See Also: Dulcinea’s to re-open as Pete’s Monkey Bar After a two-and-half year run, Pete Penzastadler is closing Pete’s Monkey Bar with one last blowout. Penzastadler, who says it was “a fucking awesome run,” is closing the spot because he just needed to move on. In October 2009, Penzastadler, who…
See Also: • Dispatch, Thievery Corporation, Chautauqua and Arvada Center summer lineups • Dandy Warhols, Cake, Fiona Apple among new shows Oh, man, just when you think the upcoming concert season couldn’t get any more stacked there’s even more new shows to look forward to. We’ve received word that Die…
See Also: Best of Denver 2008 – Best Club Comeback After a five-year run as Sutra, the space at 1109 Lincoln Street, once known as the Donkey Den, is closed for remodeling. If you’ve driven by, you’ve probably noticed that the place has received a fresh new coat of black…
Next Friday, April 27, the Jefferson County Open School is throwing an event that it describes as being like “Burning Man meets the Renaissance Festival.” And from the sounds of it, the Global Elements Festival is going to pack quite a punch, with enough activities jammed into one night for…
Tons of new shows this week: Dispatch is playing a two-night stand at 1STBANK in September, Joe Cocker and Huey Lewis and the News are headlining this year’s KOOL Concert, Thievery Corporation and Beats Antique are due at Red Rocks and Esperanza Spalding is slated for shows at the Boulder Theater and the Ogden. We’ve also got the full summer lineups for both Chautauqua and the Arvada Center, and as always, we’ve got the playlist for the local special shows and a rundown of this week’s top album sales. Page down to see what’s hot in music this week in the Mile High City.
Furthur is making its way back to Colorado for a three-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheater that kicks off on Friday, September 21. Pre-sale tickets ($55-$60) go on sale this Monday, April 16, at 10 a.m. through Furthur’s fan page and will be available until 4 p.m. on Thursday, April…
Phish at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Commerce City, three days, confirmed! The band just announced the second leg of its summer tour, and Colorado is on the docket for three shows: Friday, August, 31, Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2. A limited number of tickets are available through Phish’s…
Last year, Cake celebrated its twentieth anniversary and released its six full-length, Showroom of Compassion, on its own Upbeat Records imprint. Touring in support of the album, Cake stops at Red Rocks Amphiteatre on Saturday, July 28. Denver’s the Lumineers, who released their self-titled debut last week on Dualtone, will…
Fiona Apple’s coming to the Paramount Theatre on Friday, July 20: With a newly revitalized career thanks to a stint wowing audiences at this year’s SXSW and fresh off releasing a brand new album with a notably pithy title (in comparison to When the Pawn…, her 1999 album — The…
Dance music has always been a major draw in Denver — the birthplace of Beatport and the home to Beta and the Church, each considered among the best clubs in the world at one time or another — but right now, it’s just exploding in the mainstream across the country…
With Choice of Weapon, The Cult’s first studio album in five years, slated to hit stores on May 22, the band kicks off the first leg of its North American tour in San Diego on May 25 and hits the Ogden Theatre on Wednesday, May 30. The Cult’s current line-up…
While legendary Chicago-based punk band Screeching Weasel has broken up and re-formed a number of times since being founded in 1986, frontman Ben “Weasel” Foster, the only constant member, is hitting the road with a new line-up as part of the band’s Heard You Were Dead tour, which stops at…
Jason Mraz is coming to Red Rocks on Monday, September 24, as part of his tour in support of his forthcoming album, Love is a Four Letter Word, due out Tuesday, April 17. Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter and Atlantic label mate Christina Perri opens the show. Tickets ($39.50-$59.50) go on sale to…
Skream & Benga’s show at the Ogden Theatre, originally slated for tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4, has been moved to the Bluebird Theater. All tickets for the Ogden show will be honored, and tickets ($26.50) are still available through AXS. Hijak, Plastician, Sgt Pokes and Jackmaster are set to open the…
Jimmy Cliff at the Ogden Theatre on Tuesday, June 19. Tickets ($34.95 plus fees) to see the reggae legend, whose career spans five decades, go on sale this Saturday, April 7, at 10 a.m. via Axs.com. On his most recent effort, the Sacred Fire EP, released last November, Cliff collaborated…
Santigold is coming to Ogden Theatre on Tuesday, May 29. Touring in support of her forthcoming release, Master of My Make-Believe — her first release since 2008’s Santogold — due out on Tuesday, May 1, the artist otherwise known as Santi White is bound to arrive in the Mile High…
Over the last decade, 311 has brought its Unity Tour on the road during the summer with acts like Snoop Dogg, the Offspring, Sublime with Rome, Matisyahu, the Wailers and the Roots. This time around, 311 is teaming up with Slightly Stoopid again for another round of the tour, which…
After a stellar show at Fillmore in January in support of its latest release, The Whole Love, Wilco returns to the area for a two-night stand at Red Rocks on Friday, June 22 (with Punch Brothers) and Saturday, June 23 (with Dr. Dog). On Record Store Day (April 21), Wilco…
Lupe Fiasco is coming back to Denver for a date at City Hall Amphitheatre on Thursday, May 17 with a stellar local supporting cast, including Foodchain, Pries and DJ Mu$a. Tickets ($40-$45) for this 18 plus show are on sale now via SoCo, and if Lupe’s last show at the…
Planet Bluegrass, the Lyons-based outfit that brings you the enormously popular Telluride Bluegrass and RockyGrass, which has already sold out, and Rocky Mtn Folks Festival, which is on its way to selling out, have announced plans to host Yonder Mountain String Band this coming August. The two-day Kinfolk Celebration is…
While Red Rocks and Comfort Dental Amphitheatre are both great spots for outdoor concerts during the summer, the Mishawaka Amphitheatre, which is about ten miles northwest of Ft. Collins in Poudre Canyon, also offers a great environment for seeing shows outside. While there’s still more shows to come, the Mish…
Umphrey’s McGee at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday, September 14. Hot on the heels of its show at the Fillmore a few weeks ago, we’ve received word that the band will be returning to Colorado this fall for a pair of dates, the first a two-set show at Red Rocks…
