This year’s installment of the Vans Warped Tour, which features Saves the Day, Mayday Parade, For Today, I the Mighty, the Ghost Inside, Teenage Bottlerocket, is slated to drop by Denver on Sunday, June 15. Tickets range from $28.50-$48.95 and are on sale now. Keep reading to see what other shows are on sale, what songs were played on local radio this past week, and what’s selling at local record stores.
See also: All upcoming concerts in our constantly updated Denver Concert Calendar
De La Soul is due at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom on Saturday, March 15. Tickets for the show are $25 advance, $30 day of show, and go on sale this Friday, December 27. Mobb Deep is at Cervantes on Saturday, April 26. Tickets are $25-$30.
The Sno-Core Tour hits the Summit Music Hall on Wednesday, February 19 with the Pretty Reckless, the Letter Black and Crobot on Wednesday, February 19. Tickets are $20-$22. Also at the Summit, Naked Raygun is due on Friday, January 31; Rocket from the Crypt plays on Saturday, February 1; Propagandhi makes a stop on Saturday, March 8. At the Marquis, meanwhile, Deafheaven is slated to stop by on Sunday, February 16.
NEW SHOWS / ON SALE DATES
Least of These: Fri., Jan. 10, $5/$7.
Propagandhi: Fri., March 7, $16/$18.
CERVANTES MASTERPIECE BALLROOM
De La Soul: Sat., March 15, 9 p.m., $25/$30.
The Funky Meters: Fri., Feb. 7; Sat., Feb. 8, $25/$30.
Mobb Deep: Sat., April 26, $25/$30.
Weekend: Tue., April 1, $10/$12.
The Weeks: Wed., Feb. 26, 9 p.m., $10/$12.
Bad Suns: Thu., Jan. 30, 7 p.m., $9.33/$12.
Bloodoath: Sun., Jan. 26, $10.
Deafheaven: With SubRosa, Sun., Feb. 23, 8 p.m., $12/$14.
Dresses and Cumulus: Sat., Feb. 8, 7 p.m., $8/$10.
James Durbin: With Kelley James, Wed., Feb. 12, 8 p.m., $16.50/$18.
Kataklysm: With Aborted, Mon., April 21, 7 p.m., $15.
Paradise Fears: With Sunderland, Fri., Feb. 28, $25.
Royal Teeth: With Chappo, Sat., Feb. 22, 8 p.m., $13/$15.
MOON ROOM AT THE SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Arapahoe High School Benefit: Featuring Filthy T, Fri., Jan. 24, $10.
SPORTS AUTHORITY FIELD AT MILE HIGH
Vans Warped Tour: Featuring Saves the Day, Mayday Parade, For Today, I the Mighty, the Ghost Inside, Teenage Bottlerocket and more, Sun., June 15, 11 a.m., $28.50-$48.95.
The Ataris: With Drag the River and Versus the World, Sat., March 15, $16/$18.
The English Beat: Sat., March 1, 7 p.m., $20/$24.
The Lawrence Arms: Sat., Feb. 22, $16/$18.
Memphis May Fire: With the Word Alive, A Skylit Drive, Hands Like Houses, Beartooth, Sun., March 16, $16/$18.
Naked Raygun: Fri., Jan. 31, $18/$20.
Propagandhi: Sat., March 8, $20.
Rocket From the Crypt: Sat., Feb. 1, $25/$28.
Sno-Core Tour: With the Pretty Reckless, the Letter Black, Crobot, Wed., Feb. 19, 7 p.m., $20/$22.
Ride Festival: Sat., July 12; Sun., July 13, $125-$135, www.ridefestival.com.
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.)
12.22.13
Sector Veran – “Meet Santa”
White Flag Raised – “Frosty the Snowman”
Pandora Celtica – “Santa Claus Got Eaten By the Kraken”
Steve Zimmerman (Discount Cinema) – “Whatever Happened to Krampus?”
Peter Standing (Feralux) – “Colorado Christmas”
Kyle Coy – “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”
Pizza Time – “Tu Nombre Holidaze”
Miguel of Izcalli – “Blue Christmas”
Roniit – “Winter Wonderland”
Vices I Admire – “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Snackcakes and Beer – “Black Friday”
Dead Lotus Society – “The Dreidel Song”
John Common – “Christmas Is Weird”
Reno Divorce – “You Left Me for Christmas”
Medic – “Christmas Time”
12.21.13
Dan Fogelberg “At Christmas Time”
SHEL “Sleigh Ride”
Walker Shellist “Dream”
Kristina Murray “The Year Georgia Ran Dry”
Dennis Wanebo “Rock My Tear Drops”
a. Tom Collins “Dragon”
Chimney Choir “ace of spades”
Rob Roper “The Man In the Movies”
Chris Daniels & the Kings “Santa’s Dog House Blues”
the Jekylls “First Song About Santa”
Wasteland Hop “Cold World”
Robert Marcey & Familyman Barrett “Dread Lion”
Dianne Reeves “Christmas Time Is Here”
Voices on High “Share the Magic”
Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore “Love Runner”
Whiskey Blanket “Dinner with Ghouls”
Head for The Hills “Take Me Back”
(N) Katey Laurel “All The Way Home”
Goatz! “Once Upon A Snowflake”
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Colorado Christmas”
Jeff Brinkman “Halo”
The Knew “What’s Hip (Long Walk)”
Calder’s Revolvers “See To Believe”
(N) Soul School “Touch My Body”
Danny Oertli “Holy, Holy, Holy”
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Click through for this week’s Top Sellers
Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Elephant Revival’s These Changing Skies took the top spot at Albums on the Hill, Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP 2 was first at Independent Records and Billie Joe and Norah’s Foreverly moved to number one slot at Twist & Shout.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
02. Gregory Alan Isakov – The Weatherman
03. Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
04. Death Cab for Cutie – Transatlanticism (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
05. Four Tet – Rewind
06. Billie Joe & Norah – Foreverly
07. Childish Gambino – Because the Internet
08. Jerry Garcia Band & Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman – Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound
09. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City
10. The Wood Brothers – Muse
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Eminem – Marshall Mathers LP 2
02. Lorde – Pure Heroine
03. Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven & the Righteous Side Of Hell, Vol. 2
04. Hopsin – Knock Madness
05. R Kelly – Black Panties
06. Childish Gambino – Because the Internet
07. One Direction – Midnight Memories
08. Imagine Dragons – Night Visions
09. Lady Gaga – Artpop
10. B.o.B. – Underground Luxury
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Billie Joe & Norah – Foreverly
02. Neil Young – Live at the Cellar Door
03. Various Artists – Inside Llewyn Davis Soundtrack
04. Arcade Fire – Reflektor
05. Lorde – Pure Heroine
06. Elephant Revival – These Changing Skies
07. Chvrches – Bones Of What You Believe
08. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
09. Arctic Monkey – AM
10. Head and the Heart – Let’s Be Still
BEATPORT.COM
01. Martin Garrix – “Wizard”
02. Juliet Sikora – “Set it Off”
03. Mako – “Beam”
04. Nicky Romero – “Rip it Up”
05. Thomas Schumacher – “Hush”
06. Henry Fong – “Requiem”
07. Arty – “Riot”
08. JoeySuki – “Life is Calling”
09. Ten Walls – “Requiem”
10. Steve Aoki – “Flight”
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Angelo’s
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