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Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Insane Clown Posse, the Sounds, Manchester Orchestra and Social Distortion were announced. On local radio specialty shows, My Body Sings Electric, Jonny Barber and the Living Deads, Spires and Gauntlet Hair got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and recent releases from Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks and The Game were among this week’s top sellers. Click through for a complete rundown.
This Just In: New Concerts and On-sale Dates
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Insane Clown Posse hits the Ogden Theatre on Thursday, September 29. Tickets ($32.50) go on sale Friday, September 2 at 10 a.m. The Sounds are due at the Gothic Theatre on Wednesday, October 19. Tickets for the show ($28.50) go on sale this Friday, September 2 at noon. Manchester Orchestra, meanwhile, returns to the Summit Music Hall on Wednesday, November 2 with the Dear Hunter and White Denim. Tickets ($16.50/$19) for the all-ages show go on sale Thursday, September 2 at noon. Finally, Social Distortion, who’s touring in support of its latest effort, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, will be at the Ogden on Sunday, December 4 with Suedehead and Chuck Ragan. Tickets ($30) are on sale now.
BLUEBIRD THEATER
Deicide: With Jungle Rot, Abigail Williams and Lecherous Nocturne, Sat., March 24, 9 p.m., $25/$30. Mt. Eden: Fri., Oct. 21, 9 p.m., $22.50-$26. Robert Randolph & The Family Band: With the Sheepdogs, Sat., Oct. 22, 9 p.m., $30/$35. Yelawolf: With DJ Craze and Rittz, Tue., Oct. 4, 8 p.m., $16.50/$18. ZOSO (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute): Thu., Nov. 10, 8 p.m., $13.50/$16.
CANCELED: Gemini: With Sorry for Partying, The Digital Connection and Candy Cobra, Sun., Sept. 4, 9 p.m., $15.50/$20. Imelda May: Fri., Oct. 14.
BOULDER THEATER
Dancing with Boulder Stars: Thu., Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., $42.50/$58. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe: Featuring Anders Osborne performing The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers, Fri., Oct. 28, 9 p.m., $25/$30. Lunafest: Thu., Oct. 13, 6 p.m., $12.50/$17.50.
CERVANTES’ OTHER SIDE
Big Sam’s Funky Nation: With Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, Sat., Sept. 24, 9 p.m., $12/$15. Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk: With Zobomaze, Thu., Sept. 22, 9 p.m., $18/$20.
FILLMORE AUDITORIUM
Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular: Fri., Oct. 14, 8 p.m., $25.
FOX THEATRE
Boulder Brew & Music Festival: Sat., Nov. 5, 1 p.m., $35. Eminence Ensemble: Sun., Oct. 30, 9 p.m., $8/$10. Head for the Hills: With Pert’ Near Sandstone, Fri., Oct. 7, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12. The Pamlico Sound: With Kung Fu, Thu., Sept. 29, 9 p.m., $10. Bob Schneider (solo acoustic): Wed., Sept. 28, 9 p.m., $18.50/$22. Sub Swara: Thu., Sept. 15, 8:30 p.m., $8/$10. Ultraviolet Hippopotamus: With Hot Soup, Thu., Sept. 22, $8/$10.
GOTHIC THEATER
Della (video release): With The Say So, Forget Me! Not and We Were Cosmonauts, Fri., Oct. 7, 8 p.m., $10/$12. Gaelic Storm: Sat., Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., $20/$25. Machine Drum: With Ital Tek and Chrissy Murderbot, Sat., Oct. 8, 8 p.m. T.J. Miller: The Vote Yes benefit show for Englewood Schools., Sun., Sept. 25, 8 p.m., $20/$25. Project Independent: With Synapse Defect, Aghori, Sanity’s Edge, Ndaaz, Mizon, Lamia of the Pool, Vacant Throne, Of David and Sights, Sat., Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m., $13.
HI-DIVE
The Felice Brothers: With Gill Landry of Old Crow Medicine Show, Mon., Oct. 17, $17/$20. Royal Bangs: With Bear Hands, Fri., Nov. 18, $10/$12. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: With Ha Ha Tonka, Wed., Nov. 30, $10.
LARIMER LOUNGE
Deer Tick: Thu., Nov. 10, 9 p.m. Future Islands: Wed., Nov. 9, 8:30 p.m., $12/$15. Dax Riggs: Oct. 13-14, 9 p.m. Uh Huh Her: Fri., Oct. 28, 9 p.m. Unknown Mortal Orchestra: With Gauntlet Hair, Mon., Oct. 31, 9 p.m.
MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ
Enteledont: With Mine, Us From the Superfuture, Fri., Sept. 23, $5. The Insecurities: With Fire Aweigh, Ten to None, 3 Grams Over an Ounce, Fri., Sept. 2, $5. Lola Black: With Fire in the Asylum, Sat., Sept. 24. One Less Reason: With Your Own Medicine, 3 Oz Bottle and Tyler Starfield, $5. Sleeper Agent: Wed., Sept. 21, $8/$10.
OGDEN THEATRE
Insane Clown Posse: Thu., Sept. 29, 8 p.m., $32.50. Paper Diamond: Fri., Nov. 4, 9 p.m., $18.50/$20. Railroad Earth: Dec. 29-31, $30-$55. Social Distortion: With Suedehead and Chuck Ragan, Sun., Dec. 4, 8 p.m., $30/$35.
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Australian Pink Floyd: Fri., Oct. 7, 8 p.m.
SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
The Devil Wears Prada: Fri., Nov. 25. Manchester Orchestra: With the Dear Hunter and White Denim, Wed., Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m., $16.50/$19. Mayday Parade: Mon., Oct. 31
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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
08.28.11
Rose Hill Drive – “Telepathic” No Less Than Victory – “Party Song” Pikes – “Dusty Roads” My Body Sings Electric – “Step Into the Light” Caleb Slade – “Hand to Reach for” Woodsman – “In Circles” Elway – “Passing Days” Shoot to Please – “Apologies in Advance” Stripe Stripe Fiasco – “Saphyre” All Capitals – “Hypochondriac” Jim McTurnan & the Kids That Killed the Man – “Tonight” King Rat – “Arrested Peace”
08.27.11
Rob Roper “Me” Pat Murphy “Heart of America” Liza Oxnard “Gone Tomorrow” Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Rocksteady” Rose Hill Drive “Speed Dial” The Still City “Brittle Bones” Zephyr “High Flying Bird” Kyle Hollingsworth “Let’s Go Outside” Holler “Blue Jay” Kevin Dooley “Mystery Wheel” Danielle Ate the Sandwich “El Paso” Sixteen Horsepower “Coal Black Horses” Boulder Acoustic Society “Shelter” Bill Frisell “Baba Drame” Railbenders “Crazy Train” Gary Bragg “High Plains Storm” Cassie Taylor “Memphis” Emmitt-Nershi Band “These Days” Zach Heckendorf “Tye Dye March” Jonny Barber & the Living Deads “Little Red Riding Hood” Paul Galaxy & the Galatix “Lunar Swing” Kim Jones “People Are Tired” Fingers of the Sun “The Leaves Were So Green” Firefall “No Way Out” The Dirty Lookers “Cry On” Jeremy Vasquez & Ronnie Shellist “Ghetto Song” Paul Soderman “Get Free” Carmen Sandim Sextet “Zoloft Bounce”
LOCAL SHAKEDOWN (KVCU/RADIO 1190)
08.26.11
Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Hastily REAL MAGIC – Crip Tics Spires – The Chicago Outfit Married in Berdichev – Wait Gauntlet Hair – Top Bunk Gauntlet Hair – Out, Don’t Samurai Buck – No Other Sound The Vicious Women – Live at Larimer Lounge 08.08.10 Slow Magic – [untitled] Don’t’s and Be Carefuls – Sun Hits The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact – Deadlegs FLASHLIGHTS – New Hampshire II Bare Bones – Last Dance LUST – Love Scene Petals of Spain – What It Is
08.29.11
Bishop W – Follow Me Bill Mulroney – Lovers Never Rest on Sunday Radius – There She Goes Beehive – Love That You Used To Do John McKay – You’ve Got Me In A Bind Landing Gear – Surprise Surprise Mack Bailey – Choose Your Attitude Jill Stevenson – Show You Deadbubbles – Without Warning Steve Glotzer – Los Cabos Serenade Blind Thistle – Coming Home Laurie Larson – Road To Elysium The Nadas – Walking Home Alone
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Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Snake Rattle Rattle Snake took the top spot at Twist & Shout again this past week with Sineater, its debut long player, and also came in first at Wax Trax, while Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks’ Mirror Traffic, released last week on Matador, claimed the top spot at Albums on the Hill and checked in at number two at Twist & Shout. The Game’s The R.E.D. Album, meanwhile, released last week on Interscope, debuted at the number one spot at Independent Records.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Mirror Traffic
02. Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
03. The Game – The R.E.D. Album
04. Rose Hill Drive – Americana
05. The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
06. Trevor Hall – Everything Everytime Everywhere
07. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
08. Eddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs
09. John Hiatt – Dirty Jeans & Mudslide Hymns
10. Horrors – Skying
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. The Game – The R.E.D. Album
02. Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch the Throne
03. Kelly Rowland – Here I Am
04. Adele – 21
05. Tech N9NE – All 6’s & 7’s
06. Gucci Mane & Waka Flaka Flame – Ferrari Boyz
07. Foster the People – Torches
08. Ace Hood – Blood Sweat & Tears
09. Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel
10. Beyonce – 4
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Sineater
02. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Mirror Traffic
03. Adele – 21
04. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Revelator
05. Keb’ Mo’ – The Reflection
06. Foster the People – Torches
07. Thievery Corporationstrong> – Culture of Fear
08. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
09. Patti Smith – Outside Society
10. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
WAX TRAX
01. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Sineater
02. Prurient – Bermuda Drain
03. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
04. Patti Smith – Outside Society
05. Cults – Cults
06. Mister Heavenly – Out of Love
07. Crystal Antlers – Two Way Mirror
08. Various Artists – Rocky Mountain Low
09. Moonface – Organ Music
10. Reatards – Teenage Hate
BEATPORT.COM
01. Afrojack, Steve Aoki, Miss Palmer – “No Beef'” (vocal mix)
02. Skrillex – “Promises” (Skrillex & Nero remix)
03. Joey Negro, Z Factor, Luigi Rocca – “Keep on Jumpin'” (Luigi Rocca mix)
04. The Good Men – “Give It Up” (2011 edit)
05. Franco Cinelli – “The Sound of Violence”
06. MYNC – “Esa Boca Linda” (original mix)
07. Fedde Le Grand – “So Much Love'” (original club mix)
08. Deadmau5 – “Where My Keys” (original mix)
09. TJR – “One Love” (original mix)
10. Jon Rundell – “Knick Knack” (original mix)
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