Widespread Panic

Soccer moms of the world, unite: New Kids on the Block are coming to 1STBANK Center!

So this one summer before New Kids on the Block made all the girls (who are all middle aged moms now -- meditate on that for a minute) swoon like no other, the dudes did an in-store at the mall in Cheyenne. I was there. My best friend was a DJ at the station presenting the meet and greet, and so we ... More >>

Widespread Panic at Red Rocks June 27-30. Tickets on sale next Saturday, March 9 at 10 a.m.

If you're a jam fan, you must be positively overwhelmed with glee right now with the way the concert season is starting to shape up this year. Last night came word of a Disco Biscuits date at Red Rocks in April, and now comes word that Widespread Panic is pulling into Red Rocks for a four night (!) ... More >>

The ten best Craiglist Missed Connections from a gas station, Colorado's top spot

A recent study in Psychology Today mapped the most common locations of Craigslist Missed Connections by state -- and Colorado's isn't glamorous. In the Centenntial State, the most likely place to fail romantically (and later document it publicly) is the gas station. Considering the amount of active ... More >>

Die Antwoord, Jack White and Five Finger Death Punch lead this week's new shows

Oh, man, just when you think the upcoming concert season couldn't get any more stacked there's even more new shows to look forward to. We've received word that Die Antwoord is finally making its way to Denver on Monday, August 6, along with dates with Jack White, Andrew Bird, Sublime with Rome, Five ... 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 >>

Review: Widespread Panic at the Fillmore Auditorium, 2/10/2012

WIDESPREAD PANIC @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | 2/10/12The Wood Tour -- named as a reference to the purely-acoustic setting of the shows -- has been an eleven-show way for Widespread Panic to reconnect with their fans on a much more intimate level at smaller venues before taking a break from touring in 201 ... More >>

Weekend's best dance bets: DJ Dan, Kirk DeGiorGio, Pinch and more

​House heavyweight DJ Dan will no doubt rock the dance floor at Beta on Saturday night; the UK's Kirk DeGiorGio and Pinch will also be gracing our city with their presence this weekend. Sex Panther returns to Beauty Bar tonight for the regular dubstep, Moombahton, funky dance party with Max Kl ... 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 >>

David Bromberg on his career and studying with Reverend Gary Davis

David Bromberg's eclectic musical expertise is rooted in the sounds of America. Since the 1960s, the singer and guitarist has drawn from a palette of influences, from bluegrass to ragtime, from country blues to New Orleans jazz. Taking lessons from the legendary Reverend Gary Davis as a Columbia stu ... 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: Guns N' Roses is at 1STBANK Center in December, and in January, Wilco's at the Fillmore and the Jayhawks are due at the Ogden. Air Dubai, Gauntlet Hair, Ian Cooke and Jonny Barber & the Living Deads all got some spins on local rad ... More >>

Widespread Panic bringing acoustic tour to the Fillmore for three nights in February

​Celebrating 25 years of making music, Widespread Panic is setting out on its first-ever acoustic tour, which includes a three-night stand from Friday, February 10 to Sunday, February 12 at the Fillmore Auditorium. That stint will be followed up by a three-night stand from Friday, February 17 ... More >>

New country: Love it or loathe it?

So tonight, Kenny Chesney is kicking off his three-night stand at Red Rocks -- all three dates of which, BTW, are sold out. Impressive to be sure, but certainly not without precedent (Dispatch sold out a trio of dates last month, as did Widespread Panic). Regardless, even accounting for potential cr ... More >>

Good Friday: Widespread Panic, Dax Riggs, Pink Hawks and more this weekend

​You can't experience a Colorado summer without seeing at least one show at Red Rocks and tonight, Widespread Panic throws down the inaugural performance of a full weekend of jammy goodness. These dudes are so popular here, you would think they are from Colorado, but no. It might just be somet ... More >>

Thursday is the new Friday: Showcase Awards, album releases, Cosmic Gate and more

​Here comes another Thursday, and if its anything like last Thursday then it's going to be wild and fun. Last week, we tore it up all over the city, and now that we're fully recovered from the Showcase/PrideFest hangover, there's plenty to do tonight, from the Westword Music Showcase Awards at ... More >>

James and the Devil

Altitude Sickness
Self-released

Reiver's: Where everybody knows your name

​Happy Place: Reiver's Bar and Grill, 1085 South Gaylord Street, 303-733-8856 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to close. The Deals: $2.50-$6 beer specials; $10 buckets of beer; $2.50 cocktails, half-price appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.

