Ogden

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds at Ogden, 4/3/13

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS @ OGDEN THEATRE | 4/3/13 The most mythical moment of Nick Cave's set last night at the Ogden Theatre came at the end when the band performed "Stagger Lee," a re-casting of the Mississippi John Hurt classic "The Ballad of Stagger Lee." With lurid lighting and theatrical flo ... More >>

Alabama Shakes at the Ogden Theatre, with Michael Kiwanuka, 3/9/13 (reviews, photos)

ALABAMA SHAKES @ OGDEN THEATER | 3/9/13 There were too many musical threads to count during Alabama Shakes' dynamic and dizzying performance at the Ogden Theatre. During the most heart-rending moments of "Be Mine," for example, vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard summoned the spirits of James Br ... More >>

Searching for Sugar Man? Found him! Rodriguez show moved from Ogden to 1STBANK

This seemed all but inevitable the more folks saw Searching for Sugar Man, the outstanding documentary focusing on the awe-inspiring story of Sixto Rodriguez, aka Sugar Man -- and that was even before the Oscar win this past weekend: Rodriguez, whom we picked at the top of our 25 best concerts of th ... More >>

Trampled by Turtles at the Ogden, 1/10/13

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES @ OGDEN THEATRE | 1/10/13 Eerie sounds were coming out of the fiddle, the base of which Ryan Young had lodged into his chest. With his elbow bobbing up and down furiously with the movement of the bow, he summoned tones from those four strings that sounded as if they were from a ... More >>

The Lumineers worked with AEG to implement paperless ticketing for their show at the Ogden

The Lumineers are virtually inescapable these days, both in the world of music, obviously, but also in the realm of pop culture: From being in constant radio rotation across the nation to being name dropped as a part of incidental plot lines on TV shows like Nashville, the Denver-based, Grammy nomin ... More >>

The five best concerts in Denver this week

Maybe it's just because we're claustrophobic and get all sorts of anxious being pressed in by tight crowds, but the thought of being trampled seems more than a little unnerving, which is precisely why we always avoid Black Friday. But being trampled by turtles, on the other hand, well, now that just ... More >>

Photos: Tuaca Cinnastar gets in the Denver swim at Dive Inn

Colorado is one of the top two markets for Tuaca, and judging from the local launch of Tuaca Cinnastar at the Dive Inn last night, this cinnamon-laced extension of the brand is going to be hot in more ways than one. Westword photographer Elyse Mitchell brought back these photos from the Cinnfull & ... More >>

AEG Live Rocky Mountains to take over booking and operations at Gothic Theatre on January 1

On Tuesday, January 1, when most of us are still sleeping off the last good times of 2012 or steeling ourselves to tackle resolutions for the new year, our city's live-music scene will mark a major development: This is the day that the iconic Gothic Theatre will be put in the capable hands of the fo ... More >>

Cookie Monsta's 3/24 Ogden show postponed

Update 3/21/12: Cookie Monsta's Ogden Theatre show has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 12. Zomboy is also on the bill. Another Ogden Theatre show change to alert you to: Cookie Monsta, originally slated to perform at the Ogden on Saturday, March 24, with J Rabbit, Dodger and Dirt Monkey has bee ... More >>

Reader: The Dillinger Escape Plan's antics were more memorable than the music

​How important in stage presence in terms of how much impact a show has on you? Depends who you ask. While our reviewer was struck by the energetic set turned in by the Dillinger Escape Plan at the Ogden and less moved by Mastodon, Ian, who posted our comment of the day, thought Dillinger put ... More >>

Review: Game at the Ogden Theatre, 11/3/11

Eric GruneisenGame at the Ogden last night​GAME at THE OGDEN THEATRE | 11/3/11Last night at the Ogden, Game had so many fans draped in red on stage with him, it began to look more like the red sea, rather than a band of hip-hop hooligans representing for their favorite MC. A few things are sti ... More >>

Photos: DeVotchKa at the Ogden, 10/28/11

DeVotchKa at the Ogden this past Friday​DEVOTCHKA at OGDEN THEATRE | 10/28/11This past Friday night at the Ogden Theatre, DeVotchKa kicked off Halloween weekend with its annual scary soiree (the band played a sold out show the following night at the Boulder Theater). We were on hand at the Ogd ... More >>

Trentemøller at the Ogden Theatre, 10/21/11

Trentemøller on Friday at the Ogden.​TRENTEMØLLER at the OGDEN THEATRE | 10/21/11Though certainly not the dark horse by any electronic music connoisseur's standards, Trentemøller's performance Friday night at the Ogden Theatre was one for the books. Ribbon banners, flash-poppi ... More >>

Suburban Home's 16th Anniversary, STS9, triple EP release at hi-dive and more this weekend

A house is just not a Home without music​Whether you're a local scene junkie or strangely attracted to artists without vowels, there's no shortage of things to do over the next two days. Here's what's good this weekend: On Friday at 3 Kings Tavern Virgil Dickerson's Suburban Home Records kick ... More >>

Win tickets to see INXS tonight at the Ogden!

