“Big” Jon Platt has been promoted to president of Warner/Chapell Music. Before earning his new position, the Montbello-bred music mogul, who got his start deejaying parties locally and has been a revered figure in the music industry for nearly two decades, was president of creative for Warner/Chappell. And prior to…
Okay, so this is just, well, magical. While some are a little sore with Sports Illustrated for picking Peyton Manning for Sportsman of the Year — you know, that whole Sports Illustrated cover jinx and all — this clip of Bootsy Collins singing the praises of PFM, from SI’s little…
Lorde, one of the hottest new pop acts to emerge in the past year, with a number-one single in “Royals,” a tune that garnered four Grammy nominations, is making her way to Denver for a show at the Fillmore Auditorium on Saturday, March 22, as part of the native New…
Phish fans have ample reason to be excited. Not only does the band have a new record on tap, Wingsuit, the songs from which the group introduced during the second set of its annual Halloween show, but the guys are hitting the road individually. Trey Anastasio already announced a two-night…
The on-sale date and time on the show announcement that we just received from our friends at AEG is followed by three exclamation points, and that seems perfectly reasonable. After all, it’s a pretty big deal. In fact, if you’re like a certain former co-worker of ours, who we just…
Fresh on the heels of supporting Rhianna on her recent Diamonds Tour, 2 Chainz will be making his way back to the Mile High City for a show at the Ogden Theatre on Monday, February 10, with Pusha T and August Alsina. Tickets for this stop of the 2 GOOD…
We’ve got a good news/bad news scenario for you regarding this year’s edition of Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks: Duck Sauce is no longer slated to appear at Red Rocks on Friday, January 31, with Jurassic 5. The good news: The act has been replaced by another Westword Music Showcase…
The Fray’s new video for “Love Don’t Die,” the first single from the band’s forthcoming fourth album, Helios (due out on February 25), just dropped. It’s mildly entertaining as far as videos go, which is to say it has something of a narrative, which a great many these days don’t…
Amanda Palmer has caught a lot of flak in the past few years for her seemingly iconoclastic ways. From raising a then-unprecedented 1.2 million dollars to finance her album via Kickstarter to then putting out a call to local musicians to perform with her for free at tour stops across…
Black Friday is at hand. And while we’ve all come to begrudgingly accept the fact that this annual fateful day unofficially serves as the kickoff of the holiday season, there’s a new tradition being started by some local faves that’s far more worth getting excited about. Here’s BLK Tuesday, a…
After delivering an incredibly compelling performance at the Ogden Theatre this past spring, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds are making their way back to Denver for a must-see show at the Temple Buell Theatre on Tuesday, June 24. Tickets ($33.50-$69.05, plus fees) go on sale during a special pre-sale…
Fresh off the release of Reflektor, its latest album, Arcade Fire is preparing to embark on a full blown, multi-city arena tour that kicks off at the Yum Center in Louisville, Kentucky this March. Midway into the jaunt, the lauded Canadian act, which previously played at 1STBANK Center and Red…
Update, 2 p.m., 11/13/13: Wow! Thanks for all the great entries. Wish we could hook all of you up with tickets. Sadly, we only have two pairs. Congrats to @Patches1 and @insanity speaks (check your e-mail for details on how to claim your tickets), and thanks again to everybody else…
Fresh off Phish’s highly talked-about Halloween run, in which the band debuted new songs from Wingsuit, its forthcoming album, Trey Anastasio is getting back on the road with the Trey Anastasio Band. The outfit is due in Denver for a two-night stand on Tuesday, January 28, and Wednesday, January 29…
We have two videos documenting the day when Sweetie and I tied the knot. It was another lifetime and ten thousand concerts ago. One was graciously shot by my brother, who borrowed a video camera that was about as big as a Buick, and the other was shot by a…
Cults, currently touring in support of Static, its latest release, are making their way back to Denver next week for a show at the Bluebird on Wednesday, November 20, with SACCO and Mood Rings. We’ve got a pair of tickets up for grabs, and would love for you and a…
The lineup for the 2014 edition of Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks has been revealed. Jurassic 5 will be filling the spot at the annual frozen fiesta previously filled by Atmosphere, who headlined the inaugural show, and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, who heated things up last year. Tickets for the…
Tonight at the Meadowlark, the Solution is presenting the third installment of the Art of Records, its unique artistic series, which combines music and art in a compelling way by having local artists offer up their interpretations of classic hip-hop albums. This time, the talented cast of artists include Xencs…
Next summer, The Colorado Music Hall of Fame is moving to Red Rocks. All of the exhibits from the inductees, which have been on display at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield since the hall’s inception in April 2011, will be moved into a new home at the Trading Post in…
Sit down. Are you sitting down? Good. We’ve got some news for you that’s going to completely knock you on your ass, and we really don’t want you to break anything. Okay. Ready? So the bad news is that Yasiin Bey is no longer headlining SoGnar’s Shredded Beats show at…
It wasn’t all that long ago that Gregory Alan Isakov was striving to make a name for himself playing shows at the Meadowlark. Before his music was being touted in the New York Times, he was a humble singer-songwriter who lived in an Airstream trailer outside Niwot with a voice…
In advance of his performance at Decadence this New Year’s Eve, Derek Vincent Smith will be making a very rare appearance with Mikey Thunder at the Ogden Theatre on Thursday, December 5. Tickets for the show are $45, and go on sale this Friday, November 8, at 10 a.m. Don’t…
