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Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Neil Diamond, Garland Jeffreys and Sophie B. Hawkins were announced; BLKHRTS, American Tomahawk and Driftwood Fire got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, Kate Bush and Sigur Ros 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 earlier this morning, Neil Diamond, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, will be at the 1STBANK Center on Thursday, July 26, as part of a greatest hits North American tour that runs from July until September. Tickets ($69.50-$275) go on sale Monday, December 12 at 10 a.m. through TicketHorse.
Garland Jeffreys stops at the Lions Lair for an intimate acoustic duo show on Saturday, January 21 just before he heads to Park City, Utah, to play two days at Sundance. Sophie B. Hawkins visits the Oriental Theater on Friday, June 23, which will be her first show in Denver in seven years. Tickets ($13 advance/$16 day of show) go on sale on Saturday, December 10 at 10 a.m.
BLUEBIRD THEATER
Fun.: Thu., April 5.
Anthony Green: With The Dear Hunter, Sat., Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $15.75/$20.
Hot Chelle Rae: Tue., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $15.75/$20.
Lez Zeppelin: Wed., March 14.
Los Campesinos!: Tue., Jan. 31.
Neon Indian: Mon., April 9.
Punch Brothers: With Aoife O’Donovan, Sun., March 11, 8 p.m., $22.75/$27.
Secret Chiefs 3 and Dengue Fever: Tue., Jan. 24, 8 p.m., $18.75/$20.
Toubab Krewe: Sun., Jan. 22.
BOULDER THEATER
Avicii: With Jontron, Fri., Jan. 13, 8 p.m., $40.
Ani DiFranco: Sat., March 3.
FILLMORE AUDITORIUM
Steve Aoki: With Datsik, Thu., Jan. 26, 8 p.m., $37.50-$45.
1STBANK CENTER
Neil Diamond: Thu., July 26, 8 p.m.
FOX THEATRE
El Ten Eleven: Wed., Feb. 1, 9 p.m., $10/$12.
Lez Zeppelin: Tue., March 13, 9 p.m., $15/$18.
GOTHIC THEATRE
Virga: With Autumn Burn, Born In Winter, Inelements, Gravity Lies, Heartbeat, Fri., Dec. 30, 7 p.m., $8/$12.
LARIMER LOUNGE
Electric Six: Sun., April 1, 9 p.m., $15/$18.
LIONS LAIR
Garland Jeffreys (acoustic duo): Sat., Jan. 21.
MARQUIS THEATER
The Toasters: Thu., Feb. 9, $12.
MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ
Detective Jabsco (reunion show): With Pikes and Pressure Cap, Fri., Dec. 23, 9 p.m., $5.
Disforia: With the 4 Horsemen, Frost Thane and Sarin Aid, Fri., Dec. 30, 7 p.m., $10/$12.
Kittie: With Blackgaurd, the Argonist and Bonded By Blood, Tue., May 1, $15/$18.
Andy Sydow: With Frisky Squad and Grant Sabin, Thu., Dec. 29, $5.
OGDEN THEATRE
Flogging Molly: Wed., March 14.
Galactic: Featuring Corey Glover (of Living Colour) and Corey Henry (of Rebirth Brass Band). With DJ Logic and ALO(3/16), March 16-17, 8 p.m., $29.75.
Mat Kearney: Fri., Feb. 10, 9 p.m., $22.50.
M83: Mon., April 30.
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers: With the Railbenders, Fri., Dec. 23, 9 p.m., $22.
SOJA: With Dubskin, the Movement and Anuhea, Sat., Feb. 25, 9 p.m., $21.50/$25.
ORIENTAL THEATER
Sophie B. Hawkins: Sat., June 23, $13/$16.
Larkin Grimm: With Mercuria & the Gem Stars, The Lone Garage Massacre& Dustin Reid, Fri., Jan. 6, $10/$12.
SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
The Darkness: Wed., Feb. 15.
Doomtree: Sun., Jan. 22, 8 p.m., $15/$17.
Kasabian: Sat., March 10, 8 p.m., $18/$20.
People Under the Stairs: With Sweatshop Union, Thu., Jan. 26, 8 p.m., $18/$20.
TEMPLE HOYNE BUELL THEATRE
Ryan Adams: Fri., Feb. 3, 8 p.m., $29.50-$55.
