Music

Diet Cig still smells okay. It’s only the second day of tour, after all, meaning the duo is freshly showered and the majority of the members’ T-shirts are clean. But, in keeping with their self-described slop-pop aesthetic, they’re taking the interview in the ever-so glamourous parking lot of a Walmart in Maryland. “We’re…

Coldplay brings its Head Full of Dreams tour to the Pepsi Center tonight, while Heart, Cheap Trick and Joan Jett are at Red Rocks tomorrow and Tame Impala is at Red Rocks on Wednesday. This week’s lineup also includes Dixie Chicks, Styx and the Colorado Symphony, Mac DeMarco, Shawn Colvin…

It’s been a decade since Planes Mistaken For Stars last released a record, but little things have kept the band on the minds of its old friends and fans in its adopted city. For nearly ten years, the band called Denver home, recording the bulk of its vaunted catalog while…

While the musical lineup for tonight’s inaugural RiNo Music Festival is an impressive one, featuring Silversun Pickups, 888, St. Lucia, Bishop Briggs, A Silent Film and more, there’s a lineup of visual artists that rivals it. Street-art is going to be plentiful this evening as an impressive roster of local…

The RiNo Music Festival (featuring Silversun Pickups, St. Lucia, 888 and more) is tonight, while the Unknown Mortal Orchestra is at the Ogden Theatre and Pretty Lights starts a two-night stand in Telluride. Also this weekend is Reggae on the Rocks (featuring 311, Iration, Steel Pulse, Morgan Heritage and more),…

When I was in high school, I had a crush on Billy Corgan (yes, the guy who now dons a pinstripe suit and yells corny shit at wrestlers.) I dreamed that all of the romantic Smashing Pumpkins songs — “Luna,” “By Starlight” and “Medellia of the Gray Skies” were particulars…

The Fray, who’s set to release Through the Years: The Best of the Fray in November, will be at the Fox Theatre on Friday, November 25 and headline 1STBANK Center the following night, November 26. Tickets for the Fox Theatre ($52.50) and 1STBANK Center ($37.50-$77.50) go on sale on Friday,…

I give bars a lot of shit for existing. I don’t particularly like going to shows at bars, I don’t like playing bars and most of all, I don’t like that people under the age of 21 can’t go to shows in bars. What is the point of having live…

On next Friday, September 2, the Open Media Foundation hosts its next monthly free Open Music Session event, which will feature musical guests the Symbols, and comedian Janae Burris. Last month, the August 2016 Open Music Session welcomed singer-songwriter Kenny Lee Young. The native Michigander now based in Denver showcased his…

Colorado Springs might not be known for its indie music, but bands like Eros and the Eschaton are trying to change that perception. “The people that are making waves in the Springs music scene are in the Springs intentionally, for the sake of making a scene,” says Eros keyboardist Mitchell…

One thing is for certain: The coordinators of Field Day Camp Show are not in it for the money. “We’re going to be paying out of our pocket for this,” confesses Jeremy Marquez, one of the festival’s three organizers-slash-bookers-slash-promoters. The other two members of the coordinating team, Logan Misegadis and…

At this point in its career, Beach House has reached an axis where its songwriting carries great emotional intimacy, its stage show features elevated rock theater, and its fanbase is large enough to support the band making music full-time. Yet the band still plays intimate venues which highlight the best of these…

Samantha Crain’s rich voice and offbeat tone have earned her compliments as a unique singer, but it’s Crain’s heart-on-her-sleeve songwriting and her storytelling during live performances that make her truly special. Crain’s studio recordings are intimate, great for a quiet weekend afternoon or a long road trip — like, say,…

Exactly 365 days after Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats released their self-titled debut album, the band stands before a sold-out crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheater. They’ve just finished playing the final chords of their hit, “S.O.B,” and the resulting fever-pitch of adoration and roars of approval cascading down the…

Editor’s Note: Trawling the Small Print is a new feature wherein we squint hard at big festival lineups and spotlight a few gems that may have been hidden below the headliners. The three-day Nederland Music and Art Festival, aka NedFest, happening this weekend, August 26-28, is into its 18th year,…

Even though co-headliner Boris had to step out of the Denver date due to illness, it didn’t seem like many if any fans opted out of attending the Earth show on Friday night, August 19, at the Bluebird. One might credit the addition of local support with the bluesy hard…

On Wednesday, Yes brings The Album Series to the Paramount Theatre where the band will perform Drama, sides one and four of Tales From Topographic Oceans  and a selection of greatest hits. This week’s lineup also includes Jackson Browne, Beach House, Eric Johnson and former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. See our…

Andrea Davis, owner of Broken Shovels Farm, knows a thing or two about variety. She rescues animals, sells cheese that comes from her no-slaughter goat dairy, and hosts touring bands, which can take advantage of a stage she built on her farm inspired by the time she dated a traveling…