Critic's Notebook

Don’t sleep on the many alternative holiday concerts, drag shows and more that Denver has to offer this month.

From used jazz to new pop, the vast array of vinyl in Denver-area record stores makes for a collector’s heaven.

Denver punk band Dead Pioneers was hand-picked by Pearl Jam to open four East Coast tour dates next year.

A new program aims to be a one-stop shop for musicians at any stage in their career.

It’s been a big year for Colorado’s best venue.

You don’t have to wait for a tribute show to sample Colorado’s love for the Fab Four.

Do you know the highest number of digital singles ever released in 24 hours? Spoiler alert: It’s 200.

The Denver-area musician graced many of the region’s stages with his smart, gutsy, soulful rhymes.

The longtime Denver-born musician calls her sound “sparkly dark ritual pop,” which is on display in a new, must-listen album.

The famous Seattle label is reintroducing Colorado’s grunge-era legend, including the group’s 1991 split single with Nirvana.

Local artists offer up buffet of tuneage, featuring everything from new EPs to debuts.

With more than one million views of Westword‘s Instagram, this is a video you’ll have on replay.

The label already has a slate of bands it’s working with.

California’s Rich Kids on LSD inspired NOFX, Green Day and Foo Fighters, and local musician Abe Brennan is its new lead singer.

After 22 years of enlivening Denver, the Five Points Jazz Festival is being replaced by a jazz grants program.

“The daily life of up to 43,000 people in the Colorado Springs area has been invaded,” states Ford Hurts Families, a community association.

The latest project from the founder of Pink Sofa Hour is set to open in Broomfield next month.

DJ Ginger Perry has spent years spinning other people’s music – but now she’s making her own.

Looking for EDM and house music after a long day on the slopes? The Larimer Lounge has got you covered.

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell are only the latest in a long line of brother-sister musical collabs.

The Reno Divorce tour was canceled after Brent Loveday was accused of assaulting his girlfriend; here’s his statement.