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New Denver shows: Rush, Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Postal Service, Death, Danzig and more

Bunch of new shows to let you know about this week, including Rush, which is coming to the Pepsi Center in August, plus new dates featuring the Postal Service, Rodrigo y Gabriela with the Colorado Symphony, Death, Danzig and Deer Tick. Keep reading for the full rundown of all these...
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Bunch of new shows to let you know about this week, including Rush, which is coming to the Pepsi Center in August, plus new dates featuring the Postal Service, Rodrigo y Gabriela with the Colorado Symphony, Death, Danzig and Deer Tick. Keep reading for the full rundown of all these shows, including ticket prices and specific on-sale dates, as well as the playlists for local radio specialty shows and this week's top album sales locally.

See also: - New Denver shows: Bruno Mars, Foals, Purity Ring, Band of Horses, Drive-By Truckers - New shows: Fall Out Boy, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, Johnny Marr - New shows: Alabama Shakes/Edward Sharpe, Paramore, Jim James


NEW SHOWS / ON SALE THIS WEEK

Rush is making its way back to Denver for a show at the Pepsi Center on Friday, August 2 as part of its Clockwork Angels tour. Pre-sale tickets for Citi Cardmembers are on sale through Friday, February 22 at 5 p.m. and go on sale officially on Monday, February 25 at 10 a.m.

As reported yesterday, the Postal Service, which is set to release the tenth anniversary edition of Give Up on April 8, is set to stop by Red Rocks on Thursday, May 30. Pre-sale tickets are available starting today and officially go on sale this Saturday, February 23 at 10 a.m.

In what is absolutely sure to be yet another breath-taking collaboration, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Rodrigo y Gabriela are set to team up with each other at Red Rocks on Sunday, July 28. Tickets for this special show ($39.95-$59.50) go on sale this Saturday, February 23 at 10 a.m.

The remaining members of Death, the legendary death metal act fronted by the late Chuck Schuldiner, has reconvened to celebrate the memory of its frontman and to raise money for Sweet Relief. The outfit is slated to stop by the Gothic Theatre on Monday, April 15. Tickets ($27) go on sale this Saturday, February 23 at 10 a.m.

In honor of Danzig's 25th anniversary, Glenn Danzig and company are embarking on a short tour that includes a stop the Ogden Theatre on Friday, April 19. In addition to a full Danzig set, Doyle von Frankenstein is slated to join the band for a Misfits set. Tickets for the show ($30) go on sale this Saturday, February 23 at 10 a.m.

Finally, Deer Tick is making its way back to the Mile High City for a show at the Gothic Theatre on Thursday, April 4. Tickets ($22) go on sale this Saturday, February 23 at 10 a.m.

Visit our concert calendar for all Denver/Boulder area concerts.


BLACK SHEEP

IAMDYNAMITE: Fri., May 3, $10/$12. Otherwise: Wed., March 13, $10/$12. The Pinstripes: Wed., March 27, $10.


BLUEBIRD THEATER

Bringing Back the Arts: Sun., March 24, 6 p.m. Mika: Sun., March 31, 8 p.m., $29.50.


BOULDER THEATER

Arrival From Sweden - Music of ABBA: Fri., July 5, 7:30 p.m., $25/$30. Band of Horses: With Roadkill Ghost Choir, Tue., April 9, 7:30 p.m., $36.50. Yo La Tengo: Tue., May 21, 8:30 p.m., $22/$25.


CERVANTES MASTERPIECE BALLROOM

Dilated Peoples: Fri., April 19, 9 p.m., $20/$25. Three Loco: Featuring Dirt Nasty, Riff Raff and Andy Milonakis, Fri., May 17, 9 p.m., $20/$25.


DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK

Dave Matthews Band: Fri., Aug. 23; Sat., Aug. 24.


FIDDLER'S GREEN

Miranda Lambert & Dierks Bentley: With Randy Houser and Joanna Smith, Sat., May 18, 7 p.m., $25-$49.75.


FOX THEATRE

Na'an Stop: With Cold River City, Fri., April 5, 8:30 p.m., $12/$14. Robotic Pirate Monkey: Wed., May 8, 8:30 p.m., $13/$15. Sage Francis: With Prolyphic and Wheelchair Sports Camp, Thu., April 18, 8:30 p.m., $20. Summer Camp on the Road 2013: With Hot Soup, Malai Llama, Policulture, Springdale Quartet and SunSquabi, Wed., March 6, 8 p.m., $5/$8. Toots & the Maytals: Mon., April 1, 7:30 p.m., $28/$30.


