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New Denver shows on sale this week: Megadeth, Tricky, Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky and more

Megadeth's Gigantour, which features HellYeah, Newstead, Black Label Society and is making a stop at 1STBANK Center in August, goes on sale this Friday, May 10, while Tricky at the Gothic, and Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky at Fiddler's go on sale on Saturday, May 11. Keep reading for the full rundown t ... More >>

New Denver shows: Phoenix, Five Iron Frenzy, Channel 93.3 Big Gig with Lumineers and more

Another solid batch of new shows going on sale this weekend, including Phoenix, who's coming to the Rocks with Dinosaur Jr., Five Iron Frenzy, set to play the Ogden in August, KTCL Channel 93.3 is set to feature the Lumineers, Langhorne Slim and Paper Bird, plus the Monkees. Keep reading for the ful ... More >>

Janet Feder on the $100 Guitar Project

When guitarists Nick Didkovsky and Chuck O'Meara bought a $100 guitar, they came up with the idea for their $100 Guitar Project: They hit up a dozens of their guitar-playing friends and asked them to write and record a short piece of a song. They each had a week to come up with their part, and then ... More >>

The ten best concerts in Denver this weekend

CONSPIRATOR @ OGDEN THEATRE | SAT, 3/23/13 Conspirator is an apt name for this supergroup of sorts, which comprises members of several well-known acts. Exploring the ethereal realms of EDM, the quartet -- Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein of the Disco Biscuits, KJ Sawka of Pendulum and Chris Michetti ... More >>

Andy Torri, KBCO Studio C engineer, victim of Clear Channel firing days after new disc's release

Update: Since last week, we've been documenting the latest batch of layoffs at Clear Channel Denver stations -- a nationwide action referred to by affected staffers as "National Firing Day;" see our previous coverage below. Among those canned was Andy Torri, engineer for KBCO's acclaimed Studio C se ... More >>

Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli on being chased by Meat Loaf for helping himself to Meat's leftovers

While the Afghan Whigs are probably not the first band people think of when they think of the '90s, album for album, the band consistently put out quality material. The outfit's soul-inflected rock, which could just as easily be called power pop even though it packed a lot more punch than some of th ... More >>

The Yawpers' deep thoughts come through on Capon Crusade

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The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main Street turns 40

By the spring of 1971, the heroes of the '60s were dropping like flies. The Beatles had broken up, Angela Davis and Timothy Leary were on the run, and meanwhile everyone in California was becoming born again Christians. The previous autumn, Jimi Hendrix asphyxiated on half-digested sleeping pills an ... More >>

Weekend's best live music bets: Fun., Gotye, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, SP Double and more

Welcome to the end of the work week! Unsurprisingly, your musical options are plentiful this weekend: Gotye packs the Ogden tonight for a sold-out show with Kimbra, Fun. is at the Fox Theatre, John Scofield returns to Colorado after the successful three night stand with Phil Lesh not too long ago, B ... More >>

The 54th Grammys: who will win (Adele) and who won't (Lady Gaga)

From power pop to power ballads, rock anthems to rap staples, the nominees of the 54th Grammy Awards, which airs this Sunday night, sees no dearth of great music. There's little doubt that it will be Adele's night, but others, like Kanye West and Mumford & Sons, could win big too. Continue reading f ... More >>

Weekend's best live bets: Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks and more

Are you ready? This is a weekend to remember. Tonight for the first time ever, the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre will add to its renown by hosting the first ever wintertime concert with Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks with Atmosphere, Common, Grieves and Budo and Get Cryphy. And that's just the tip o ... More >>

Lykke Li, Tech N9Ne, Lucinda Williams, City and Colour and a slew of CD release shows

Catch Lykke Li tonight at the Ogden​There's an astounding number of great shows to pick from this weekend in the Mile High City: Lykke Li at the Ogden, Tech N9Ne kicks off his two-night Denver run with an intimate show tonight at the Summit Music Hall, followed by an appearance at the Fillmore ... More >>

Frasca Food and Wine's Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson on eating fox tartare and the get in -- and get out rule at Frasca

Lori Midson​ Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson Frasca Food and Wine 1738 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-442-6966 www.frascafoodandwine.com This is part one of my interview with Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, co-owner and executive chef of Frasca Food and Wine. Part two of my chat with Mackinnon-Patterso ... More >>

Odd Future due at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, October 8 and Ogden on Sunday, October 9

Dang, dude. Shit just got hella interesting. Word on the street is that Odd Future is slated to make its Colorado debut at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, October 8, and its Denver debut at the Ogden Theatre on Sunday, October 9. That's right, the night before the Watch the Throne tour hits the Pepsi C ... More >>

Red Rocks and Love Hope Strength partner to recruit boners (VIDEO)

​No, it's not some kind of weird sex party. Red Rocks is pushing its partnership with Love Hope Strength, a music-centric cancer charity with headquarters in Denver, by hosting one of the organization's tents at the venue's shows and signing up bone-marrow doners -- boners, as Jimmy Fallon ref ... More >>

Dr. Dog, Paper Bird and Boulder Acoustic Society at the Boulder Theater, 5/7/11

Photo: David IngrahamDr. Dog last night in Boulder. See all the photos from last night.DR. DOG With Paper Bird and Boulder Acoustic Society Boulder Theater | 5/7/11 View photo slideshow from last night For a band that sounds like it's drawing from a diverse pool of influences that spans from the Be ... More >>

