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Rise Against, Peter Gabriel, Ben Harper, Passion Pit, Alabama Shakes lead this week's new shows

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...
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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. Wait, there's more: the FMQB conference is coming back to Boulder for three nights of shows at the Fox, a lineup that includes Passion Pit, fun. and the Alabama Shakes, among others, and if you missed it yesterday, the Ride Festival is making its debut in Telluride with Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Ben Harper, Los Lobos and more. Page down for a full run down of the new shows, plus this week's local radio specialty shows playlists and the top album sales.

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This Just In: New Concerts and On-Sale Dates


Peter Gabriel celebrates the 25th anniversary of his album So at Red Rocks on Sunday, September 30. Gabriel and members of the original So touring band will perform the album's songs from start to finish plus some of his other biggest hits. Tickets $42-$154.50) go on sale on Friday, June 1 at 10 a.m.

As reported yesterday, the Ride Festival is slated to make its debut on Friday, August 25, and Saturday, August 26, and features Ben Harper, Los Lobos, JJ Grey & Mofro, the North Mississippi Allstars, the Wood Brothers, James McMurtry, David Lindley, Matthew Curry and local faves Nathaniel Rateliff and the Lumineers. Two-day passes ($87.50, plus fees) go on sale this Friday, May 25, at 10 a.m. If there's single day tickets left, those will go on sale next month.

The FMQB Triple A Conference returns to the Fox Theatre for its fourth year starting with Passion Pit, Trampled By Turtles and LP on Wednesday, August 8. On Thursday, August 9, it's fun., Citizen Cope and GIVERS, followed by Alabama Shakes, Good Old War and Allen Stone on Friday, August 10. 97.3 KBCO interactive members and Fox Theatre e-mail subscribers will have access to a limited number of pre-sale tickets beginning Thursday, May 24 at 10 a.m., and other remaining tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, May 25th at 10 a.m.

Rise Against, the Gaslight Anthem and Hot Water Music hit the Fillmore Auditorium for a two-night stand on Monday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 25. Tickets ($35/$40) go on sale on Thursday, May 24 at 10 a.m.

Check out our newly revamped concert calendar for a complete listing of all upcoming shows.


BLUEBIRD THEATER


James McMurtry: With Lincoln Durham, Tue., June 26, 8 p.m., $20/$25. Make-A-Wish Foundation Colorado Benefit: Featuring Filthy T with The Foot, Anxious, All Capitals, Fri., July 27, 8:30 p.m., $10/$15. Monophonics: Thu., July 19, 8 p.m., $8.50/$10. Will Hoge: Sat., July 7, 9 p.m., $12.50/$16.


BOULDER THEATER


Colorado Music Hall of Fame Induction Events: With The Astronauts, Sugarloaf, Flash Cadillac and KIMN Radio, Sat., Sept. 8, 7 p.m., $30/$50. eTown with the Tallest Man on Earth: Sun., June 10, 6 p.m., $20. Smooth Money Gesture plays The Band: A Tribute to Levon Helm: With AfroZep, Fri., June 29, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12. Technicolor Tone Factory: Sat., July 21, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12.


FILLMORE AUDITORIUM


Rise Against: With Gaslight Anthem and Hot Water Music, Sept. 24-25, 7 p.m., $35-$40.


FOX THEATRE


FMQB Triple A Conference: Featuring Passion Pit, Trampled By Turtles and LP, Wed., Aug. 8, 8 p.m., $36.50. FMQB Triple A Conference: With fun., Citizen Cope and GIVERS, Thu., Aug. 9, 8 p.m., $36.50. FMQB Triple A Conference: With Alabama Shakes, Good Old War and Allen Stone, Fri., Aug. 10, 8 p.m., $36.50. The Malah: Sat., Aug. 11, 8:30 p.m., $8/$10. March Fourth Marching Band: Thu., Aug. 16, 8:30 p.m., $10/$13. White Water Outlaws: Fri., Aug. 3, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12.


GOTHIC THEATRE


Bow Wow: With Ace Hood, Wed., Aug. 15, 9 p.m., $30/$35. Hypnautic and King Tef: With Johnny Rocketz, Slo Pain and TME, Fri., June 15, 8 p.m., $10/$12. Places: With Kyle Coy Music, Regret Night, The Field The Ocean, Fri., June 22, 8 p.m., $8/$10.


LARIMER LOUNGE


Mountain Sprout: Thu., July 26, 9 p.m., $10/$12. Witch Mountain: With Lord Dying, Wed., June 20, 9 p.m., $10.50/$12.


MARQUIS THEATER


The Addicts: Thu., Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m., $16.


MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ


D.R.I.: Sat., Nov. 10, 9 p.m., $15/$18. Imaginary Cities: Mon., July 23, 9 p.m., $5/$7.


RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE


Dierks Bentley: With Pat Green and Kip Moore, Thu., Aug. 16, 7 p.m., $38.50/$42.50. Peter Gabriel: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of So, Sun., Sept. 30, 7 p.m., $42-$154.50.


SUMMIT MUSIC HALL


All Stars Tour: Featuring Suicide Silence, Dance Gavin Dance, the Word Alive, I See Stars, A Skylit Drive, Winds of Plague and more, Sat., Aug. 11, 1 p.m., $27.50/$30. Frank Turner: With Larry & His Flask, Tue., Sept. 18, 7 p.m., $15.