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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
12.04.11
Fulcrum – “On the Lash”
DB & the Catastrophe – “She’s a Gun”
T-Shirts 4 Tomorrow – “Guess Who”
Calling Out West – “These Chemical Mixes”
Blkhrts – “Blk S Btfl”
Anxious – “Anxious & Jonny 5”
Caramel Carmela – “Dear Emily”
Shoot to Please – “Apologies in Advance”
M.O.S.S. – “Mile High”
Tatanka – “Numbers”
Say So – “Stumble”
Ashtree – “Time Machine”
LOCAL SHAKEDOWN (KVCU/RADIO 1190)
12.02.11
Hot IQs – Iggy Pop
Everything Absent Of Distorted – Still Life With Machine Gun
Lily Rose And The Thorns – Fun
Your Funeral – I Wanna Be You
Pictureplane – Solid Gold
Apples In Stereo – I Can’t Believe
Tennis – Waterbirds
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Pine Box
Young Coyotes – The Sun Continues To Reach Me
Navy Girls – On The Beach
The Symptoms – Seatbelt For My Mustache
Local 33 – Austin Way
The Manxx – Luck
Candy Claws – Snow Bridge
Fellow Citizens – Christmas Time Is Here
Manclub – Iconic First Bounce
Hot IQs – Firecracker
Devotchka – Queen Of The Surface Streets
Force Publique – Tarnished
American Tomahawk – Sunshine People
Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Kafka And The Milk
Flashbulb Fires – Serious Way
The Cells – Don’t Change Your Mind
Maureen – I Like Denver
Reagan Youth – Nancy Reagan Fashion Show
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Counting Steps
Mr. Pacman – David Blaine’s Erotic Mansion
Ravers – Tear It All Down
Kal Cahoone – Build The Fire
12.03.11
John Oates “You Make My Dreams Come True”
Lionel Young Band “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Rumba”
Petals of Spain “Working 9 to 5”
The Dirty Lookers “Whiskey, She’s A Liar (Radio Edit)”
Mosey West “Cold Prediction”
Vices I Admire “Hero”
My Body Sings Electric “Rings”
Rachel James “We Don’t Care”
Katey Laurel “Two Birds”
The Still City “Punk Rock Kids”
Driftwood Fire “Appalachian Hills”
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams “Mr. Pain”
Signel-Z “Mornign Light”
Peter Sommer “Looks Like This”
John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light “Same Scar”
Full Belly “Too Blessed to be Stressed”
Giddyup Kitty “Ghost of Angelina”
Medic “Grace & Gravity”
The Fray “Heartbeat”
Ian Cooke “Fortitude”
Air Dubai “Summer Solstice”
Signal Path “Gangsterer Than Me”
Demon Funkies “These Strings”
Bob Rea “Someday’s Gone”
Kathryn Mostow “I’m Still Here”
The H2 BIG BAND (Al Hood & Dave Hansen) “Big Spender”
12.05.11
Brendan McKinney – You’ve Got It Wrong
Kirsten Price – Magic Tree
Little Hercules – Cool Ride
Charles Brown – Wind Song
Dressy Bessy – Sinday Says
Andy Ard – That’s What She Did To Me
Informants – Get Twisted
Chris English – Downtime
Tommy Keys – High Blood Pressure
Roger Holzheimer – 57 Chevy
Ring Of Truth – Smile
Tim Yunker – Swing Set
Hans York – Ever Falling
Bennett/Morris – I Need A Woman
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Click through for this week’s Top Sellers
Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Once again, Drake claims the top spot at Independent Records, while Kate Bush‘s 50 Words for Snow, released two weeks ago on Anti, moved to the top spot at Twist & Shout.The Goat Rodeo Sessions, which features Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, took the top spot at Albums on the Hill, while Sigur Ros‘s Inni came in first at Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Yo-Yo Ma/Stuart Duncan/Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile – The Goat Rodeo Sessions
02. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake – Sineater
03. The Yawpers – Savage Blue
04. Florence & the Machine – Ceremonials
05. Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts
06. Kate Bush – 50 Words for Snow
07. She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
08. Ian Cooke – Fortitude
09. Kimya Dawson – Thunder Thighs
10. Puscifer – Conditions of My Parole
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Drake – Take Care
02. Yelawolf – Radioactive
03. Rihanna – Talk That Talk
04. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
05. J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story
06. Mary J. Blige – My Life II… The Journey Continues
07. Webbie – Savage Life 3
08. Tech N9NE – Welcome to Strangeland
09. Game – RED Album
10. Adele – 21
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Kate Bush – 50 Words for Snow
02. She & Him – Very She & Him Christmas
03. Florence & the Machine – Ceremonials
04. Rolling Stones – Some Girls
05. Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
06. Yo-Yo Ma/Stuart Duncan/Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile – The Goat Rodeo Sessions
07. Ian Cooke – Fortitude
08. Smashing Pumpkins – Gish
09. Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
10. Tom Waits – Bad As Me
WAX TRAX
01. Sigur Ros – Inni
02. Eddie Current Supression Ring – So Many Things
03. Crystal Stilts – Radiant Door
04. Void – Sessions ’81-83
05. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
06. Throbbing Gristle – Second Annual Report
07. Gauntlet Hair – Gauntlet Hair
08. VNV Nation – Automatic
09. Wilco – The Whole Love
10. Skinny Puppy – Handover
BEATPORT.COM
01. Axwell, Michael Calfan – “Resurrection” (Axwell’s Recut Club mix)
02. Avicii – “Levels” (original mix)
03. Fedde Le Grand, Coldplay – “Paradise'” (Fedde Le Grand remix)
04. Oliver $ – “Granulated Soul” (original mix)
05. Chuckie – “Who is Ready to Jump” (original mix)
06. Trent Cantrelle – “I Want a Freak” (original mix)
07. David Guestta, Alesso – “Titanium” (Alesso remix)
mix)
08. Larse – “So Long” (original mix)
09. Tiesto, Steve Aoki – “Tornado” (original mix)
10. Zedd – “Stars Come Out” (original mix)
RELATED LINKS
Angelo’s
Black & Read
Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs)
Vinyl Collective
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