As a "middle-aged punk-rocker," Mike Watt truly is a Hyphenated-Man

Tonight: Smith Westerns at the Larimer

​Chicago's Smith Westerns have no doubt been thrown under the worn out labels of beachy and reverb-heavy -- but past a surface listen, the band goes deeper than many of it's lo-fi contemporaries. Reminiscent of T. Rex and Donovan, the music of Smith Westerns has a charming sexiness in their vo ... More >>

Old 97's

Thursday, January 27, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Rhett Miller of Old 97's on Grand Theatre, Volume One and working under the gun

Allison V. Smith​ It's been close to two decades since Rhett Miller and company fired up the Old 97's in Dallas and helped pioneer the alt-country movement alongside Wilco and the Jayhawks. Since then, the quartet, which is known for its vigorous live sets, has gone on to release a string of ... More >>

Moovers and Shakers: Our favorite Denver music releases of 2010

Download George and Caplin, Wentworth Kersey album's free for one week

​Since the release of George and Caplin's Secluded Malls and Scenic Byways last August, the band has already offered a hard copy of the disc for free for those who sent a text message to a number hidden in a music video. To celebrate the holidays, however, the record will be available for free ... More >>

On sale this weekend: Furthur, Jeff Tweedy and Sarah McLachlan shows announced

​Nearly a year after helping break in in the remodeled 1STBANK Center last March, Furthur, fronted by Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, is slated to return for another three-night stand on Friday, February 11, through Sunday, February 13. Reserved and general-admission tickets, which range from $55 to $ ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase 2010: Backbeat scribes' travelogue

​ Here's our massive, multi-page report/travelogue of the Westword Music Showcase from (in order) Tom Murphy, Cory Casciato, A.H. Goldstein, Jef Otte, Jon Solomon and Brain Frederick. Let us know in the comments what you saw and loved, saw and hated, or missed and hated yourself for missing. ... More >>

DeVotchKa plays sold out soccer stadium in Paris with Muse, working on new album

DeVotchKa, who peformed for over 90,000 people when the band opened for Muse in Paris last weekend (see a few pics after the jump), has recently been at Wavelab studio in Tuscon working on the follow-up to its last album, A Mad and Faithful Telling. No word yet on what the new record will be ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Hello Kavita CD release at the hi-dive

​Hello Kavita, Houses, It's True October 23, 2009 hi-dive Better Than: Prozac Omaha band It's True started things off with some sweet 'n simple melodies and starry-eyed vocals.  They cranked the feedback a bit because they're no pushovers, but theirs was certainly the odd performance out on ... More >>

Over the Weekend: The Bottesini Project at Notably Fine Audio

Jon Solomon​The Bottesini Project Friday, October 16, 2009Notably Fine AudioBetter than: Any other local collective improvisation group.   One of the great things about Bottesini Project shows is the uniqueness of each performance. Since the shows are based completely based on collective impr ... More >>

Nels Cline collaborates with the Bottesini Project

​On Naima's Grass Pajamas, Paul Riola's Bottesini Project has assembled something of a dream lineup, including guitar legend Nels Cline of Wilco, bassist Keenan Wayne, CacheFlowe, Janet Feder and Glenn Taylor. The musicians recorded a day's worth of improvisations, then Riola and Colin Bricker ... More >>

Q&A with Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers

Crackerfarm​Arena rock is making a comeback. Thanks to bands like My Morning Jacket, Wilco and North Carolina's the Avett Brothers, the spirit and tradition of the '70s is swelling and helping to conjure up images of rock and roll when it was at it's purest, most visceral and most likely bearded. ... More >>

NPR's All Songs Considered weighs in on the best music of 2009

​Last time we checked, there's still a good four months left until the end of the year. Regardless, that hasn't stopped Bob Boilen and company from NPR's All Songs Considered from weighing in on the best music of 2009 (so far). Actually, check that -- the results, which were posted on the show's b ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Bar Standard

Chad FahnestockThe Swayback turned in one of their best sets in a packed Bar Standard. See more photos from Bar Standard at westword.com/slideshow. MS = main stage, P = patio Six Months to Live - 12:00 - MS Actually, this got started at more like 12:20 or so. What, a festival running late? Incon ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: La Rumba

Eric Syl GruniesenThe Epilogues tore up La Rumba. See more photos from La Rumba at westword.com/slideshow. Alan Baird Project, 12:00 p.m. It's never easy being the first band to play at an all-day event. Typically, bands that are booked to perform early in the day have to work a lot harder to get ... More >>

A band-by-band guide to the 2009 Westword Music Showcase

David Vandervelde and the Moonstation House Band

Sunday, July 8, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

Son Volt

Okemah and the Melody of Riot (Sony)

The Beatdown

Corruption's new CD displays metal moxie of the best kind.

The Beatdown

Return of the living Dead: What would Jerry do?

Backwash

A new documentary ensures that Friends Forever will live forever on celluloid.

Backwash

Jerry’s kids are all right: Can the Bianchi Brothers make Denver the Deadhead center of the universe?

Ryan Adams, Jay Farrar

Gold (Lost Highw), Sebastopol (Artemis)