Concerts and Tour Dates

DJ KAAOS on hip-hop's golden era, sticking with vinyl and playing with a drummer

​ DJ KAAOS stands apart from the crowd with his arms full of tattoos, toting stacks of record crates (which apparently require a dolly). As a DJ, he's fully committed to respecting the past, while also forging his way into the future with MF KAAOS (and no, that isn't an MF DOOM reference, in ... More >>

Wovenhand's David Eugene Edwards interviewed for Czech radio

​ Between fronting 16 Horsepower and Wovenhand, David Eugene Edwards has spent a fair amount of time touring Europe. Before opening for Tool recently on seven dates, including Red Rocks last week, Wovenhand was in Europe once again, where Edwards was interviewed on Radio Waves in Prague, Czec ... More >>

Tonight: Fridays Uncorked kicks off at Colorado Winery Row

​Colorado Winery Row, 4640 Pecos Street, is introducing a new monthly concert series; from 5 to 8 p.m. on select Fridays, you can enjoy live music and $5 glasses of wine.

Conan in Denver: Team Coco to unite at Macky Auditorium, Ellie Caulkins Opera House

​Breathe easy, Team Coco: Conan O'Brien's "Suck on This, NBC!" tour will stop in Denver/Boulder. Conan will do two shows in May: Sunday, May 9 at Boulder's Macky Auditorium and Monday, May 10 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, both at 8p.m. From the press release:

This just in: Slayer drops off KBPI's Midwinter Melee

Update: Just received word from Live Nation that the entire show/tour has been postponed. No word on when it will be rescheduled, but tickets will be honored. ​Bad news if you had your heart set on being deafened by this wall of amps in a few weeks. The American Carnage tour, due at Magness A ... More >>

Today: Buy Local, eat local, drink local

​The Mile High Business Alliance will kick off its third annual Buy Local Week week at 6 p.m. tonight,at an informal reception with complimentary appetizers, desserts and beverages from Avenue Grill, Mulberries Cake Shop (that's one of its creations, right), Great Divide Brewing, Balistreri Vi ... More >>

Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ Low Key

​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and as ... More >>

Single File heading back out on the road

Pamela Littky​Update 11/02: Just received word that Dashboard Confessional has postponed its upcoming tour due to "a family situation that is beyond our control," including a scheduled appearance at the Fillmore on Monday, November 9. No word on when the dates will be rescheduled or how this new d ... More >>

Pixies, Bob Dylan, Yonder Mountain String Band shows announced

​As we reported in July, the Pixies will visit the Fillmore Auditorium Monday, November 16 as part of a nine-city US tour celebrating the twentieth anniversary of act's 1989 watershed album Doolittle. The original line-up of Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering will play Dooli ... More >>

Last Night: Kid Cudi and Asher Roth at the Ogden

Aaron Thackeray Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Ogden Theatre Better Than: Chaperoning an unchaperoned prom. Not that different, but definitely better. It's not often someone asks you, during the first song of a headliner's set, "Who is this?" It's even less often that when you answer with the name of the ... More >>

Broomfield Event Center on life support

The Broomfield Event Center has been twisting since at least earlier this year, when Tim Wiens announced that he wanted out of his contract to manage the venue -- a lack-of-success story almost from its opening in 2006. And while the willingness of Anschutz Entertainment Group/Kroenke Sports Enter ... More >>

Ancient Mith gets live in Paris

Ancient Mith by Pierre Grasset (click to enlarge)Ancient Mith is currently wrapping up a European tour, and tonight -- actually, in about ten minutes, which makes it this afternoon here in the Mountain time zone -- he's slated to perform at the Olympic Cafe Motionless CD release party with Buck 65, ... More >>

Girls Rock needs guitars (and anything else musical you've got)

Just received word of a cool new initiative to empower girls and get them involved with music called Girls Rock Denver. It's a non-profit volunteer group running a summer camp to teach girls an instrument, help them form bands and write songs and play a show at the Mercury Cafe. As a father of a dau ... More >>

