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Oh, man, just when you think the upcoming concert season couldn’t get any more stacked there’s even more new shows to look forward to. We’ve received word that Die Antwoord is finally making its way to Denver on Monday, August 6, along with dates with Jack White, Andrew Bird, Sublime with Rome, Five Finger Death Punch, Aviici and much more. Page down for all of this week’s Mile Highlights, including the week’s top sellers and local radio playlists.
This Just In: New Concerts and On-Sale Dates
With a new solo album, Blunderbuss, in stores this week, Jack White will be touring the globe in support of the disc and stops at Red Rocks on Wednesday, August 8. Tickets ($39.95-$44.95) go on sale Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m. Futuristic South African rap-rave duo Die Antwoord hits the Ogden Theatre on Monday August 6, and tickets ($26.50-$30) go on sale on Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m.
Five Finger Death Punch is due at 1STBANK on Friday, July 13 (Trespass America festival with Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Emmure, God Forbid, Battlecross). Tickets ($29.95-$37.95) on sale Saturday, April 28, at 10 a.m. Train is coming to Red Rocks on Wednesday, September 19 (with Mat Kearney and Andy Grammar). Tickets ($45.00-$55.00) are on sale Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m.
Andrew Bird is coming the Temple Buell Theatre on Friday, August 17. Tickets ($29.95-$44.95) on sale Saturday, April 28, at 10 a.m. Sublime with Rome Red Rocks is at Red Rocks on Sunday, August 12 (with Pepper and the Expendables). Tickets ($36.50-$39.95) on sale Saturday, April 28, at 10 a.m. Ume is at the Walnut Room on Tuesday, June 19 with Life and Times.
Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Avicii, who sold out the Boulder Theater last January, headlines Red Rocks on Tuesday, June 26. Tickets ($39.50) go on sale on Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m. Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw will be at the Fillmore on Tuesday, August 7, and tickets ($34.50) go on sale on Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m. Linkin Park and Incubus co-headline Comfort Dental (with Mutemath) on Thursday, August 30. Tickets ($30.50-$100.50) go on sale this Saturday, April 28, at 10 a.m.
BLUEBIRD THEATER
Ceu: With Curumin, Sun., June 17, 8 p.m., $25.75/$30.
Distance: With Babylon System, Sat., May 19, 9:30 p.m., $15/$20.
Graffiti6: With Yuna, Fri., June 15, 9 p.m., $12.75/$15.
BOULDER THEATER
eTown withDavid Bromberg & Gretchen Peters: Sun., June 3, 6 p.m., $20.
Victor Wooten Band: Thu., July 12, 7 p.m., $23/$27.
COMFORT DENTAL AMPHITHEATRE
Linkin Park and Incubus: With Mutemath, Thu., Aug. 30, 6 p.m., $30.50-$100.50.
FILLMORE AUDITORIUM
Colbie Caillat: With Gavin DeGraw, Tue., Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m., $34.50.
1STBANK CENTER
Five Finger Death Punch: With Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Emmure, God Forbid and Battlecross, Fri., July 13, 5:30 p.m., $29.95-$37.95.
GOTHIC THEATRE
No Bueno: With Heart & Soul Radio, Misadventures, Bullet Inc., Sat., May 5, 8 p.m., $8/$10.
Wednesday 13: Sun., June 24, 8 p.m., $13/$15.
LARIMER LOUNGE
Hank & Cupcakes: Sat., July 28, 9 p.m., $10/$12.
Otis Heat: With In the Whale, Carl Carrell & the Consequences, Mon., May 28, 9 p.m., $8/$10.
Joe Pug: Sat., May 12, 3 p.m., $12.50/$15.
Red Fang: Thu., June 14, 7 p.m., $10/$12.
Schoolboy Q: With Ab-Soul, Sun., May 13, 6:30 p.m., $15.50/$18.
This Will Destroy You: Fri., June 15, 9 p.m., $12.50/$15.
MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ
The Atom Age: With Red Stinger, Sat., June 9, 9 p.m., $5/$8.
Dirty Lightning: With 98% Chimp, The Hits and Ska Skank Redemption, Sat., May 5, 9 p.m., $7.
Lucida Tela: With Violet Lights, Life In A Glass House, Thu., June 28, 9 p.m., $5.
Synthetic Elements: With DC Fallout, Allout Helter, False Colors, Fri., May 25, 9 p.m., $6.
Turbo Fruits: With FaceMan, Sun., May 13, 9 p.m., $8/$10.
OGDEN THEATRE
Die Antwoord: Mon., Aug. 6, 8 p.m., $26.50/$30.
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Yes: With Procol Harum, Thu., Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m., $49.50-$89.50.
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
Avicii: Tue., June 26, 8 p.m., $39.50.
Train: Wed., Sept. 19, 7 p.m., $45-$55.
Sublime with Rome: With Pepper and the Expendables, Sun., Aug. 12, 7 p.m., $36.50-$39.95.
Jack White: Wed., Aug. 8, 8 p.m., $39.95-$44.95.
SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Bouncing Souls: With the Menzingers and Luther, Thu., July 26, 7 p.m., $18/$20.
Felix da Housecat: Sat., May 26, 8 p.m., $28.
