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A bunch of great shows announced this week: Fresh off a string of well-received comeback shows, Fall Out Boy is back with a new record and a tour that will hit Denver in June. Vampire Weekend is due at Red Rocks with Of Monsters and Men, while fun. has announced a date of its own at Red Rocks with Tegan and Sara. Plus, we’ve got the word on new shows from Arctic Monkeys, Johnny Marr of the Smiths, Otep, Built to Spill and more. Keep reading for the full rundown of those shows, including ticket prices and on-sale dates, as well as local radio playlists and this week’s top album sales.
See also:
– New shows: Alabama Shakes/Edward Sharpe, Paramore, Jim James
– New shows: Zac Brown adds third show at Red Rocks, plus Sting, the XX
– New shows: Billy Bragg, Cold War Kids, Zac Brown Band, Dark Star Orchestra
NEW SHOWS / ON SALE THIS WEEK
Vampire Weekend, who’s set to release a new album, Modern Vampires Of The City, on Tuesday, May 7, is set to return to Red Rocks on Monday, May 20, with Of Monsters and Men, the Iceland-based outfit, who recently appeared at KTCL’s Not So Silent Night with fun. General admission and reserved tickets ($39.95-$44.95) go on sale on Friday, February 8, at 10 a.m.
Hot on the heels of a string of comeback shows, Fall Out Boy is preparing to release a new album, Save Rock and Roll, the band’s first in a decade, and in support of the new record, the band will stop by the Ogden Theatre on Sunday, June 23. General admission tickets ($35) go on sale on Saturday, February 9, at 10 a.m.
Oh, and speaking of fun., that group will be back in town for a show at Red Rocks with Tegan & Sara on Thursday, August 22. Tickets ($39.95-$43.50) go on sale on Saturday, February 16, at 10 a.m.
Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, who will release his solo debut, The Messenger, on February 26, headlines the Gothic Theatre on Saturday, April 21. General admission tickets ($25) go on sale on Saturday, February 9, at 10 a.m.
Ghost B.C., the ominous metal act previously know as just Ghost, is set to headline the Ogden Theatre on Thursday, April 18, with Ides of Gemini opening up. Tickets ($20.75) go on sale this Friday, February 8, at 10 a.m. Soul Asylum returns to Denver for a show at the Gothic Theatre on Saturday, April 13. Tickets for this show ($25.75) go on sale this Saturday, February 9, at 10 a.m.
After opening for the Black Keys at the 1STBANK Center last April, the Arctic Monkeys are slated to headline a show at the Ogden Theatre on Tuesday, April 28. General admission tickets ($28.50) go on sale on Saturday, February 9, at 10 a.m.
Otep, meanwhile, is at the Marquis Theater on Wednesday, March 13. Tickets ($16 in advance, $18 day of show) go on sale this Friday, February 8. On Friday, May 10, Built to Spill returns to Colorado for a show at the Black Sheep. Tickets ($20) also go on sale this Friday, February 8.
Visit our concert calendar for all Denver/Boulder area concerts.
Built to Spill: Fri., May 10, $20.
Ben Rector: Tue., May 7, 8 p.m., $15/$20.
Bob Mould: Sun., April 21, 8 p.m., $25/$30.
Head for the Hills: Fri., April 26, 9 p.m.; Sat., April 27, 9 p.m., $17/$21.
Leftover Salmon: Thu., March 28, 9 p.m.; Fri., March 29, 9 p.m.; Sat., March 30, 9 p.m., $35.75/$40.
Los Amigos Invisibles: Wed., April 17, 8 p.m., $23/$25.
Lucero: With Langhorne Slim & the Law, Thu., April 18, 9 p.m.; Fri., April 19, 9 p.m.; Sat., April 20, 9 p.m., $25/$30.
Poliça: Mon., April 22, 8 p.m., $18/$20.
R5: Wed., March 20, 8 p.m., $18-$23.
Meredith Monk: Wed., March 13, 8 p.m., $20-$40
Michael Nesmith: Wed., April 3, 6:30 p.m., $35-$50.
Black Mountain: Sat., April 20, 9 p.m., $15.
Built to Spill: Sat., May 11, 8:30 p.m., $18.50/$20.
Dumpstaphunk: Thu., April 11, 8:30 p.m., $14/$16.
French Montana: Wed., March 20, 8:30 p.m., $20.
Method Man & Redman: Thu., April 18, 8:30 p.m., $35.
Sammy Adams & T. Mills: Tue., April 9, 9 p.m., $25.
Zoogma: Wed., April 17, 9 p.m., $13.50/$15.
Johnny Marr: Sun., April 21, 8 p.m., $25.
Modestep: Tue., April 9, 9 p.m., $22.
Soul Asylum: Sat., April 13, 9 p.m., $25.75.
Black Mountain: Sun., April 21, 9 p.m., $15.
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound: Fri., March 22, 9 p.m., $12/$16.
Night Beats: Mon., March 4, 9 p.m., $10/$12.
Wavves: With Fidlar and Cheetahs, Wed., March 27, 9 p.m., $18/$20.
Over the Rhine: Sat., June 1, 8 p.m., $23.
Old Man Markley: Thu., March 21, $12.
Otep: Wed., March 13, $16/$18.
MOON ROOM AT SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Rare Monk: Tue., Feb. 26, $5/$8.
Arctic Monkeys: Tue., May 28, 8 p.m., $28.50/$30.
Fall Out Boy: Sun., June 23, 8 p.m., $35/$40.
Ghost B.C.: With Ides of Gemini, Thu., April 18, 8:30 p.m., $20.75.
