After a decade at 255 S. Broadway, Barker Lounge is moving to 475 Santa Fe Drive, once home to the Continental Club, One Eyed Jacks and most recently the NV Lounge. Barker manager Preston Carter says the bar just shut its old location last Sunday after losing its lease and…
Denver’s summer concert season is proving to be every bit as hot as anticipated, and the fall is shaping up to be just as heated with new dates from Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and E-40, who are due back in town at the end of August, followed by Rascal Flatts…
After an eight-year run at La Rumba, Lipgloss, one of the city’s longest running dance nights, just moved to to Beauty Bar. But before Lipgloss moved into La Rumba, the spot was home to Oxygen, which was awarded the Best Gay Bar for Gay Men in 2003 in Westword’s Best…
Last week, we reported that the Rockstar Lounge had closed after a year-and-a-half run. Starting tonight, the folks behind Pristeen Events, who have been hosting dance parties over the last year, are starting temporary teen nights dubbed Club Hollywood in the space that was once home to Zen Ultra Lounge…
If you were planning to head up the Mishawaka Amphitheatre to see Walkers & Pimps of Joytime, the Motet, Dubskin, Richard Thompson or Bruce Hornsby, all outfits slated to appear between tomorrow and next Friday, you might want to make some other plans. We just received word from Roger Menell…
A fresh batch of new shows announced this week, including Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller at Red Rocks, the Head and the Heart and Blitzen Trapper at the Boulder Theater, Kimbra at the Ogden Theatre, Shinedown and Godsmack at Comfort Dental, and Steve Vai at the Ogden. Page down for…
When half-brothers Patrick Wilson and Nicholas Blake were looking for a concept for their new club, they found inspiration in Nickelback’s “Rockstar” video. When we spoke with them back in November 2010 when the club first opened, the brothers told us they were opening the Rockstar Lounge with the idea…
On Wednesday, September 12, you’ll have a chance to become part of history and help the Melvins weasel their way into the Guinness World Records book, which they hope to do by playing shows in all fifty states plus one in the District of Columbia in just 51 days. One…
The Denver Doom Fest, which was held last December at the Larimer Lounge, has expanded to two days this year and will take place on Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6 at 3 Kings Tavern. While the lineup features some returning acts from last year, such as Royal Talons,…
Things might be slowing down a bit with the bigger concert announcements, but there was still a fair amount of activity during the last week, including Jane’s Addiction at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs, Swans and Xiu Xiu at the Gothic Theatre, and Aaron Freeman (aka Gene Ween)…
The Colorado Music Hall of Fame has announced plans for its next induction event. On Saturday, September 8 at the Boulder Theater, the Astronuats, Sugarloaf, Flash Cadillac and KIMN Radio will join the Hall’s most recent inductees, Barry Fey and Harry Tuft, alongside the inaugural inductees John Denver and Red…
While the concert announcements have started tapering off a bit, there’s still some big shows that have been announced, including Gotye’s Red Rocks show in August, Channel 93.3’s Big Gig in September featuring Silversun Pickups, 3OH!3, the Hives, the Wombats and others at Red Rocks. Also, Matisyahu and the Dirty…
And it don’t stop. Another batch of great shows announced this week, including Rise Against, who’s due for a pair of back-to-back nights at the Fillmore in September, as well as Peter Gabriel, who will be performing his album So in its entirety a few nights later at Red Rocks…
The space at 1630 Federal Boulevard, just behind Sports Authority Field, has changed hands a few times since its former life once upon a time as an outpost for the Fraternal Order of Eagles, including stints as the Endzone and Angel’s Sports Bar. While the property has been vacant for…
While America needs another festival like Denver needs another dispensary, this Triple-A-centric fest should be a big draw. The Ride Festival, which is being presented by Telluride’s KOTO radio and headliner Big Head Todd & the Monsters, takes place in Telluride Town Park on Friday, August 25, and Saturday, August…
Every week, just when we think we’ve seen the best of the upcoming concert season and that things couldn’t possibly get any more compelling, there’s a whole new batch of new shows to make us flip our lids. This week: Skrillex at Red Rocks in August, preceded a few days…
Since being transformed into a nightclub from a coffeehouse, the tan building on the corner of 22nd and Champa Street has been known by many names over the years: Club Evolution, the Loft, Club Ra, Gallery 22 and, most recently, 2200. This Saturday, May 19, the club will be rechristened…
Okay, so just when you think the summer couldn’t get any hotter, it just did. Check it: Q-Tip is performing a DJ set at the Official Westword Music Showcase After Party at City Hall. Tickets go on sale this Monday at CoClubs.com. Oh, and stay tuned, we have another killer…
A lot of big concert news this week. Really big. Emphasis on big, both in stature and some literally in name: Leonard Cohen is coming back to Colorado this fall for a date at the 1STBANK Center. Before that, though, Big Gigantic is slated to make its Red Rocks debut…
Just over a year after opening The 1UP arcade and bar in LoDo, owner Jourdan Adler has taken over the space formerly occupied by Pete’s Monkey Bar (717 East Colfax Avenue), which made its last pour on Monday night, and plans to open the 2UP next month. Adler says the…
And the shows just keep coming. Red Rocks, which is on pace for a record season this year, added a pair of dates from My Morning Jacket, while tickets for the Beach Boys show are finally going on sale. The biggest concert news this week is Nicki Minaj, who is…
See also: Welcome to the new Deadbeat Club. Since the original Deadbeat Club closed in early 2000, the space at 4040 East Evans Avenue has gone through a number of incarnations, especially over the last five years, when it’s operated under various names, including Posh Ultra Lounge, Skin and Club…
