Music

The November Open Music Session welcomed Wildermiss, a band whose members say on their Facebook page that, for the better part of the past year, they’ve been quietly taking Denver by storm.

Little girls smudged with makeup awoke from Katy Perry dreams across Denver today, plotting to skip school. Their parents stumbled into work, if they didn’t play hookie themselves. They’re all surely mentally hungover from Perry’s concert, so entertaining that her messages were hidden in the fun.

Here are the best bets for concerts happening around Denver this week.

Last week, Westword wrote about DJ Jason Heller’s monthly anti-Trump dance party benefiting the ACLU called 45s Against 45. Some readers oppose the idea of the party, either arguing that it was stupid or ineffective, while others outright loath DJs.

Pile of Priests is bringing its anti-religion death metal to Lost Lake Lounge on Friday, November 24.

The Denver music scene is often touted as a network that balances ambition with frequent shows of kindness, whether that means putting on benefits for medical expenses, banding together for DIY festivals, or simply showing up for all-local shows.

Do a good deed and have a great time at American Gothic 2017, a benefit for artist Steve Gordon

Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn and Andrew Woolfolk of Earth Wind & Fire honed their musical chops at Denver’s East High School. It was the first place that Bill Frisell performed a jazz song on guitar in public. And when trumpeter Ron Miles was at East, he played his first solo.

The music industry has long been dominated by white men. To open space for other voices, Denver musicians Elinor Saragoussi and Jacob Cohen, aka Rooster Jake, compiled and self-published New Angles: Perspectives of Women, Queer and Gender Non-Binary Members of the Greater Music Community.

The dance party 45s Against 45 uses seven-inch records to fight Donald Trump’s administration and raise funds for the American Civil Liberties Union.

Morrissey and the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are sending his concertgoers a pro-vegetarian message, starting tonight, November 20, at his show at Denver’s Paramount Theatre.

Leftover Salmon is bringing its annual post-Thanksgiving Day shows to the Boulder Theater, and this year, the musicians say they may offer up some surprises.

Looking for live music Thanksgiving week? Here are the best concerts in Denver.

KOSI 101.1 is sacrificing its precious airwaves to the spirit of Christmas – 24/7 – starting early November 17.

A few short months after the release of her 15th studio album, Native Invader, Tori Amos’ fans can be left with little doubt that she one of the most vital voices in contemporary music.