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: Peter Gabriel and Widespread Panic are coming to Red Rocks in June, while Sade is due at the Pepsi Center in August. Meanwhile on local radio, My Body Sings Electric, Pacific Pride, the Sunshine House and String Chees ... More >>

Widespread Panic, Jane's Addiction, Michael Franti shows announced

​After selling out three nights at Red Rocks, Widespread Panic returns to the Pepsi Center for a two-night New Year's Eve run on Thursday, December 30, and Friday, December 31. Tickets are $61 and go on sale this Saturday, October 9, at noon and are available through TicketHorse. Speaking of ... More >>

The Roots, Eminem top sellers at local record stores

​How I Got Over, the Roots' latest effort released last week on Def Jam, took the spot at Twist & Shout, second at Albums on the Hill and third at Independent Records for the week ending June 27. Eminem's new disc, Recovery, debuted at number one at Independent Records while coming in third at ... More >>

Film on the Rocks: Westley, Inigo and Fezzik bring down the house

Freebird!​While scalpers weren't hawking The Princess Bride tickets for three or four times their $10 box office price - as they did on Craigslist for the Hangover last week - the Film on the Rocks movie did sell out Tuesday night. It was the second consecutive sellout for Film on the Rocks s ... More >>

Black Keys, Widespread Panic top sellers at local stores

​The Black Keys' latest effort, Brothers, performed strong for the second week in a row and claimed the top spots at Albums on the Hill and Independent Records, while checking in at number two at Twist & Shout. Widespread Panic's Dirty Side Down, released last week on ATO, Hank Williams III's ... More >>

Zac Brown Band

Thursday, December 3, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Happy Birthday to the Fainting Goat

​ 846 Broadway has been a lot of things over the years. Failed restaurants have come and gone; bars have landed here, done well for a little bit, then died. I've spent time at every one of 846 Broadway's incarnations over the past seven years and, with the exception of their convenience (th ... More >>

Mile High Music Fest Live Reviews: Day One

Aaron Thackeray See photos of Day One's fans on the slideshow page. It's here: The second edition of the Mile High Music Fest is underway, and our gaggle of writers and photogs are shvitzing their way around the grounds to bring you ongoing, as-close-to-live-as-my-fingers-allow coverage of Denver ... More >>

From Mile High to Monolith, breaking down Denver's summer music fests

The Mile High Music Fest returns to Dick's with Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray. With so many music festivals to fill up your summer and drain your pocketbook, we put together a handy rundown of Denver's fests, in order of their appearance on your calendar. Which are you looking most forward to ... More >>

The Kitchen celebrates its fifth birthday

Happy anniversary to the Kitchen, at 1039 Pearl Street in Boulder. The restaurant will celebrate its fifth birthday on Tuesday, April 21, by introducing a "Community Hour," a daily gathering each afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. with reduced price food and drink. There are more changes in store, too; for ... More >>

Irepress

Saturday, April 4, 3 Kings Tavern, 303-777-7352.

New Kids on the Block, Boz Scaggs, Loretta Lynn shows announced

A number of shows were announced this week, including New Kids on the Block (Wednesday, July 15, Fiddler's Green), Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald (Monday, July 6, Paramount Theatre), Loretta Lynn (Wednesday, June 10, Paramount Theatre) and Reggae on the Rocks featuring Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squa ... More >>

Tool, Widespread Panic and the Fray to headline Mile High Music Festival

Moments ago, the folks at AEG announced the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival. This year looks like it's going to be a doozy. Here are just some of the acts that you can look forward to seeing this summer on the two main stages at either end of the park or a number of smaller stages i ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 26 edition

Hosea Rosenberg. Let it snow? Let it snow? Let it snow? Today in Cafe Society: • Top Chef Hosea Rosenberg spreads the wealth. • Updated: Other stirring events, now that "Soup for the Soul" is cancelled. • Desperately seeking volunteers for the IACP conference in Denver. • Co-op grocery lo ... More >>

In the neighborhood: The Fainting Goat

  The space at 846 Broadway has long been the go-to bar for all our needs around the office.  It's been the Parlour, the Minturn Saloon and Moon Time in the years that I've been here --everything from a kinda weird, quasi-classy bolt-hole with a serious kitchen to a mountain transplant w ... More >>

Highland Pacific 'spreads the jam on Wednesdays

Over the Weekend...Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks

Last Night...the Kooks and the Morning Benders @ the Ogden Theatre

Owsley’s Golden Road

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Stoned Emotion

Stoned Emotion (Delta 32 Music)

Outformation

Thursday, February 2, Cactus Jack's, Evergreen, 303-674-1564; Friday, February 3, the Starlight, Fort Collins, 1-970-484-4974; Saturday, February 4, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308; Sunday, February 5, Southern Sun, 303-543-0886.

Electric Side Dish

Sancho's Broken Arrow

Panic Room

Despite two tragic deaths, Widespread Panic hasn't slowed a bit.

Blues Traveler

Tuesday, October 25, and Wednesday, October 26, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Warren Haynes

Live at Bonnaroo (ATO Records)

Stockholm Syndrome

Friday, August 6, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

Widespread Panic With the Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Night of Joy (Widespread Records)

Summer!

Steaking a Claim

Barry Fey tries the Keg on for size.

Coming Clean

Concertgoers come together to sober up and jam straight.

Backwash

Promoters get ready to suck up a new law that targets meth — and the music industry.

Summer of Love

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