Tycho: Fri., June 29, 8:30 p.m., $16/$18.
TEMPLE BUELL THEATRE
Andrew Bird: Fri., Aug. 17, 8 p.m., $29.95-$44.95.
WALNUT ROOM
Ume: Tuesday, June 19, 8 p.m., $12.
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We’re currently tracking the playlists from a number of different shows, including KTCL’s Locals Only, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show*, The Colorado Sound, an independently produced show that is broadcast all over Colorado, and The Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country. Here’s what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. *Playlist not available
04.22.12
Air Dubai – “Lights Down”
Rebel Tongue – “Lose Hope”
Flashbulb Fires – “Dark Ghost (I’ve Got Arms)”
Medic – “Everything We Have”
The Hate – “I Knew Me”
We Like Monsters – “Stars”
Fingers of the Sun – “The Leaves Were So Green”
Autumn Burn – “Wasted”
Attic Attack – “Judge Jury & Executive”
Glass Hits – “Safety in Numbers”
Natalie Walker – “Cool Kids”
Inca – “Eye of the Storm”
04.21.12
Tommy Bolin “Bustin’ Out for Rosey”
Drew Emmitt “Take the Highway”
Lifeboat Etiquette “Eggs & Oranges”
The Fray “The Fighter”
Coles Whalen “Cannonball”
Zach Heckendorf “All the Right Places”
Jill Sobule “Cinnamon Park”
Petals of Spain “Lady Luck”
Vices I Admire “Hero”
Railbenders “Whiskey Rain”
Jeff Finlin “East by West”
Haunted Windchimes “Out With the Crow”
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra “Zen and the Art of Samba”
Dean Reed “Our Summer Romance”
The Jekylls “What I Want”
Megan Redmond “Falling”
Places “The Fire”
Broken Tongues “Bad Finger Boogie”
Mama Lenny and the Remedy “Not A Girl To Keep”
The Foot. “Empty Hands”
The Outfit “Strange Bones”
The Congress “Distance”
The Broken Everlys “Sweet Disorder”
Mosey West “Gone”
Leftover Salmon “Euphoria”
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra “You Don’t Know What Love Is”
04.23.12
Paris Luna – Someday
Martini Shot Band – Only For Tonight
Sons Of Zeno – No One Wants The Wet Spot
Craig Maierhofer – Sister Shannon
Rew – Skeletonz
Christopher Jak – Something
Brother Love – Round And Round
Beto Hale – En Tus Labios
David Booker – Fat Man Blues
Jennifer Friedman – Choices
Dan Dyer – Stereosonic
Hans York – Never Been In Love
Bishop – Struggling
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Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Record Store Day last Saturday clearly had a significant effect on top sellers for the week, as the top six sellers at Albums on the Hill were all RSD releases: Flaming Lips, Atmosphere & the Uncluded, Minus the Bear, Flogging Molly were the top five sellers at Independent Records, and Widespread Panic, Flaming Lips, Grateful Dead, Black Keys and Misfits were top sellers at Twist & Shout.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Widespread Panic – Live Wood
02. Phish – Junta
03. Destroyer – Destroyer’s Rubies
04. Devo – New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle
05. Black Keys – El Camino
06. The Cure – Entreat
07. M. Ward – Wasteland Companion
08. Dr. John – Locked Down
09. Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
10. Ty Segall & White Fences – Stars And Satellites
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. E-40 – Block Brochure Volumes 1, 2 &3
02. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday…Roman Reloaded
03. Gotye – Making Mirrors
04. Future – Pluto
05. Skrillex – Bangarang
06. Tyga – Careless World Rise of the Last King
07. Jason Mraz – Love is a Four Letter Word
08. Adele – 21
09. Drake – Take Care
10. Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Civil Wars – Live at Amoeba
02. The Lumineers – The Lumineers
03. Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
04. Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream
05. Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light
06. Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
07. The Shins – Port of Morrow
08. Gotye – Making Mirrors
09. Trampled by Turtles – Stars And Satellites
10. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Tedeschi Trucks Band Live
WAX TRAX
01. The Men – Open Your Heart
02. Speedwolf – Ride With Death
03. Night of Joy – Hardcore Girls Are A Hoax
04. Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
05. The Swayback – Double Four Time
06. High on Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis
07. Lee Renaldo – Between The Times and The Tides
08. Unsane – Wrecker
09. Spritiualized – Huh?
10. Various Arists – Rocky Mountain Low
BEATPORT.COM
01. Thomas Gold – “Sing2Me” (original mix)
02. TJR – “Funky Vodka” (original mix)
03. Mark Knight – “Alright” (original club mix)
04. Sean Finn, Crazibiza – “Show Me Love 2K12” (Crazibiza remix)
05. Mark Knight – “Together” (original club mix)
06. Manuel de la Mare, Luigi Rocca – “Opa-Locka” (original mix)
07. Swedish House Mafia – “Greyhound” (original mix)
08. Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso – “Calling (Lose My Mind)” (extended mix)
09. Cicada, Third Party – “Feel” (original mix)
10. Fedde le Grand, Deniz Koyu – “Turn It” (original mix)
RELATED LINKS
Angelo’s
Black & Read
Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs)
Vinyl Collective
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