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New Denver shows on sale this week: Megadeth, Tricky, Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky and more

Megadeth's Gigantour, which features HellYeah, Newstead, Black Label Society and is making a stop at 1STBANK Center in August, goes on sale this Friday, May 10, while tickets for Tricky at the Gothic and Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky at Fiddler's go on sale on Saturday, May 11. Keep reading...
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Megadeth's Gigantour, which features HellYeah, Newstead, Black Label Society and is making a stop at 1STBANK Center in August, goes on sale this Friday, May 10, while tickets for Tricky at the Gothic and Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky at Fiddler's go on sale on Saturday, May 11. Keep reading for the full rundown those shows and more, and to find out what local music is being played on local radio and what albums are selling locally.

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As mentioned yesterday, Justin Timberlake is bringing his 20/20 Experience World Tour to the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, January 22. While tickets go on sale to the general public on May 17, fan club members have access to a special pre-sale today at 10 a.m., and MasterCard holders can get in on another pre-sale tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8, at 10 a.m.

Megadeth's Gigantour, featuring HellYeah, Newsted, Black Label Society, Device, Death Division, hits the 1STBANK Center on Friday, August 2. Tickets ($37.50-$55) go on sale this Friday, May 10, at 10 a.m.

Tricky, who's set to release False Idols, on Tuesday, May 28 (nearly two decades after his hallmark album Maxinquaye), is due to headline the Gothic Theatre on Monday, June 24. General admission tickets ($25.75) go on sale this Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m.

Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky are bringing their Under The Influence of Music Tour to Fiddler's Green on Tuesday, July 23 with Trinidad Jame$, Joey Bada$$, Berner, B.o.B., Rockie Fresh, Chevy Woods and Smoke DZA, who are also on the bill. Tickets ($20-$59.50) go on sale on Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m.

Crooner Michael Bublé is coming to the the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, November 20, in support of his latest record, To Be Loved.


NEW SHOWS / ON SALE DATES


BLUEBIRD THEATER

Caravan Palace: Thu., July 4, 9 p.m., $18/$20. Cody Canada & the Departed: Sun., June 30, 8 p.m., $15.75/$20. ZOSO (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute): Sat., July 27, 9 p.m., $15/$18.


BOULDER THEATER

A Tribute to Herbie Hancock: Featuring members of The Motet, Dominic Lalli and more, Thu., July 25, 8:30 p.m., $15/$17.


FIDDLER'S GREEN

Under the Influence of Music Tour: Featuring Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky, B.o.B., Trinidad James, Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era, Berner, Chevy Woods and more, Tue., July 23, 8 p.m., $26-$65.50


1STBANK CENTER

Gigantour: Featuring Megadeth, Black Label Society, Device, Hellyeah, Newsted, Death Division, Fri., Aug. 2, 4:30 p.m., $37.50-$55.


FOX THEATRE

Aaron Carter: Tue., Nov. 5, 8:30 p.m., $15/$17. Mr. Anonymous: Sat., June 15, 8:30 p.m., $8/$11. Shannon McNally Band: With the California Honeydrops, Sat., June 29, 8:30 p.m., $12/$15.


GOTHIC THEATRE

Kreator and Overkill: With Warbringer, Fri., Nov. 8, 9 p.m., $24-$75. Tricky: Mon., June 24, 8:30 p.m., $25.75. Ty Dolla $ign: Sat., May 25, 7 p.m., $20.


LARIMER LOUNGE

Force Publique: With Men in Burka, Fri., May 31, 9 p.m., $8/$10. Goodnight, Texas (BBQ show): Fri., June 7, 1 p.m., $8/$10. Hellbound Glory: With Pretty War, Tue., June 4, 9 p.m., $10/$12. Superhumanoids: Thu., June 13, 9 p.m., $10/$12. Wheelchair Sports Camp (BBQ show): Sun., July 28, 1 p.m., $8/$10.


MARQUIS THEATER

Defiler: Sun., June 19 Havok: Tues., June 21 D-Why: Sun., June 26


MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ

Beyond The Shore: With Controlled Demise, Wed., May 29, 9 p.m., $7. Iluminado: With Springfield, Facial, Weatherer, Sat., May 18, 9 p.m., $6-$8.


OGDEN THEATRE

Mac Miller: With Action Bronson, Chance the Rapper, Vince Staples, The Internet, Tue., July 30, 7:30 p.m., $29.50.


ORIENTAL THEATER

The Bad Plus: With Joshua Trinidad Quartet, Sat., Oct. 19, 9 p.m., $20/$25. Donna the Buffalo: Fri., Aug. 9, 9 p.m., $20/$25.


PEPSI CENTER

Michael Bublé: Wed., Nov. 20. Justin Timberlake: Wed., Jan. 22, 8 p.m.


SUMMIT MUSIC HALL

CSS: Sat., June 22 Hinder: With Aranda, Devouor the Day and Acidic, Sat., June 29, 7 p.m., $24/$26. The Allstars Tour 2013: With Every Time I Die, Chelsea Grin, Veil Of Maya, Terror, Stray From The Path, Volumes, Capture The Crown, Iwrestledabearonce, For All Those Sleeping, Ice Nine Kills, Dayshell, Sat., July 27, 2:30 p.m., $22.50/$25.



