As we sit right in the middle of the silliest political silly season in living memory, L.A. rocker Melissa Etheridge, never one to keep her thoughts to herself (thankfully), is aghast at what is unfolding. Somehow, though, she finds some hope in the chaotic circus playing out in all of…
This weekend’s lineup includes Pretty Lights at Red Rocks for a two-night stand, Band of Horses at the Ogden Theatre, Riff Raff at the Bluebird Theater as well Queen City Festival, Crestone Music Festival and SolShine Festival. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Pretty Lights (also August 13)…
It’s not always apparent which music artists will stand the test of time, but Digable Planets has proven to be one of the most fondly remembered and still-listened-to groups of the East Coast hip-hop scene of the early 1990s. With jazz-influenced samples set behind politically charged and sometimes quirky lyrics,…
As we reported earlier this week, the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience is coming to the Pepsi Center on Sunday, March 19. Tickets (39.50-$99.50) go on sale on Saturday, August 13, at 10 a.m. The String Cheese Incident will be at the 1STBANK Center for a three-night New Year’s…
In recent years, packed local performances by bands like Soja and Iration have proven that contemporary reggae fused with indie rock into a jam band-esque package is incredibly popular in these parts. Put those bands on at Red Rocks during the summer months, and you can practically guarantee a full…
Julien Baker reconciles two seemingly paradoxical parts of her life – her church and her queerness – and uses the lessons she’s learned in self-love and acceptance in her music. The twenty-year-old from Memphis was originally a member of the band Forrister, then continued creating music on her own in…
The first Rocky Mountain Low festival starts on Thursday, August 11. Organized by Reed Bruemmer, formerly of Speedwolf and currently of Poison Rites, and Brian Castillo of Heavy Dose Records, Rocky Mountain Low will be a curated showcase reflecting a slice of underground music in Denver and beyond. Expect punk, experimental…
Two years ago, local bluegrass band Trout Steak Revival shot the music video for their song “Brighter Every Day” on land nestled among the mountains in Buena Vista, Colorado. Later, they heard through the rumor mill that a music festival was being planned for the 274 acres. They couldn’t believe…
Better known these days under the moniker Lisa Prank, Robin Edwards has longstanding connections to Denver’s art and music communities. Edwards, a former Westword contributor, grew up in Colorado, and while still in high school, she got involved in the local underground scene. Before becoming a musician, she was a…
This past weekend, ARISE Music Festival called many like-minded, earth-conscious individuals to Sunrise Ranch for a music, art and yoga festival just outside Loveland. Ziggy Marley, Jurassic 5, Hard Working Americans, Rising Appalachia, Papadosio and Elephant Revival were among the headliners. Opportunities for internships and volunteer shifts were available and allowed…
It’s hard to put ARISE Music Festival, in Loveland, in a certain category. It features music, but it’s not just a music festival. Aerial yogis perform, and specialists in aromatherapy hold workshops. There are fire twirlers and classes on different global music genres. Oh, and bands like Ziggy Marley and…
It’s Sunday, August 7, the third afternoon of the inaugural Vertex Festival in Buena Vista, Colorado. Inside the festival grounds, a blow-up couch adorned with bikini-clad ladies floats around a pond, bumping into oversized inflatable swans, unicorns and dragons. In the middle of the water is an island where about…
Jackson, Wyoming, is a strange town. It contains only 10,000 or so residents, and is surrounded by wilderness for hours in any direction. But the little spot, known for some of the best skiing and mountain views in the country, has allowed a certain kind of resident and culture to…
Winter is coming to Denver and so is a brand new Game of Thrones concert experience. Thanks to the show’s creator D.B. Weiss and Live Nation, Denver will be one of the twenty-eight cities to be treated to an immersive concert event that covers the shows six-season plot with a live…
Marilyn Manson has been keeping sets short on his current tour, which he’s co-headlining with Slipknot, and the performance at the Pepsi Center on Sunday, August 7, was no different. Even at eleven songs, the Manson set felt like it passed all too quickly. This despite set and costume changes…
Every year, Denver delivers up worthy new bands in various genres, or non-genres, and this past year has been especially rich in that regard. In a future list, perhaps we can include artists like Born Dumb, Herse, Jimmy V, Julien, Bag, Total Goth, Silver Face, eHpH, Never Kenezzard and PterrorFractyl,…
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 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival has existed for a quarter of a century,; in that time, it has survived…
Flogging Molly and Trampled by Turtles are at Red Rocks this week, and Eric Church will be at the venue for a two-night stand; Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas are at the Pepsi Center, Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd are at Fiddler’s Green, and Norah Jones is the Ellie Caulkins Opera…
As today, the day Frank Ocean fans have been waiting for since 2012, winds down, we can only focus on one sad fact: Ocean’s new album still hasn’t arrived. Despite all of the hype this week, we knew this was going to happen. In fact, we didn’t even get excited…
Frank Turner, who joins Flogging Molly at Red Rocks on Monday, August 8, doesn’t hide his feelings — and that makes some people uncomfortable. Over the course of his prolific solo career, launched after a memorable stint as lead vocalist for the incendiary act Million Dead, Turner has established himself…
Festival season is in full swing this weekend with Vertex, featuring Alabama Shakes, Odezsa, Trey Anastasio Band, Duke Dumont and more, Telluride Jazz Festival and ARISE Music Festival. This weekend’s line-up also includes Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and Of Mice and Men at the Pepsi Center, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy…
Hey, we all pay our taxes, right? Some of that money goes toward the upkeep of city facilities like libraries and museums, so in a way, we pay for music without knowing it, because many of those places host musical events and/or have music to borrow. If you haven’t already,…
