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Shawn Colvin joins Hot Rize and Leo Kottke at the RootsFest. Not too much shaking this week with concert announcements, but there's good news for acoustic and bluegrass fans: tickets for Swallow Hill's RootsFest (known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival for the past two years) concert on...

By Jon Solomon

November 25, 2008

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Shawn Colvin joins Hot Rize and Leo Kottke at the RootsFest.

Not too much shaking this week with concert announcements, but there's good news for acoustic and bluegrass fans: tickets for Swallow Hill's RootsFest (known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival for the past two years) concert on March 28, 2009 at the Ellie Caulkins go on sale Monday, December 1.Tickets run $55-$125 plus tax. Here's a rundown of the other shows going on sale this weekend, or recently announced. For ticket information, click on the venue links.

Boulder Theater
Drew Emmitt Band: Wed., Jan. 28, $12.50.
Todd Snider:

Fri., Jan. 30, 8:30 p.m., $19/$25.

Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom
DJ Z-Trip: With DJ Klever, Dec. 26-27.

Ellie Caulkins Opera House
RootsFest: With Hot Rize, Shawn Colvin, Leo Kottke and more, Sat., March 28, 6 p.m., $55-$125.

Fox Theater
Marc Broussard: With Jessie Baylin and Josh Hoge, Sun., Feb. 1, 8:30 p.m., $18/$20.
Junior Brown:

Fri., Jan. 2, 9 p.m., $25.

Guru's Jazzmatazz: Sat., Jan. 24, 9 p.m., $18/$20.
North Mississippi Allstars: With Hill Country Revue, Thu., Jan. 29, 9 p.m., $23.
Whiskey Blanket: With Macklemore, the Night Kitchen, Bad Clients and DJ Gadjet, Fri., Jan. 16, 9 p.m., $16.

Marquis Theater
ABK (Anybody Killa): With Detroit Warriors, Nasty Montana and Julox, Thu., Jan. 29, 7 p.m., $18.
Combichrist: With Black Light Burns (featuring Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit), Sat., Jan. 31, 8 p.m., $15/$18.
Hed (ped): With Kutt Calhoun, Dirtball, Potluck and DGAF, Sat., Jan. 17, 7 p.m., $15/$18.
Millionaires: With Cash Cash, Watchout! Theres Ghosts and Kill Paradise, Tue., Jan. 27, 7 p.m., $12/$14.
Yo! Majesty: With Natalie Stewart (of Floetry), Fri., Feb. 6, 8:30 p.m., $10.

The Walnut Room
Home "Vibe" for the Holidays Concert: Featuring Gregory Alan Isakov, Tiny Television, Reed Foehl Band and Jefferson Hammer Band, Fri., Dec. 19, 8 p.m., $12/$15.
The Shadow Sessions: Performing DJ Shadow's album Endtroducing, Sat., Dec. 20, 8 p.m., $10.

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