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Win tickets to Dillinger Escape Plan at the Fox

The Dillinger Escape Plan is playing at the Fox Theatre this Tuesday, May 14. We've got a couple pairs of tickets if you and a guest would like to be our guests. FYI: These are hard tickets, so you'll need to stop by our offices on Tuesday afternoon to pick them up. Continue on for details on how to ... More >>

R.I.P., Joe Cahill: Memorial, Monday at the Fox, with the Motet and members of Leftover Salmon

Some more sad news to report for a music community that's still grappling with the losses of some other dearly departed friends: If you haven't heard, Joe Cahill, Leftover Salmon's lighting designer, passed away last week in New Orleans. According to an item filed by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, ... More >>

The ten best concerts in Denver this week

JOE BONAMASSA @ BELLCO THEATRE | TUES, 4/23/13 Joe Bonamassa is a nouveau bluesman who favors a hybrid blues-rock sound that employs simple song structures and puts the emphasis on powerful fretwork, an approach that nods to a distinctive era of the 1960s, when British players such as John Mayall, J ... More >>

The 4/20 party list: Where to get your, ahem, green on in Denver this holiday weekend

This Saturday is poised to be the most celebrated day in our state's history, what with this being the first 4/20 since Amendment 64 was passed and all. Some of music's most heralded imbibers are being shipped in just to help the local stoners celebrate in style, from Slightly Stoopid and Cypress Hi ... More >>

Three Colorado venues make Rolling Stone's list of the twenty best rock clubs in America

Last week, Rolling Stone kicked off its new Venues That Rock series with a list of the twenty best rock clubs in America. Three Colorado venues were ranked in the top twenty: Belly Up in Aspen, which checked in at number sixteen; the Bluebird Theater, which earned a nod at number fourteen; and the F ... More >>

The 20 most coveted Colorado music-industry jobs: The complete list with five new profiles

In our series of coveted Colorado music-industry jobs, we've covered a range of jobs, from guitar tech and handling publicity to being tasked with overseeing digital music delivery from a vast electronic music catalog to band management. Today, we complete our list of the most coveted Colorado music ... More >>

Eliot Lipp on using a vintage synth live to rough up the edges of finely tuned digital crispness

Producing music since high school, Eliot Lipp found his own voice in hip-hop beats and instrumentals. One of the most recent additions to the Pretty Lights Music roster, Lipp has been notably prolific in cranking out new tracks and mixes. In advance of his three-night Colorado run, which kicks off t ... More >>

The five best concerts this week: 12/24-12/28

While many of you might be heading (or headed) out of town for the holidays, those of you who decided to stick around will be treated to a variety pack of local and national talent, with Speedwolf delivering some up-tempo trash at the hi-dive, Men In Burka dropping yet another new EP at the Larimer ... More >>

Zappa Plays Zappa at the Fox, 12/14

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA @ FOX THEATRE | 12/15/12 "Still, nothing sounds like that," Dweezil Zappa marveled after his band had made its way through "Who Are the Brain Police," the feedback-laden, surreal anthem from the 1966 Mothers of Invention album Freak Out!. Dweezil and the rest of the Zappa Plays Za ... More >>

Kreayshawn at the Fox Theatre, 12/5/12

KREAYSHAWN @ FOX THEATRE | 12/5/12 Part of Kreayshawn's appeal is the pure curiosity and spectacle of what she must be like "in real life." As a Tumblr princess (her page is currently decked out to look like a exactly like a Myspace page, circa 2004 -- which would have made her fifteen) who raps ab ... More >>

Photos: See our #GetMeToTheGRiZ contest winner and the other fun Instagram pic entries

This Saturday night, GRiZ (aka Grant Kwiecinski) is headlining the Fox Theatre. When the show was announced in early October, it sold out in six hours. We got our hands on a pair of tickets for the show and decided to get a little bit creative with how we gave them away. So we created a hash tag on ... More >>

Emancipator hits the decks for three Colorado shows this week

The ten best concerts this weekend: Sept. 14-16

Welcome to the weekend! The weather has finally cooled off a bit, but the shows haven't. Whatever your inclinations are this next couple of days, there are a plethora of options, from Devin Townsend Project tonight at the Summit Music Hall to Deltron 3030 tomorrow night at Cervantes' Masterpiece Bal ... More >>

