir & Rat Dog on Friday, July 11, Lucero on Saturday, July 12, and Shovels and Rope on Sunday, July 13. Tickets for…
SnowBall Music Festival just revealed the first acts on its bill for the 2014 edition of its annual event. The festival, launched in 2011, is making its way down from the mountains this year and setting up shop at the Park at Mile High at Sports Authority Field, and when…
On Wednesday, June 11, Lionel Richie is making his way back to the Mile High City for a date at Red Rocks with CeeLo Green. Tickets for the All the Hits All Night Long Denver tour stop range from $49.50 to $125 and go on sale next Friday, February 21,…
Westword will keep it all in the family early next month when Kiernan Maletsky, who got his start here three years ago as a freelancer music writer and intern, takes over as our new music editor. He replaces Dave Herrera, who announced in late January that he is leaving after…