​As mentioned earlier today, INXS is playing tonight at the Ogden. Wanna go? What's that? Yes, of course, we know it's a Monday. That's why we thought we'd hook you up, in case you have a case of the Mondays. I mean, what better way to start off the week than by seeing a kickass show on us, ri ... More >>

Adele cancels remainder of tour due to laryngitis

Photo by Aaron Thackeray​Count yourself lucky if you had a chance to catch Adele's breathtaking performance last weekend. We just heard that she canceled all of the remaining dates on her current tour due to the problems she was having with her voice, problems she mentioned at the onset of her ... More >>

Anand Wilder of Yeasayer on being from Baltimore but making a name in New York

​Yeasayer (due tonight with Hush, Hush and Smith Westerns at the Ogden Theatre) was started by three guys from Baltimore, who each moved to New York separately before starting the band. During its four-year existence, the trio has developed an experimental pop sound that is more akin to quirky ... More >>

Bad Brains' "Pay to Cum:" See who paid to come to see them at Summit Music Hall (PHOTOS)

​Back in the day, the Bad Brains famously announced that they "Pay to Cum" -- but who paid to come and see them during a rare live appearance at Summit Music Hall. The answers are in a new slideshow -- and there's more memorable imagery on view, too. Check out the galleries of the Deftones at ... More >>

March of the Zombies commits sins of the flesh and other memorable weekend photos

​Saturday night at Bender's Tavern was dead in one way but very lively in others thanks to the third annual March of the Zombies. Westword photogs were on hand to capture the action there and plenty of other places, too. Check out Girl Talk at the Ogden, plus String Cheese Incident at the 1stB ... More >>

Warren Haynes and Cake playing two-night stands at Ogden in May and June

​ Good lord, sounds like the Ogden's got some pretty sweet shows lined up in the coming months. Just before he heads off to Bonnaroo and High Sierra, we hear that Warren Haynes is slated for a two-night stand at the Ogden on May 24-25, and we've also confirmed that Cake is playing a two-night ... More >>

February top photos heat up the month -- and so do Westword's latest slideshow shots

​For your clicking pleasure, we've assembled a roundup of February's best photos from our intrepid shutterbugs -- and they're still snapping even as the month nears its end. Check out Linkin Park at the Pepsi Center, Immortal at Summit Music Hall, Morcheeba at the Ogden and more on Westword's ... More >>

Behold "Pink and Puple," a nine-year-old's tribute to Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow"

There's no question that Wiz Khalifa has a loyal following. That much was evident when his Taylor Gang invaded the Ogden last fall. What we didn't know was that his reach stretches all the way to the playground. Witness Houston's Young Lyric (aka Lyrikkal) -- emphasis on young; shorty is nine-year ... More >>

Beautiful woman trapped in giant ball and other weird photos from our weekend slideshows

​Who is this beautiful woman, and why is she trapped in a giant orb? An explanation can be found in our photo gallery of the DJ Shadow show at the Ogden -- and there are more striking images from whence it came. Check out Head PE at Summit Music Hall, Frock Out 2010, shots from the 2010 Westwo ... More >>

Win a pair of tickets to see Gorillaz on Sunday

​ Like most weekends in the Mile High City, there's no shortage of great shows to see in Denver in the next few days, from Overcasters Gathering of the Clouds festival to Apples in Stereo at the Bluebird to Bassnectar's 1STBASS Center (with Emancipator and Dan Deacon) to Of Montreal at the Og ... More >>

Skylab fest's 16th anniversary puts electro fans in orbit for our weekly photo-slideshow roundup

​Westword photographers captured a lot of revelry over the weekend. First up is Skylab, the electronic-music festival celebrating its sixteenth anniversary; shutterbug Aaron Thackeray was there. Check out his shots plus images from Tech N9ne at the Fillmore and Strung Out at the Ogden on our ... More >>

This Just In: Devendra Banhart show at the Ogden tomorrow night canceled

Planning to catch Devendra Banhart tomorrow night at the Ogden? Boy are you going to be bummed: Evidently, broseph broke himself over the weekend trying to pull off some gnarly kick flip or ollie or something before his show in Tempe on Saturday and busted a bone in his leg. Two shows, including Den ... More >>

Busting beers at home and in Austin: Over the Weekend

​Another Monday. Ugh. Not sure if reliving the weekend will make it better or worse, but we don't have much of a choice, do we? So, without further ado, some shit that happened between last Friday and now: • Kate Levy threw down at the Wrangler's Sunday Beer Bust. • Kiernan Maletsky shoo ... More >>

Band of Horses at the Ogden: It's that booty-rocking funeral music!

