Every New Colorado Concert Announcement

Carrie Underwood will kick off The Storyteller Tour-Stories in the Round, her first tour “in the round,” in January; it will stop at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, March 29, and at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, March 30. Tickets for both shows go on sale…

Photos: The Weirdest Night of the Year at Red Rocks

It couldn’t be done, they said. It’ll be a blizzard, and kids will be sliding down the ramp, they warned. Well, surprise, surprise — it has yet to snow in the metro area and the first ever Red Rocks show on October 31 was held in beautiful, mid-50s degree weather…

Flaural Favors Making New Music Over Trying to Fit a Genre

Flaural is releasing its debut EP, Thin King, tomorrow at the Hi-Dive. It’s a project that’s come together relatively quickly: Until last year keyboardist Connor Birch, drummer Nick Berlin and guitarist Noah Pfaff were members of the promising indie rock outfit A Band In Pictures and singer/bassist Collin Johnson was…

Music Discovery Tips and Hacks: How KGNU DJs Find New Artists

With more new music being released today than ever before, people seeking to expand their music libraries can get overwhelmed. The sheer amount of content available on the internet is staggering — iTunes alone offers over 43 million songs! (Assuming that each of those songs averages four minutes, it would…

Don Byron Sounds Off on Jazz, Teaching and the Benefits of Getting Nerdy

Renowned clarinetist, saxophonist and composer Don Byron, who recently moved to Denver from New York to be a full-time faculty member at Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Department of Music, in the Jazz and American Improvised Music program, is showing his students the value of getting nerdy. “I’m talking about…

Leon Bridges Fills the Gothic With Southern Soul

The Southern gentleman, sharply dressed in a cobalt blue blazer, slacks and a starched, white-collared shirt, appeared in front of the blood-red curtains at the Gothic Theatre on All Hallows’ Eve, accompanied by a six-piece band that held more soul than a worn-out Texas riding boot. Leon Bridges, a 26-year-old…

The Ten Best Concerts in Denver This Week

 There’s a wide variety of acts in town this week, including Sturgill Simpson, All Time Low, the Sword and Youssou N’Dour. See our ten picks below.   MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 All Time Low and Sleeping with Sirens $25/$35, 6 p.m., 1STBANK Center  The Sword $19.99, 9 p.m., Gothic Theatre Local H …

The Thirteen Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend

While a few of the concerts included in our Ten Best Shows on Halloween in Denver list were too good not to repeat here, we’ve added other shows scheduled for this weekend, including Michal Menert, DeVotchKa and Mimosa. Here are our picks for the best show’s this weekend:  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30…

Taylor Swift Countersues Denver DJ for Grabbing Her Behind

Justice is swift. Taylor Swift announced Wednesday to People Magazine that she is countersuing the DJ who allegedly grabbed her ass backstage at a private meet-and-greet in June 2013. David Mueller, former KYGO DJ, sued Swift earlier this year for losses he suffered from the alleged butt- groping that he…

Every New Colorado Concert Announcement

Coheed & Cambria, which released The Color Before the Sun earlier this month, will headline the Fillmore Auditorium on Sunday, March 27, with Glassjaw and  Silver Snakes opening. Tickets ($25/$30) go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, October 30, and there will be a limited number of $20 early-bird tickets…

The Siren Project’s Story Spans Continents and Decades

The Siren Project is about to release its first proper album, Dénouement. The album serves as a showcase for the type of songwriting the band has excelled at throughout its two decades of existence. Although most often associated with the Denver goth scene, the Siren Project reached beyond that genre…

The Ten Best Shows on Halloween in Denver

Halloween is almost here, and the Mile High City has pulled out all the stops this year. In celebration of every show ending in “ween”, we’ve compiled a list of the seven best. From hell-raising metal to ’90s cover bands, there are plenty of places at which to show off…

Deb Demure of Drab Majesty Opens Ears and Minds at Larimer Lounge

Sometimes costumes, makeup and theatrics come off as a gimmick that overshadows the music, an ill-advised affectation. But when Deb Demure of Drab Majesty took the stage of the Larimer Lounge Sunday — looking like a combination of the most androgynous era of David Bowie and a vampire or Celtic…

Dogs Got Flavor Brings the Funk to the Squire on Thursdays

The Squire Lounge on East Colfax Avenue isn’t often thought of as a premier musical venue, but the Sunday open mics and free concerts on Thursdays have started bringing out some serious talent.  Local funk band Dogs Got Flavor played every Thursday this October and will finish up its residency with…

Lowjob Heading Into the Blasting Room With Jason Livermore

For a band that’s been together a little more than a year, Denver’s Lowjob has an awful lot of ambition. With its first recording session scheduled for next month, the band is already looking forward to releasing its first EP sometime next year. And then another one. And another. And…

Kid606 Raised the Dead at the Grave Ravers Underground Dance Party

The long-running dance night Grave Ravers brought in legendary experimental electronic artist Kid606 for a 2 a.m. set at Rhinoceropolis this weekend — though Kid606, born Miguel de Pedro, might scoff at the idea of being called “legendary,” because that word implies perhaps wealth and a level of regard from…