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The best concerts in Denver this week

TESTAMENT @ SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | MON, 2/25/13 Testament is one of the bands that you can make a strong case for expanding the Big 4 to the Big 5. The Bay Area act was part of the original thrash movement, which fused the precision and savagery of speed metal with the intensity of hardcore punk. For n ... 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 >>

A Place to Bury Strangers at Larimer, 11/11/12

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS @ LARIMER LOUNGE |11/11/12 It's never boring when you go see A Place to Bury Strangers play, and last night at the Larimer was no exception. The band overwhelmed the senses for the bulk of the set. A tasteful layer of fog drifted around the stage, sliced through with strea ... More >>

Mono at Larimer Lounge, with Chris Brokaw, 9/27/12

MONO @ LARIMER LOUNGE | 9/27/12 Mono's entire set felt like a grand meditation on the interconnectedness of patterns from the tides coming in and out daily in step with the tides of the moon, and changing in character with the changing of the seasons. The flow and evolving levels of sonic density a ... More >>

Dragonette at Larimer Lounge, with The Knocks, 9/21/12

DRAGONETTE @ LARIMER LOUNGE | 9/21/12The Larimer Lounge wore three sizes too small on Dragonette last night. The Canadian band, which stopped at the Larimer Lounge for their first Denver show three years ago, put on a show that rock n' rolled too hard for the constraints of the venue this time aroun ... More >>

Science Partner at Larimer Lounge, 9/14/12

SCIENCE PARTNER @ LARIMER LOUNGE | 9/14/12After ten songs, the audience didn't want Science Partner to go -- so Tyler Despres, Maria Kohler and Jess DeNicola stayed on stage to do their original Miley Cyrus-themed song. Despres had joked about how if the audience knew the words, it could sing along ... More >>

Ten best concerts this weekend, Friday, September 7, through Sunday, September 9

Welcome to the weekend! We know, it's here already? Indeed. As always in our beloved Mile High City, the options are ripe for the picking and plentiful. We have them all listed in our massive concert calendar. If you're feeling industrious and have some time to kill before lunch, print that bad boy ... More >>

Fire fundraisers: Where to listen to music and support High Park and Waldo Canyon efforts

As firefighters continue to tackle the wildfires ravaging large portions of the state, local communities are searching for ways to provide aid, even from hours away. In Denver, a handful of local live music venues and companies have already stepped up to launch shows to benefit fire relief efforts - ... More >>

ManCub at Larimer Lounge, 5/25/12

ManCub @ Larimer Lounge | 5/25/12 With a perforated, paneled structure as its backdrop with lights shining through and strung along the top edge, ManCub started things off with a forceful flood of low end, and both Alex Anderson and Ethan Converse seemed to push themselves headlong into the music ... More >>

Tulip Wars bloom at the Larimer Lounge on Thursday, May 17

Review: Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso UFO at Larimer Lounge, 4/8/12

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE @ LARIMER LOUNGE | 4/8/12 It would be a tough to pinpoint a specific climax of this show, but a true high point of feeling for the band -- and probably the crowd -- came with the last number of the set when Kawabata Makoto used some kind of white, plastic object that looked lik ... More >>

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 >>

Ring in the holidays with Denver Doomfest this Saturday, December 3 at the Larimer Lounge

Ah, yes, after months and months of fevered anticipation, the date is finally upon us. Fellow metal fans, rejoice! This Saturday, December 3, at the Larimer Lounge, Denver Doomfest kicks off to the most joyest of seasons, the time when we all gather together to bask in the thunderous, deafening roar ... More >>

Good Friday: the Swayback, Electric Six, Wolves in the Throne, Dick Dale Room and more

Larimer Lounge Presents: Don't Get Shot!​True to form, there's no shortage of things to do this weekend in Denver. And as always, there's tons of variety to choose from. On Friday, the Swayback is playing a free gig at the Larimer, while Electric Six hits up the Bluebird, Wolves in the Throne ... More >>

Cut Copy to do DJ set October 4 at Larimer Lounge

​Each time Cut Copy has come through town over the last few years, the Australian indie electronic group has played a bigger venue as its popularity grew, moving up from the Larimer Lounge in 2008 to the Bluebird in 2009 to the Ogden Theatre on Tuesday, October 4. After the Ogden show, fans wi ... More >>

Preview Hearts In Space's Already Gone before the official release

​It looks like Heart in Space was too excited to get their new sounds into the hands of its fans. In preparation for its official release on November 11 at the Larimer Lounge, the dreamy-space-rock band has made the disc available digitally for streaming or a six-dollar download.

