Back in October, John Denver’s bust was stolen from its perch in the 1STBANK Center in the aftermath of KBPI (106.7 FM)’s Saints and Sinners Halloween Ball, featuring Five Finger Death Punch.  The Colorado Music Hall of Fame, which had the bust on load from the singer’s estate, issued a…

There are few groups in Denver as engaging as hip-hop collective High Five. Borrowing both the energy and insight of golden-era groups like A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, the group has been honing its own sound in town since 2012. High Five, which comprises MCs B-Rex, Guidence,…

Riot Fest is back in 2015, with a new location: the National Western Complex. This will be the third home for the festival in its three years in Colorado. The Fest, which started in Chicago in 2005, features a decidedly non-standard lineup — last year’s Denver installment included Slayer, the…

New York-based Twin Shadow was scheduled to perform tonight at the Bluebird Theater in Denver. The act’s two tour buses were near E-470 on I-70 early this morning when the one holding crew members collided with a semi tractor trailer. The Aurora Police Department reports that rescue workers took twelve…

The first Bluebird District Music Festival will take place July 10 to 12 at Bluebird Theater, Goosetown Tavern, Park House, Lost Lake and Southside Bar and Kitchen. This morning, the festival announced its first 22 bands, including a handful of heavy-hitting locals. You can see the list below. A limited number…

University of Colorado student Jannick Anderson was hit by a train outside the grounds of the Coachella music festival over the weekend. He died early Saturday morning, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.  Anderson, who was 23 years old, was enrolled in a “non-degree unclassified” program at CU. The…

There are dance clubs that host dance parties all the time — every weekend night. Those are great. Some of them do that really well, to the point that an entire culture develops around those nights, those parties. People wait in long lines in the freezing cold in very few…

The Colorado Chatuaqua is the state’s oldest music venue — it opened in 1898 in the shadow of the Flatirons. This year, Chatuaqua will celebrate its 118th summer concert series with a particularly strong lineup: Steve Earle & the Dukes, Ziggy Marley, Michael McDonald, Indigo Girls and plenty more —…

Hot Rize w/ Aoife O’Donovan Tuesday, June 16 – York Street Shovels & Rope w/ John Fullbright Wednesday, June 17 – York Street Cooder – White – Skaggs Monday, June 22 – York Street Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Tuesday, July 7 – York Street Boz Scaggs…

East Colfax has become one of Denver’s most vibrant music neighborhoods, and this summer, it will be home to a music festival. Called the Bluebird District Music Festival, it will take place from July 10 to 12 at Bluebird Theater, Goosetown Tavern, Park House, Lost Lake and Southside Bar and Kitchen. …

Swallow Hill Music — a Denver-based non-profit focused on music education and performance — has announced its new CEO: Paul M. Lhevine, who formerly served as executive director and director of external affairs for the Aurora Public Schools Foundation. “I am coming to Swallow Hill Music for the opportunity to build…

There was never a shortage of diversions at Punch Bowl Social on South Broadway — the restaurant and bar’s offerings include(deep breath) ping-pong, shuffle board, darts, billiards, arcade games, marbles and, of course, bowling. And, as of last month, a pair of private karaoke rooms upstairs.  Denver is home to…

The Fort Collins Music Experiment (or FoCoMX) has, for the past six years, served as the largest showcase for northern Colorado music. Featuring hundreds of bands throughout the city, FoCoMX continues to grow — the Fort Collins Musicians Association (which organizes the event) has just announced some key details about…

The 42nd Telluride Bluegrass Festival will take place from June 18 to 21, 2015. As they often do, four day passes sold out before the lineup was even announced (it took ten minutes for fans from all 50 states and several foreign countries to snatch them all up). You can…

Join us on Saturday, June 20, 2015, for the 21st Westword Music Showcase, featuring the inventive producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Flume as well as Austin psych-rock titan the Black Angles, pop genius Misterwives and over 100 more of the best bands and artists from Colorado and beyond on a dozen stages in Denver’s…

It’s a big day for Mumford & Sons fans: The band has just announced its third album, Wilder Mind, which will be out in early May. The British quartet will also bring back its Gentlemen of the Road series this year — the festival comes to Salida on August 21…