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
5.5.13

Air Dubai - "Warning" BLKHRTS - "Miss Colfax" Wire Faces - "Replicator" Snake Rattle Rattle Snake - "Warning (remix)" New Romantics - "Killing Hour" Mike Ring & the Connection - "Overboard" Perfect Like Me - "A Life of Dying" Skyfox - "Runaway" Sean Waldron - "Should've Known Better" Strip the Stars - "Beatifully Tainted" Mama Lenny & the Remedy - "Not a Girl to Keep" A-OKs - "Misfortune Cookie" Dead Ringer - "Coming Home"


THE COLORADO SOUND
5.4.13

Zephyr "Sold My Heart" Jill Sobule "Cinnamon Park" Rob Drabkin "Little Steps" Petals of Spain "I Gotta Know" Robert Marcey & Familyman Barrett & the Wailers "Shame" Desirae Garcia "Hardly Are You Lonely" Andy Hackbarth "Treadmill Horses" Jeff Brinkman Band "Halo" Ryan Chrys "The Road Never Ends" Head for The Hills "Take Me Back" Austin Young & No Difference "Blue As Can Be" Great American Taxi "New Millennium Blues" Ben Haugland "The Point of No Return" Acoustic Junction "Strange Days" Earth, Wind & Fire "Evil" Churchill "Gone Too Long" Megan Burtt "Other Side of Lonely" Bop Skizzum "Do You Want It?" Danny Shafer "American In Me" Jeff Scroggins & Colorado "New Mexico" Beki Hemingway "Skybound" The Fray "All At Once" A Boy and His Kite "You Want It, You Got It" The Autumn Film "Love Is An Avalance" Places "The Fire" Brad Goode "All Fall Down"


THE COLORADO WAVE
5.6.13

Dylan Linehan - Tazmanian White Scott Balsai - Sunday Visitors Maka Rouge - Let's Love Again Hot IQS - Buyers Remorse Code Melanie Susuras Band - Fingerprints Wes and Victoria - Four Worlds Roger Holzheimer - Found You Something Underground - River Love The New Crave - A Better Way Spiv - Stuck In A Cloud Laurie Biagini - Head In The Sand Brandon Rice - Choo Choo Willamena - The Things That I Forgot



Click through for this week's Top Sellers


Top Local Sellers - Albums & Downloads

Cliff Martinez's soundtrack to Drive (Record Store Day edition) took the top spot at Albums on the Hill while Rob Zombie's Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor, released last week, came in first at Independent Records and Phoenix's new disc, Bankrupt!, was on top at Twist & Shout and Ghostface Killah's Twelve Reasons to Die was first at Wax Trax.


ALBUMS ON THE HILL


01. Cliff Martinez - Drive(RSD)
02. Shuggie Otis - Introducing Shuggie Otis(RSD)
03. Miles Davis - Miles Ahead(RSD)
04. Miles Davis - Some Day My Prince Will Come(RSD)
05. Akron/Family - Sub Verses
06. Cassie Taylor - Out of My Mind
07. Major Lazer - Free the Universe(RSD)
08. Son Volt - Honky Tonk
09. Paper Bird - Rooms
10. The Roots - Things Fall Apart(RSD)


INDEPENDENT RECORDS


01. Rob Zombie - Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
02. Snoop Lion - Reincarnated
03. Tyga - Hotel California
04. Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being II
05. Kid Cudi - Indicud
06. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock & Roll
07. Future - Pluto 3D
08. Fantasia - Side Effects of You
09. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
10. Phoenix - Bankrupt!


TWIST & SHOUT


01. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
02. Iggy Pop - Ready to Die
03. DeVotchKa - Live With the Colorado Symphony
04. Postal Service - Give Up
05. Rodriguez - Searching for Sugarman
06. Steve Martin/Edie Brickell - Love Has Come for You
07. Iron & Wine - Ghost on Ghost
08. Various Artists - Music for You: A Tribute to John Denver
09. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Heist
10. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality


WAX TRAX


01. Ghostface Killah - Twelve Reasons to Die
02. How to Destroy Angels - Welcome Oblivion
03. David Bowie - The Next Day
04. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
05. Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
06. The Flaming Lips - The Terror
07. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
08. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
09. Ghost B.C. - Infestissumam
10. Kurt Vile - Wakin' On A Pretty Daze

BEATPORT.COM


01. Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"
02. Fedde Le Grand - "Rockin N' Rollin'"
03. Mark Knight - "Your Love"
04. Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike - "Turn it Up"
05. Daddy's Groove, Cryogenix - "Tilt"
06. Shotek, Noisecontrollers - "Get Loose"
07. Alesso, OneRepbublic - "If I Lose Myself"
08. Laidback Luke, Hardwelll - "Dynamo"
09. Nari & Milani - "Vago"
10. Armin van Buuren, Trevor Guthrie -"This is What it Feels Like"


RELATED LINKS


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





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