Subject: Ogden Theatre

• Blink-182, Staind, 3 Doors Down shows announced

  As previously reported, the recently reunited Blink-182 is hitting the road again for the first time in five years and is making a stop at Fiddler's Green on Sunday, September 6 with Weezer, Taking Back Sunday and Chester French. While reserved tickets, which go on sale Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m., run from $25 to $63 (plus fees), there are a limited number $20 lawn seats (all-inclusive with no service fees) available. Other concert announcements this week include a trio of shows at the Fillmore

  June 2, 2009

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• Tori Amos, Blues Traveler, Pretenders shows announced

  As previously reported, Tori Amos will stop at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, July 21, in support of her new album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin, which was released last week. Blues Traveler, who's made an annual tradition of playing Red Rocks on July 4, returns again this year. Tickets for both shows go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 30. In other concert-related news, Live Nation is offering a School's Out Special for the Jonas Brothers show at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, June 24. Res

  May 26, 2009

• Atmosphere, Bat for Lashes, Brad Paisley shows announced

  After a killer two-night stint at the Ogden Theatre last year, the hip-hop duo Atmosphere returns will return to these parts Friday, August 15, when the pair headlines Red Rocks. The British group Bat For Lashes, who mezmorized folks at the Larimer Lounge in 2007, will play the Bluebird this time around Saturday, August 22. Country star Brad Paisley will be at Fiddler's Green Friday, September 18. For a complete rundown of the shows going on sale this weekend and others that have been announced

  June 10, 2009

• Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, Frank Black shows annouced

  The Flaming Lips know all about putting on a hell of a show, and the Monolith Festival gig at Red Rocks in 2007 was one most phenomenal things to happen to that venue in the last few years. Lets hope for a repeat performance when the Lips return to Red Rocks Sunday, August 23 with Explosions in the Sky and Star Death & the White Dwarfs, which features Wayne Coyne's nephew Dennis. Tickets, which run from $36.75 to $46.50, go on sale Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m. And as an added bonus, all tick

  June 16, 2009

• Sunny Day Real Estate reunion tour hits Denver this September

  By now you've probably heard that Sunny Day Real Estate, one of my all-time favorite bands and an act whose influence can not be overstated, is reuniting and heading out on the road for twenty dates with the original line-up. We just received word that the tour, which kicks off on September 17 in Vancouver and will coincide with re-issues of Diary and LP2, will be making a stop at the Ogden Theatre on Monday, September 21. For most folks, this will be their first opportunity to the see the band

  June 23, 2009

• The Pogues, Dinosaur Jr., Creed shows announced

  Shane MacGowan and his new set of choppers. Last month, The Sun reported that Shane MacGowan got himself a new pair of dentures to stop his face from "falling apart" after 35 years on the thrash. Sure, the dude's been known as a drunkard of the highest order, he's missed a few planes to gigs over the years and eventually got kicked out of the band. Just the same, some of us are probably just as surprised to see MacGowan on tour again with the original line-up (Jem Finer, Spider Stacy, James Fear

  June 23, 2009

• Mutemath, Matt & Kim, the Bad Plus shows announced

  Mutemath kicks off its North American tour this fall in support of the release of its forthcoming album, Armistice, which hits the stores August 18. Along the way, the New Orleans-based rockers will stop at the Ogden Theatre Wednesday, October 14. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 3 at 10 am. Brooklyn-based indie rock duo Matt & Kim visit the Bluebird with Amanda Palmer Tuesday, September 8 and forward thinking jazz trio the Bad Plus will be at the Boulder Theater Wednesday, September 9. For a

  June 30, 2009

• Motorhead, Black Crowes, Butthole Surfers shows announced

  When Motorhead rocked the Fillmore Auditorium last September, Lemmy and crew had the Misfits in tow. When the band hits the venue again on Saturday, September 26 the metal legends will co-headline with Reverend Horton Heat, and Nashville Pussy gets things warmed up. The Black Crowes also return the Fillmore on Friday, November 13 with Truth and Salvage Company opening the show. Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 day of the show. Both shows go on sale Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. Then there's the

