The Pretenders visit the Paramount Theater Feb. 24. The Paramount Theatre announced some stellar shows this week, including the Pretenders show on February 24 and jazz heavyweights Chick Corea and John McLaughlin teaming up with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Vinny Colaiuta on March 25. Here's a rundown of the other shows going on sale this
weekend, or
recently announced. For ticket information, click on the venue links. -- Jon Solomon
Due to illness, tonight's Airborne Toxic Event show at the Bluebird Theater will be postponed until Wednesday, April 15 at the Ogden Theatre. All tickets to the Bluebird show will be honored and refunds are available at point of purchase. Henry Clay People, who were supposed to open the show tonight, will perform a free show tonight at 9 p.m. at the Larimer Lounge as part of Matt Fecher's New Music Mondays. Sarah Levin, Julie Davis of Bela Karoli and Esme Patterson of Paper Bird will be spinnin
Leonard Cohen's concert at New York's Beacon Theatre last Thursday marked his first American performance in fifteen years. As he took the stage, AEG Live announced a run of North American dates that, as of now, concludes with a stop at Red Rocks on Tuesday, June 2. It was one of a few Red Rocks shows that were announced this week, including David Byrne and DeVotchKa on Saturday, June 20, Rise Against and Rancid on Thursday, June 11, and STS9 on Saturday, July 25. As reported yesterday, Airborne
photo by Erin Tidwell and Kurt Ottaway (click to enlarge)Saturday, March 20: The sun burned off most of the cloud cover as the crowd continued to swell. In the Bat Bar, the Von Bondies tuned up all of their gear for a DirectTV taping, then launched into a near perfect set of fuzzy soul blues mixed in with a pop love in. Big smiles and upbeat vibes. As the sun started to set, we made our way to the Congress Bridge on the river to watch the bats swarm from under. As they swirled skyward, boats on
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
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
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Today in Cafe Society:
• Jonesy's EatBar staff bears their cleavage for a good cause.
• Tonight: Twenty bucks, twenty wines at the Table Mountain Inn.
• Mulberries to pack up on South Pearl.
• Westword.com's Map of the Bars.
• Whoa! Big Hoss opening halted.
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Clutch, Airborne Toxic Event, Chickenfoot shows announced.
• Mile Hi-Fidelity
