Critic's Notebook

The longtime duo, which began in Denver in 2008, has thoughts to share on its final album while taking off for one last tour.

April was showered with debuts, live albums and the final Tennis record.

The man behind Club Vinyl and the Church, which now have new owners, is moving on.

The Stephen Lear Band has commemorated its final show at the Merc with a live album.

“America’s biggest little music festival” was big fun.

Supporting live music doesn’t have to break the bank. Here are some of the best spots to catch free concerts in Denver.

Touching on decades of rhythm and blues, Friends & Lovers RnB Party is the recipe for a soulful Saturday night.

Shops in and around Denver will be celebrating Record Store Day on Saturday, April 12.

The new music will drop on April 11, just before an album-release show at Swallow Hill on April 12.

VENU, which opened Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs last year, has acquired a new property in Centennial.

“Being in this discussion about cultural appropriation and about representation is something that I’m very committed to.”

After nearly twenty years, FoCoMA is at the heart of the city’s music ecosystem behind events like FoCoMX.

The duo, which formed from one of Denver’s best bluegrass bands the Deer Creek Sharp Shooters, explores a new sound.

Metro Denver’s latest record store has a life-and-death backstory that postponed its opening.

The 2025 Best of Denver award-winning band is releasing a debut full-length album and hitting the West Coast for a summer tour.

This month’s offerings includes several debuts from new artists, and an old band with a new name.

The musician, who won the 2023 Pole Sport Organization Mountain Championship, shows off her skills in her new music video.

The Denver band, which put out a new split EP this month, plays Seventh Circle Music Collective on Tuesday, April 1.

Denver’s radio variety is the envy of cities across the country

Summer is just around the corner, and so is City Park Jazz, a favorite free summer concert series that happens each Sunday from June 1 to August 3.

The series will be part of the inaugural Denver Jazz Festival.

Blankslate will bring its indie rock to the office with an intimate concert for Westword members on April 10.