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Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Foster the People at Red Rocks and Soulive at the Fox Theatre were announced; Breathe Carolina, Gauntlet Hair and Chris Daniels and the Kings got spins on local radio; and new releases from the Black Keys, Drake and Sunn 0))) were among this week’s top sellers at our local record stores. Click through for a complete rundown.
This Just In: New Concerts and On-Sale Dates
As reported last week, Foster People will headline Red Rocks on Tuesday, July 3 with Mayer Hawthorne & the County opening. Tickets ($37.50) are on sale now.
Snowlive, featuring Soulive and JJ Grey, will be at the Fox Theatre for a three-night stand on Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19. There will also be workshops with members of Soulive. Tickets ($23/26) go on sale Friday, December 23 at 10 a.m. Snowlive Full Pass (3 Shows, 4 Workshops & Commemorative Poster for $250.
BLUEBIRD THEATER
Sister Hazel: Wed., January 18, 8 p.m., $22.50/$25.
BOULDER THEATER
Shakedown Street Europe ‘ 72: Sat., Jan. 28, 8:30 p.m., $12.50.
Wild & GMO Free Boulder Benefit Concert: Featuring Ziggy Marley with Allen Cray, Sat., Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m., $21.
FOX THEATRE
Adventure Club: Sat., April 7, 8:30 p.m., $13/$16.
Delta Spirit: Tue., May 1, 8:30 p.m., $15.
Katie Herzig: Wed., Feb. 29, 8 p.m., $12/$14.
Mardi Grass: A Fat Tuesday celebration with WhiteWater Ramble featuring Joey Porter (of the Motet/Juno What?!). With the Henhouse Prowlers and Jet Edison, Tue., Feb. 21, 8 p.m., $10/$12.
People Under the Stairs: Wed., Jan. 25, 8:30 p.m., $20.
Pete Kartsounes Band: With Dr. Phil Good and Smack Thompson, Sat., Jan. 7, 8:30 p.m., $8.
Poor Man’s Whiskey performs Dark Side of the Moonshine: A bluegrass interpretation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, Sat., Feb. 25, 8 p.m., $10/$12.
Snowlive featuring Soulive & JJ Grey: With the Hartwick Horns (Jennifer Hartswick, Jon Stewart & Jon Gray). Three days of music, workshops and Beatles music, Feb. 17-19, 9 p.m., $23/$26.
GOTHIC THEATRE
Kyle Kinane: With Nathan Lund, Thu., Jan. 12, 8 p.m., $15/$17.
LARIMER LOUNGE
Mansions on the Moon: Fri., Jan. 13, 9 p.m., $10.50/$15.
Youth Lagoon: Sun., March 11, 9 p.m., $12.75/$16.
MARQUIS THEATER
The Jealous Sound: Tue., Feb. 21, 8 p.m., $10/$12.
Sleeping With Sirens: With Abandon All Ships, Conditions and Secrets, Wed., April 4.
MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ
Between Suns & Seasons: With Waking the Dreamer, Saving Avery and Scarlet Canary, Sat., Jan. 14, $5.
Mobile Death Camp: Featuring former members of GWAR. With Speedwolf, Mon., Jan. 16, $7/$10.
Polkadot Cadaver: With the Agonist and Novus Folium, Tue., Jan. 24, $7/$10.
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
Foster the People: With Mayer Hawthorne & the County, Tue., July 3, 7:30 p.m., $37.50.
SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Metal Alliance Tour: With Devildriver, The Faceless, Dying Fetus, Job For A Cowboy, 3 Inches of Blood, Impending Doom and Wretched, Mon., April 9
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Click through for this week’s Local Radio Playlists
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
12.18.11
Breathe Carolina – “Mile High Christmas”
Calvin Locklear – “Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You:
Reno Divorce – “Christmas Song”
DB & the Catastrophe – “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight)”
Minor Authority – “Nuttin’ for Christmas”
James Thatcher (Bullet Inc) – “Carol of the Bells”
Rexway – “Christmas for Cowboys”
Be the Ant – “Feliz Navidad”
Eric Everhart & Sean Murray (Rightfully Accused) – “A Holiday Next to You”
Everfound – “Something You Can’t See”
Rachel James – “My Favorite Time of Year”
Tim Hanauer – “December Days”
Xiren – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
Dirty Rotten Rhymers – “XXXMas”
Drew J Allen – “What Can You Get a Wookie for Christmas”
Noe DeLeon – “Christmas (A Story of an Elf)”
LOCAL SHAKEDOWN (KVCU/RADIO 1190)
12.16.11
The Morning Clouds – A Walk Home – Wasted Youth Blues
200 Million Years – Ma – Ma EP
The Photo Atlas – I Can’t Sleep – Friendship EP
Monroe Monroe – Adore – This Ain’t No Cowtown Comp.
