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Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows Tech N9ne, Lucinda Williams and Jimmy Buffet were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Monroe Monroe, Air Dubai, Spires and Popcult all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and recent releases from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lil Wayne, Beirut and Ry Cooder were among this week’s top sellers. Click through for a complete rundown.
This Just In: New Concerts and On-sale Dates
Tech N9NE has hit the area so many times in the last few years, we’re starting to think the Kansas City based rapper lives here. Last time he played the Fillmore, he packed the place and he’ll back at the venue on Saturday, November 12 with Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Kalhoun, Jay Rock, Flawless and Denver’s own BLKHRTS. Tickets ($32.50/$35) go on sale this Friday, September 9 at 10 a.m. Lucinda Williams will also be in town on Saturday, November 12 at the Paramount Theatre as part of KBCO’s Holiday Concert Series. Tickets ($30.50-$45.50) go on sale Saturday, September 10 at 10 a.m. Finally, Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reef Band will be at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday, October 18. Tickets go sale Monday, September 12 at 10 a.m.
BLUEBIRD THEATER
Cavalera Conspiracy: Thu., Oct. 27.
Family Force 5: Tue., Nov. 8.
The Freddy Jones Band: Sat., Nov. 26.
Miami Horror: Thu., Nov. 3.
Peter Murphy: With She Wants Revenge, Mon., Nov. 28.
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club: Dec. 30-31.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: Dec. 28-29, 8 p.m., $27-$32/2-day pass $54.
Tyler Ward & Crew: Wed., Nov. 23.
CASSELMAN’S BAR & VENUE
Anvil: Tue., Oct. 25.
FILLMORE AUDITORIUM
Hollywood Undead and Asking Alexandria: With Borgore, We Came As Romans, D.R.U.G.S. and more, Fri., Nov. 4, 5:30 p.m., $29.50/$30.
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe: Performing the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers. With Rose Hill Drive performing The Who’s Who’s Next and Anders Osborne, Mon., Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Lupe Fiasco: With Tinie Tempah and Sara Green, Fri., Oct. 7, 8 p.m., $34.50/$40.
Tech N9NE: With Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Kalhoun, Jay Rock, Flawless and BLKHRTS, Sat., Nov. 12, 8 p.m., $32.50/$35.
GOTHIC THEATER
Drop the Lime: With 2Dubaii, Thu., Oct. 27.
The Sounds: With Natalia Kills and The Limousines, Wed., Oct. 19.
HI-DIVE
Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hearafter: Fri., Nov. 25, $10.
LARIMER LOUNGE
Gringo Star: With Milagres, Thu., Oct. 20, $8/$10.
MARQUIS THEATER
Arsis: Sun., Oct. 30.
Blessthefall: Sat., Nov. 19.
The Bouncing Souls: Nov. 2-5, $18-$20.
Reno Divorce: Sat., Oct. 29.
Senses Fail: Tue., Nov. 8.
MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ
Vast Black: With As Nations Rage, the Deceived and Morbid Sanctuary, Fri., Sept. 16, $8.
Yeah Great Fine: With Mr. Right and Popcult, Fri., Oct. 7.
OGDEN THEATRE
Leftover Salmon: With Head for the Hills, Nov. 25-26, 8 p.m., $35.25.
Ministry: Sun., June 17, 8 p.m., $69.69-$110.
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Lucinda Williams: Sat., Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., $30.50-$45.50.
PEPSI CENTER
Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band: Tue., Oct. 18, 8 p.m.
SOILED DOVE UNDERGROUND
Dick Prall & Dave Tamkin: Thu., Oct. 13.
John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light: Sat., Sept. 24.
Stanley Jordan: Sat., Nov. 12.
Tommy Malone (of The Subdudes): Sat., Nov. 5.
Rich Robinson: Fri., Nov. 4, 8 p.m., $15/$20.
Steve Forbert: Thu., Nov. 3.
SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Anthrax: With Testament and Death Angel, Wed., Oct. 19, 7 p.m.
Of Mice and Men: Sat., Nov. 5.
Pierce the Veil: With Miss May I and LetLive, Sun., Dec. 11, $15/$17.
Youth of Today: With DYS and Before We’re Done, Thu., Nov. 10, 7 p.m., $16/$20.
