Jimmy Cliff

Repertory Cinema Wishlist: The Harder They Come

Movies, like pop music, often seem more momentous in the context of their times. That's especially true in the case of The Harder They Come; the film, which first screened in the U.S. in 1973, hit at a time when reggae music was not yet a big part of the popular vernacular. With a story set in Jamai ... More >>

Andy Torri, KBCO Studio C engineer, victim of Clear Channel firing days after new disc's release

Update: Since last week, we've been documenting the latest batch of layoffs at Clear Channel Denver stations -- a nationwide action referred to by affected staffers as "National Firing Day;" see our previous coverage below. Among those canned was Andy Torri, engineer for KBCO's acclaimed Studio C se ... More >>

New Colorado Concerts: Smashing Pumpkins at 1STBANK, Yonder Mountain at Boulder Theater

Smashing Pumpkins leads this week's new show announcements. The '90s alt rock band fronted by Billy Corgan will make its way to Colorado this October for a show at 1STBANK Center. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday. Yonder Mountain String Band, Aesop Rock, the Faint and Mayer Hawthorne are ... 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: Gov't Mule two nights in September, Primus in November and more

See Also: - 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 - Afghan Whigs, Amanda Palmer, Aimee Mann and Seether lead this week's shows - Mumford and Sons, Brother Ali, Henry Rollins an ... More >>

New Denver concerts: The Who at Pepsi Center, New Order at 1STBANK, the Script and more

See Also: - Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Odd Future, Atmosphere and XX lead this week's shows - Afghan Whigs, Amanda Palmer, Aimee Mann and Seether lead this week's shows - Mumford and Sons, Brother Ali, Henry Rollins and Melvins Lite lead this week's shows - Morrissey, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, Dinos ... More >>

Jimmy Cliff

Tuesday, June 19, Ogden Theatre, 888-929-7849.

Weekend's best live bets: Signal Path, Mancub, Rockie, Best Coast, Jolie Holland and more

Ah, yes, welcome to the weekend! Been a long week, and now you're about to get to enjoy a long weekend. As always, a plethora of enticing options this weekend and it's another good mix: Tonight, a trio of local release parties featuring Signal Path, Mancub and Rockie kick things into gear, along wit ... More >>

Jimmy Cliff at the Ogden Theatre on June 19

Jimmy Cliff at the Ogden Theatre on Tuesday, June 19. Tickets ($34.95 plus fees) to see the reggae legend, whose career spans five decades, go on sale this Saturday, April 7, at 10 a.m. via Axs.com. On his most recent effort, the Sacred Fire EP, released last November, Cliff collaborated with Rancid ... More >>

Alert: SXSW coverage ahead

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Review: Willie Nelson at Red Rocks, 6/21/2011

​WILLIE NELSON at RED ROCKS | 06.21.11"While Willie Nelson is still a solid player and performer, seeing him these days is about nostalgia for a lot of people. These aren't the best versions of songs like "Crazy" and "Aint It Funny," but seeing Nelson up on stage performing them is as heartwar ... More >>

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At 62, Jimmy Cliff treats a massive stage like a dancehall at Mile High Music Festival

Brian Landis FolkinsJimmy Cliff on the Kyocera main stage.​Jimmy Cliff, 3:45 p.m. on the Kyocera Main Stage Jimmy Cliff and his band delivered all of the expected musical components within the first strains of their hour-plus set. The godfather of roots reggae and his ensemble set down a set ... More >>

Mile High Music Festival single day tickets on sale today

​Got your tickets to Mile High Music Festival yet? No? It's a month away -- what are you waiting for? Ah, you have to work on Sunday, and you can't afford a two-day pass? Good thing you waited. Starting today at 10 a.m., you can purchase single day advance tickets for $99.50 (or pick up sing ... More >>

This Just In: Vans Warped Tour, Rihanna, Broken Bells shows announced

Pennywise is one of the many bands at this year's Vans Warped Tour​While the Mile High Music Festival was announced yesterday, the Vans Warped Tour is also coming to town. Alkaline Trio, Andrew W.K., Bring Me the Horizon, Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Reel Big Fish, Anti-Flag, Face ... More >>

Lollapalooza lineup revealed. Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga among the headliners

This year's Lollapalooza lineup has been revealed. Bold face names this time around: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire and Erykah Badu, alongside nearly ninety of the brightest emerging acts, including MGMT, Grizzly Bear, the National, Yeasayer, Phoenix, Frightened Rabbit and Edward S ... More >>

Mile High Music Festival 2010 lineup announced

​ Okay, whoever speculated that Dave Matthews Band and the Samples were going to be a part of this year's Mile High Music Festival: Sorry we doubted you. You were right, evidently. So was the guy who said Jack Johnson, as well as the person who pointed us in the direction of the erroneous lin ... More >>

Bonnaroo 2010 lineup revealed: Chromeo with Daryl Hall, Stevie Wonder, the Avett Brothers, Against Me!, Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band and more...

As if we didn't already have enough reason to find our way to Tennesee to catch the Flaming Lips playing Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety, we now have even more incentive -- namely, Chromeo with Daryl Hall and Stevie Wonder!

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Lee "Scratch" Perry

Thursday, November 16, Fox Theater, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Spirited

Ghost writer Garland Jeffreys returns to his old haunt: the stage.

Sly & Robbie

Thursday, November 4, Fox Theatre, 303-447-0095.

Space Invaders

The Dojo is taking hip-hop to infinity and beyond.

Hunger Strike

Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

Soul on Ice

Everything you know about the Jamaican bobsled team is more fiction than fact, but the truth is still cool.

Momus/Kahimi Karie

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Blondy on Blondy

Africa's Alpha Blondy speaks reggae's language.

Tooting His Own Horn

Toots Hibbert is a reggae giant--and he's not afraid to tell you why.

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Good Vibrations

The long, hard road traveled by the members of Israel Vibration.