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		<title>Sugar is back, and Bob Mould couldn&#8217;t be happier</title>
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					<dc:creator>Houston Press</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:41:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/sugar-reunion-press-photo.webp" alt="Sugar is back, and Bob Mould couldn&#8217;t be happier" /><p>The cult band behind Copper Blue is set to play its first Denver show in over 30 years at Mission Ballroom next week.</p>
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		<title>Remembering Cass Ivey, a bright light in Denver’s music scene</title>
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					<dc:creator>Lauren Antonoff Hart</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:54:32 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Meet the 17-year-old owner of Denver&#8217;s newest record store</title>
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					<dc:creator>Michael Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/elijah.trujillo.trurecords.jpg" alt="Elijah Trujillo, TruRecords&#039; owner, sits at a vendor table to promote the store." /><p>He started building his collection when he was 12, and it never stopped growing.</p>
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		<title>Denver City Council rejects 4 a.m. closing time for clubs, venues</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:50:48 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2015-39/na13.webp" alt="Denver City Council rejects 4 a.m. closing time for clubs, venues" /><p>A pilot program in certain parts of the city could reintroduce the idea. </p>
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		<title>Telly settles into her identity on debut album, &#8220;Para El Mundo 2&#8221;</title>
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					<dc:creator>Cleo Mirza</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:34:12 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>In service of music: Meet Denver producer and guitarist don</title>
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					<dc:creator>Cleo Mirza</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/PNG-image.png" alt="album covers for &quot;The Grand Gentle Part 1&quot; and &quot;The Grand Gentle Part 2&quot; by don." /><p>"I do feel like I've always had an artistic voice, and I don't feel like I've struggled to blend that in sessions with other artists."</p>
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		<title>Cate Downey&#8217;s road from Denver prodigy to big-time L.A. songwriter</title>
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					<dc:creator>Michael Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:26:29 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Did the Underground Music Showcase return to form in RiNo?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:19:10 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Daniel Donato is as Nashville as it gets</title>
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					<dc:creator>Justin Criado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:20:19 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Gig alert: Westword needs a music editor</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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