  July 7, 2009

• Clutch, Airborne Toxic Event, Chickenfoot Shows announced

  Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Chad Smith are ChickenfootOn the surface it might seem a bit strange throwing Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith together, but the four apparently gelled so well that they decided to form a band under the Chickenfoot moniker. Last fall, they knocked out album helmed by famed producer Andy Johns at George Lucas' Skywalker Studios and they'll be hitting the Fillmore Auditorium Frid

  July 16, 2009

• Yo La Tengo, Rob Thomas, Carbon Leaf shows announced

  Yo La TengoNew Jersey-based indie rockers Yo La Tengo hit the road this fall, which includes a stop at Ogden Theatre Saturday, October 10, in support of the band's forthcoming album, Popular Songs, due September 8 on Matador. Tickets, which are $20 advance and $25 day of show, go on sale Saturday, July 25 at 10 a.m. Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, who is touring with OneRepublic and Carolina, will stop at Magness Arena Tuesday, October 27. Tickets are $36-$56 and also go on sale Saturday, J

  July 21, 2009

• Last Night: Kid Cudi and Asher Roth at the Ogden

  Aaron Thackeray Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Ogden Theatre Better Than: Chaperoning an unchaperoned prom. Not that different, but definitely better. It's not often someone asks you, during the first song of a headliner's set, "Who is this?" It's even less often that when you answer with the name of the headliner, the person actually argues with you. But it happened to me last night, two songs into Kid Cudi's masterful show at the Ogden. And I have to say, I can't blame the dude. Here's why he was

  July 22, 2009

• Built to Spill, Brother Ali, Colbie Caillat shows announced

  ​Built to Spill, who headlined this year's Westword Music Showcase, will come through town again, this time with Disco Doom at the Bluebird Sunday, September 20. Minneapolis-based rapper Brother Ali makes stops at the Ogden Theatre Tuesday September 29 and the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, September 30, in support of his forthcoming album, Us, which drops the week before. The B-52s visit the Fillmore Tuesday September 29, and Colbie Caillat and Howie Day also perform at the Fillmore Saturday Octob

  July 29, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Sonic Youth at the Ogden Theatre

  Jon Solomon​Sonic Youth Friday, July 31, 2009Ogden TheatreThree songs into Sonic Youth's muscular set, Kim Gordon sang, "I want you to levitate me/Don't you love me yet?" during "Sacred Trixter." Although her feet might have still been on the ground, those first three songs, which also included the opener "Stereo Sanctity" and "No Way," had enough juice to start levitating some people musically during the sold out show. As far as people loving Gordon yet, well, it's hard not to love one of the

  August 3, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Is the name "Sonic Youth" still working for you guys?

  Photo by Jon SolomonThurston Moore of Sonic Youth.​ The weekend is over, but the memories linger. Check out our reviews of the still-loud-but-no-longer-so-youthful Sonic Youth at the Ogden Theatre, as well as Akron/Family at the Bluebird -- and read a Q&A with A/F's Dana Janssen here. There's a slew of slide shows on our site, too, including snaps from the first night of Phish's recent Red Rocks run. True, that didn't technically take place over the weekend. But time's a relative thing, e

  August 3, 2009

• Skinny Pupply, Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt, Urge Overkill shows announced

  ​Skinny Puppy stops at the Ogden Theatre Saturday, November 7 as part of the industrial band's In Solvent See tour, which kicks off October 30. Tickets are $30 in advance and go on sale Friday, August 15. Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt team for an acoustic evening Wednesday, October 7 at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs and Thursday, October 8 at CU-Boulder's Macky Auditorium. It's been a while since Urge Overkill has released an album, but the Chicago-based rockers will hit the Larimer L

  August 12, 2009

• Van Morrison, Aimee Mann, Paramore shows announced

  ​As reported last week, Van Morrison will be digging through more than forty decades of songwriting when the Irishman visits the Wells Fargo Theatre Saturday, September 26. If the show's anywhere near the quality of his live recording of Astral Weeks, the show should be epic. Tickets run $90-$350 and go on sale Friday, August 21 at 10 a.m. Former Til Tuesday frontwoman Aimee Mann will be at the Boulder Theater Wednesday, October 14. Reserved balcony tickets are $34.50 and general admission sta

