New Denver shows: Passion Pit, Umphrey’s McGee and Tech N9ne on sale this weekend

Passion Pit, still touring on the strength of last year's Gossamer, is making its way back to the 1STBANK Center on Tuesday, October 15, for a show with the Joy Formidable. General-admission tickets ($29.75-$36.50) go on sale this Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m. Keep reading for more on the...

Passion Pit, still touring on the strength of last year’s Gossamer, is making its way back to the 1STBANK Center on Tuesday, October 15, for a show with the Joy Formidable. General-admission tickets ($29.75-$36.50) go on sale this Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m. Keep reading for more on the shows going on sale this weekend, along with the word on which local songs are being played on the radio and the top album sales locally.

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Umphrey’s McGee, which is wrapping up its fifteen-year anniversary at the end of the year, will return to the Fillmore Auditorium for a three-night New Year’s run on Saturday, December 28, Sunday, December 29, and Tuesday December 31. Tickets range from are $35 (December 28 and 29) to $65 (New Year’s Eve), and go on sale this Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m.

Tech N9ne headlines the Fillmore on Saturday, September 19, in support of his new album, Something Else, which hits the streets on July 30. ¡MAYDAY!, Prozak, Stevie Stone and Ces Cru are set to open the show. Tickets ($39.50/$45) go on sale this Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m.


NEW SHOWS / ON SALE DATES


BLACK SHEEP


Dizzy Wright: Mon., Sept. 23, $12/$14.
The Rouge: Mon., July 29, $10/$12.


BLUEBIRD THEATER


CocoRosie: Mon., Oct. 21, 8 p.m., $25/$30.
Dir En Grey: With Dagoba, Tue., Nov. 19, 8 p.m., $22.50/$30.
Eldren: With the Yawpers, the Foot, Pull the Alarm, Fri., Aug. 16, 9 p.m., $10/$15.
The Helio Sequence: With Menomena, Thu., Oct. 24, $17/$20.
Jason Isbell: With T. Hardy Morris, Wed., Sept. 4, 8 p.m., $18.50/$20.
Morbid Angel: Performing Covenant, Fri., Nov. 22, 9 p.m., $21.50/$25.
Poliça: Tue., Nov. 26, 8 p.m., $18.75/$20.
Saints of Valory: Sat., Aug. 10, 9 p.m., $9/$13.
SoMo: Sun., Oct. 27, 8 p.m., $15-$45.
Todd Snider: Sat., Oct. 19, 9 p.m., $25/$28.
Tom Odell: With Vance Joy, Mon., Sept. 30, 8 p.m., $12/$15.


FILLMORE AUDITORIUM


Lamb of God: With Killswitch Engage, Testament and Huntress, Tue., Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m., $30/$35.
Tech N9ne: With Mayday, Prozak, Stevie Stone, Ces Cru, Sat., Sept. 14, 8 p.m., $39.50-$45.
Umphrey’s McGee: Sat., Dec. 28, 8 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 29, 8 p.m.; Tue., Dec. 31, 8 p.m., $35/$65.


1STBANK CENTER


Passion Pit: With the Joy Formidable, Tue., Oct. 15, 8 p.m., $29.75-$36.50.


FOX THEATRE


Astronomix: With Tiger Party (feat. members of Octopus Nebula, Eminence Ensemble and Dynohunter) and Intuit, Thu., Aug. 29, 8:30 p.m., $9/$11.
The Goonies: With Issovee and Slanted Jack, Fri., Aug. 2, 8:30 p.m., $9/$11.
John Brown’s Body: With Stick Figure, Thu., Sept. 19, 8:30 p.m., $16.50/$19.
Pickin’ on Phish: Featuring Andy Thorn (Leftover Salmon), DeadPhish Orchestra and The Railsplitters, Wed., Oct. 16, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12.


GOTHIC THEATRE


Finch: With Dance Gavin Dance, Tue., Oct. 29, 8 p.m., $22.
Leon Russell: With Amanda Shaw, Sat., Aug. 17, 8 p.m., $30.
Man Man: Thu., Oct. 10, 8 p.m., $17.75.
Sick Puppies: Tue., Sept. 3, 8 p.m., $22.75.


MARQUIS THEATER


Har Mar Superstar: Mon., Oct. 7, $10/$12.
To the Wind: Mon., Aug. 12, $8.
Travis Garland: Wed., Sept. 18, $13/$15.
Wilson: With the Greenery and American Fangs, Sat., Aug. 31, 7 p.m., $10/$12.


MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ


The Black Lillies: Wed., Aug. 21, 9 p.m., $12-$15.


MOON ROOM AT THE SUMMIT MUSIC HALL


The Broadway (EP release): With Cobraconda, Saving Verona, Sat., Aug. 17, $5.


OGDEN THEATRE


The Neighbourhood: With Ghost Loft, Fri., Oct. 25, 9 p.m., $16.75.
Streetlight Manifesto: With Mike Park, Dan Potthast, Wed., Oct. 30, 8 p.m., $22.50/$25.


PIKES PEAK CENTER


Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt: Mon., Nov. 4, 8 p.m., $51-$67.


SUMMIT MUSIC HALL


Balkan Beat Box: Sat., Nov. 23, 8 p.m., $17/$20.


