Third Eye Blind is making its way back to Denver for a show at the Gothic Theatre on Friday, December 6. Tickets, $30, go on sale this Friday, September 27, at 10 a.m. Keep reading to see what other shows are on sale this week, what songs are being played on local radio and what’s selling at local record stores.
See also: Our constantly updated, super comprehensive Denver concert calendar
Big K.R.I.T. and Talib Kweli share a bill at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom on Sunday, October 27, with the Foodchain. Tickets ($20/$25) go on sale on Wednesday, September 25, at 10 a.m.
Touring in support of her new Fat Possum release, Back to Forever, Lissie pulls into the Gothic Theatre on Monday, December 2. Kopecky Family Band opens. Tickets, $18, go on sale on Saturday, September 28, at 10 a.m.
New Orleans bounce impresario Big Freedia is set to headline the Bluebird Theater on Saturday, November 23. Tickets ($15/$20) for this show go on sale on Saturday, September 28, at 10 a.m. Early-bird tickets are on sale this weekend for $15.
If you haven’t started making plans yet for Halloween, DeVotchKa is hosting its annual shindig on Thursday, October 31, at the Gothic Theatre, and Friday, November 1, at the Boulder Theater.
NEW SHOWS / ON SALE DATES
Red Fang: With the Shrine and Radkey, Thu., Dec. 19, 7 p.m., $12/$14.
A$AP Ferg: With Joey Fatts & Aston Matthews, OverDoz, 100s, Tue., Nov. 5, 7 p.m., $22.
Big Freedia: Sat., Nov. 23, 8 p.m., $20/$25.
DeVotchKa: Fri., Nov. 1.
Dr. Dog: Sat., March 8, 9 p.m., $20/$23.
CERVANTES MASTERPIECE BALLROOM
The Green: With Shwayze, Thu., Nov. 14, 9 p.m., $18/$20.
Talib Kweli: With Big K.R.I.T., The Foodchain, Sun., Oct. 27, 9 p.m., $20/$25.
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra: Wed., Nov. 20, 9 p.m., $5/$10.
Chance the Rapper: Tue., Nov. 12, 9 p.m., $17/$20.
DeadPhish Orchestra: Thu., Nov. 21, 9 p.m.
Groundation: Sun., Nov. 24.
The Zimmermans: With Shakedown Street. “A Night of Dylan and the Dead,” Sat., Nov. 23, 9 p.m., $10/$12.
DeVotchKa: Thu., Oct. 31.
Lissie: With Kopecky Family Band, Mon., Dec. 2, 7 p.m., $18/$20.
Third Eye Blind: Fri., Dec. 6, 8 p.m., $30.
Cate Le Bon: Wed., Dec. 11, 9 p.m., $10/$13.
Dax Riggs: Fri., Nov. 8, 9 p.m., $12.50/$15.
Real Magic: With Men in Burka and Kitty Crimes, Sat., Nov. 2, 9 p.m., $10/$12.
Strange Talk: Wed., Oct. 30, 9 p.m., $12/$15.
Swearin’: Sat., Nov. 23, 9 p.m., $8/$10.
He is Legend: Wed., Oct. 30, 7 p.m., $10/$12.
The Dwarves: With Potato Pirates, the A-OK’s, Tue., Dec. 31, 9 p.m., $20-$50.
A House for Lions: Thu., Oct. 24, 9 p.m., $7-$10.
Lucida Tela: With Kyle Koy, The Wild After (ex-The Heyday), David Murphy, Sat., Oct. 19, 9 p.m., $8/$10.
Adventure Club: Fri., Jan. 10, 9 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 11, 9 p.m., $26.50/$35.
Denver Acoustic Christmas: A CO Flood Relief Benefit: Featuring OneRepublic, Fri., Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m., $75/VIP $175.
Groundation: Sat., Nov. 23.
Pat Metheny Unity Group: Featuring Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, Ben Williams and Giulio Carmassi, Fri., March 7, 8 p.m., $39.50-$65.
Judith Hill: Tue., Oct. 15, 8 p.m., $20-$30.
Nick Colionne: Sat., Nov. 16.
Continue reading for this week’s Local Radio Playlists.
We’re currently tracking the playlists from a number of different shows, including KTCL’s Locals Only, The Colorado Sound, an independently produced show that is broadcast all over Colorado, and The Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country. Here’s what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. (*Playlist not available this week.)