SOJA: Fri., May 3, 9 p.m.; Sat., May 4, 9 p.m., $22.75.
Fun.: With Tegan & Sara, Thu., Aug. 22, 8 p.m., $39.95-$43.50.
Vampire Weekend: With Of Monsters and Men, Mon., May 20, 7 p.m., $39.95-$44.95.
Freddy Jones Band: Fri., June 21.
Jon Wirtz (CD release): Sat., April 13, 8 p.m., $10/$15.
Junior Brown: Fri., May 17, 8 p.m., $25/$35.
Oleta Adams: Fri., April 26.
Ellis Paul: With David Berkeley, Fri., May 10, 8 p.m., $15.
Peter Mulvey: With Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer, Fri., June 14, 8 p.m., $16.
The Steel Wheels: Fri., Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $15.
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We’re currently tracking the playlists from a number of different shows, including KTCL’s Locals Only, The Colorado Sound*, an independently produced show that is broadcast all over Colorado, and The Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country. Here’s what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. *Playlist not available this week.
2.3.13
Air Dubai – “Warning”
Sam Lee – “Secret”
Places – “Honesty”
Gamits – “Falling Apart”
South of France – “Kings”
Wire Faces – “Replicator”
Pull the Alarm – “Animal”
Bear Antler – “Take Long”
Maykit – “East and West”
Tim Hanauer – “The Hurricane Night”
Portobello Road – “Luxury”
Wendy Woo – “Knowledge”
Red Fox Run – “Crossfire”
2.2.13
Rick Roberts – “In My Own Small Way”
The Samples – “Tom Joad”
Abi Robins – “Let Me Explain”
Tyler Ward – “The Way We Are”
John McVey – “The Gentleman Thief”
Kristi Stice – “Forgiving The Road”
Elephant Revival – “Quill Pen Feather”
Gromet – “Empty Space”
Instant Empire – “Keep Up!”
Rob Drabkin – “Little Steps”
Joshua Novak – “Informaniac”
John Common – “Moonlight”
Jon Wirtz – “Politico”
Tommy Bolin – “Wild Dogs”
The Rainy Daze – “That Acapulco Gold”
P-Nuckle – “The System”
Flobots – “The Rose and the Thistle”
Rachel & the Kings – “I Know What You’re Made Of…”
Otis Taylor – “Blue Rain in Africa”
Great American Taxi – “One of These Days”
Palmer Divide – “Whiskey Row”
Churchill – “Change”
SHEL – “On My Way”
Fierce Bad Rabbit – “Matter of Time”
Zach Heckendorf – “Traffic”
Jeff Brinkman – “Ordinary Day”
Keith Oxman – “All Dudes”
2.4.13
Abandonato – “Usual Day”
Nina Storey – “Change Her”
Cary Morin and The Atoll – “End Of Forever”
Jennifer Filzen – “Face The Dark”
Mike Press – “Saturated”
Jason Stocker – “End And Beginning”
Gription – “Six Cylinder Crush”
Rebecca Folsom – “In Good Time”
Hans York – “Invocation”
Itis – “Problem”
Caleb Miller – “Prayer”
Radius – “Illuminate”
3rd Time Lucky – “Those Words We Said”
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Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite’s Get Up!, released last week on Stax, debuted at number one at both Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout while A$AP Rocky’s new disc, Long.Live.A$AP, stayed on top at Independent Records and the Night Marchers’ Allez Allez, moved to number one at Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite – Get Up!
02. Big Boi – Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
03. Local Natives – Hummingbird
04. Bad Religion – True North
05. Kishi Bashi – 151a
06. The Sword – Apocryphon
07. Lindsey Stirling – Lindsey Stirling
08. Tomahawk – Oddfellows
09. Voivod – Target Earth
10. Various artists – 12-12-12: Concert for Sandy Relief
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP
02. Hatebreed – The Divinity of Purpose
03. Charlie Wilson – Love, Charlie
04. Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid m.A.A.d. City
05. T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head
06. Chief Keef – Finally Rich
07. E-40 & Too $hort – History: Function Music
08. In This Moment – Blood
09. Tegan & Sara – Heartthrob
10. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
TWIST & SHOUT
advertisementadvertisement01. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite – Get Up!
02. Tegan & Sara – Heartthrob
03. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
04. Tomahawk – Oddfellows
05. Local Natives – Hummingbird
06. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
07. Miles Davis – Bootleg Series Vol. 2
08. Yo La Tengo – Fade
09. Rodriguez – Searching for Sugar Man
10. Aaron Neville – My True Story
WAX TRAX
advertisement01. Night Marchers – Allez Allez
02. Bad Religion – True North
03. Tomahawk – Oddfellows
04. Broadcast – Berberian Sound Studios
05. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
06. Tegan & Sara – Heartthrob
07. The Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law
08. Dead Prez – Information Age
09. Faceman – TalkTalkTalk
10. Thee Dang Dangs – Stone Coast EP
BEATPORT.COM
advertisementadvertisement01. Nicky Romero, Avicii – “I Could Be the One”
02. Sander Van Doorn – “Joyenergizer”
03. Daddy’s Groove – “Stellar” (extended club mix)
04. Will Sparks – “Ah Yeah!”
05. Andre Crom, Teenage Mutants – “Hanging On”
06. Keane, Afrojack – “Sovereign Light Cafe” (Afrojack Remix)
07. Fedde Le Grand – “RAW”
08. Yousef, Hot Since 82 – “Beg” (Hot Since 82 Future Mix)
09. TJR – “Ode to Oi”
10. Dada Life, Dillon Francis – “So Young So High”
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