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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 >>

Cults

Thursday, April 12, Bluebird Theater, 888-929-7849; Friday, April 13, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399.

Umphrey's McGee at Red Rocks on September 14 and the Boulder Theater on September 15

Umphrey's McGee at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday, September 14. Hot on the heels of its show at the Fillmore a few weeks ago, we've received word that the band will be returning to Colorado this fall for a pair of dates, the first a two-set show at Red Rocks with Railroad Earth, followed by a sec ... More >>

The Fray at Red Rocks Saturday, May 12: Second show just added. Tix on sale next Friday

The Fray just confirmed another show at Red Rocks. Quincy Magoo probably could've seen that coming, eh? Even less surprising: The date of the second show is Saturday, May 12, the night after the first Red Rocks date -- that is, assuming that Sir Isaac Slade isn't mixing it up with Killers frontman B ... More >>

Mastodon, Opeth and Ghost at Fillmore April 23

Aaron Thackeray​This should be pretty killer: In support of their latest albums, Heritage and The Hunter, Opeth and Mastodon -- two acts that recently headlined the Ogden Theatre and are certainly no strangers to the Mile High City -- are preparing to hit the road together on the aptly named H ... 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 >>

Soda Jerk turns the former Bash into Summit Music Hall

DeVotchKa set to hit the road with Gogol Bordello

Gary Isaacs​In a pairing that is so natural and complementary that it's virtually cosmic, DeVotchKa, one of Denver's most treasured exports, is slated to join Gogol Bordello on the road for a series of ten dates in mid April. After playing a dependably sold out Valentine's Day show at the Fox ... More >>

The Informants win International Blues Challenge award

The Informants' latest album, Crime Scene Queen, won Best Self-Produced CD award in the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge over the weekend. The record, which was released in July, was up against albums from all over the world. This is a big deal in the blues world. ​ Crime Sce ... More >>

Dan Aykroyd sings the blues at Lincoln's Road House

Nancy LevineElwood sings the blues.​Over the weekend, Dan Aykroyd was in town signing bottles of Crystal Head vodka at Applejack Wine and Spirits. Blues Brothers fans who were undoubtedly thrilled at the prospect of being able to press flesh the one and only Elwood Blues on Saturday afternoon, wou ... More >>

Rob Drabkin to tour with Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam

​Sounds like everything's turning up roses these days for el broski with the froski. For those in the cheap seats, we're referring to Mr. Rob Drabkin, the proud owner of Denver's most distinctive do. The singer-songwriter was just tapped to open seventeen dates on Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam's ... More >>

Pet Shop Boys announce tour, skip Denver

In support of Yes, their tenth full-length album(!), synth-pop kings Pet Shop Boys have just announced an eighteen-date North American tour, to begin at the end of August. The show promises to be filled with plenty of costumes, capers and theatricality. Unfortunately, the tour schedule is focus ... More >>

Update: Cephalic Carnage tours with Mayhem

Update: More shows added, see full list of dates after the jump. In news that's sure to have local metal fans googling airfare before they even finishing reading this post, we just learned that Cephalic Carnage has been tapped to support Mayhem's upcoming North American tour, fittingly dubbed Blacke ... More >>

Breathe Carolina premiers new video, tours until the end of time

Breathe Carolina, a band that tours so often these days that it almost doesn't seem like a Denver band anymore (seriously, with the exception of April and May, the act is going to be on the road from now until at least the end of August; check out the list of tour dates on the next page), recently p ... More >>

DeVotchKa announces spring tour dates

This Friday night in Philadelphia, DeVotchKa is kicking off a fairly exhaustive eight week tour that will take the band across the country from New York to San Francisco to Austin -- not during South By Southwest, surprisingly -- back up through the midwest before culminating in Cleveland on Saturd ... More >>

The Flobots rise and shine

A Blooming Shame

After almost ninety years, the Rocky Mountain Seed Company pulls up roots.

Blackout Pact

What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.

A Nation Divided

Denver's concert scene is suddenly much livelier.

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Unhappy Together

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Planes Mistaken for Stars brings the noise to Plea for Peace.

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Night of Joy (Widespread Records)

Bowled Over

Trophies win the prize for this artist

Sounding Good

The hills are alive with Sing-A-Long Sound of Music.

Backwash

If this summer’s concert season has an encore, we’d rather skip it.

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A nobody no more, the Gothic Theatre’s Steve Schalk shacks up with NIPP.

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David Barber comes out of his COMA.

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The tent goes up at CityLights — and so do the expectations.

PAC-ing a Punch

Clear Channel's formation of a political action committee shows it's ready for battle.

Backwash

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

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Sink or swim: Randall Shipp leads a one-man attack against CityLights Pavilion.

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Area promoters smile for the camera as the city brokers a deal for Red Rock’s future.

His Way

As two of his competitors brace for a legal battle, a revived Barry Fey sits quietly by. Kidding!

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Can Barry Fey save the day for Denver's concertgoers?

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Alone on the Range

Our purple mountains' majesty can be a headache for traveling bands -- and for fans who crave live music.

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Radio Waves

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Lawyers rock and roll.

Best music-industry scandal

House of Blues vs. the Backstreet Boys

Sounds Like Fun!

Super Diamond

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