Concerts

No one can accuse the members of ManCub — Danny Stillman and Alex Anderson — of not being original. Their respective musical backgrounds are both centered around traditional music styles, from metal to mathy indie rock, but with ManCub, the pair decided to do away with the traditional format of…

Dubstep just might be the new trance, and in case you’ve been under a rock for the past three years or so, take note: The Denver/Boulder area represents dubstep like few other major metropolitan areas, and acts like Robotic Pirate Monkey are a big reason why. Robo-Pi-Mo, as it’s affectionately…

TECH N9NE at the FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | 7/1/11You have not seen devoted fans until you’ve seen hundreds of folks styled in red and black with faces painted and ready for lyrical war at a Tech N9NE concert. Last night at the Fillmore, the Kansas City heavyweight shut it down with…

So, the Fourth of July falls on a Monday this year, but that doesn’t stop the celebrations from starting early this weekend. There’s tons of shows this weekend, beginning with Tech N9NE tonight at the Fillmore. Tech’s been on a constant grind, and shows no signs of stopping. Read our…

It’s July already — do you know where you’re getting your dance on this weekend? If you’re not planning on visiting the Whomp Truck’s monthly First Friday bash — featuring Thorazine, Citrus, Coult 45 and Just Ben this month on 7th and Santa Fe, starting at 6 p.m. — well,…

RICHIE HAWTIN at BETA | 6/30/11The closest thing to a household name in the world of underground electronic music, Richie Hawtin has been one of techno’s greatest artists, innovators and statesmen for more than two decades. Consistently recognized as one of electronica’s most successful and accomplished talents, the Canadian-reared musician…

After a lot of hard work and some trying starts and stops, Houses will be releasing Winter, the fourth EP in its seasonally-themed album series on August 5 and 6 at the Hi-Dive. The two-night stint will bring the band together with the likes of Bad Weather California, Fingers of…

MUSIQ SOULCHILD at CITY HALL | 6/30/11I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m cynical about R&B shows. Too often it’s a bunch of love drunk couples slow writhing under dark lighting and not enough bass for my hip-hop heart. But last night at City Hall, soul champion Musiq Soulchild…

To commemorate surviving yet another week on the grind, we’ve brought you the list of the lists for how to spend your Thursday night. Thursday, you ask? Who goes out on Thursdays? Everyone. Thursday is the new Friday, and here’s what’s shaking. As always, if you’ve got something that we…

So on Friday and Saturday night, there’s this show happening at the hi-dive that’s dubbed, appropriately, the Hi-Dive Hullabaloo. Not sure if you’ve seen the lineup for this thing yet, but it’s absolutely bonkers, daddy-o! Night one features Zebroids, Glass Hits, Warhawk, Night of Joy, School Knights and The Down…

Behold the latest entry in the annals of political theft of music. Earlier this week, presidential hopeful Michelle Bachman got slapped with a cease and desist notice from Tom Petty, pleading with the congresswoman to, you know, please stop playing his song, “American Girl,” at her campaign stops, lest anyone,…

Stepping into a third decade together, The Bellrays (playing tonight at Bender’s Tavern with The Manxx and Dirty Lookers) have weathered stylistic storms and kitschy trends with tried-and-true blues and a penchant for dirty, Detroit-style rock and roll. The L.A. band has put out over a dozen records on a…

Did you hear about the stabbing last night in Colorado Springs at the Tech N9NE show? Two people were stabbed at the Black Sheep; one person was reportedly hospitalized and released. If you haven’t heard about it yet, we’d be surprised. When a rap show goes off without incident –…

If you were around last summer, you probably remember how big Denver hip-hop heads represented at the Mighty 4 Denver b-boy summit. Cats got down like no other. If you haven’t heard, Mighty 4 is taking a break this year, but in its place there’s another gathering taking place the…

With the glut of shows this time of year, it’s easy to unwittingly gloss past noteworthy concert announcements — and by noteworthy, we mean the kind of shows that aren’t necessarily the highest profile, and so for whatever reason they escape your notice, but then as soon as you hear…

In its relatively short life, Austin’s Follow That Bird! (due at the hi-dive tonight with the Marrow, Married in Berdichev, Port Au Prince and Jess Williamson) has moved from an instrumental duo to a fierce and vocally-led trio, all while continuing on its path of smart, straightforward rock and roll…

When Meat Puppets (due tonight at the Bluebird Theater with Bad Weather California and The Black Box Revelation) formed and released its first few records on SST in the early ’80s, the Phoenix-based act challenged punk rock conformity with its eclectic blend of countrified psychedelia and what later came to…

PANIC! AT THE DISCO at OGDEN THEATRE | 06/28/11This was going to be a big show — it had to be. Panic! At The Disco, performing last night to a sold out and extremely sweaty crowd at The Ogden Theatre, hadn’t been back to Denver since the band basically split…