  August 18, 2009

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  Mike Henderson of TAG.​You're it. Today in Cafe Society: • Behind the Bar: Mike Henderson of TAG. • Chapter Two BBQ closes the book. • A sneak peek of Colt & Gray. • A taste of restaurant history before LoDo Bites. • Craft breweries are on a roll. • Mysteries of Sheehan's Desk: Day 5. • Tonight: Take a bite out of LoDo. Today in Backbeat Online: • Van Morrison, Aimee Mann, Paramore shows announced. • Last Night: The Dead Weather at the Ogden Theatre. • Demonica finish

  August 18, 2009

• Over the weekend: The Avett Brothers at the Ogden Theatre

  ​The Avett Brothers, Sally Ford and the Sound Outside Saturday, Aug. 22 Ogden Theatre Better than: Most of the shows I've seen this summer. I never thought I'd see a full-fledged hootenanny on the stage of the Ogden Theatre. But during choice moments of the Avett Brothers' Saturday set, an appearance that wrapped up a series of four Colorado appearances in as many days, I felt swept up by a communal fervor and zeal that seemed straight out of an old-timey camp meeting. Indeed, the two-hour s

  August 24, 2009

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  Photo by Doug BeamBat For Lashes' Natasha Khan.​Lash-ing out. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Bat for Lashes at the Bluebird Theater. • Over the Weekend: The Avett Brothers at the Ogden Theatre. • Over the Weekend: The Flaming Lips at Red Rocks. • Over the Weekend: Mos Def and Talib Kweli at the Gothic Theatre. • Over the Weekend: Nobunny at Denver Creative Co-Op Studio. Today in Cafe Society: • On the job: The hazards of being a host. • Milking It: Mother's G

  August 24, 2009

• Hope Sandoval, Juliette Lewis, the Sounds shows announced

  ​Former Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval will be hitting the road next month for the first time in eight years on the heels of her forthcoming album, Through the Devil Softly, due September 29 on Nettwerk. Sandoval her band the Warm Inventions visit the Bluebird Thursday, October 1. Tickets are $22.25 in advance and $25 day of show, and go on sale Friday, August 29 at 10 a.m. Juliette Lewis, who played a short but explosive set last weekend opening for Cat Power and the Pretenders, returns to t

  August 25, 2009

• Dirty Projectors, White Rabbits, Meshell Ndegeocello shows announced

  Sarah CassDirty Projectors​Originally a solo project for David Longstreth, the Dirty Projectors is now touring as a six-piece in support of the band's latest, the wonderful Bitte Orca. Longstreth and company stop at the Bluebird Theater Sunday, November 8. Tickets are $15.25 in advance and $18 day of show and go on sale Friday, September 4. Brooklyn-based White Rabbits, who have played these parts quite a few times in the last few years, return to the Larimer Lounge Friday October 30 and ticke

  September 1, 2009

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• Q&A with Frank Turner

  ​There is a long tradition of ex-punk rockers trading in their power chords and electric guitars for the idyllic green pastures of folk music. Frank Turner of Winchester, England made that very leap a few years ago after the breakup of his progressive hardcore band Million Dead had reached its zenith and he hasn't looked back since. Armed only with his voice, an acoustic guitar and a batch of socially conscious and sometimes politically flavored folk rock songs, Turner has garnered a growi

  September 11, 2009

• Steely Dan, Mark Knopfler, Rob Zombie, Puscifer shows announced

  ​It's been an insanely busy week of concert announcements that run the gamut from King Kahn & BBQ Show and Melt-Banana, Wolfmother and Ghostland Observatory to Stone Temple Pilots, Insane Clown Posse and Kevin Smith (yep, Silent Bob himself will speak). Steely Dan fans might get a bit giddy to hear that Donald Fagan, Walter Becker and company will play the landmark album Aja in its entirety when they visit the Wells Fargo Theatre Thursday, October 29 as part of their Rent Party '09 Tour. R

  September 15, 2009

• Film for Film's Sake

  September 24, 2009

• Songs to shout at Yo La Tengo this Saturday night

  Photo by Michael Lavine​Skinny boys in glasses, girls in knit jumpers, record collectors of all stripes, rejoice! This Saturday, October 10, college rock heroes Yo La Tengo are bringing the noise, the melody and the irony to Denver in the best indie-when-it-meant-something show this side of the Pavement reunion. Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew have been consistently excellent for about twenty years, and the trio know more about music than eight of your average rock critics. Th

