Concerts

Deer Tick just released two new records: Deer Tick Vol. 1 and Deer Tick Vol. 2. The band claims one is a nostalgic nod back to the debauched bombast the act was once known for; the other is the sound of a band that has matured, both musically and personally, focusing more on song craft and structure and less on looks and stage antics.

A reader who’s seen a lot of shows recently thinks Denver has the worst concert-goers.

The saying goes, “All art aspires to the condition of music.” Even so, many musicians aspire to sharpen their literary skills. In the same way, music fanatics don’t always want to go to concerts (or at least, they want to do other things too). At these five upcoming Denver events, artists, actors, musicians, writers and scholars mix up influences and bring music to the page.

Denver has no shortage of EDM, drum-and-bass, electronic, goth and dubstep nights coming up in Fall of 2017. Here are some of the ones we’re looking forward to.

Don’t miss the chance to buy tickets to these newly announced Denver concerts.

On an August afternoon, a group of friends was relaxing and listening to music from a pontoon on the reservoir at Cherry Creek State Park when Brian Jung dove into shallow water and hit his head against the hard bottom, severely damaging several vertebrae in his back.

Wildermiss has deep roots in Denver. Its guitarists Joshua Hester and Seth Beamer and drummer Caleb Thoemke all used to play together in the beloved local indie rock band Red Fox Run. When the group dissolved in the winter of 2016, a dynamic new project rose up out of its ashes.

Vahco Before Horses says Glasss Records is not just a record label; it’s a movement.

Mitchel Evan says artistic beauty lies in imperfection. Back & Forth, the album that his band, Mitchel Evan & the Mangrove, is getting ready to release, is a partial attempt to document the struggles he’s experienced in his own life.

Whether you have new music you want to try out on an audience or you’re looking to see Denver’s best up-and-coming talent (and perhaps some of the worst as well), open mic nights are for you.

King Rat frontman Luke Schmaltz talks about No Apologies, No Regrets, the Denver punk band’s latest album with Unable Records.

Andy Baxter of Penny & Sparrow talks about the act’s latest album, Wendigo, and why so many of the songs are all about death.

Looking for live music? Check out our picks for this week’s best shows in Denver.

Commemorating music legend John Denver’s death, Westword’s Michael Roberts weighed in with a rant titled: “The Mega-Irritating John Denver Revival on the 20th Anniversary of His Death.”

Since forming in 2008, Las Vegas alt-rockers in Imagine Dragons have risen steadily, until this year when the band really has exploded. Thanks to its new album Evolve and the accompanying singles “Believer” and “Thunder,” it’s tough to have the radio on for ten minutes, for better or worse, without hearing Imagine Dragons.

While lively punk scenes thrived in many cities across the U.S. in the late ’70s and early ’80s, San Francisco’s had something the others did not. “It feels like the San Francisco scene is so overlooked, because it was more intellectual and more art-based,” says Colorado-based photographer Richard Alden Peterson.

Ivory Circle has released its latest video. Here’s the story behind it.

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats will be releasing their full-length live recording of their first headlining show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Live at Red Rocks, on November 10, from Stax Records.

Together Pangea is Denver bound with a stripped down sound.