The 14 best concerts in Denver this week: June 9 to June 12

It’s the kind of week where we’ve got fourteen recommendations below and we’ll be spending this introduction talking about the ones we had to leave off: Tech N9ne is in town again/still in town, playing in Colorado Springs. Greater Than Collective’s Social Club at Lannie’s Clocktower has its June installment…

The twelve best concerts in Denver this weekend

It’s a good one, folks: KS 107.5 FM’s Summer Jam brings hip-hop royalty to Englewood tonight, and most of the people there will probably be capping off their weekends with The Fray at Red Rocks on Sunday. There’s more: Dragondeer, subject of this week’s Backbeat feature, will release its long-awaited…

The ten best summer music festivals in Colorado

A Colorado summer can be short, but there are plenty of ways to make it sweet, especially if you pack it with as many festivals, road trips and patios as possible. We’ve picked out ten music festivals sure to give you the flavor of the state’s musical offerings — everything…

Six punk bands we don’t need to talk about anymore

I have an embarrassing tendency to bait people into conversations where I just talk about cool things I am doing. Surprise, right? While it likely stems from being bored with hearing of the mundane achievements of others (babies, crappy jobs, cars), there is a part of me that figures it…

The Westword Music Showcase 2014 schedule

It’s Westword Music Showcase month, and today we have a schedule for you. In case this is unfamiliar territory: For the twentieth year, we’ll celebrate the wide array of Denver’s music scene with a music festival right here in the city. The thing has grown over the decades, and this…

Widespread Panic, Lorde, Demi Lovato concerts announced

Widespread Panic is slated for a three-night run at Red Rocks near the end of this month, but the band will also do a three-night Halloween run at 1STBANK Center from Friday, October 31, through Sunday, November 2. Tickets ($55.75-$61) go on sale Friday, August 8, at 10 a.m. After…

The ten best outfits from Bassnectar’s weekend at Red Rocks

Going to an electronica show is a fantastic excuse to bust out a wild outfit to accentuate your dance moves, and Bassnectar, in town this weekend for their annual appearance at Red Rocks, was no different. Here are the ten best getups from the show, as found by photographer Eric…