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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
09.04.11
Photo Atlas – “Move It Darling”
Monroe Monroe – “Subject One”
Ian Cooke – “Fortitude”
Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – “Break the Same”
Anxious – “Anxious & Jonny 5”
MTHDS – “Positive Movement”
Heyday – “All the Time in the World”
Tatanka – “My Permission”
Full Belly – “45 & a Guitar”
Achille Lauro – “Friends War”
Hot Robots – “True”
Ghost Town Bandulu – “Breezy Days”
09.03.11
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “It’s Alright”
Townes Van Zandt “Snowin’ on Raton”
Hot Rize “Blue Night”
Jami Lunde “Tupelo”
Kenny Perkins “Last Goodbye”
Air Dubai “Soul & Body”
No Fair Fights “Kiss From A Rose”
Everything Absent or Distorted (a love story) “Aquariums”
Jim McTurnan & the Kids That Killed the Man “Don’t Count Me Out”
Haunted Windchimes “Wanderin’ Heart”
Whiskey Blanket “Where We Go”
The Little League “Zoo Song”
Peter Sommer “Looks Like This”
Acoustic Junction “Strange Days”
Churchill “Miles”
The Raven and the Writing Desk “Tiny Terrors”
FaceMan “BigHead”
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Move It Along”
Jill Sobule “I Kissed A Girl”
Hickman Dalton Gang “Mr. Wrong”
Cassie Taylor “Keys”
Lionel Young Band “Blues & Boogie Woogie”
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Tear It Down”
Treehouse “21 Hammers”
Yonder Mountain String Band “A Father’s Arms”
Jim Stranahan “I’ve Got No Rhythm In My Feet”
LOCAL SHAKEDOWN (KVCU/RADIO 1190)
09.02.11
Popcult – Life in the Wind
Spires – Calm July
Mombi – A Map of General Love
Saurus – Life’s Just…
Eight Penny Matter – Rain
Amazing Twin – A Man Does Ands
Hindershot – Curse Us All
Knife Fight – Outta Control
Girls Walk By – Rusty Lock
Monofog – Black Lung
Dovekins – More Charlie, More
The Don’ts and Be Carefuls – The Still Favorites
The Don’ts and Be Carefuls – Old Heart/Young Heart
The Don’ts and Be Carefuls – Sun Hits
The Ultra Boys – 2045 AD
Lil’ Slugger – Pyramid (Or Ten Thousand Dollars)
The Kissing Party – Ashley Smashley
57 Lesbian – Statue
Milton Melvin Croissant – Snare of Love
09.05.11
Wild Blooms – Free
Katoorah Jayne – Blue Mary
Craig Satterfield – Don’t Worry
Double Down – Bipolar Jayne
Jude Johnstone – Over And Done
Treologic – Pass It Around
The Nadas – Walking Home Alone
Wil Key – Dandelion
A Melodic Daydream – Fiddling With Nero
3 Blind Mice – Tell St George
Champagne Breakfast – One Car Garage
Laurie Dameron – Fusco
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Click through for this week’s Top Sellers
Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lil Wayne, who both released albums last week, debuted strong and took top spots at Twist & Shout, Albums on the Hill and Independent Records. Beirut‘s Rip Tide and Ry Cooder‘s Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, released last week, also performed well locally as well.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
02. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
03. Beirut – Rip Tide
04. Foster the People – Torches
05. Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
06. John Hiatt – Dirty Jeans & Mudslide Hymns
07. Aloe Blacc – Good Things
08. The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
09. Hank Williams III – Hillbilly Joker
10. Glen Campbell – Ghost on the Canvas
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
02. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
03. The Game – The R.E.D. Album
04. Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch the Throne
05. Adele – 21
06. Tech N9NE – All 6’s & 7’s
07. Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel
08. Kelly Rowland – Here I Am
09. Beyonce – 4
10. Skrillex – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
02. Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
03. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
04. Beirut – Rip Tide
05. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Mirror Traffic
06. Adele – 21
07. Robert Earl Keen – Ready for Confetti
08. John Doe – Keeper
09. Mike Doughty – Yes and Also Yes
10. Various Artists – Muppets Green Album
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)
RELATED LINKS
Angelo’s
Black & Red
Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs)
Vinyl Collective
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