  October 7, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Yo La Tengo at The Ogden

  Sarah Myers​ Yo La Tengo with Cheap Time Saturday, October 9, 1009 The Ogden Theater Better Than: Dreams of flying In concert footage, there are always people near the front, grinning like idiots and swaying back and forth. These people always look like hippies in the worst way. Meaning content to the point of delusion and almost certainly on hard drugs. I have never empathized with these people. But then, on a bitter October night, I walked into the Ogden and Yo La Tengo threw layer aft

  October 12, 2009

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  October 15, 2009

• Tegan and Sara, 30 Seconds to Mars, Everclear shows announced

  ​Canadian twin sisters Tegan & Sara hit the road the last week in October in support of their sixth studio album, Sainthood, which drops on Tuesday, October 27. After European and Canadian dates, the sisters are slated to swing by the Ogden Theatre next year on Sunday, April 4. General admission tickets are $35.25. In the meantime, 30 Seconds to Mars, which features brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, hits the Odgen on Tuesday, December 1, a week before the act's forthcoming album, This is Wa

  October 15, 2009

• Q&A with Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root

  ​Jam band faves Rusted Root, which had a taste of mainstream stardom with the 1995 near-hit single "Send Me on My Way" and a popular cover of The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want," is touring in support of Stereo Rodeo, the group's first studio album in seven years. Rusted Root kicks off its fall tour with a trio of gigs in Colorado. The Pittsburgh-based band plays Monday, October 19 at the Ogden Theatre, then at the Belly Up in Aspen on Tuesday, October 20, and closes its C

  October 16, 2009

• Billy Joel & Elton John, Bebel Gilberto, Imogen Heap shows announced

  ​Billy Joel and Elton John, both legendary pop singers and pianists, have been on their Face 2 Face tour since March will visit the Pepsi Center Sunday, November 22. After opening the show with a series of duets, each playing pianos and trading vocals, Joel and John will play sets with their own bands and then perform together again with their supporting musicians for a grand finale. Reserved tickets, which are $55 to $181, go on sale Saturday, October 24 at 10 a.m. and are available at all Ti

  October 20, 2009

• Over the weekend: The Pogues at the Ogden Theatre

  Jon Solomon​The Pogues Friday, October 23, 2009Ogden TheatreBetter than: expected. Much better. "Sorry it's taken us awhile to get here," guitarist Philip Chevron said during the Pogues' first show ever in Denver. "Almost thirty years in fact, but we finally got here." But holy Jesus, the epic two-hour set these guys delivered was more than worth the wait. There had been some less than favorable accounts of frontman Shane MacGowan's at a few other dates on the current American tour, but MacGow

  October 26, 2009

• Q&A with Jesper Anderberg of the Sounds

  ​Every artist's dream is to be able to control their own destiny. The Sounds, who have ignored all major label proposals for their new album Crossing The Rubicon, are doing just that. This album is their third full length studio and employs a handful of interesting producers that build on their familiar new wave sound, but also add to it their own eclectic form. After it was decided that their label's idea and theirs was in-cohesive, The Sounds decided to do more of what they knew best, tourin

  October 27, 2009

• Train/Uncle Kracker show tonight postponed

  ​Looks like the inclement weather we've been experiencing for the last 72-hours has forced yet another show to be postponed. As such, Train and Uncle Kracker fans expecting to see those two acts at the Ogden Theatre tonight don't have much to, uh, smile about right now. Evidently the roadways into Denver from Salt Lake City, where the group was slated to play last night, still aren't that passable. On the brightside, there's still tons going on tonight to entertain you and the temperature and

  October 30, 2009

• This Just In: KS 107.5 Jingle Jam, Steve Earle, Brandi Carlile shows announced

  ​Fabolous, Twista and Mario, who have each recently dropped new albums, are among the noted hip-hop and R&B talent slated to appear at KS 107.5's Jingle Jam Friday, December 18 at the Fillmore Auditorium. Advance general admission tickets are $27/$30 day of show. Steve Earle, who's touring in support Townes, his tribute to the great Townes Van Zandt, visits the Boulder Theatre Tuesday, February 2. Reserved seats are $34.50 and general admission seats are $28.50. Seattle-based singer/songwr

  November 4, 2009