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Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, a show at the Paramount Theatre featuring Puscifer was announced, along with a Kulwicki Twins Foundation benefit at the Bluebird Theater in January being headlined by Mudhoney and The Fluid. On local radio specialty shows,...
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Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, a show at the Paramount Theatre featuring Puscifer was announced, along with a Kulwicki Twins Foundation benefit at the Bluebird Theater in January being headlined by Mudhoney and The Fluid. On local radio specialty shows, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Real Magic, Ian Cooke and Hot White all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and recent releases from Wilco and J.Cole were among this week's top sellers. Click through for a complete rundown.


This Just In: New Concerts and On-sale Dates


Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan brings his Puscifer music-meets-comedy troupe to the Paramount Theatre on Thursday, November 10 in support of the act's second effort, Conditions of My Parole, which hits stores October 18. Tickets ($35-$45) go on sale, Friday, October 7 at 10 a.m. A limited number of VIP packages, featuring wine tastings and sound check access, will be available simultaneously via puscifer.frontgatetickets.com. Mudhoney and the Fluid team up for a the Kulwicki Twins Foundation benefit at the Bluebird Theater on Friday, January 6. Tickets ($25.50/$30) go on sale Saturday, October 8 at 10 a.m.


BLUEBIRD THEATER


Mudhoney / The Fluid: Benefit for the Kulwicki Twins Foundation: Fri., Jan. 6, 9 p.m., $25.50/$30. The Nuns of Brixton: With Coverage and the Shaloms, Thu., Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m., $8/$10. The Slackers: Wed., Feb. 15, 8 p.m., $15.50/$19. '


BOULDER THEATER


Bela Fleck & the Flecktones: Sat., April 7, 7 p.m., $35/$40. Big Gigantic: Fri., Jan. 20, 8 p.m., $22/$25. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Thu., Jan. 26, 7 p.m., $30-$40. Marcia Ball: Sun., Dec. 18, 7 p.m., $20/$22.50. The Second City on Tour: Sat., Feb. 4, 7 p.m., $20/$25. Ted Vigil & Steve Weisberg - The Songs of John Denver: A Rocky Mountain Christmas: Fri., Nov. 25, 7 p.m., $19.50/$25.


CERVANTES' MASTERPIECE


De La Soul: Sat., Oct. 29. Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk: With Orgone, Dec. 30-31 Kyle Hollingsworth Band: Featuring Michael Kang, Sat., Nov. 19. See-I: Featuring six of eight members of Thievery Corporation, Fri., Nov. 11. Shwayze: With Cisco Adler, Fri., Nov. 18.


FOX THEATRE


Boulder School of Rock: A Tribute to Kiss: Sun., Oct. 30, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12. How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour: Featuring the Grouch, Zion I and Eligh, Sat., Dec. 3, 8:30 p.m., $20/$23.


GOTHIC THEATER


Nadastrom: With Samples, London Dungeon, MLE, Peter Black, Fri., Nov. 18, $15/$20.


HI-DIVE


Scott Kelly (of Neurosis): With Munly and Bob Wayne, Sat., Dec. 3, $12. Kitezh (CD release): With Il Cattivo, Death of Self , Ghosts of Glaciers, Minimula and Circle of Defeat, Thu., Nov. 3.


LARIMER LOUNGE


araabMUZIK: Sun., Nov. 6, 9 p.m., $13.50/$16.


MARQUIS THEATER


Bob Log III: Wed., Nov. 30, 8 p.m., $10/$12.


MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ


Anntenes Up: Thu., Oct. 27, $5.


OGDEN THEATRE


Bela Fleck & the Flecktones: Sun., April 8, 8 p.m., $35-$40 Big Gigantic: Sat., Jan. 21, 9 p.m., $22-$25


PARAMOUNT THEATRE


Puscifer: With Carina Round, Thu., Nov. 10, 8 p.m., $35-$45. The Scream Tour: Starring Mindless Behavior & Diggy with special guest the New Boyz. Featuring Jacob Latimore & Hamilton Park and introducing The OMG Girlz, Tue., Nov. 8, 6 p.m., $44.75-$59.50.


SWALLOW HILL


Catie Curtis: Fri., Jan. 20, 8 p.m., $19. Magic Music (reunion): Fri., Nov. 18, 8 p.m., $15. Sons & Brothers: Sat., Jan. 7, 8 p.m., $18.