Matt Morris benefit show with The Bacon Brothers Sunday

Local singer-songwriter and one-time Mousketeer Matt Morris is playing a benefit show this Sunday, March 29, at the Hard Rock Cafe with none other than the Bacon Brothers (i.e. Kevin freaking Bacon and his brother, who is apparently an accomplished musician -- who knew?). Apart from making for some ... More >>

Jewell Tyme Music tapped for Denver Nuggets pre-game show in April

click to enlargeOther than maybe being the opening act for someone like Jay-Z or Kanye West, what could be better than opening for the Denver Nuggets? The folks at Jewell Tyme Music (home to artists F.O.E., 800 the Jewell, Karma and others) will join Paradox, Maddnis and Sista Soul as pre-game hosts ... More >>

Additional Widespread Panic Pepsi Center tickets released

Widespread Panic's New Year's Eve show sold out in a record time of 25 minutes, but tickets for the band's December 30 Pepsi Center show were recently released through Ticketmaster. Tickets are $61 plus a facility fee and an applicable Ticketmaster service charge.

Today's Night & Day featured event: Rejoicing the Roots

For more ways to rock the night and kill the day, go to westword.com/calendar. The new digital film Rejoicing the Roots, which premieres in town tonight and tomorrow, is actually the product of a three-way collaboration between artists whose ties to the region echo the locally made work's roots t ... More >>

The Fray's American Music Awards performance

Just caught the Fray on the American Music Awards. Tonight's AMA performance marked the live debut of "You Found Me," the first single from the Fray's forthcoming self-titled album, due on on February 3. Isaac Slade's vocals seemed a bit shaky during the intro verse, but overall, the band's perfor ... More >>

Celine Dion's Pepsi Center show rescheduled

Celine Dion's November 19 show at the Pepsi Center has been rescheduled for February 24, 2009. Dion's physician has instructed her to refrain from singing in order for her to completely recover from a recurrent naso-pharyngeal infection that was further complicated by inflamed vocal chords, accord ... More >>

Robin Thicke Cancels, Ray LaMontagne and Black Diamond Heavies Shows Announced

Live Review: Boris with Torche at the Marquis Theater

Friday Rap-Up: The BoomBox, Lil Wayne, Young Buck, 50 Cent and Queen Latifah

Over the Weekend...F.O.E. and Jewell Tyme with The Pirate Signal, Makk Beez, A-Co, Julox, et. al. & The Snake Pit

Flobots Storm Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks Chart

Over the Weekend...Justice, Diplo @ Ogden Theater

Last Night...Xiu Xiu, Thao Nguyen, Slight Harp @ Hi-Dive

Jason Isbell tonight at Twist and Shout

This Weekend: Crown City Rockers, Mighty Underdogs and Blackalicious @ Fox Theatre

Last Night: Rock the Bells @ Red Rocks

And the Winner Is...

Reel to Real

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Best Online Music Magazine

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This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Clutch

Wednesday, August 4, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

Skinny Puppy

Tuesday, June 29, Ogden Theatre, 303-831-9448.

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Risk

Crossroads Revisited

Council Tree music fest showcases Native American spirit

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Fred Hess

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Blind Harvest

Backwash

Promoters get ready to suck up a new law that targets meth — and the music industry.

Backwash

Leftover Salmon fans help ease the pain of banjo player Mark Vann’s passing.

Backwash

Jux County gets ready to leave the building, while a Five Points club gets rocking.

Best Performance by a Denverite at the Grammys

Dianne Reeves

Sounds Like Fun!

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Backwash

Herman's GM gets back in touch with the music at the Soiled Dove.

Best blues club

Brendan's Pub

Prove It All Night

Bruce Springsteen can still rock -- but has he lost his human touch?

THE ENVELOPE PLEASE

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