The Grateful Dead

Reader: High Times Cannabis Cup trash pile-up not exactly in the spirit of Earth Day

William Breathes's post about the area left trashed on Earth Day in the wake of this past weekend's High Times Cannabis Cup drew a huge response from our readers. Fingers of blame were pointed out promoters, organizers and venue supervisors -- but this comment focuses on attendees, as well as fans o ... More >>

Bearaoke at The Bar puts a new spin on karaoke

Have your Friday nights become completely rote? Are bored out of your skull and tired to the point of tedium of doing the same thing week in and week out? Ah, here's just the cure for what ails you, a full night of unique entertainment you're genuinely just not going to find anywhere else. See als ... More >>

Ask a Stoner: What's the deal with 4/20?

The best concerts in Denver this weekend

PASSION PIT @ 1STBANK CENTER | FRI, 3/1/13 Passion Pit began in as a solo project of lead singer and keyboard player Michael Angelakos in 2007. The project quickly fleshed out into a full band that combined a keen sense for upbeat pop melodies with lyrics that didn't exactly try to sugarcoat the com ... More >>

Greensky Bluegrass

Friday, March 1, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399. 

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 >>

Eye & the Arrow

If by Fire
Self-released

The 25 best concerts this winter/spring

As the winter chill finally thaws (work with us here -- we know it's still below freezing right now) and gives way to the hopefulness and fertility of spring, the upcoming concert season is likewise bursting with promise. Coming off one of the best years for live music in recent memory, the lineup i ... More >>

Furthur at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 9/22/12

FURTHUR @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 9/22/12 All signs pointed to go before the doors to the venue even opened. It was the first day of fall, a beautiful day, and all four of Red Rocks' main parking lots were filled up by 5:30 p.m. Deadheads were parked out on Highway 93 and trekking their way up to ... More >>

The ten best concerts this weekend: Sept. 21-23

Hola, amigo! Welcome to the weekend! A massive amount of musical goodness awaits you this weekend, the first of this fall season. Whatever you feel like getting into, there are a ton of shows to choose from, whether you're looking for metal, rock, hip-hop or just want to party down like there's no s ... More >>

Review: Phil Lesh and Friends at the 1STBANK Center, 2/16/12 - Night One

PHIL LESH AND FRIENDS @ 1STBANK CENTER | 2/16/12 - NIGHT ONEPhil Lesh played the first of a three night stand last night at the 1STBANK Center, bringing with him some extremely talented friends and an energy and enthusiasm in his playing that brought fresh breath to the timeless Grateful Dead catalo ... More >>

Weekend's best live music bets: Phil Lesh and Friends, Young the Giant and more

Welcome to the weekend! You made it! While we're assuming we'll be seeing you at Artopia tomorrow night, if for some reason we don't, there's a pretty diverse lineup of music on tap otherwise for the next three days, including two more nights of Phil Lesh at 1STBANK Center, two nights of Future Bird ... More >>

Art Is Dead

Minglewood opens Saturday in Boulder

MinglewoodMinglewood is rife with references to hippie culture -- including this logo based on the Grateful Dead.​It's been six months since Tom Nash signed a lease in east Boulder, where he planned to build a lunch and happy hour restaurant in an area of town that also holds Avery Brewing Co. ... More >>

Review: Furthur at Red Rocks, 9/30/11, Night One

FURTHUR at RED ROCKS | 9/30/11, Night OneYou know a show at Red Rocks is sold-out when the tow truck drivers are blocking the entrances to the park. Cars, trucks and VW buses lined every road in the park, leaving only a few spaces here and there by 6:15 -- and frustrating caravans of tie-died kids s ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

​Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Dierks Bentley, Mickey Hart Band and Dirty Nasty were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, The Congress and The Epiloguesall got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local ... More >>

Jon Fishman of Phish on how the band got its name, Yonder Mountain String Band and more

Jon Fishman is one timekeeper with some crazy get ups​The Grateful Dead and Phish are often compared because of their fanatical fan bases, trippy live shows and psychedelic-rock flavored extended jams and improv. Lead singer/guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, keyboardist Page McCon ... More >>

This fall, prepare to begin nibbling on sponge cake as you waste away again in Margaritaville

​Remember a few months ago when we told you about the upcoming Grateful Dead online game? Well, that's finally coming to fruition in August, but it looks like it will have a little competition from everyone's favorite party-man Jimmy Buffett. That's right, if there was ever a song we wanted to ... More >>

Bob Dylan turns 70 today (happy birthday, big guy!): A list of our favorite Bob Dylan albums

As you're probably already aware, Bob Dylan turns seventy today. We want to take this moment to thank Mrs. Zimmerman for giving birth to one of the most influential musicians of our time. We're hard-pressed to find a musician that is more versatile or as cool as Dylan. He has been called the voice o ... More >>

The Decemberists at the Boulder Theater, 2/9/11

Editor's note: Two of our writers were at the Decemberists show last night in Boulder, and so today we present you with two different accounts of the show from two different perspectives. Two for the price of, uh, none, as it were -- well, unless you count the cost your Internet connection. Adam Pe ... More >>

Serj Tankian concert canceled, third Furthur show added

​Due to a scheduling conflict, Serj Tankian's show with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra originally scheduled for July 11 at the Denver Botanic Gardens-Chatfield has been canceled. Refunds are available at the point of purchase. Tickets purchased online or by phone will receive a refund within ... More >>

Great American Taxi

Reckless Habits
Thirty Tigers Records

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of January 25, 2010

​As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. ... More >>

Band of Heathens

Thursday, January 7, Bluebird Theater, 303-377-1666.

Plastic Fantastic Lover

The Pink Album
Self-released

Advice for Phish phans in need of a buzz: Look for Colorado license plates

​Believe it or not, drugs are fairly common at most concerts by Phish, whose phans have been known to follow them around the country, Grateful Dead-style. And according to police in Howard County, Maryland, a couple of Coloradans were doing their best to fill the phaithful's needs this past we ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of August 3, 2009

As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Boris Garcia

Friday, July 24, Owsley's Golden Road, 303-297-1772.

This Just In 12/18-12/24/08

Yes visits the Paramount on February 12. Yes, who kicked off its "In the Present" tour last month, will stop at the Paramount February 12 with long-time members Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White, as well as Rick Wakeman's son, Oliver, on keyboards. Vocalist Benoit David, who Squire discovered ... More >>

Q&A with Lucas Field of Low Vs. Diamond

Lucas Field, the frontman for Low Vs. Diamond (the subject of a profile in Westword's November 27 edition), is a Seattle native -- but he spent his college years at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he played in a jam band whose music has little in common with the tunes he's making with hi ... More >>

David Grisman Quintet

Friday, August 10, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030.

D Note

You'd think I'd hate this place. But you'd be wrong.

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Jerry Garcia Band

Thursday, June 22, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Pretty Girls Make Saves

As video games go indie, here's some ideas for a few likely pairings.

Particular

Particle is constantly pushing the envelope in its quest for reinvention.

Best Place to Get Your Jam On

Dulcinea's 100th Monkey

Cine Bon!

Remembering the films that heated up cinemas this year.

Mule Variations

Warren Haynes is one mule who's not ungovernable.

The Beat Goes On

Linda McCartney's photos of '60s rockers roll

Free for All

Highlighting the week's greatest gratis event.

Consumed

Empire of the Sun

Discmania

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

Backwash

Quixote's stays true blue, but it's movin' on down the road.

The Aging of Sonic Youth

The ultimate indie band embraces the past, the present and the future.

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Letters

Feedback

Something's Phishy

Legions of neo-hippies latch on to the catch of the day.

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