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Boogie Lights Is Bringing Disco Back to Denver With Unforgettable Sets

Boogie Lights Is Bringing Disco Back to Denver With Unforgettable Sets

By Emily FergusonNovember 1, 2023

He’ll be introducing his latest project, Rix & Boogie, with a free, boiler room set at Your Mom’s House.

Former Nuggets DJ, Local Hip-Hop Artists Celebrate Basketball Team With Free Mixtape

By Justin CriadoOctober 31, 2023

The mixtape, Western Conference II, celebrates the Nuggets’ first NBA championship.

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Behind the Scenes at the Red Rocks Trail Mix Sessions

By Aubrey CoxOctober 30, 2023

The Trail Mix Sessions capture artists like Wilco, Grace Potter and Keb Mo playing around the venue’s trails.

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ICYMI: Aerosmith Won’t Be in Denver After Steven Tyler Fractured His Larynx

By Westword StaffOctober 26, 2023

Aerosmith was set to play its final Denver show at Ball Arena on November 19.

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Bison Bone Shows Up for the Blue-Collar on New EP, 40 Grit

By Adam PerryOctober 25, 2023

The Denver band plays the Skylark Lounge on Friday.

The Best New Music by Colorado Musicians Released in October

By Justin CriadoOctober 25, 2023

From Griz’s final offering to a look at a new project, Spiritual Poison, Colorado musicians released scary good music this month.

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Murder, He Wrote: Maris the Great’s Mission Is Mayhem in Denver’s Local Music Scene

By Emily FergusonOctober 25, 2023

From his Cheesman Park lair, Maris the Great says that he must kill all local bands. But it goes way deeper than that.

New Duo Culture Bloom Finds Inspiration in Royal Palace Motel

By Justin CriadoOctober 18, 2023

Denver duo Culture Bloom announces its arrival with a five-song EP.

George Morrison Sr. to Be Inducted Into Colorado Music Hall of Fame

By Teague BohlenOctober 13, 2023

Denver’s Godfather of Jazz will be celebrated at an October 17 ceremony at the city park now named for him.

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International Early-Morning Sober Dance Party Daybreaker Returns to Denver

By Julianna O'ClairOctober 11, 2023

Thinx founder Radha Agrawal’s sober, early-morning dance party comes to Denver’s Invisible City this weekend.

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Where to See Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie in Denver

By Westword StaffOctober 11, 2023

Swifties can see Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour in theaters on October 13.

Five Denver Bands That’ll Rip Your Face Off This Halloween

By Justin CriadoOctober 10, 2023

From the cryptids of Axeslasher to the icy ghouls of Glacial Tomb, set your Halloween soundtrack to some metal.

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Zac Brown Band Teases Special Set at Fiddler’s Green

By Emily FergusonOctober 10, 2023

John Driskell Hopkins says the band will give a “shout-out to our country roots” during the two-night run.

Mutiny in Heaven Explores the Raw Early Years of Nick Cave’s First Band

By John FlathmanOctober 6, 2023

Sie FilmCenter is screening the new documentary, which uses rare concert footage to resurrect the music of Nick Cave’s first band, the Birthday Party.

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Velvet Daydream Is Bringing Back Classic Rock and ’70s Vibes

By Emily FergusonOctober 3, 2023

The new Denver rock band is making its album debut on Friday the 13th.

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The Brook & the Bluff: From the Front Porch to the Ogden

By Aubrey CoxSeptember 29, 2023

“I think it’s going to be high energy, harmony and a good time.”

The Best New Music by Colorado Musicians Released in September

By Justin CriadoSeptember 27, 2023

This month’s latest local music roundup includes surprise singles from Blood Incantation and the debut EP of up-and-coming rock band Ipecac.

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Goose Is Bringing the Jams to Red Rocks, CSU for Colorado Run

By Emily FergusonSeptember 26, 2023

Goose members Peter Anspach and Rick Mitarotonda discuss the band’s meteoric rise in the jam scene.

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Beacon Owners Tease Opening of New RiNo Immersive Art Venue

By Emily FergusonSeptember 22, 2023

In the meantime, Beacon will be hosting a “Welcome Home, Dust Off” event for people coming back from Burning Man this weekend.

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Okaidja Afroso Traces His Ghanian Roots, Mixing Modernity With Tradition

By Aubrey CoxSeptember 20, 2023

Hailing from a small village just west of Accra, Ghana, Okaidja Afroso has dedicated his life to sharing and preserving the musical traditions of his home.

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May Pang and John Lennon Were More Than a “Lost Weekend”

By Emily FergusonSeptember 19, 2023

May Pang, who is showing her private photographs of John Lennon at a three-day exhibit at Bitfactory starting Friday, recalls her first love, how John and Paul almost started making music again and more.

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Grace DeVine’s New EP Is One Dreamy Hit After Another

By Emily FergusonSeptember 14, 2023

Taste of Heaven drops on Friday, September 15, when DeVine will have a release show at Globe Hall.

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