New Colorado Concerts: Kreayshawn at the Fox, Sleigh Bells at the Boulder Theater and more

See also: - Alanis Morissette, State Radio, Adventure Club and more - Bruce Springsteen, Waka Flocka Flame, Chevelle and more - Gov't Mule two nights in September, Primus in November and more - The Who, New Order, the Script, Minus the Bear, Cursive and more - Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Odd Future ... More >>

New Denver Concerts: Alanis Morissette, State Radio, Adventure Club and more on sale Friday

See also: - Bruce Springsteen, Waka Flocka Flame, Chevelle and more - Gov't Mule two nights in September, Primus in November and more - The Who, New Order, the Script, Minus the Bear, Cursive lead this week's shows - Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Odd Future, Atmosphere and XX lead this week's shows ... More >>

Jane's Addiction, Swans, Aaron Freeman lead this week's shows

Things might be slowing down a bit with the bigger concert announcements, but there was still a fair amount of activity over the last week, including Jane's Addiction at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs, Swans and Xiu Xiu at the Gothic Theatre, and Aaron Freeman (aka Gene Ween) at both the ... More >>

Photos: Best Coast at the Fox, 5/26/12

Last night Bethany Cosentino and her Best Coast bandmates played at the Fox Theatre in Boulder with Jeff the Brotherhood. Brandon Marshall, one of Backbeat's resident shutterbug, was on hand for the show and brought us back some great pictures of the show. Page down to see some of the highlights fro ... More >>

Fox Theatre in Boulder closing for two months this summer to make repairs to the roof

See Also: Fox Theatre celebrates its twenty-year anniversary tonight with the Funky Meters This summer, fresh on the heels of it's twenty-year anniversary, the Fox Theatre will close its doors for two months to make necessary repairs to the venue's roof. "It's an old roof," explains Shannon Bock, p ... More >>

Lambchop at Fox Theatre, 4/28/12

LAMBCHOP @ FOX THEATRE | 4.28.12 See Also: Q&A with Kurt Wagner of Lambchop No one goes to a Lambchop show expecting a circus. Fans know that taking a ride with frontman Kurt Wagner and his crew will be a slow one. But last night at the Fox, the band and the audience seemed downright narcoleptic. ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Cobraconda, Real Estate, Joe Sampson, Carbon Choir and more

Welcome to the weekend! You've worked hard all week and now it's (almost) time to cut loose. As usual, plenty on tap this weekend. The Cobraconda dudes kick things off tonight at Illegal Pete's with a party celebrating the release of their new disc, Spring Break, while Real Estate showcases its ware ... More >>

Watch: Air Dubai in the studio recording "Love In Retrograde" with a string quartet

Okay, can we all just agree here that everything sounds better with an orchestra? And we mean everything. Pretty sure you'd get no argument from those who caught Trey Anastasio at Boettcher recently, or those who saw Death Cab for Cutie at Ellie Caulkins last week. Air Dubai, who already sounded pre ... More >>

Weekend's best live music bets: Sleigh Bells, Cults, Heartless Bastards and more

TGIF! You've worked hard all week, now it's time to coast into weekend. Plenty of great music on tap to help you unwind -- or get wound-up, as the case may be. Tonight at the Ogden, Sleigh Bells assaults the senses, Mojo Nixon kicks off a two-night stand at the Lion's Lair, JJ Grey and Mofro get the ... More >>

Macklemore: "I'd rather take my time and put out something I'm truly proud of."

