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Chase Dobson was known in Denver for his two-year tenure with Lipgloss and Analog Space, but in March 2011, he joined pop star Mike Posner’s first big tour doing keyboard tech and Ableton Live production work. Since then, Dobson’s main job has been touring the world doing similar work for various…

Hey Denver, did you know it’s winter? I know it must be hard to tell with all the blue skies and sixty-degree days, but technically we’re still in the dead of the chilly season. We’ve rounded up a list of the coziest music venues in Denver, the steamiest, most intimate,…

The Open Media Foundation is throwing their 12th Anniversary Party tonight, which is the biggest event in the OMF history. In attendance will be a who’s-who of local musicians with an end-of-the-year First Friday bash celebrating artists who have graced their stage and recording studio over the past year, as…

Music fans in Denver are so spoiled. We have some of the most talented musicians in the world, more music venues than Austin and a governor who celebrates his inauguration with a concert featuring local artists. And he stands in the front row.   As Westword’s music editor, you get to…

It’s been an emotional few days for the Denver Music Community. On Sunday afternoon, Gary Lee Bomar — owner of Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub — passed away at a Denver Hospital after sustaining a severe head injury earlier this week. . Bomar was in Mexico on a vacation,…

Waiting to get tickets for a show until the last minute can be a dicey proposition but Denver-based Ticket-Pulse hopes to make day-of ticket purchases not only easy but cheap as well. Ticket-Pulse, which has been up and running since mid-May, offers tickets to shows at area venues for up…

The nostalgia for Pueblo’s once-iconic Phil’s Radiator closing was just starting to taper off when the unthinkable happened: the all-ages music venue had been revived. In January, Westword reported on the punk haven closing, which caused the masses to take to social media to express their disappointment and share memories…

Last week, the team behind Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom took over operations of the Aggie Theatre in Fort Colls. The group has big plans for the future of this iconic venue. We talked to Scott Morrill, co-owner of Cervantes’, about what northern Colorado music fans can expect. The space will be renovated…