The seven best concerts in Denver this week

We hope your long weekend was as full of smoked meats and assorted outdoor activities as ours was. And now we’re back and ready to talk about Denver concerts some more. Obviously the selections are a little lighter in this week’s show round-up given that we lost a day. But…

The fourteen best shows in Denver this weekend

Well, hopefully the hail and tornadoes are over. Certainly this is no weekend to be stuck at home, not with a Monday off and a shocking array of great shows. Esme Patterson will finally play that in-store performance at Twist & Shout to celebrate her excellent Woman to Woman. Country…

Here’s why Haim will outlive the hype

The way you find a band is important. I discovered Haim in a park in small town Illinois with five story oak trees towering over strings of warm lights. I was camping nearby and drinking wine straight from the gallon-sized jug. The three sisters from LA drew me around the…

Inside the $6 million renovation at Fiddler’s Green

Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Englewood is one of the largest concert venues in the state; it can hold more than 17,000 people. Recently, AEG Live Rocky Mountains took over management of the venue and is working to complete a $6 million renovation ahead of this summer’s concert schedule. Read about…

The ten best shows in Denver this week

Riff Raff mysteriously postponed a Denver show earlier this year. It’s back, just in time for a Texas-esque week of heat and thunderstorms here in Colorado. The Houston native should feel right at home. He does in most places. It’s a good week for other bands who get people angry…

Why we need house shows

The house show used to be something you could count on in Denver with some regularity. But in the last two or three years, such things have dwindled, becoming virtually nonexistent. What makes going to these kinds of shows special in a way that can’t be duplicated at a venue…

The eleven best shows in Denver this weekend

Red Rocks’ season is in full swing, with Global Dub Festival tonight and country star Brantley Gilbert on Sunday. In between, you can catch Will Hoge at Grizzly Rose, Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Cervantes’ and, of course, the dude who wrote “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.” He’s playing the Boulder Theater…

The Westword Music Showcase lineup is here! [Update]

Update, 5/16: We’ve added a couple dozen bands to the lineup, bringing the running total to 121 Colorado bands in addition to the five touring ones — the full list as of today is below! The Westword Music Showcase is less than two months away. On June 21, 130-ish Colorado…

DJ Private Property is ready to hit the decks

Jordan Leone just turned nineteen, but she’s already a veteran of the behind-the-scenes world of music. She was so adept as an intern for a record label in Australia that they offered her a job, but she returned to Denver to pursue a degree and a burgeoning career as DJ…