Macklemore, one of the headliners at this year's Westword Music Showcase, is playing two sold-out shows at the Fox Theatre this week on Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12. The rapper and Seattle native, also known as Ben Haggerty, has truckloads of momentum right now. From being featured in ... More >>

Weekend's best live music bets: Fun., Gotye, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, SP Double and more

Welcome to the end of the work week! Unsurprisingly, your musical options are plentiful this weekend: Gotye packs the Ogden tonight for a sold-out show with Kimbra, Fun. is at the Fox Theatre, John Scofield returns to Colorado after the successful three night stand with Phil Lesh not too long ago, B ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Ting Tings, Mike Doughty, ravers on display, foodie fun

What did Denver do on a beautiful early Spring weekend? Plenty, as evidenced by the gusher of new content on our Backbeat Online, Cafe Society and Show and Tell blogs, as well as our Westword slide show page. Look below to get teasers featuring the Ting Tings at the Ogden, a look ahead at restauran ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Lucero, Flipper, the Ting Tings, Say Anything, Jewel and more

Ah, yes, welcome to the weekend! Don't you just love living in the Mile High City? Besides the glorious weather we're enjoying right now, we have yet another weekend filled with a ridiculous number of enticing options: Lucero kicks off its two-night stand at the Bluebird, in addition to an in-store ... More >>

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Weekend's Best Live Music Bets: The Autumn Film, Wovenhand, the Hive Dwellers and more

Welcome to the weekend! Spring has officially sprung, and just as you can count on a another delightful couple of days weather wise, there's some great music awaiting you in the Mile High City. Locals rule this weekend. Tonight at the Walnut Room, the Autumn Film celebrates the release of its new al ... More >>

Das Racist at Fox Theatre 4/21

Another show going on sale this week that you should know about: Das Racist, no strangers to the Front Range, its making its way back to the Centennial state for a gig at the Fox Theatre in Boulder on Saturday, April 21. While it's been a minute since we kicked it with the dudes, we're looking forwa ... More >>

Review: El Ten Eleven at the Fox Theatre, 2/1/12

El TEN ELEVEN @ FOX THEATRE | 2/1/12 El Ten Eleven lit up the Fox Theatre last night on its second stop in Colorado. Frontman Kristian Dunn had a Wal fretless bass and 1977 Carvin double neck guitar/bass to choose from with an array of guitar pedals at his disposal, while drummer Tim Fogarty employ ... More >>

The Civil Wars at the Ogden Theatre on May 23

Holy smokes! With the ridiculous number of enticing shows coming to town this spring, you might want to stock up on some five-hour energy and consider getting a second job. Here's yet another show to be completely stoked about: The Civil Wars at the Ogden Theatre on Wednesday, May 23. Barton Hollow ... More >>

Odd Future at Fox Theatre in Boulder on 3/11

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All has announced its upcoming North American tour dates. The act is returning to the scene of the crime, as it were, on Sunday, March 11, to the Fox Theatre in Boulder, which as you might remember, was the first place the act played in Colorado last fall. The Fox appe ... More >>

Foo Fighters put up their dukes, X marks the spot in Over the Weekend slideshows (PHOTOS)

This weekend was all about the music in these parts, and Westword's photography crew captured the action. Check out art galleries featuring the Foo Fighters at the Pepsi Center, X at Summit Music Hall, Odd Future at the Fox Theatre and more at our burgeoning slideshow page.

Game coming to the Ogden and Fox

Game​Rapper Game hits the the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, November 2 and the Ogden Theatre on Thursday, November 3 as part of R.E.D. Tour in support of his fourth album,The R.E.D. Album, which came out in August on Interscope/DGC after almost two years of delays. Game was a recent cover-story su ... More >>

Infected Mushroom, Skylab, Opiou and more on this weekend's Dance Card

Infected Mushroom.​If you're into live psychedelic trance, then you've heard of Infected Mushroom, and you probably even bought tickets to the outfit's Fox Theatre appearance tonight. (8:30 p.m., all ages, $30-$32) And if that's not your cup of tea -- or record of choice -- then keep reading, ... More >>

Houses, BLKHRTS, Slighty Stoopid, Phil the Fan benefit show and more on tap this weekend

Houses​Stepping into August, it looks like the summer concert season is far from slowing down. Tonight, Houses kicks off the first in a two-evening stint at the Hi-Dive to celebrate the release of Winter, the forth and final installment in its seasonally themed EP series. Over the course of th ... More >>

Tonight: The Cool Kids at the Fox

​Born in the age of MySpace, the Cool Kids (playing tonight at the Fox Theatre with 1984 and DJ Low Key) have long outlasted the ill-fated music site's relevance, as the duo continues to persevere with its smooth style. A big part of this longevity is that the Chicago dudes have always repped ... More >>

