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Here’s what’s hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, a ton of shows go on sale this weekend, including the Fray at Red Rocks, Opeth and Mastodon at the Fillmore, Miranda Lambert at 1STBANK and more; Le Divorce, Shel and Dave Preston got spins on local radio; and recent albums by the Black Keys, Lamb of God, Bob Dylan and 1280 were the top sellers at our local record stores. Page down for a complete rundown.
This Just In: New Concerts and On-Sale Dates
A number of big shows will go on sale this weekend, including the The Fray at Red Rocks on Friday, May 11, Mastodon and Opeth at the Fillmore on April 23, Tech N9ne at the Fillmore on May 18, the Civil Wars at the Ogden on May 23, Global Dub Festival at Red Rocks on Friday, May 18, Miranda Lambert at 1STBANK Center on Saturday, March 17, Flipper at Lions Lair on Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30. Also, the Greyboy Allstars and former James Brown trombonist Fred Wesley to play West Coast Boogaloo in its entirety at the Ogden Theatre on Friday, March 30 and the Boulder Theater on Saturday, March 31.
AGGIE THEATRE
Frankenstein Brothers featuring Buckethead and That 1 Guy: Fri., April 27, $27.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Tue., April 10, $15.
Tech N9NE: With Machine Gun Kelly, Krizz Kaliko, Mayday, Prozak, Stevie Stone, Thu., May 17, $25.
BLUEBIRD THEATER
BoDeans: Wed., May 30, 8 p.m., $32.50/$37.50.
Magic Cyclops Sells Out!: Thu., March 1, 8 p.m., $10.
Amy Ray: Sun., April 1, 8 p.m., $15/$20.
Zoogma: With Mikey Thunder, Fri., Feb. 24, 9 p.m., $10/$15.
BOULDER THEATER
eTown with Blues Traveler: Sun., Feb. 26, 6 p.m., $24.
The Greyboy Allstars featuring Fred Wesley: Performing West Coast Boogaloo. With Orgone, Sat., March 31, 8 p.m., $25.
The Magic Beans: Fri., Feb. 24, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12.
Ingrid Michaelson: Wed., April 18, 8 p.m., $22.50/$25.
Todd Snider: Thu., April 26.
Technicolor Tone Factory & Friends (EP release): Sat., March 17, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12.
Wallpaper: Thu., Feb. 23, 8:30 p.m., $12/$15.
FILLMORE AUDITORIUM
Mastodon and Opeth: With Ghost, Mon., April 23.
Snoop Dogg: Fri., March 2, 7:30 p.m., $37.50/$40.
Tech N9NE: With Krizz Kaliko,Machine Gun Kelly, Mayday, Prozak, Stevie Stone, Fri., May 18, 8 p.m., $32.50/$35.
1STBANK CENTER
Miranda Lambert: With Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann, Sat., March 17, $38.75.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: With Regina Spektor, Wed., April 18, 7:30 p.m., $49.50-$99.50.
FOX THEATRE
Frankenstein Brothers featuring Buckethead and That 1 Guy: Thu., April 26, 8 p.m., $25/$28.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: With Xperience, April 11-12, 8:30 p.m., $17/$20.
Naive Melodies plays all Talking Heads: Wed., March 28, 8:30 p.m., $8.
SBTRKT: Tue., April 10, 9 p.m., $20.
GOTHIC THEATRE
Public Display of Aggression: With Bound By Karma, What’s Been Used, Elucatine, Silence of Versailles, Fri., March 2, 8 p.m., $8/$10.
LARIMER LOUNGE
Wallpaper: Fri., Feb. 24, 9 p.m., $15/$18.
MARQUIS THEATER
Go Radio: Mon., April 23.
The Growlers: Sat., March 10.
MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ
The Ataris: With Chad Price, Thu., March 8, $12.
Black Tusk: Mon., April 2.
Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives: With Sauna and Mercuria & the Gemstars, Fri., March 2, $8/$10.
Woodsman: With Dustin Wong and Tjutjuna, Sat., March 24, $10/$12
OGDEN THEATRE
The Civil Wars: Wed., May 23, 8 p.m., $26.50/$30.
The Greyboy Allstars featuring Fred Wesley: Performing West Coast Boogaloo. With Orgone, Fri., March 30, 9 p.m., $26.50.
Meshuggah: Fri., May 11.
Shinedown: With Adelitas Way and New Medicine, Mon., April 2, 7 p.m., $35.
Tyga: Tue., March 20, 8 p.m., $26/$30.
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
The Fray: Fri., May 11, 7:30 p.m., $46.50-$56.50.
Global Dub Festival: With Flux Pavilion, Doctor P, Datsik, Download and DirtyLoud, Fri., May 18, 7:30 p.m., $39.75/VIP $80.
SOILED DOVE UNDERGROUND
Lee Ritenour: April 6-7.
SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Decibel Magazine Tour: Featuring Behemoth, Tue., April 17.
SWALLOW HILL
Blame Sally: Fri., May 4, 8 p.m., $20.
Reed Foehl (CD release): Fri., April 13, 8 p.m., $15.