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, 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


LOCALS ONLY (KTCL)
10.02.11

Fierce Bad Rabbit - "YOU!" Medic - "Everything We Have" Kyle Coy - "Orange County" Centennial - "You Don't Get to Say" Break Through Beautiful - "What It Tastes Like" Gamits - "Falling Apart" Young Cities - "At It Again" Bad Weather California - "Reach Out My Hand" Melissa Axel - "The Worth of Things" Everfound - "To Die for" Filthy T - "Just to Know" Reverb & the Verse - "Walk" Andrew Witt - "Back to You"


LOCAL SHAKEDOWN (KVCU/RADIO 1190)
10.02.11

Real Magic - Hard 2 Keep Kissing Party - Winter In the Pub Amazing Twin - A Man Does And Sun Red - Terrorform Fingers of the Sun - Heaven Only Knows Master Danielle Ate The Sandwhich - Where the Good Ones Go Colfax Speed Queen - My Nemesis Me Moon Tides - Swimming Sauna - God Damnit Ethan School Knights - Ghostkid Take to the Oars - Bar Talk Panal S.A. de C.V. - You Knew I Was A Snake Nobody's Indians - River Twist Action Friend - Powerbate Hot White - I'm Back Sleeping or Fucking or Something The VSS - Muscle - 7" Yao Guai - Goats Pythian Whispers - It's Not Difficult If You Know How Glass Hits - God Hates Lincoln, Nebraska And So Do I Sense From Nonsense - Laughing Pig


THE COLORADO SOUND
10.01.11

Emmitt-Nershi Band "New Country Blues" Chris Thompson "Traffic" Mosey West "Cold Prediction" Jonah Wisneski "Route 6" Andy Palmer "Grrr" Wendy Woo Band "Surprise Me" Andy Hackbarth "Sara Marie" Rorey Carroll "Katie May" Rose Hill Drive "Telepathic" Papa Juke "Sizzle" Grant Sabin "My Next Home" Andrew Vogt "Phil Woodshed" Acoustic Junction "Oh Me Oh My" Robert Marcey & Familyman Barrett "Shame" Juno What?! "Take Control of Your Body" Wil Key "Can You Feel It?" Whiskey Blanket "Up Up Away" Ian Cooke "Fortitude" Shel "Ruby Slippers" Paul Russell "A Well Worn Welcome Home" The Broken Everlys "The Mighty Quinn" Great American Taxi "AM Radio" The David James Band "Urban Reality Show" Molly Cottrell "Undecided Blue" The H2 BIG BAND (Al Hood & Dave Hansen) "Singing in the Rain"


THE COLORADO WAVE
10.03.11

Aimie Laws - The Easiest Thing Jenn Cleary - Sun Don't Shine Clare - Listen Marie Hines - Wrapped Up In Love A Melodic Daydream - Stand Alone Erica Brown - Never Found A Man Sarah Packiam - Goodbye Lonely Me Jude Johnstone - It's Gonna Take A While Angie Mattson - Drive Jill Stevenson - Believe Julian Bryan and The Last Flight Out - Hurricane Laurie Dameron - Bedroom Eyes Liza Oxnard - Sweet Talkin' Lovin'



Click through for this week's Top Sellers


Top Local Sellers - Albums & Downloads


Wilco's latest effort, The Whole Love, released last week on the band's new imprint dBpm Records, took the top spot at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout, while J. Cole's new disc, Cole World: The Sideline Story, knocked Lil Wayne to the number two slot at Independent Records.


ALBUMS ON THE HILL


01. Wilco - The Whole Love
02. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake - Sineater
03. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
04. Madlib - Madlib Medicine Show No. 12-Raw Medicine:Madlib Remixes
05. Young the Giant - Young the Giant
06. Superheavy - Superheavy
07. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
08. Umphree's McGee - Death by Stereo
09. Tori Amos - Night of Hunters
10. The Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time


INDEPENDENT RECORDS


01. J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story
02. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
03. Blink-182 - Neighborhoods
04. Mastodon - Hunter
05. Adele - 21
06. Game - The R.E.D. Album
07. Wilco - The Whole Love
08. Evidence - Cats & Dogs
09. Kanye West & Jay-Z - Watch the Throne
10. Z-Ro - Meth


TWIST & SHOUT


01. Wilco - The Whole Love
02. Mastodon - Hunter
03. Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton - Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton
04. The Jayhawks - Mockingbird Time
05. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
06. Primus - Green Naugahyde
07. J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline
08. Beirut - Rip Tide 09. Tony Bennett - Duets II 10. Blink-182 - Neighborhoods


WAX TRAX


01. Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams
02. Wild Flag - Wild Flag
03. Faith - Subject to Change + First Demos
04. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
05. Beirut - Rip Tide
06. Wolves Like Us - Late Love
07. Wilco - The Whole Love
08. Nirvana - Nevermind
09. Mastodon - The Hunter
10. Primus - Green Naugahyde


BEATPORT.COM


01. Fedde Le Grand - "So Much Love'" (original club mix)
02. Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso - "Calling'" (original instrumental mix)
03. Greg Gregor Salto, Chuckie - "What Happens in Vegas'"
04. Tiesto - "Maximal Crazy'" (original mix)
05. David Guetta & Avicii - "Fuck Me I'm Famous'"
06. TJR - "One Love" (original mix)
07. Sander Van Doorn - "Drink to Get Drunk" (extended mix)
08. Deadmau5 - "Where My Keys" (original mix)
09. Stefano Noferini - "Fact" (original mix)
10. Nicky Romero - "Carmorra" (original mix)


RELATED LINKS


Angelo's Black & Red Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs) Vinyl Collective



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