Widespread Panic

Getting Off on the Rocks

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

Over the Weekend...Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks

Stockholm Syndrome

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

Five things to do at Red Rocks besides see a concert

Concert season is over at Red Rocks, but that doesn't mean you can't make use of music's best outdoor venue -- especially on those occasional spring-like days that heat up the Colorado winter. Here, five ways to make use of Red Rocks until the bands plug back in next spring.

Q&A with Apollo Sunshine's Sam Cohen

Diverse, surprising albums and an explosive, inventive live show are the hallmarks of Apollo Sunshine, a trio of friends – Sam Cohen, Jesse Gallagher and Jeremy Black – who met at the Berklee College of Music the better part of a decade ago. The group’s three albums, including the brand-new ... 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 >>

Backwash

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

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 30, 2003

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 >>

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 >>

Irepress

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

Highland Pacific 'spreads the jam on Wednesdays

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

Warren Haynes

Live at Bonnaroo (ATO Records)

Owsley’s Golden Road

Live at Bonnaroo (ATO Records)

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.

Widespread Panic With the Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Night of Joy (Widespread Records)

Summer!

Night of Joy (Widespread Records)

Steaking a Claim

Barry Fey tries the Keg on for size.

Coming Clean

Concertgoers come together to sober up and jam straight.

Summer of Love

Concertgoers come together to sober up and jam straight.

WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?

Concertgoers come together to sober up and jam straight.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Built to Spill top seller at Twist and Shout

​Built to Spill's latest effort, There is No Enemy, released last week on Reprise, grabbed the top spot at Twist and Shout for the week ending October 11. Rosanne Cash's The List, which features some cameos from Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and Jeff Tweedy, claimed the second slot, while Mons ... More >>

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 >>

Zac Brown Band

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

Widespread Panic, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Pretty Lights shows announced

​Another half dozen new shows were added to the Red Rocks schedule, including John Mayer, Paramore, STS9, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Pretty Lights and Widespread Panic, who will be at the venue from Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27, a month after its eleventh studio album, Dirty Side Down, hit ... 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 >>

Melvins, Jack Johnson top sellers at local record stores

​The thick and sludgy new album from the Melvins, The Bride Screamed Murder, released last week on Ipecac, grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill and came in fourth at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 6. Jack Johnson's new platter, To the Sea, meanwhile, released last week on his Bru ... 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Wynkoop Brewing Company gives vegetarians and carnivores alike a place to kick back

Artichoke & Parmesan Dip at Wynkoop Brewing Co.​One of the challenges of being a vegetarian is finding a place where you can kick back and relax with old friends, maybe make some new friends. Carnivorous folks take their hospitable hangouts for granted; we don't have that option. While Water ... More >>

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 >>

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.

James and the Devil

Altitude Sickness
Self-released

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 on a wide palette of influences, from bluegrass to ragtime, from country blues to New Orleans jazz. Taking lessons from the legendary Reverend Gary Davis as a Co ... More >>