THE WALNUT ROOM


Glenn Tilbrook: Sat., Oct. 5, 8 p.m., $20-$25.

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.


KTCL’S LOCALS ONLY


7.14.13

Vices I Admire – “It Is”
John Common – “Go to Hell (With Me)”
Joshua Novak – “Informaniac”
Flashlights – “Scarves”
Omens – “Look Away”
Katey Laurel – “Hurricane”
Something Underground – “She’s on Fire”
Royal – “My Name”
Shel – “The Man Who Was the Circus”
Caleb Slade – “Always on My Mind”
Lionized – “Far Away”
Hindershot – “Rainfare”
Navy – “Something Good”


THE COLORADO SOUND


7.13.13

Acoustic Junction – “Goodbye World”
Kip Winger – “Sure Was A Wildflower”
AdrienneO – “Innocence”
Monroe Monroe – “Adore”
Lion Drome – “Curve of the Earth”
Gristle Gals Band – “Jukie’s Ball”
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams – “Beaver Hat Boogie”
Cary Morin – “Live A Little”
Whiskey Bottles – “Baby, Your Bad Luck”
Rossonian – “Garuda”
Varlet – “Eastern”
Rose Hill Drive – “Baby Don’tcha Know Your Man”
Jon Wirtz – “Watching The World Wake Up”
String Cheese Incident – “Sirens”
Kyle Hollingsworth – “The Way It Goes”
Leftover Salmon – “High Country”
Cassie Taylor – “Again”
Joe Johnson – “Who’s Gonna Go Your Bond”
Achille Lauro – “Hard Pressed”
Fierce Bad Rabbit – “Everything’s Alright”
John Gunther’s Safari Trio – “Sisters (featuring John Hadfield)”


THE COLORADO WAVE


7.15.13

Faces Of Radio – “Burn It Down”
Static Field – “It’s All The Same”
Robert Alan Kirby – “Peace Love & Life”
Just Jinjer – “What He Means”
Tim Yunker – “Plastic World”
Mickey & Kathe Gasbarre- “Come To Papa”
The Smackers – “I Go Blind”
Encompass – “Steam Wagon ”
Vegas With Randolph – “Buses Trains & Planes”
David Michael – “Low Bid On A Dream”
Paris Luna – “Someday”
Clobber Jaw – “Something Very Near”


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Click through for this week’s Top Sellers


Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads


Jay-Z’s Magna Carta…Holy Grail, released last week on Universal, debuted at the number one spots at Independent Records and Twist & Shout while Pretty Lights’ A Color Map of the Sun was on top at Albums on the Hill and Boards of Canada came in first at Wax Trax.


ALBUMS ON THE HILL


01. Pretty Lights A Color Map of the Sun
02. Gregory Alan IsakovThe Weatherman
03. Queens of the Stone Age…Like Clockwork
04. Son VoltHonky Tonk
05. Portugal. The ManEvil Friends
06. PhosphorescentMuchacho
07. Steve Martin & Edie BrickellLove Has Come For You
08. Daft PunkRandom Access Memories
09. Smith WesternsSoft Will
10. IrationAutomatic


INDEPENDENT RECORDS


01. Jay-ZMagna Carta…Holy Grail
02. WaleThe Gifted
03. J. ColeBorn Sinner
04. CiaraCiara
05. Black Sabbath13
06. Daft PunkRandom Access Memories
07. Imagine DragonsLive At Independent Records
08. Kanye WestYeezus
09. RittzThe Life and Times of Johnny Valiant
10. JoeDoubleback Evolution of R&B


TWIST & SHOUT


01. Jay-ZMagna Carta…Holy Grail
02. Gregory Alan IsakovThe Weatherman
03. Pretty Lights A Color Map of the Sun
04. The NationalTrouble Will Find Me
05. DeVotchKaLive With the Colorado Symphony
06. Vampire WeekendModern Vampires of the City
07. Daft PunkRandom Access Memories
08. Queens of the Stone Age…Like Clockwork
09. Sigur RosKveikur
10. ChurchillChange


WAX TRAX


01. Boards of CanadaTomorrow’s Harvest
02. The NationalTrouble Will Find Me
03. Pretty Lights A Color Map of the Sun
04. Surfer BloodPythons
05. Sigur RosKveikur
06. Queens of the Stone Age…Like Clockwork
07. TrickyFalse Idols
08. MelvinsEverybody Loves Sausages
09. Public Image Ltd. First Issue (Reissue)
10. ObliviansDesperation
07. Daft PunkRandom Access Memories


BEATPORT.COM


01. Martin Garrix – “Animals”
02. Sultan, Ned Shepard – “No Good”
03. Lil Jon, Alvaro – “Welcome to the Jungle”
04. Purple Disco Machine – “My House”
05. Josh Butler, Pleasurekraft – “Got a Feeling”
06. Hardwell – “Three Triangles”
07. Paris & Simo, 3LAU – “Escape”
08. David Guetta, Glowinthedark – “Ain’t a Party”
09. Michael Woods – “Clanga”
10. MAKJ -“Springen”


RELATED LINKS


Angelo’s
Black & Read
Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs)
Vinyl Collective





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