Tonight: Vitamins tour kick-off at the Larimer

Vitamins (playing tonight at the Larimer Lounge Gauntlet Hair, Woodsman and Hearts In Space) is seemingly unstoppable -- The Denver-by-way-of Fort Collins band has been on a roll with new releases and stunning accompanying videos (like the just-released "Vimanas" below), plus, the quartet had the o ... More >>

December Denver Doomfest at Larimer Lounge with Black Sleep of Kali, Royal Talons and more

Denver Doomfest, December 3 at the Larimer Lounge​Doom metal is alive and well in Denver. And what better time to bask in the realm of doom as we enter into the thick of holiday season than to have an entire evening devoted to downtuned guitars? Precisely. Needless to say, our little hearts we ... More >>

Good Friday: Titwrench Fest, Cass McCombs, Cold Cave and more on tap this weekend

Jacob TeitelbaumMarried In Berdichev​Kicking off last night, Titwrench Fest 2011 is now in full-swing at the Mercury Cafe tonight with bands, dance performances and informational workshops running through the weekend. The four-day festival brings avant-garde, experimental and (mostly) female m ... More >>

Peter Black presenting first annual Denver After Dark Festival this August on Larimer

Looks like Peter Black, the progressive mind behind Analog Space, is trying his hand at curating a music festival. Dubbed Denver Afterdark, Black's inaugural soiree is slated to take place at the Meadowlark, the Larimer Lounge and Flobot.Org's community space on Friday, August 26, with performances ... More >>

Tonight: White Denim at the Larimer

​It is easy to pass off White Denim (due tonight at the Larimer Lounge with The Growlers) as psychedelic garage rock -- except the reverb isn't there and the Austin-based act implements some seriously dub-like rhythms. Labels aside, the power trio (that recently became an even tighter foursome ... More >>

Vivian Girls with No Joy and School Knights at Larimer Lounge, 5/12/11

Photo: Jon SolomonVivian Girls last night at Larimer Lounge.VIVIAN GIRLS No Joy * School Knights 05.12.11 | Larimer Lounge It isn't the worst thing that can happen to you when you're on stage, but breaking a string without having an immediate replacement or a back-up guitar can induce the kind of re ... More >>

Tonight: Cave Singers at the Larimer

​As a trio, Cave Singers (playing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with Bare Bones) only actually employs one voice -- member Pete Quirk's, to be exact. But along with harmonica and melodica, the band creates some beautiful America-twinged folk songs perfect for singing along to.

Wye Oak at Larimer Lounge, 4/2/11

WYE OAK With Callers 04.02.11 | Larimer Lounge As far as standout female voices in today's indie-landscape, the front seems to be dominated as of late by heavyweights like Best Coast's Bethany Cosetino or Beach House's Victoria Legrand. But a serious chunk of room needs to be made for both Brookl ... More >>

Woodsman release video for "Serfer," which will make you trip balls, slowly

​Woodsman offered up a new video for "Serfer" today, a song from the latest album, Rare Forms, released last month on it's own label, Fire Talk. The almost four-minute clip feels kind of like a interstellar trip to the optometrist -- glowing lights sharpen and blur as they travel through space ... More >>

Trees, January 21 at the Larimer Lounge

Meet Force Publique, our latest infatuation

​ There are few things that bring us joy quite like finding a new act to get all excited about. It's kind of like finding a twenty-dollar bill in the pocket of a jacket you haven't worn in a while. We're enjoying that feeling right now listening to "Still Falls Apart," by Force Publique.