Photos by Joe Tone​Band of Horses • Co. • 03.16.10 | Ogden Theatre There are certain tricks storytellers use, moves that keep the audience's minds or livers from getting anxious and hitting the bar. Band of Horses owns a heavy arsenal of those tricks -- but we'll get to that shortly.

Over the weekend: Pretty Lights at the Ogden Theatre

Aaron Thackeray​ Pretty Lights • Lyrics Born • Bobby Collins03.13.10 | Ogden Theatre There is so much sweaty cleavage dangling over the railing of the Ogden's upper deck. One girl, in her haste to abandon her inhibitions, has rolled her shirt up so high that fully half her bra is in vie ... More >>

Flobots, Pretty Lights, zombie fashion and more: Over the Weekend

Aaron Thackeray​What'd you miss this weekend if you spent the whole time at home Googling "'Brady Quinn' and 'single'"? A lot. Check it out below:

Moving Pictures: The making of Flobots "White Flag Warrior" video

So one more day before Flobots invade the Ogden to celebrate the release of Survival Story, their sophomore release and the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2008's Fight with Tools. We say "celebrate," because we've learned since posting yesterday's item weighing in on the act's first single, "White F ... More >>

This Just In: Country Megaticket, Disco Biscuits, Phoenix shows announced

​In addition to a number of shows announced this week, Live Nation is offering the 2010 Country Megaticket, which includes four shows at the Comfort Dental Amphitheatre including, the Country Throwdown featuring Montgomery Gentry, Little Big Town and more on Sunday, June 13, Tim McGraw with Lady A ... More >>

This Just In: Open Wings & Broken Strings show at the Ogden Theatre canceled

​Bad news for those hoping to relive the '90s this weekend at the Ogden Theatre. We've just received word that Open Wings and Broken Strings, the traveling time capsule tour featuring Eddie Kowalczyk of Live, Art Alexakis of Everclear and Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer, slated for a st ... More >>

3OH!3 roots for the C-O-L-O-R-A-D-O Rockies

With the Rockies clinching its playoff birth yesterday and this being Rocktober and all, it seems only fitting to post the "Rockies Anthem," penned by 3OH!3 for the boys of summer and captured live at the Ogden, to get everybody all fired up. If you haven't caught the clip yet on FSN Rocky Mountai ... More >>

Reno Divorce at the Ogden Theatre

I was shuttling between the hi-dive and the Larimer Lounge on Friday night, so unfortunately, I didn't catch Reno Divorce and Slim Cessna heating things up for Reverend Horton Heat at the Ogden. But from the sounds of it -- Jon Solomon was at the show -- both acts tore it up, and although it took th ... More >>

Snarf's sub shop opening on Capitol Hill

Oh, hell yes. It appears that Snarf's, a veritable sandwich institution in Boulder, is opening a location at 11th and Ogden in Capitol Hill. It already has the ovens and counters installed inside, so hopefully it won't be too long before we can get a hot dog, American cheese and bacon sandwich -- ... More >>

3OH!3 gets key to the city

Copyright 2009 NBAE (photo: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)Just received word that the wisenheimers of 3OH!3...wait...what's that? Oh, right. Sure. Ahem...it seems we got our, uh, wires crossed there. Evidently, Sean Foreman and Nate Motte didn't actually get the, er, key to the city. Our ... More >>

3OH!3 at the Ogden

Aaron Thackeray braved the sweatiness to get photos from 3OH!3's Saturday-night show at the Ogden. See his work at westword.com/slideshow.

Twelve Things Every Wu-Tang Fan Should Own

The Wu-Tang Clan plays the Ogden tonight. You should go -- but you should also know that Wu fans are pretty rabid, and would like to know that you are as rabid as they are. So, here, a handy guide to making yourself look like you deserve entrance into the 36 chambers. Good luck. -- Joe Tone

Rearview: The Week in Review (11/17/08-11/21/08)

Leave the Gun. Take the cannoli. All eyes -- or ears, rather -- in the music world, including ours, were on Chinese Democracy this week. Most of us honestly never thought we'd live to see the release of the mythical Guns N' Roses record, and now that we had a chance to listen to it all the way t ... More >>

Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty and Beardo at the Ogden Theatre

Shy Child

Tuesday, July 29, Ogden Theatre, 303-832-1874.

Over the Weekend...Justice, Diplo @ Ogden Theater

Patio Party

Extreme Makeover

The Ogden's rehab is done, but the future's still dark for other vintage theaters.

Bright Eyes

Monday, November 7, and Tuesday, November 8, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

The Beatdown

In Denver, it seems, smokers can't get no respect.

Backwash

The City Council votes on the side of youth and music.

SOMEBODY IN PARTICULAR

A BEHIND-THE-CURTAINS LOOK AT THE BIGGEST LITTLE PROMOTER IN DENVER.

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