Critic's Notebook

VENU, which opened Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs last year, has acquired a new property in Centennial.

“Being in this discussion about cultural appropriation and about representation is something that I’m very committed to.”

After nearly twenty years, FoCoMA is at the heart of the city’s music ecosystem behind events like FoCoMX.

Rain, sleet, or snow couldn’t stop Colorado fans from packing out Red Rocks for Mersiv’s sold-out “Attack on Mars” show.

The duo, which formed from one of Denver’s best bluegrass bands the Deer Creek Sharp Shooters, explores a new sound.

Metro Denver’s latest record store has a life-and-death backstory that postponed its opening.

The 2025 Best of Denver award-winning band is releasing a debut full-length album and hitting the West Coast for a summer tour.

Much as he did in 2023, Skrillex will return to Red Rocks with a mind-blowing, five-hour marathon set.

Disco Lines has sold out his first-ever headlining Red Rocks show.

The EDM mastermind will debut a one-of-a-kind sound experience called the Audiosphere at the legendary venue.

This month’s offerings includes several debuts from new artists, and an old band with a new name.

The musician, who won the 2023 Pole Sport Organization Mountain Championship, shows off her skills in her new music video.

The infamous Norwegian band is celebrating an unlikely milestone at Summit on Monday, March 31.

The Denver band, which put out a new split EP this month, plays Seventh Circle Music Collective on Tuesday, April 1.

Denver’s radio variety is the envy of cities across the country

Summer is just around the corner, and so is City Park Jazz, a favorite free summer concert series that happens each Sunday from June 1 to August 3.

After a decade of jazz, fine dining and hospitality innovation, Nocturne’s founders reflect on its journey and look ahead.

The series will be part of the inaugural Denver Jazz Festival.

From stadium stalwarts to dive-bar barbarians, metalheads have a lot to look forward to this year.

Playing everything from classic indie rock to music inflected with dream pop or shoegaze, these local acts deserve a spot on your playlist.

The show is so popular that it’s been extended…but tickets are going fast.

The emo crooners will be opening for Slow Joy on Saturday, March 22.