Music

A roundup of the latest Denver concert announcements.

It’s been two-and-a-half decades since monster-themed Finnish hard rock band Lordi formed. While they might not have set the United States on fire, the group is big news in Europe.

Ever since sisters Laurie and Katelyn Shook began making their quirky brand of jam-folk, as seen through the lens of magical realism, the Shook Twins have been steady climbers.

Angel Olsen wants you to know that the shiny silver wig she wears in her videos has no deep meaning. It’s not a tribute to Bowie, an homage to her mother, a symbol indicating her involvement in some secret society or an obscure feminist statement. There is no hidden significance, period.

The last time Kneebody played in Denver, in February 2016, the jazz collective dropped in with a frenetic, face-melting performance at the Oriental Theater with electronic beat master Daedelus. “That was a really cool departure for us,” says trumpeter Shane Endsley about the band’s collaboration with the electronic musician, which…

Last night, Lady Gaga rocked the Super Bowl halftime show, and a few hours later announced her upcoming “Joanne” world tour on Twitter.

In five short years, Kelly Schilling and Lauren Vieira have helped turn Denver’s Dreadnought into a behemoth band powered by a mixture of folk, jazz, black metal and classical elements, amongst others.

Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen plays two Denver shows this week: the first at the Gothic Theatre on Thursday, February 9, and the second at the Bluebird on Friday, February 10. Austin-based guitar ace Eric Johnson performs solo acoustic shows at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins on Tuesday, February 7, and…

As Denverites weigh whether to bring a new music festival to Overland Park Golf Course, we think it’s time to review some of our past coverage of music festival drama. Here are ten stories looking at messy music festival history in Denver and beyond. 1. Social Media is Ruining Music Festivals…

Pop music love song videos too often ignore the world in which we live, cashing in social relevance for shaking money-makers. Mostly, they’re boring. But when those videos tackle contemporary social issues head on, great things can happen: Think Beyonce’s Lemonade (Have a good pregnancy, Bae) or Madonna’s Like a…

AEG and Superfly have their eyes on at least two cities, Denver and Westminster, as the multinational music companies weigh where to locate a music festival that would attract between 30,000 and 60,000 people, says AEG/Superfly consultant David Ehrlich.

Denver isn’t the only Front Range city where Anschutz Entertainment Group and Superfly are considering launching a massive three day music festival. Uncertain whether the community really wants the eighty-band, multimillion dollar project, the industry giants may just cut ties.

Patrick Dethlefs looks like he could have stepped out of a 1960s folk club, where some of his earlier songs would have fit right in. But his new six-song record, Beauty in the Unknown, is the kind of shimmering, atmospheric offering that wouldn’t have been possible had Bob Dylan not gone electric, had Neil Young not given country rock such a road-worn, big-sky sound, and had alt-country pioneers like Green on Red and Camper Van Beethoven not woven threads of psychedelia and punk into folk music.

Country stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Soul2Soul World Tour will come through the Pepsi Center on July 31 and August 1.

Some Overland Park neighborhood activists and music industry leaders don’t trust community-minded rhetoric coming from Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration and entertainment giants Anschutz Entertainment Group and Superfly.