9.22.13
Post Paradise – “You Would Know By Now”
Nautical Mile – “Give It Up”
Lil’ Thunder – “The Serpent and the Rainbow”
Roniit – “Lost at Sea”
Viretta – “Imaginary Pictures”
From Thin Air – “Miss Forever Alone”
SF1 – “Permanent”
Men in Burka – “Click Click Click”
Discount Cinema – “Age of Monsters”
Matt Nasi Band – “Impact”
Shady Elders – “Summer Song”
Mike Ring & the Connection – “Overboard”
Reverb & the Verse – “Repeater”
9.22.13
The Christines – “In Your Space”
The Apples in Stereo – “Ruby”
Katelyn Benton – “Fix”
The Fray – “How To Save A Life”
KING – “Need A Woman by Friday (feat. Trombone Shorty)”
Ichiban, InkLine, ManeRok – “Galileo’s Dilemna (f. Ichiban)”
Churchill – “The War Within”
Achille Lauro – “Upward Away From the Ground”
Escape Goats – “Sensitive Situation”
Cary Morin – “Streamline”
Patrick Dethlefs – “While You’re Carrying The Weight”
Gabrielle Louise – “Midnight Molasses”
Lindsey O’Brien Band – “Broke My Heart”
Joshua Trinidad – “The Coast”
Townes Van Zandt – “Snowin’ On Ratone”
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – “It’s Alright”
Dixie Leadfoot & Brent Loveday – “Golden Ring”
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams – “White Freightliner Blues”
Whiskey Bottles – “Fall In Love With A Stranger”
John Oates – “Pushin’ A Rock Uphill”
The Congress – “Killing Me Softly”
Mike Clark & the Sugar Sounds – “Good Love”
Varlet – “The Nod”
The Fluid – “On My Feet”
Rose Hill Drive – “Cool Cody”
Tom Gershwin – “Stompin’ At the Savoy”
9.22.13
Chuck Eaton – “Drenched With Rain”
CJ Smyth – “Hope”
James Bittel – “Take You Away”
Ron Hibdon – “Cloverfield 3”
Dressy Bessy – “Call It Even”
Betty’s Not A Vitamin – “Last Ride”
Greg Johnson – “Save Yourself”
Ash Ganley – “Elysian Fields”
Lara Herscovitch – “Se Puede”
Bishop – “Follow Me”
Rebecca Folsom – “Water On Stone”
Evan McHugh – “Easy Enough”
Curly No Shoes Jr – “You Ain’t The One For Me”
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Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Arcade Fire’s limited vinyl edition of The Reflektors took the took the top spot at Albums on the Hill while Avenged Sevenfold’s Hail To The King moved back to number one at Independent Records, Grateful Dead’s Sunshine Daydream box set, released last week, debuted at number one at Twist & Shout and Superchunk’s latest effort, I Hate Music came in first at Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Arcade Fire – The Reflektors
02. Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady
03. Jack Johnson – From Here to Now to You
04. The Weeknd – Kiss Land
05. Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott – Memories & Moments
06. Elvis Costello & the Roots – Wise Up Ghost And Other Songs 2013
07. Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos – Live in San Francisco
08. Neko Case – The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
09. Goodie Mob – Age Against the Machine
10. Jeff Brinkman – Strange
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Avenged Sevenfold – Hail To The King
02. 2 Chainz – B.O.A.T.S. 2 #Metime
03. MMG – Self Made 3
04. MGMT – MGMT
05. Gwar – Battle Maximus
06. Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks
07. Five Finger Death Punch – Vol. 1 Wrong Side of Heaven & the Righteous Side of Hell
08. Juicy J – Stay Trippy
09. Carcass – Surgical Steel
10. John Legend – Love in the Future
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Grateful Dead – Sunshine Daydream
02. Neko Case – The Worse Things Get, The Harder
03. Elvis Costello & the Roots – Wise Up Ghost And Other Songs 2013
04. Arctic Monkeys – AM
05. Jack Johnson – From Here to Now to You
06. Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks
07. The Band – Live at the Academy Of Music 197
08. MGMT – MGMT
09. Bill Callahan – Dream River
10. Volcano Choir – Repave
WAX TRAX
01. Superchunk – I Hate Music
02. No Age – An Object
03. Volcano Choir – Repave
04. Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks
05. Ty Segall – Sleeper
06. David Lynch & Alan R. Splet – Eraserhead Soundtrack
07. Washed Out – Paracosm
08. Earl Sweatshirt – Doris
09. Weekend – Jinx
10. Destruction Unit – Deep Trip
BEATPORT.COM
01. Hardwell, Blasterjaxx – “Fifteen”
02. Green Velvet, Hot Since 82 – “Bigger Than Prince”
03. Chris Lake, Steve Aoki – “Boneless”
04. Mark Knight, Funkagenda – “Man With the Red Face”
05. Sander Van Doorn – “Project T”
06. Joris Voorn – “Ringo”
07. Avicii – “Wake Me Up”
08. Showtek, Sonny Wilson – “Booyah”
09. DVBBS – “Tsunami”
10. Quintino, MOTI -“Dynamite”
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