After performing at Red Rocks last year with the Royal Philharmonic, Sting returns to the area with his Back to Bass Tour on Sunday, November 20, at the Wells Fargo Theatre. Backed by a five-piece band (including Dominic Miller, Rufus Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta, Peter Tickell and Jo Lawry), the singer…
Tech N9Ne is no stranger to the Mile High City, and for the first time, the Strange Music MC will be blowing the roof off of two different Denver venues. In addition to his already announced date at the Fillmore on Saturday, November 12, Tech’s due at Summit Music Hall…
Big Sean is coming to the Fox Theatre on Friday, November 11. Signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label, Big Sean legitimately poses this question: “Who came first, Big Sean or Drake?” No kidding. If you don’t know Big Sean from “My Last,” his single with Chris Brown, let’s just…
Every week, in an effort to pay tribute to those dedicated to the time tested way of promoting shows by hanging up posters, we make our way around the Mile High City to take a gander at all the eye candy affixed to light posts and such. Here are the…
Bad news if you we’re planning to get down tomorrow night with a certain Funky Homosapien named Del: We’ve just received word that the iconic rapper — last seen around these parts at the Westword Music Showcase this past summer — won’t be performing tomorrow night in Denver. The show…
Watch for Fluff Bar to open in early October at 1516 Wazee Street. Originally slated to be called Fluff Beauty Bar, the combo hair salon, cocktail lounge and champagne bar dropped “beauty” for reasons that should be obvious (if you’ve ever been to the fourteen-month-old Beauty Bar, at least)…
This Saturday, September 10, Germany’s Dixon is making a rare stateside appearance at Cluster Studios. An impeccable mixer with a clean, hypermodern sound carefully pulled together from a broad range of genres and styles, Dixon is a veteran of Berlin’s electronic music scene, who was voted among the top ten…
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…
