Music Archives

Mike Garson on Being David Bowie’s Piano Man

By Jon SolomonFebruary 15, 2019

During the last show on the Ziggy Stardust tour at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1973, David Bowie threw pianist Mike Garson a curve ball.

The Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend

By Westword StaffFebruary 15, 2019

Bob Seger, Colter Wall, Trippie Redd all play Denver this weekend.

Anderson .Paak’s Dazzling Tour Honors Mac Miller

By Chris WalkerFebruary 14, 2019

Here’s what happened on the second night of Anderson .Paak’s 2019 tour.

DeVotchKa Celebrates Valentine’s Day With a New Music Video

By Kyle HarrisFebruary 14, 2019

DeVotchKa has released a music video for its song “Love Letters.”

2CELLOS Ruins Valentine’s Day for Thousands of Denver Fans

By Kyle HarrisFebruary 14, 2019

The cello-playing sex icons are stranded in their tour van and can’t make it to town.

Grammy Winner Wei Wu Is a CU Boulder Alumnus

By Jon SolomonFebruary 14, 2019

A dozen years before Wei Wu shared a Grammy win Sunday night as part of the cast of Mason Bates’s opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, the Beijing-born opera singer’s first experience in America was as an understudy with Central City Opera.

Heart, Khruangbin and Every New Denver Concert Announcement

By Westword StaffFebruary 14, 2019

Heart, Khruangbin and Tenacious D are headed to town.

Reggae on the Rocks Announces 2019 Lineup

By Kyle HarrisFebruary 13, 2019

Tickets go on sale Thursday, February 14.

Sixty Minute Men Knows What It Takes

By Nick HutchinsonFebruary 13, 2019

The members of Sixty Minute Men spend a fair amount of time punching the clock, though their music allows them to slip away from the grind.

Sharon Van Etten, Renaissance Woman?

By Elle CarrollFebruary 13, 2019

Sharon Van Etten has a lot going on.

The Chainsmokers Will Play the Pepsi Center in November

By Ana CampbellFebruary 12, 2019

Tickets go on sale February 15.

Gary Clark Jr. Coming to Red Rocks, Vail in September

By Ana CampbellFebruary 12, 2019

Tickets for both shows go on sale February 15.

Tenacious D Teams Up With Colorado Symphony for Red Rocks Concert

By Ana CampbellFebruary 12, 2019

Tickets go on sale February 15.

Diana Ross Kicks Off 75th Year With Red Rocks Concert

By Ana CampbellFebruary 12, 2019

Tickets go on sale February 15.

Pre-Game 420 With Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube at Red Rocks

By Kyle HarrisFebruary 12, 2019

Snoop Dogg is to 420 what Santa Claus is to Christmas.

Le Butcherettes’ Teresa Suárez Cosío Hacks at the Ties That Bind

By Elle CarrollFebruary 12, 2019

Frontwoman Teresa Suárez Cosío is willing to take on anything you throw at her.

The Blackouts Remember Stage Fright at Their First Concert

By Karl Christian KrumpholzFebruary 12, 2019

The Blackouts played their awkward first concert at Tooey’s.

Want a Singing Telegram? George Peele Is Your Guy

By Jon SolomonFebruary 11, 2019

Over the past fifteen years, George Peele, who goes by Orange Peel Moses, has delivered over 3,000 singing telegrams with singers Melissa Ivey and Rachel Taulbee. Valentine’s Day’s usually the biggest day of the year for his Custom Singing Telegrams.