Don “Dynomite” Messina has been the guitarist and singer of the renowned Brethren Fast for the past two decades. He died on August 16 away at the age of 47 after a car accident on Lookout Mountain. This Sunday, eight bands will play a benefit show at Herman’s Hideaway, with…
Dead and Company, which features Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir along with John Mayer, headline the 1STBANK Center on Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25. Tickets ($75-$99.75) go on sale on Friday, September 18 at 10 a.m. This year’s Channel 93.3 Not So Silent Night includes…
Just before the Denver Beauty Bar closed after a five-year run in April, co-owner Mike Barnhart said he wanted to explore other options for the space, at 603 East 13th Avenue in Capitol Hill (which was once the long-time home of the Snake Pit). Now, Barnhart and his business partner…
The Roots headline the Ogden Theatre on Sunday, October 18 and tickets (general admission $50-$70/VIP $100) go on sale on Saturday, September 12 at 10 a.m. Vance Joy, who opened for Taylor Swift last weekend, will headline the 1STBANK Center on Friday, February, 19 with Elle King and Jamie Lawson…
GWAR, who drenched fans with fake blood at Riot Fest last weekend, return to the area for a Halloween show (Saturday, October 31) at the Summit Music Hall and will be at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs the night before (Friday, October 30). Tickets for both shows ($20-$28) go…
Singer-songwriter Megan Burtt has always been a gifted musician with a rich and vibrant voice. But her career hasn’t always gone smoothly. After graduating from Boston’s Berklee College of Music in 2008, singer-songwriter Megan Burtt moved to Cleveland, Mississippi, about hour south of Clarksdale, which is hailed by many as…
Two months after Phish’s three-day Labor Day run at Dick’s, Trey Anastasio Band headlines the Fillmore Auditorium on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14. The guitarist’s tenth solo album, Paper Wheels, hits stores on October 30. Tickets ($42.50) for the general public go on sale on Thursday, September 3…
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats released their self-titled debut album this Friday on the legendary Stax Records. This week’s Westword cover story details Rateliff’s long history in the Denver music scene. But every member of the band has been a notable contributor to the city’s creative community. Over the…
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats will release their self-titled debut album this Friday on the legendary Stax Records. Last week’s Westword cover story details Rateliff’s long history in the Denver music scene. But every member of the band has been a notable contributor to the city’s creative community. Over…
Sufjan Stevens, who’s touring in support of Carrie & Lowell, headlines the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, October 27 with Gallant opening. Tickets( $45) go on sale on Saturday, August 22 at 10 a.m. Puscifer, fronted by Tool singer Maynard James Keenan, will be at Bellco Theater on Tuesday, November 24 with Luchafer opening…
Shinedown and Breaking Benjamin headline 106.7 KBPI Saints & Sinners Halloween Ball on Halloween, Sat., Oct. 31. Tickets ($39.75-$45) go on sale on Friday, August 14 at 10 a.m The Wonder Years and Motion City Soundtrack co-headline the Ogden Theatre on Tuesday, October 27 with State Champs and You Blew It!…
King Diamond performs his 1987 concept album, Abigail, at the Fillmore on Thursday, October 29, and Exodus opens. Tickets ($29.50/$35) go on sale on Friday, August 7 at 10 a.m. Don Henley, who’s releasing Cass County (his first album in fifteen years) next month, headlines the Bellco Theatre on Tuesday, October 13…
The Little Bear Saloon, which is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year, is legendary — and not just to folks in Colorado. People around the globe have heard about the Evergreen bar, which was formerly a church, a drugstore, the Red Ram Saloon and the Round Up Dance Hall. “Visitors…
Since he started recording and touring with Frank Zappa in the early ’80s, Steve Vai has shown that he’s one of the world’s great guitarists. But he also really enjoys is teaching, giving master classes around the globe. And last year, Vai launched the Vai Academy in Vail, which drew…
Country legend Merle Haggard will be at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs on Thursday, September 3. Tickets ($45-$65) go on sale on Friday, July 31 at 10 a.m. Charles Bradley, who opened for Belle & Sebastien at Red Rocks last month, returns to the area with a headlining show…
Atlanta-based jam-band pioneers Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit spent a lot of time on the road in the early ’90s, and plenty of it was in Colorado. “I guess we played about thirty cities in Colorado,” says Bruce Hampton. “We covered it. We would stay up there…
When Matthew Shipp writes music, he says he thinks about the people he’s playing with, and the innovative jazz pianist tries to get material that works with their personalities. Then he just lets it unfold like a play. “I’m always thinking of Scene One, Scene Two, Scene Three and some…
Mac Miller and Action Bronson team up for the first every Halloween show at Rocks on Saturday, October 31. Flatbush Zombies, Tory Lanez, Goldlink and Domo are also on the bill. General admission tickets ($39.99) go on sale on Friday, July 24 at 10 a.m. Nearly five decades after the…
After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in the late ‘90s, Pat Bianchi moved to Denver and started a decade-long run playing organ and piano at local clubs like El Chapultepec and Herb’s. But in 2008, Bianchi, a Rochester native, moved back east to New York City. Instead of…
Umphrey’s McGee will be at the Fillmore Auditorium for a three-day New Year’s run on Wednesday, December 30, Thursday, December 31 and Saturday, January 2. The band is also planning to announce a one-of-a-kind show on January 1. KBCO and Live Nation pre-sale starts Thursday, July 16 and tickets ($37.50-$80)…
Mark Sundermeier was driving home late one night in September 2011 from the Toad Tavern, where he was serving as talent buyer, when a semi ran his car off the highway. He can’t remember the accident at all — nor can he remember the two days before it. He slipped…
All Time Low and Sleeping with Sirens co-headline the 1STBANK Center on Monday, November 2 with One Ok Rock opening. Tickets ($25/$35) go on sale on Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. Alvin & the Chipmunks bring a brand new, music-filled interactive live show to the Bellco Theatre on Sunday, December…