Flashlights, December 17 at the Larimer Lounge

Git Some fancy silk screens

​Rock posters have a long and storied history with silk screening. It has been a tradition in poster and flier design for as long as the promotion of rock concerts has existed. It's this very fact that warms our hearts when we see local shows with silk-screened posters, and this week we get pl ... More >>

Tennis, Friday, September 10, at the Larimer Lounge

Hindershot, Thursday, August 26, at the Larimer Lounge

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The Hollyfelds at Larimer Lounge: If it ain't broke...

​ The Hollyfelds • Hello Kavita • Casey James Prestwood 03.27.10 | Larimer Lounge Jon Pareles, rock critic for The New York Times, went to SXSW and came back with a reality check on glo-fi, one of many micro-genres burning up the blogs. Among many good points he made was this: It's an ... More >>

The Weekend Showdown: The (Andrea) Ball

​ We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down five of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us -- and the rest of the world -- what we missed in the comments. Andrea Ball's g ... More >>

The Weekend Showdown: We're hanging out with The Jim Jims

​We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down five of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us -- and the rest of the world -- what we missed in the comments. This week, Larimer ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Mehko & Ocean Birds at the Larimer Lounge

Mehko & Ocean Birds Saturday, February 20, 2010 Larimer Lounge Sour Boy, Bitter Girl​ Sundays at the Larimer Lounge are pretty much guaranteed to be a mulligan, with the decidedly un-rock 'n' roll start time of 4pm. This is not the way to attract a crowd, but neither is having a show on a S ... More >>

The Weekend Showdown: We Are the Dot

We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down five of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us -- and the rest of the world -- what we missed in the comments. ​ No sleep till Mon ... More >>

Over the weekend: Acoustic Profanity at Bender's Tavern

Acoustic Profanity Friday, January 8, 2010Bender's Tavern Better than: MTV Unplugged. Acoustic Profanity was about what you'd expect from the name: Get a bunch of punks together and take them out of their element a little by handing them acoustic guitars and sitting them on some stools. Over the co ... More >>

Over the weekend: Moonspeed, Widowers at Larimer Lounge

Widowers​Moonspeed with Widowers Saturday, December 5, 2009 Larimer Lounge Better Than: A CD release show with an overloaded line-up. After an extended break from performance, Widowers played its first show in a few months. The sonic configuration for this show seemed cleaner and more spare than ... More >>

Animals At Risk remixes the Swayback

Matt Fecher isn't letting the grass grow under his feet. Although his hands are clearly already full with helping curate the Monolith Festival, Fecher, who DJs under the name Hot to Death, is constantly moving in a number of different creative directions at once it seems, from launching and hostin ... More >>

The Denver Boot: Hot IQs final show at Larimer Lounge

​Without question, Hot IQs, which took the stage for the last time this past weekend at the Larimer Lounge, made its mark on the Mile High City and will be sorely missed. Starting life as the Royal We, the outfit grew ably into its own as songwriters and left us with a slew of outstanding songs, f ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 14 edition

Photo by David BarberJohn Baxter and Matty Clark play skins and skins. In the flesh. Today in Backbeat Online: • Westword Music Showcase Awards Wrap Up. • Q&A with Asher Roth. • Deejay Diabolic competing to spin at Lollapalooza. • Fake Problems cancels Larimer Lounge date. • Tickle Me Pi ... More >>

Over the Weekend: What you missed while briefly getting into soccer before realizing you still don't care

Kiernan MaletskyWhite Rabbits. They're definitely white. Not very rabbit-y, though. If, like me, you sat around all weekend salivating over the U.S.-Brazil soccer game before realizing as you watched it that you still don't care about soccer and likely never will, well, you missed this stuff: Whi ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 29 edition

Photo by Aaron ThackerayWhat cute Offspring you have! Hello, we must be going. Today in Backbeat Online: • Last night: Punk Rocks at Red Rocks. • Catch the Buzz 3 Mixtape features Spoke-In-Wordz, Playalitical, DJ Chonz. • MP3 Freeloader: Saturday, the Rouge CD release party at Larimer Lounge ... More >>

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