Lenny Kravitz

The ten best concerts in Denver this week

DEVOTCHKA & COLORADO SYMPHONY @ RED ROCKS | FRI, 6/14/13 Teaming up with an orchestra can sometimes be a thin attempt to disguise a creative lag, but in this case, the pairing has produced an inspired, brilliantly structured melding of two aesthetics that relies less on contrast than it does on simi ... More >>

The best concerts in Denver this weekend

YO GABBA GABBA! @ PARAMOUNT THEATRE | SUN, 2/24/13 Sesame Street couldn't handle mixing kids' programming with Katy Perry cleavage, but Yo Gabba Gabba! gets it right every time. Perhaps it's because one of the show's creators, Christian Jacobs, is MC Bat Commander of the Aquabats. After becoming a f ... More >>

The ten best concerts in Denver this week

ELECTRIC SIX @ LARIMER LOUNGE | TUES, 2/19/13 Electric Six has been bringing the party to the unwary for a decade. The group's songs combine '80s rock, disco and New Wave into a cranked-up, ultra-catchy sound all its own, with lyrics that mix a David Lee Roth-esque bravado with surreal barrages of i ... More >>

Pauly Shore on Stephen Baldwin, Timothy McVeigh and The Weasel

Yes, yes, we all know him as The Weasel, the speech-impaired, blank-eyed wonderboy who confused parents and enthused Gen X-ers in films like Encino Man, Son in Law and Bio-Dome. But Pauly Shore's revival as a standup comedian is more than just a '90s novelty act: Descended from Mitzi Shore, owner of ... More >>

The ten best concerts this week: 10/29-11/2

Happy Monday, amigos. Hope you didn't go too hard this past weekend -- though, judging from the pics from Rockbar's last call, some of you apparently did -- because there's at least four truckloads of shows (including Ryan Adams acoustic set at Boulder Theater tonight) going down this week, which me ... More >>

The weekend's best live bets: The eighteenth annual Westword Music Showcase 2012

Welcome to the weekend! You made it. And of course, this is not just any weekend. It's the Westword Music Showcase weekend! Whoo freaking hoo! So with that in mind, here's a rundown of what you have in store tomorrow afternoon/evening on the main stage. Be sure to check out this page for a full rund ... More >>

Party down with these headliners at the Westword Music Showcase

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Karl Denson on musical roots, moving on after Lenny Kravitz and creating Beastie Boys tribute

Karl Denson (due on the main stage at this weekend's Westword Music Showcase) is hard to pin down. The saxophonist and bandleader may have strong roots in the traditional jazz of giants like John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter, but that hasn't stopped the musician from exploring funk, R&B, hip-hop and m ... More >>

The Hunger Games movie doesn't invest in the deeper terror of the book

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, February 17-19, 2012

It's almost time for that holiday you've been waiting for all year -- President's Day! Well, maybe not. But at least it might get you out of work for a day, which means you can go out every day this weekend and still have Monday to recover. We've got it all for less than $10, with everything from a ... More >>

Review: Lenny Kravitz at Temple Buell, 2/10/12

LENNY KRAVITZ @ TEMPLE BUELL THEATRE | 2/10/12 If you're lucky enough to be sitting in the first few rows of the Buell Theatre right now, you are no doubt losing your shit. Based on your tickets, you probably figured you'd have some pretty good seats tonight, but holy hell, this is ridiculous! You' ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Lenny Kravitz, Widespread Panic and more

Ah, yes, we've reached the end of another glorious week in the Rockies, which can only mean another dope weekend of music in the Mile High City. Lenny Kravitz kicks things off tonight with a show at the Buell Theatre, Widespread Panic pulls into the Fillmore for a three-night stand, TaunTaun returns ... More >>

Lenny Kravitz at Buell Theatre February 10

​After selling out stadiums and arenas in South America and Europe over the last few months, Lenny Kravitz will kick off his first American tour in five years in January that includes a stop at the Buell Theatre on Friday, February 10. Kravitz, who has been making appearances on a number of TV ... More >>

Adele's non-single single makes chart history and more: A full breakdown of this week's charts

Duffy who?​Adele makes Billboard chart history this week, as "Someone Like You" flies to the top spot on the Hot 100 -- even though it wasn't officially released as a single, it's still all over Denver radio. Adele deserves this, though. Girl has had a huuuuuge year in music. First "Rolling ... More >>

Letters: Readers question Charles Farrar's sentence, but a judge won't reconsider it

Jazz Aspen Snowmass announces line-up

Wynton Marsalis​Jazz Aspen Snowmass, which has been going strong for the last two decades, announced the line-up for its twenty-first season. The June Festival's headliners include Sheryl Crow (June 25) and Jennifer Hudson (June 26). Raul Midon, Richard Bona and Monty Alexander's Harlem-Kingst ... More >>

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 Flaming Lips have announced a co-headlining date with Primus this August at Red Rocks. Kenny Chesney is also at the Rocks in July, and Panic! at the Disco is due at the Ogden in June. Meanwhile on local radio, Air ... More >>

Trombone Shorty on Backatown, growing up in New Orleans and touring with Lenny Kravitz

​ A year before Trombone Shorty (aka Troy Andrews) scored a number jazz album with his major label debut, he was already sparring with lions. Just check out the eight-minute YouTube clip of the young Shorty trading trumpet licks with Wynton Marsalis at the House of the Blues in New Orleans.

Lissie on her dread-days in Fort Collins and being both indie and major.

Valerie Phillips​Elisabeth Maurus, who performs under the moniker Lissie, plays tonight at the Bluebird. She had to cancel a show here in October because her voice gave out, but she's eager to return to Colorado. She spent a couple undergraduate years at CSU in Fort Collins. We spoke with her ... More >>

Q&A with Dick Valentine of Electric Six

​Electric Six have been bringing the party to the unwary for six albums in as many years, starting with 2003's Fire and leading up to the brand-new Kill. The group's songs combine '80s rock, disco and New Wave into a cranked-up, ultra-catchy sound all its own, with lyrics that mix a David Lee Roth ... More >>

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Fast reviews of recent releases

The Greyboy Allstars

Thursday, March 2, Fox Theatre, Boulder; Friday, March 3, Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins, 1-970-482-8300; Saturday, March 4, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

Critical Fatwa

Lenny Kravitz

Aerosmith

Monday, January 30, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

Amos Lee

Friday, November 4, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

How to Survive...A Hippie-Fest at Red Rocks

Watch out for beer bottles, laser pointers and pointy umbrellas.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Lenny Kravitz

Wednesday, May 11, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Rock and Gold

Olympic stars swoop in for the 2004 Rock and Roll Gymnastics Championships Tour.

Needle and the Spin

Acid-jazz legend DJ Greyboy is remixing his roots.

Usher

Confessions (Arista Records)

N.E.R.D.

Fly or Die (Virgin)

In Da Club

Hush

The Beatdown

New Backbeat editor throws his first punch.

Backwash

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

Scorched Earth

Fed to Your Head

Triptych (Rubric)

Summer!

Summer days, driftin' away....

Critic's Choice

Nikka Costa

Various artists

Now That's What I Call Music! 6 (Epic)

Hit Pick

Dear Marsha

Lambchop

Nixon
(Merge)

More Sounds from Around Town

More local reviews a go-go.

Angie Stone

Black Diamond
(Arista)

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