Odd Future due at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, October 8 and Ogden on Sunday, October 9

Dang, dude. Shit just got hella interesting. Word on the street is that Odd Future is slated to make its Colorado debut at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, October 8, and its Denver debut at the Ogden Theatre on Sunday, October 9. That's right, the night before the Watch the Throne tour hits the Pepsi C ... More >>

Tonight: Langhorne Slim at the Fox

​Langhorne Slim (playing tonight at the Fox Theatre in Boulder with Samantha Crain and Jonah Wisneski) could easily fit under the folk or alt-country label, but the Pennsylvania native is truly a gospel singer by nature. Slim's vocals nod to Dylan, too, but it is the soulful reverie in his voi ... More >>

Critic's Choice: School Knights, May 27 at the Fox Theatre

Thursday is the new Friday: Disco Biscuits first of three shows, Lil Sum'n Sum'n and ill Esha

As if we had all been humming along to the Shirley Temple tune of "Tomorrow," the rain clouds have cleared away once again for the weekend, and the line-up couldn't demand it more. This week features some regulars for those that want to test the limits of their liver for cheap, as well as some ragin ... More >>

Tonight: Curren$y at the Fox

​Earlier on in his career, Curren$y (performing this evening at the Fox Theatre with Trademark, Young Roddy, Fiend and Corner Boy P) ran with the likes of Master P and Lil Wayne, via the rappers' infamous entourage/record labels, No Limit and Young Money. Now releasing albums on his own throug ... More >>

Have you heard about the secret show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder this Thursday?

Checked the Fox Theatre's website lately? Notice anything special happening on Thursday night?The Juarez Street Fighters are playing. So? Uh-huh. Ever heard of 'em? Right. Neither have we. And yet, somehow, they're headlining the Fox? No big. It's happened before. Little known band plays the Fox bef ... More >>

The Black Angels at the Fox Theatre, 5/5/11

Adam PerryThe Black Angels in the midst of their mayhem last night at the Fox THE BLACK ANGELS With Sleepy Sun 05.11.11 | Fox Theatre Last night at Boulder's Fox Theatre, as Austin's Black Angels shrieked, stomped, thrashed and pounded, my mind kept curiously dragging me back to the old-school AC/ ... More >>

Tonight: The Black Angels at the Fox

​One listen to The Black Angels (playing tonight at the Fox Theatre with Sleepy Sun) and it is almost unfathomable that the band was concieved in 2004. The Austin quartet isn't a tribute to the psychedelic rock -- it defines the decades-old genre with dark organ echoes, heavy percussion and th ... More >>

Tonight: The Supervillains at the Fox

​Not that there needs to be an excuse for a 420-style celebration in Colorado, but tonight at the Fox Theatre, weed enthusiasts the Supervillains (along with Tatanka and Bop Skizzum) get the party started, just a day ahead of the annual blowout. Rising up alongside similar acts like Slightly S ... More >>

Ellie Goulding at the Fox Theatre, 4/2/11

Photo Britt Chester​ Ellie Goulding with The Knocks The Fox Theatre | 4.2.11 The Fox Theatre sold out last night for rising U.K. singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding. A long line of women, pre-teens to moms, sprinkled with an occasional boyfriend, extended up The Hill in Boulder for the show. Cur ... More >>

Hot Congress brings the color to the party

​This week was possibly one of the most difficult weeks we've ever had choosing a flier of the week. There were a few really noteworthy, awesome fliers out there, but it was this Hot Congress Label Night one that really left a lasting impression.

Mile Highlights: Shows announced/on-sale this week, local radio playlists and top local sellers

​ Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week. On the concert front: The Fox Theatre and Boulder Theater are hosting the first annual Boulder Blues and Roots Summit. Bad Brains is coming to the Summit Music Hall in August and Blues Traveler is coming back to Red Rocks for its annual Fo ... More >>

Tonight: The Werks at the Fox

​This evening at the Fox Theatre, Ohio's own trance-infused The Werks is throwing down its twisted, technical guitar-noodling sounds for a reasonable price, and it seemed like the perfect pairing for this most sacred of boozing holidays. The four-piece combines elements of funk, electronica, A ... More >>