Earlier this year, Michael Olsen tried to open another version of Hush, the nightclub he used to have in the Larimer Square spot now occupied by Wicked Garden. He was met with some opposition from Cherry Creek residents, who opposed his plans to put a dance club in the basement…
Update 3/14/12: Radiohead at 1STBANK Center review posted with photos and setlist. Oh, my! Christmas has come early this year! Mark your calendar now: We’ve just received word that Thom Yorke and company are coming back to Colorado. On Tuesday, March 13, in fact, Radiohead will be setting up shop…
By now, you’ve probably heard about the death of Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus), who was found dead on the band’s tour bus at a truckstop in Pembina, North Dakota, not far from the Canadian border. After performing at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Wednesday night, the outfit…
After selling out two nights at the Ogden Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5, Social Distortion, who’s on tour in support of its latest effort, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, just added a third and final show on Friday, December 2. General admission tickets ($30) are on…
Given the success of its past singles, it’s not surprising that when multi-platinum group Lady Antebellum released its third album, Own the Night, a few months ago, that it claimed the top spot on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, becoming the biggest first week debut by a country artist this year…
Grant Israel and Cole Rudy have been playing together for a long time — over eight years, in fact — and the intricate guitar interplay they’ve developed together over the years was a focal point of this week’s feature on Kitezh, their most recent project together, which releases its first…
Holy crap! If we didn’t see it with our own eyes, we would’ve never believed it. If you haven’t heard yet, brace yourself: We’ve just received word that one of the best concerts we’ve ever seen in our lifetime (and we’ve seen a great many, to be sure) is coming…
Bad news if you had your heart set on seeing Diggy, the precocious progeny of the legendary Rev. Run, perform on the Denver date of the Scream Tour: The show, originally slated for November 8, at the Paramount Theatre, has been canceled. No reason has been given for the cancellation…
Just in time for the annual National Western Stock Show, which will be wrapping up around then, Brad Paisley is slated to return to the Mile High City with the Band Perry and freshly minted American Idol winner Scotty McCreery. Tickets for this stop of the Camobunga Tour (don’t ask…
Update (12/6/11): KTCL Hometown for the Holidays 2011 finalists revealed. Is it that time of year already? Yep. Afraid so. Only 58 days until Christmas, which means that KTCL’s annual Hometown for the Holidays promotion is just around the corner. The station has officially begun accepting submissions to see which…
According to his Twitter page, Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack broke his nose last night. The break must’ve been pretty significant, as we received word just a bit ago that the band is putting its remaining tour dates on hold, including a stop on Wednesday, November 16 at the…
Last year’s 5280 Hip-Hop Awards program was a spectacle in so many ways. Every single rapper, producer and videographer in the scene was on hand for the ceremony. This year’s edition of the awards, slated for December 11, promises to be bigger and better than ever. For starters, it’s taking…
Tonight’s Theory of a Deadman show with Pop Evil at the Ogden Theatre has been canceled. The Canadian rockers are unable to make it to town because of adverse weather conditions and road closures on I-80. Refunds are available at point of purchase…
Celebrating 25 years of making music, Widespread Panic is setting out on its first-ever acoustic tour, which includes a three-night stand from Friday, February 10, to Sunday, February 12, at the Fillmore Auditorium. That stint will be followed up by a three-night stand from Friday, February 17, through Sunday, February…
Finally! A little over a month after we posted word letting you know that Guns N’ Roses was headed to Colorado for its first tour in five years, we have a date. Mark your calendars: GNR (or at least whatever incarnation of the group Axl’s fronting these days) is coming…
For close to three decades, Bob and Cathy Lyons ran the no-frills, nautical-themed Brown Barrel Tavern at 76 South Broadway. The bar was one of the last old-school joints in the Baker neighborhood, an area that was once full of them, and earned a nod in our Best of Denver…
Great news if you’ve been waiting your whole adult life to attend an Adult Swim Block Party: Here’s your chance. The network is planning to rock the block in Fort Collins (specifically, Walnut Street between Linden and Mountain in Old Town) on Thursday, November 10, from 7-11 p.m. If the…
If you’ve got a wicked sensation right now in your rock nerve, there’s good reason for that: George Lynch is back in town for a benefit show. After a full day’s activiities, including a poker run, a 5K walk, plus a dinner and auction to benefit Dave Lucero, who’s been…
As part of Wilco’s tour in support of The Whole Love, its debut album on its own dBpm label, the band just announced its western North American dates, which includes a stop at the Fillmore Auditorium on Thursday, January 19. According the Wilco’s web site, ticket details will be released…
Michael Trundle’s plate isn’t just filled these days. It’s overflowing to the point where he’s dropping crap everywhere — but he’s dropping it like it’s hot. While he’s preparing for a trip to the Big Apple next week for the Live4Ever official CMJ showcase, where he’ll perform as boyhollow alongside…
Feeling wistful for the tepid days of no-frills, interchangeable, middle-of-the-road, radio-rock from yesterday? Boy are you in luck! We’ve just received word of a free concert being brought to you by the fine folks at CU-Boulder’s Program Council taking place up in Boulder at the Glenn Miller Ballroom on Sunday,…
Update (10/31/11): See photos from Playing Apart, this past weekend’s one-of-a-kind performance art spectacle in lower downtown Denver. Um, yeah, so this sounds positively awesome. There’s an event planned for Saturday, October 29 dubbed “Playing Apart,” in which an entire ninety-piece marching band from Bear Creek High School is going…