TELLURIDE TOWN PARK


Ride Festival: Featuring Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Ben Harper, Los Lobos, JJ Grey & Mofro, the Lumineers North Mississippi Allstars, the Wood Brothers, James McCurtry, David Lindley, Nathaniel Rateliff, Matthew Curry and more, Aug. 25-26, $87.50 2-day tickets, www.RideFestival.com.



Click through 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.


LOCALS ONLY (KTCL)
05.20.12

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake - "Hastily" Joshua Novak - "Heart Hits the Wall" Monroe Monroe - "Love Language (Wild Hearts)" John Common - "Go to Hell (With Me)" KindleTree - "Vivid" Caleb Slade - "Hand to Reach for" P-Nuckle - "Rude Boy" Portobello Road - "Luxury" Sauna - "Wanting You" Melissa Axel - "The Worth of Things" Jason Vigil - "Before You Disappear" Young Cities - "At It Again"


THE COLORADO SOUND
05.19.12

Beast (Colorado) "Spaceman" The Knew "Major Nights" a. Tom Collins "Pants Off Dance Off" Churchill "Made A List" Beats Noir! "Not For You" Coles Whalen "Cannonball" Leftover Salmon "Kentucky Skies" Yonder Mountain String Band "Complicated" The Ghost of Joseph Buck "Pueblo's Burning" Eric Shiveley "Greetings from Deming" Sixteen Horsepower "Outlaw Song" Big Head Todd & The Monsters "Runaway Train" Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra "Beauty and the Beast" Sam Bush "Sailin Shoes" Jeff Finlin "Better Than This" Musketeer Gripweed "Mama Knows" Jon Snodgrass "Remember My Name" Jekylls "You're Probably Right" Katie Herzig "Lost and Found" Rebel Tongue "Do For Love" Electric Swingset "Middle Ground" Places "The Fire" Catch Bees "Atlanta (f. Denison Witmer)" Achille Lauro "Lightning" Carmen Sandim Sextet "Zoloft Bounce"



THE COLORADO WAVE
05.21.12

Paul Whitens - Hey Girl Chuck Eaton - Woman Dressy Bessy - Call It Even Wes and Victoria Hamil - Evolution Revolution Dave Boktel - Sunrise RJ Ballard - This Way The Five and Dimers - Every Memory The Last Flight Out - No Sync Blues ButNaked - Right Now Jill Stevenson - Let Me Know David Michael - Let Up On Me Johnny Rhino - Haitian Goodbye John Common and Blinding Flashes of Light - In My Neighborhood



Click through for this week's Top Sellers


Top Local Sellers - Albums & Downloads


A few new releases knocked Jack White's Blunderbuss down a few notches, like Beach House's Bloom, released last week on Sub Pop, which came debuted at the number one slot at Albums on the Hill, and Krizz Kaliko's, Kickin' and Screamin', released last week on Strange Music, debuted on top at Independent Records. Thanks to an in-store performance by Trampled by Turtles, the band's latest effort, Stars and Satellites, took the top spot at Twist & Shout.


ALBUMS ON THE HILL


01. Beach House - Bloom
02. Jack White - Blunderbuss
03. Scott H. Biram - Bad Ingredients
04. The Shins - Port of Morrow
05. Tenacious D - Rise of the Fenix
06. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live Revelator EP
07. Storm Corrosion - Storm Corrosion
08. Best Coast - The Only Place 09. Glenn Frey - After Hours 10. Kenny Cambre - Dark Circles


INDEPENDENT RECORDS


01. Krizz Kaliko - Kickin' & Screamin'
02. E-40 - Block Brochure Volumes 1, 2 &3
03. Tenacious D - Rise of the Fenix
04. Gotye - Making Mirrors
05. Jack White - Blunderbuss
06. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday...Roman Reloaded
07. Godsmack - Live & Inspired
08. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
09. Marilyn Manson - Born Villian
10. Adele - 21


TWIST & SHOUT


01. Trampled By Turtles - Stars & Satellites
02. Beach House - Bloom
03. The Lumineers - The Lumineers 04. Jack White - Blunderbuss
05. The Shins - Port of Morrow
06. Tenacious D - Rise of the Fenix
07. Civil Wars - Barton Hallow
08. Civil Wars - Live At Amoeba
09. Santana - Shape Shifter
10. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls


WAX TRAX


01. Jack White - Blunderbuss
02. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
03. Xiu Xiu - Always
04. Bear in Heaven - I Love You, It's Cool
05. Ty Segall & White Fence - Hair 06. Spiritualized - Sweetheart, Sweetlight 07. Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis 08. Speedwolf - Ride With Death 09. Various Artists - Rocky Mountain Low 10. Sun Araw & Congos - Icon Give Thank


BEATPORT.COM


01. Thomas Gold - "Sing2Me" (original mix)
02. TJR - "Funky Vodka" (original mix)
03. Mark Knight - "Alright" (original club mix)
04. Sean Finn, Crazibiza - "Show Me Love 2K12" (Crazibiza remix)
05. Mark Knight - "Together" (original club mix)
06. Manuel de la Mare, Luigi Rocca - "Opa-Locka" (original mix)
07. Swedish House Mafia - "Greyhound" (original mix)
08. Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso - "Calling (Lose My Mind)" (extended mix)
09. Cicada, Third Party - "Feel" (original mix)
10. Fedde le Grand, Deniz Koyu - "Turn It" (original mix)


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