GOTHIC THEATRE

Death: Mon., April 15, $27. Deer Tick: Thu., April 4, $22.


LARIMER LOUNGE

Black Pus: Sat., May 11, 9 p.m., $10/$13. Crystal Fighters: Wed., June 12, 9 p.m., $15/$20. Maps & Atlases: Tue., May 7, 8 p.m., $12/$15. The Nadas: Sat., April 6, 9 p.m., $15/$20. Pure X: Sun., March 31, $10/$12. Shabazz Palaces: With THEESatisfaction, Mon., May 6, 9 p.m., $15/$18. Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds: Fri., April 5, 9 p.m., $11/$15.


L2 ARTS & CULTURE CENTER

Joe Pug: With Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer, Fri., May 24, 8 p.m., $18. Pokey LaFarge: Sat., June 15, 8 p.m., $20.


MARQUIS THEATER

H*Wood: Thu., March 7, $8/$10. IAMDYNAMITE: Sat., May 4, $10/$12. Otherwise: Tue., March 12, $10/$12. Il Cattivo (vinyl release): Sat., March 16, $8.


MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ

The Bipedal Approach: With Vine Street Vibes and Strange Kids, Fri., March 15, 9 p.m., $6. Marnie Stern: With Roomrunner and Rubedo, Sun., April 21, 9 p.m., $12-$15. Powerman 5000: Wed., May 1, 9 p.m., $12-$15. Widowspeak: Thu., March 21, 9 p.m., $8-$10.


MOON ROOM AT SUMMIT MUSIC HALL

State & Madison: Sat., March 16, $5/$7.


OGDEN THEATRE

Danzig: With Danzig & Doyle (Misfits set), Corrosion of Conformity and the Agonist, Fri., April 19, 8 p.m., $30/$35.


ORIENTAL THEATER

Second Annual Northwest Denver Folk Festival: Featuring the Haunted Windchimes, Joe Sampson, Chimney Choir, Changing Colors, Martin Gilmore, Patrick Dethlefs and more, Sat., May 11, 2 p.m.-2 a.m., $13/$15.


PEPSI CENTER

Rush: Fri., Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m., $40-$110.50.


RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE

DeVotchKa & the Colorado Symphony: With Amanda Palmer, Fri., June 14, 7:30 p.m., $25-$65. George Thorogood & the Destroyers: With Buddy Guy and Quinn Sullivan, Wed., Aug. 28, 7 p.m., $39.95-$69.50. The Postal Service: Thu., May 30. Railroad Earth: With Galactic and Greensky Bluegrass, Fri., July 12. Rodrigo y Gabriela: With the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Sun., July 28, 7:30 p.m., $39.50-$59.50.


SNOWMASS TOWN PARK

Jazz Aspen Snowmass: Featuring Jason Mraz and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Fri., Aug. 30, $69-$89/3-day pass $165-$190 Jazz Aspen Snowmass: Featuring Keith Urban, Train, Little Big Town, Sat., Aug. 31, $69-$89/3-day pass $165-$190. Jazz Aspen Snowmass: Featuring Journey and Churchill, Sun., Sept. 1, $69-$89/3-day pass $165-$190.


SUMMIT MUSIC HALL

Alkaline Trio: With Bayside, Tue., June 4, $24.99/$29. C2C: Wed., April 17, $25/$28 Kottonmouth Kings: With Deuce, Dizzy Wright, Snow Tha Product, Eskimo Callboy, Sat., April 27, 7 p.m., $22/$25. Phutureprimitive: With Ill-Esha and Unlimited Aspect, Fri., April 26, 8 p.m., $16/$18.


SWALLOW HILL

Antje Duvekot: Fri., April 19, 8 p.m., $16. Martin Taylor: Sat., May 4, 8 p.m., $20. Matt Morris: Sat., March 30, 8 p.m., $16. Peppino D'Agostino: Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., $20.


THE WALNUT ROOM

Nataly Dawn: Mon., March 18, 8 p.m., $10.



