Music

What started as a honky-tonk residency at Syntax Physic Opera is now a career. Extra Gold will have its album release show at the hi-dive.

Umphrey’s McGee, the Hives and Refused are among the latest acts to announce Denver concerts.

Zach Barokas packed up his drums and learned to produce beats. Now, under the moniker slackbeatz, he’s working behind the scenes with some of Denver’s best rising artists.

Check these music venues off your bucket list.

Taylor Shae isn’t your typical eighteen-year-old college freshman. She’s also a working musician, who’s performed her original music at an array of venues and festivals all across the state.

People love the Brothers of Brass. But their performances have become problematic for downtown residents and businesses.

“Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox hosts our Mardi Gras show. We do different themes, and last year’s show was called the Consent Carnivale.”

“We’re hosting a festival-style thing with us and a bunch of our musical buddies.”

Tickets go on sale Monday, December 3.

Travis Egedy remembers Rhinoceropolis and the late artist Colin Ward in a new music video for the song “Color Spectrum (Tokyo Drift)” off Pictureplane’s new album, Degenerate.

Echo and the Bunnymen, the Regrettes and Chris Isaak are among this week’s best concert picks.

There’s a reason Red Rocks doesn’t host many metal concerts, claim Westword readers: It’s a terrible place to see the genre.

Elvis Costello, Ministry and Leftover Salmon all play shows in Denver this weekend.

Enjoy these shows.

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Tenth Mountain Division, which fields a sound somewhere between the Band and Zac Brown, began with bluegrass-flavored tones of acoustic instruments, then eventually sidled over to the louder expression of electric music.

“We do have a lot of Trump people who disagree with my message wholeheartedly, but they’re really connected to the aggression of the music.”

Danny Ke: “After the show, our keyboard player, Joe, made an herbal friend in a group of anarchists who were too bitter to pay an establishment to watch us play. They asked us to have a show at their house the next day. The Ouray House was passed down to…