Gobs O’Phun: Fri., March 16, 8 p.m., $16.
Grubstake: Sat., April 28, 8 p.m., $18.
René Heredia: Sat., March 17, 8 p.m., $20.
Martin Zellar & Charlie Parr: Sat., March 31, 8 p.m., $15.
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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
01.29.12
Air Dubai – “Lights Down”
Crimson Red – “This Is How”
Le Divorce – “Make Up Your Mind”
Flashbulb Fires – “Dark Ghost (I’ve Got Arms)”
Canopy – “Come Clean”
Calibrate Me – “Just Listen”
Filthy T – “Catch Me If You Can”
Dubskin – “Warrior Stomp”
Ghost of the 5pins – “Hipolito”
Melissa Axel – “The Worth of Things”
Heart & Soul Radio – “The Man I Forgot”
Post Paradise – “A Way With Words”
01.28.12
Sherri Jackson “Liberation”
3 Twins Broadband “It’s Up To Her”
Swing Hero “Love Could Be Ours”
Jon Boland “Lightning In the Wires”
Mercury Project “Higher Ground”
FaceMan “FullMetalJacket”
Beast “Spaceman”
Green River Vibe “Calling of the Angels”
Rachel James “We Don’t Care”
Zach Heckendorf “Invisible Ink”
Andy Palmer and Grub Street Writer “I Owe You”
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Six More Miles”
Yonder Mountain String Band “Head of That Woman”
Kim Stone “Bop Bop”
The Heyday “Good Old Days”
Places “Doesn’t Matter What I Say”
Octopus Nebula “Robin Your Mind”
Beats Noir! “Bad Beats”
String Cheese Incident “Valley of the Jig”
Varlet “Eastern”
Big Bird & the Steam Shovel “What’s Happening at the Psychiatrist”
SHEL “Ruby Slippers”
Longest Day Of The Year “Change Our Ways”
Eric Shiveley “Crybaby”
Sam Lee “Secret”
P-Nuckle “Better Days”
Dressy Bessy “New Song (From Me to You)”
Brad Goode “Nightengale”
01.30.12
Tim Hanauer – Answer Me
Jill Stevenson – Show You
Xiren – Butterflies
Mike Banta – Word
Breakaway – 10,000 People
Jude Johnstone – Hard Lessons
Iko Iko – The Flood
Brother Love – Summertime
Lorraine Devon Wilke – You Say I Say
Dave Preston – Alone
Cheryl Branz – Flip Flops
Preston Swift – Cockledoodledoo
Christopher Jak – Something
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Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Lamb of God‘s Resolution, released last week on Epic, took the top spot at Independent Records while coming in second at Albums on the Hill. The Black Keys‘ El Camino moved back to top spot at Albums on the Hill, while the four-disc Chimes of Freedom Bob Dylan compilation tribute debuted at number one at Twist and Shout and Pop. 1280‘s The Horror, released last week on Sacred Bones, came in first at Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Black Keys – El Camino
02. Lamb of God – Resolution
03. Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer – Goat Rodeo Sessions
04. Wilco – The Whole Love
05. Skrillex – Bangarang
06. First Aid Kit – Lion’s Roar
07. Rodrigo Y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. – Area 54
08. Roots – Undun
09. moe. – What Happened to the La Las
10. Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Lamb of God – Resolution
02. Skrillex – Bangarang
03. Drake – Take Care
04. Young Jeezy – TM 103
05. Adele – 21
06. Korn – Path of Totality
07. Lacuna Coil – Dark Adrenaline
08. Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
09. Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch the Throne
10. Yelawolf – Radioactive
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TWIST & SHOUT
01. Various Artists – Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan Tribute)
02. Black Keys – El Camino
03. Rodrigo Y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. – Area 54
04. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
05. Etta James – Dreamer
06. moe. – What Happened to the La Las
07. Craig Finn – Clear Heart Full Eyes
08. Adele – 21
09. Kathleen Edwards – Voyager
10. Nada Surf – Stars Are Indifferent
WAX TRAX
advertisement01. Pop. 1280 – The Horror
02. Rodrigo Y Gabriela and C.U.B.A. – Area 54
03. First Aid Kit – Lion’s Roar
04. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
05. Guided By Voices – Let’s Go Eat the Factory
06. Hawks & Doves – Year One
07. Skrillex – Bangarang
08. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
09. Speedwolf – Ride With Death
10. Sunn O))) – ØØ Void
BEATPORT.COM
advertisementadvertisement01. Afrojack and Shermanology – “Can’t Stop Me” (club mix)
03. Moguai – “Mpire” (original mix)
04. Dirty South, Thomas Gold – “Eyes Wide Open” (original mix)
05. Starkillers, Nadia Ali – “Keep it Coming” (original mix)
06. Richard Grey, Federico Scavo – “Lady” (Federico Scavo remix)
07. Zedd – “Slam the Door” (original mix)
08. Tommy Trash – “Cascade” (original mix)
09. Nicky Romero – “Toulouse'” (original mix)
10. Joe Garston – “The Promise” (original mix)
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