Swamp Music: Five of the Best Southern Metal Bands

Southern metal bands Norma Jean and He Is Legend will be in Denver this Wednesday, March 22, during their Polar Similar Tour. Their Denver stop is sure to be one of the most Southern fried shows this side of the Mississippi River. To amp you up for the concert, below are…

The Lounge at the Boulder Theater Opens Up for Live Music

Over the years, the space next door to the Boulder Theater has housed different bars and restaurants, most recently Ghost BBQ and Sprits. But when that partnership between the venue and the restaurant expired, Z2 Entertainment, which operates the Boulder Theater and Fox Theatre, stepped in to create the Lounge…

The Best Concerts in Denver This Week, March 20-23

Texas-based indie pop band Eisley, that just released I’m Only Dreaming last month, is at the Lost Lake Lounge tonight, while hard rock stalwarts UFO and Saxon take over the Summit Music Hall Tuesday night. Also on tap this week are Kevin Abstract, Norma Jean as well as Pat Benetar and Neil Giraldo.

Denver’s Sexist Music Scene Bugged Wesley Watkins, Who’s Finding a Fix

Wesley Watkins knows how to bring people together. “That’s my superpower as a human being,” says Watkins, a force in Denver’s music scene who is currently playing trumpet for Wheelchair Sports Camp’s Wall to Wall tour. Before picking up the spring touring gig, Watkins started organizing WMN and the Queen City of the Plains, a showcase of Denver women musicians happening this weekend, March 17 and 18 at Syntax Physic Opera.

Pop Hip-Hop Artist Kevin Abstract Writes Songs for Lost Teens

Kevin Abstract raps about his problems, big and small. On his first album, American Boyfriend, Abstract sings: “I hate my yearbook photo/I hate my passport/I hate my last name/I hate everything it stands for.” While his songs are filled with self-loathing and on-and-off disgust with pretty much everyone and everything…

Unleash Your Devil With Bryce Fox This St. Patrick’s Day

Rock singer Bryce Fox knows about the devil in us all, and what better way for him to let his horns out than to perform on St. Patrick’s Day, at 93.3’s Keggs & Eggs festival? Raised in Bloomington, Indiana, Fox grew up listening to a variety of musical styles, which…