Cerealman – Levitation
Bike Theft – Finally Happy
The Chain Gang of 1974 – Undercover (Twin Shadow Remix)
John Common & the Blinding Flashes of Light
Achille Lauro – Low Cha Cha
Tennis – Baltimore – Baltimore
Sauna – Croctopus
Bop Skizzum – Still Time
Lion Sized – Lost Limbs
Action Friend – Aren’t You Scrumptious
Gauntlet Hair – Top Bunk
Gauntlet Hair – Out, Don’t…
Health – Lost Time (Pictureplane RMX)
Pictureplane – Trance Doll
The Knew – National Icon
FaceMan – CookieMonster
Moon Tides – Swimming
MOUNTAIN HOMEGROWN SHOW (KQMT)
12.19.11
Rachel James – “My Favorite Time of Year”
Cabaret Diosa – “Merry Mambo Christmas”
Chris Daniels – “Cool Yule”
Freddi Henchi Band – “Let It Snow”
Liza Oxnard & Wendy Woo – “Little Drummer Boy”
Mollie O’Brien – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Rare Silk – “Christmas Time Is Here”
Opie Gone Bad – “The Christmas Eve Song”
Opie Gone Bad – “Silent Night”
Opie Gone Bad – “Put a Little Love In Your Heart”
Opie Gone Bad – “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
12.19.11
Cheryl Branz – Santa Baby
The Olympics – Big City Christmas
Mary Katherine – Merry Christmas To You
Xiren – War Is Over
The Zummos – There Won’t Be Christmas Without You
Richard Snow & The In-Laws – Christmas With You
Laurie Biagini – Christmas In The Air
Alan Boyd – Christmas Bunny
Ron Bonfiglio – Warm Lovin’ Christmas
Steve Glotzer – Jingle Bells
Chuck Eaton – Take This Christmas
Eric Everhart and Sean Murray – A Holiday Next To You
Julia Bryan – Just Not Christmas
Chris Daniels and The Kings – Santas Dog House Blues
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Click through for this week’s Top Sellers
Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Once again, The Black Keys came out on top at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout withEl Camino, while Drake moved back to the number slot at Independent Records and Sunn 0)))‘s ØØ Void came in first at Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Black Keys – El Camino
02. The Roots – Undun
03. She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
04. Adele – 21
05. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
06. Foster the People – Torches
07. Gregory Alan Isakov – This Empty Norhtern Hemisphere
08. Thee Oh Sees/Carrion Crawler – The Dream EP
09. Wilco – The Whole Love
10. Amy Winehouse – Lioness:Hidden Treasures
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Drake – Take Care
02. Korn – Path of Totality
03. Black Keys – El Camino
04. Adele – 21
05. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – Mac & Devin Go to High School
06. Tech N9NE – Welcome to Strangeland
07. Rihanna – Talk That Talk
08. Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch the Throne
09. Amy Winehouse – Lioness – Hidden Treasures
10. Five Finger Death Punch – American Capitalist
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Black Keys – El Camino
02. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
03. Amy Winehouse – Lioness – Hidden Treasures
04. She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
05. Adele – 21
06. Chris Isaak – Beyond the Sun
07. Florence & the Machine – Ceremonials
08. Yo-Yo Ma – Goat Rodeo Sessions
09. Tony Bennett – Duets II
10. Wilco – The Whole Love
WAX TRAX
01. Sunn O))) – ØØ Void
02. Black Keys – El Camino
03. The Cramps – Live at Club 57 in 1979
04. Sigur Ros – Inni
05. Charlotte Gainsbourg – Stage Whisper
06. Atlas Sound – Parallax
07. Tegan & Sara – Get Along
08. She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
09. Void – Session 81-83
10. Bonnie Prince Billy – Wolfram Goes To Town
BEATPORT.COM
01. Dada Life – “Kick Out the Epic Motherfucker” (original mix)
02. Joris Voorn, Moby – “After the After” (original mix)
03. Axwell, Michael Calfan – “Resurrection” (Axwell’s Recut Club mix)
04. Gareth Emery – “Tokyo” (original mix)
05. Larse – “So Long” (original mix)
06. Maceo Plex, Laura Jones – “Love in Me” (Maceo Plex remix)
07. Fedde Le Grand, Coldplay – “Paradise'” (Fedde Le Grand remix)
08. Avicii – “Levels” (original mix)
09. Gregor Salto, Chuckie – “What Happens in Vegas” (original mix)
10. Maceo Plex – “Stay High Baby” (original mix)
RELATED LINKS
Angelo’s
Black & Read
Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs)
Vinyl Collective
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