Billy Bragg

New Denver shows: Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson, Fall Out Boy and Warren Haynes

Brace yourself for the return of Fall Out Boy. The dudes are evidently back to save rock and roll. Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson, meanwhile, are teaming up for a co-headlining date at Fiddler's Green for the Honda Civic Tour, and Warren Hayes is set to collaborate with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra ... More >>

The ten best concerts in Denver this weekend

CONSPIRATOR @ OGDEN THEATRE | SAT, 3/23/13 Conspirator is an apt name for this supergroup of sorts, which comprises members of several well-known acts. Exploring the ethereal realms of EDM, the quartet -- Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein of the Disco Biscuits, KJ Sawka of Pendulum and Chris Michetti ... More >>

Billy Bragg

Saturday, March 23, Gothic Theatre, Englewood, 888-929-7849.

New shows: Fall Out Boy, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, Johnny Marr and more

A bunch of great shows announced this week: Fresh off a string of well received comeback shows, Fall Out Boy is back with a new record and a tour that will hit Denver in June. Vampire Weekend is due at Red Rocks with Of Monsters and Men, while fun. has announced a date of its own at Red Rocks with T ... More >>

New shows: Alabama Shakes/Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Paramore, Jim James

There are a ton of new shows to tell you about this week, including a co-headlining date at Red Rocks featuring Alabama Shakes and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, plus new shows from Paramore, a solo date from Jim James of My Morning Jacket, the Gaslight Anthem, Marina & the Diamonds and Charli ... More >>

New Denver shows: Zac Brown adds third show at Red Rocks, plus Sting, the XX and more

Okay, hands up if you knew the Zac Brown Band was so popular. He's wildly popular, in case you're wondering. Dude just added another show at Red Rocks, thanks to the fact that the first two have already sold out. Oh, and speaking of the Rocks, Sting has announced a June date up there, and we've got ... More >>

Zac Brown Band adds second Red Rocks date on May 9 after first sells out. Tickets on sale now

Evidently, Zac Brown isn't the only one who likes his chicken fried, along with a cold beer on a Friday night and a pair of jeans that fit just right -- at least judging from the fact that the country crooner's upcoming date at Red Rocks on Wednesday, May 8, which just went on sale about a half an h ... More >>

New shows: Billy Bragg, Cold War Kids, Zac Brown Band, Dark Star Orchestra and more

A number of new shows have been announced this week since our weekly Mile Highlights post dropped on Tuesday, and they all go on sale this weekend, so we thought you should know about them. Among the new dates, we've got shows at the Gothic (Billy Bragg, Cold War Kids, Sevendust, Coal Chamber and La ... More >>

Jack's Smirking Revenge brings energetic folk punk to Seventh Circle

Munly talks Slim Cessna's Auto Club's new album and seeing Billy Bragg for the first time

Slim Cessna's Auto Club, which celebrated its twentieth anniversary last April, had been playing annual New Year's Eve shows at the Bluebird Theater for the past eleven years. This year, the band is playing two nights at the Oriental Theater -- with Sterling Sisters (which features Slim's son George ... More >>

Jack's Smirking Revenge

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Ten best concerts in Colorado this weekend, Friday, August 24, through Sunday, August 26

Welcome to the weekend! If you haven't made plans yet, there's an unreal number of shows, from five different festivals to several CD release shows to old school hip-hop. Of course, we have them all listed in our massive concert calendar. If you're feeling industrious, print that bad boy out and bre ... More >>

The Knew on how playing what you want and taking the "less-thinking road" is always the best

See also: - Profile: The Knew never really set out to find success - The Knew (CD release) at the Lion's Lair, 8/24-8/25 - The Knew at Wax Trax with the Outfit, 8/24 The Knew has been kicking around Denver for roughly eight years, having played its first show on New Talent Night at Herman's Hideaw ... More >>

#WMS 2012 recap: Bar Standard

Every year, for the Westword Music Showcase, we enlist our army of Backbeat wordsmiths to host various stages, and in addition to their emcee obligations, we ask them to pull double duty (or triple-duty in some cases) and also write up the acts that appear on their individual stages. Tom Murphy host ... More >>

Wilco at Red Rocks June 22-23

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 is set to release Mermaid Av ... More >>

A Workers’ Lullabye

Dr. Dog, Paper Bird and Boulder Acoustic Society at the Boulder Theater, 5/7/11

Photo: David IngrahamDr. Dog last night in Boulder. See all the photos from last night.DR. DOG With Paper Bird and Boulder Acoustic Society Boulder Theater | 5/7/11 View photo slideshow from last night For a band that sounds like it's drawing from a diverse pool of influences that spans from the Be ... More >>

FaceMan: "We're like the GWAR of folk"

FaceMan: 'We're like the GWAR of folk'

Ian Cooke appears on Joanna Newsom tribute album alongside M.Ward, Billy Bragg and others

​On Versions of Joanna, the aptly titled tribute to Joanna Newsom, 21 artists from six countries cover Newsom's songs. Of those those acts, there's a number of familiar voices such as Billy Bragg, M. Ward, Owen Pallett and Ben Sollee. Astute Denverites, however, will instantly recognize one ve ... More >>

Of Montreal, Kayne West and Air Dubai fill our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Big Boi, the Roots, Rick Ross, FOE & Whygee dominate our playlists this week

Jason StoffBig Boi, shown here at this past weekend's Pitchfork Festival, dominated our playlists.​ As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of November 9, 2009

​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we'r ... More >>

Q&A with Frank Turner

​There is a long tradition of ex-punk rockers trading in their power chords and electric guitars for the idyllic green pastures of folk music. Frank Turner of Winchester, England made that very leap a few years ago after the breakup of his progressive hardcore band Million Dead had reached its ... More >>

The members of DeVotchKa found success by following their own muse

Last Night... Wilco @ Pikes Peak Center

Last Night: Rilo Kiley, Jonathan Rice and Grand Ole Party @ The Ogden Theater

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Against Me!

Searching for a Former Clarity (Fat Wreck Chords)

Heavyweight

Getting the skinny on Fatboy Slim.

Against Me!

As the Eternal Cowboy (Fat Wreck Chords)

Perfect Rx

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists find that just a spoonful of anger helps the medicine go down.

Critic's Choice

Hamell on Trial

The Beatdown

Patrick Park’s idle mind has been busy creating a brilliant debut album.

Greetings to the New Brunette

Shirley Henderson juggles a love triangle in the Midlands.

Flame On

The Thermals light a fire under indie rock's ass.

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Bringing It All Back Home

Take a peek inside the nation's unlikeliest Bob Dylan archive.

The Calm After the Storm

The Weakerthans leave the noise, but not the idealism, of punk rock in their past.

So Happy Together

Rachel & Andy, Denver's newest acoustic addition, live in perfect harmony.

Coop d'Etat

Chicken Run cooks up a radical bucket of fun.

Sage Advice

KBCO's Bret Saunders is taking on the shock jocks -- and winning.

Poison Pen

Jeff Tweedy moves Wilco further toward perfect pop...and perfect despair.

A LaFave Rave

Jimmy LaFave upholds American musical tradition one song at a time.

Feedback

1998 NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 2

Bragging Rights

Fatherhood has given Billy Bragg a new reason to make music.

Thrills for the week

'Head Games

Members of Radiohead hope their latest trip to Colorado won't be as creepy as the last.

AFTER THE BOARDWALK

TED HAWKINS SINGS ABOUT A LIFE LIKE NO OTHER. HIS OWN.