Here’s some news that ought to brighten your day — assuming of course that you’re suffering from a case of the Mondays like the rest of us and it needs brightening: A new date has been announced for Morrissey, whose previous date at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the…
While plenty of people were bummed that the Disco Biscuits decided not to host their annual Bisco Inferno at Red Rocks Amphitheatre this past summer, those folks most beside themselves with glee right now at news that the act has combined Bisco Inferno with their traditional January show for an…
We just received word on the lineup for New Year’s Eve at City Hall and Club Vinyl. With everything else going on for the post-Mayan end-of-year celebration, the folks at SoCo have put together an enticing lineup this year that will one-up their New Year’s Eve parties in past years,…
Taylor Swift fans — and judging by the enormous first week record sales of Red, her latest platter released last week, that accounts for a great many folks — will be rejoicing at news that Swift is heading back out on the road this spring (to wit, that means 58…
Bad news for Morrissey fans: As you’ve undoubtedly deduced from the headline above, the estimable crooner, who was originally slated to appear this Saturday, November 3 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, will not be in the Mile High City this weekend. The reason: He’s postponed all of the remaining…
Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom and the Other Side host some of the best weekly and monthly events in Denver, from Sub.Mission’s Electronic Tuesday to the Euphonic Conceptions Re:Creation events. Now there’s a new party to add to the mix: Tonight, Two Fresh kicks off Watch This, its brand-new monthly shindig. We…
Thinking about New Year’s Eve yet? No? Well, you might want to get jump on things, especially if you’re an STS9 fan. We just got word that the outfit is playing a three-night New Year’s Eve run at the Fillmore Auditorium from Saturday, December 29 through Monday, December 31. Tickets…
A year after opening the 1UP in LoDo, business was so good Jourdan Adler took over the former Monkey Bar and opened it as the 2UP last June. Now, inspired by the success of arcade bars, Jesse Gossett and Mike Boselli took over the former Round Midnight space, which closed…
How about a little Best Coast on your burrito with a side of Tennis? While this sounds more like a dish (See what we did there? Uh-huh, clever us) suited more for summer than fall, props are nonetheless due to the talent coordinators at Chipotle’s Cultivate festival, who put together…
If you’re up early, you’ve probably already noticed that we put the paddles to Heavy Rotation and brought that feature back to life. We’ve done the same with another dormant feature, Flier of the Week. Starting today, we’ll once again be paying tribute to the tried and true, time-tested method…
After opening Rock-A-Billies in Arvada nearly two year ago, Jimmy Nigg is gearing up to open a second location in the Slam Bar space in Greenwood Village early next month and plans to have a grand opening the weekend of September 14. Since Slam Bar isn’t open for lunch, he’s…
See Also: – Photos: The costumed ravers of Skylab 2011 at the Denver Coliseum – Review: Skylab lifts the Coliseum into deep space, 09/25/10 – Slide show: People of Skylab 2010 If you haven’t consumed enough electronic music this summer already, brace yourself: There’s more on tap this fall. Plenty…
Westword and Backbeat rolled out a new user profile platform dubbed My Voice Nation and your voice and opinion in our comment sections will now be amplified through a fancy, new commenting program called Livefyre (“live fire”). Read all about it below…
As part of the Who’s first tour in four years, the band is taking its 1973 album Quadrophenia on a 36-city North American tour that stops at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday, February 12. In addition to performing the album live, the touring band, which also includes Pete Townshend’s younger…
See Also: Grizzly Rock opening in former After the Gold Rush/Club Arriba spot Voice Places: The Grizzly Rose Voice Places: The Grizzly Rock When Grizzly Rose owner Scott Durland took over the former After the Gold Rush space last year, he was originally hoping to open Grizzly Rock in its…
My, my, my, happy Monday, ’90s alt-rock revivalists! The time to rejoice is now, for we’ve just learned that Afghan Whigs are coming back to Denver on Tuesday, October 30 at the Ogden Theatre! Tickets ($36.50-$40) to see the reconvened outfit, which is certainly no stranger to Denver (portions of…
After a decade at 255 S. Broadway, Barker Lounge is moving to 475 Santa Fe Drive, once home to the Continental Club, One Eyed Jacks and most recently the NV Lounge. Barker manager Preston Carter says the bar just shut its old location last Sunday after losing its lease and…
Denver’s summer concert season is proving to be every bit as hot as anticipated, and the fall is shaping up to be just as heated with new dates from Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and E-40, who are due back in town at the end of August, followed by Rascal Flatts…
After an eight-year run at La Rumba, Lipgloss, one of the city’s longest running dance nights, just moved to to Beauty Bar. But before Lipgloss moved into La Rumba, the spot was home to Oxygen, which was awarded the Best Gay Bar for Gay Men in 2003 in Westword’s Best…
Last week, we reported that the Rockstar Lounge had closed after a year-and-a-half run. Starting tonight, the folks behind Pristeen Events, who have been hosting dance parties over the last year, are starting temporary teen nights dubbed Club Hollywood in the space that was once home to Zen Ultra Lounge…
If you were planning to head up the Mishawaka Amphitheatre to see Walkers & Pimps of Joytime, the Motet, Dubskin, Richard Thompson or Bruce Hornsby, all outfits slated to appear between tomorrow and next Friday, you might want to make some other plans. We just received word from Roger Menell…
A fresh batch of new shows announced this week, including Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller at Red Rocks, the Head and the Heart and Blitzen Trapper at the Boulder Theater, Kimbra at the Ogden Theatre, Shinedown and Godsmack at Comfort Dental, and Steve Vai at the Ogden. Page down for…