Page down 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
2.17.13

My Body Sings Electric - "Oceancrest" Centennial - "Meantime" Ashtree - "Escape for Us" You Me & Apollo - "Oh My Molly" Blind Strike - "Atoya" Taking Canyon - "Call Out for the Fallout" Calder's Revolvers - "Young Man" Tin Horn Prayer - "Better Living" Two Fisted Tango - "Brit Punk Rocka" 1430s in Art - "The First National" Matt Nasi Band - "Impact" Fresh Breath Committee - "Away" Andy Flattery - "It Could Neer End Pretty With You"


THE COLORADO SOUND
2.16.13

Firefall - "Wrong Side of Town" Big Head Todd & The Monsters - "Sister Sweetly" Fox Street Allstars - "Take It or Leave It" Bad Brad & the Fat Cats - "Payin' My Dues" Lisa Bell - "Bring the Love" Rachel & the Kings - "Fall Down" Joshua Novak - "The Spiller" The Samples - "My Town" Jeff Finlin - "East by West" Tin Horn Prayer - "All's Well That Ends Well" Beats Noir! - "Going Nowhere (feat. Venus Cruz)" Drop Switch - "Blame It On Me" Carmen Sandim Sextet - "Brand New" String Cheese Incident - "Walk This Way" Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids - "It's A Summer Night" The Uncommoners - "Head Space" Patrick Dethlefs - "The Farther You Go" Jeff Brinkman - "Halo" Blue Canyon Boys - "Heartaches Welcome" Coles Whalen - "Go Child" Yawpers - "Silicone Love" Take to the Oars - "Stones & Sticks" Fierce Bad Rabbit - "In And Out of Mind" Jesse Manley - "A Path Through the Dark"


THE COLORADO WAVE
2.18.13

Andy Walo - "Cadillac" UnAssisted Living - "I Don't Want To Sleep" Dream Aria - "They Rhythm Of Now" Savage Henry - "Alive And Kickin'" Trace Bundy - "Porch Swing" The Underhills - "California" Robert Allen Kirby - "Busted Again" Abandonato - "October" Erica Brown Band - "Never Found A Man" The Soul Touchers - "Love Is All" Jonathan Herchert - "Wake Up" Erin Simms - "Angels All Around Us"



Click through for this week's Top Sellers


Top Local Sellers - Albums & Downloads


J Dilla's 48 Hour Instrumentals came in first at Albums on the Hill and Brotha Lynch Hung stayed on top at Twist & Shout with Mannibalector while Pissed Jeans lasted effort, Honeys, released last week on Sub Pop, debuted at number one at Wax Trax and the Lumineers moved to the top at Twist & Shout.


ALBUMS ON THE HILL


01. J Dilla - 48 Hour Instrumentals
02. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city
03. alt-J - An Awesome Wave
04. fun. - Some Nights
05. Mumford & Sons - Babel
06. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
07. Local Natives - Hummingbird
08. Wayne Shorter - Without a Net
09. Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone
10. The Bryan Ferry Orchestra - The Jazz Age


INDEPENDENT RECORDS


01. Brotha Lynch Hung - Mannibalector
02. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city
03. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head
04. 2 Chainz - Based on a T.R.U. Story
05. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP
06. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
07. Bullet for My Valentine - Temper Temper
08. The Weeknd - Trilogy
09. Avant - Face the Music
10. Chief Keef - Finally Rich


TWIST & SHOUT


01. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
02. Mumford & Sons - Babel
03. Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone
04. Jim James - Regions of Light and Sound of God
05. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
06. Richard Thompson - Electric
07. Rodriguez - Searching for Sugar Man
08. Jack White - Blunderbuss
09. Miles Davis - Bootleg Series Vol. 2
10. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob


WAX TRAX


01. Pissed Jeans - Honeys
02. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
03. Night Marchers - Allez Allez
04. The Bronx - The Bronx (IV)
05. Local Natives - Hummingbirds
06. Ty Segall - Slaughterhouse
07. Thee Dang Dangs - Stone Coast EP
08. The Knew - Man Monster
09. Misfits - Dead Alive!
10. Bad Religion - True North


BEATPORT.COM


01. Nicky Romero, Avicii - "I Could Be the One"
02. Sander Van Doorn - "Joyenergizer"
03. Daddy's Groove - "Stellar" (extended club mix)
04. Will Sparks - "Ah Yeah!"
05. Andre Crom, Teenage Mutants - "Hanging On"
06. Keane, Afrojack - "Sovereign Light Cafe" (Afrojack Remix)
07. Fedde Le Grand - "RAW"
08. Yousef, Hot Since 82 - "Beg" (Hot Since 82 Future Mix)
09. TJR - "Ode to Oi"
10. Dada Life, Dillon Francis - "So Young So High"


RELATED LINKS


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



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