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While there’s been a slight lull recently in terms of new shows, this week, there’s a flood of new concert announcements, including Primus, Gov’t Mule, Crystal Castles, HEALTH, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Matt & Kim, A$AP Rocky, Crime and the City Solution and more. Several of these shows go on sale this weekend. Page down for the full rundown. Plus, get local radio specialty show playlists and the week’s top album sales in local record stores.
This Just In: New Concerts and On-Sale Dates
Primus brings its first-ever traveling 3D-enhanced tour to the Fillmore Auditorium on Saturday, November 3. Featuring two sets per night, the shows are reportedly supposed to be one-of-a-kind psychedelic experiences. Every show will also feature Quad Surround Sound. Tickets ($42.50) go on sale on Friday, August 3 at 10 a.m.
Gov’t Mule plays back-to-back Denver shows, including Wednesday, September 12 at the Gothic Theatre and Thursday, September 13 at the Fillmore Auditorium with Anders Osborne opening both nights. Fillmore tickets ($30/$35) and two-pack tickets ($65, which also includes the Gothic) go on sale on Saturday, August 4 at 10 a.m.
Sheryl Crow and Amos Lee headline the KBCO and Flight For Life Colorado Anniversary Concert on Saturday, October 6 at 1STBANK Center. Tickets, which start at $44.95, go on sale on Saturday, August 4 at 10 a.m.
Melissa Etheridge, who’s set to release her new album, 4th Street Feeling, in September, visits the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, October 9. Reserved seats ($39-$104) go on sale on Friday, August 3 at 10 .m.
There’s a bunch of new shows at the Ogden Theatre, including Crystal Castles, HEALTH and Kontravoid on Wednesday, October 17 (tickets for this one are $35.75 and on sale now); Matt & Kim on Friday, November 2 (tickets are $22.50 and go on sale this Saturday at 10 a.m.), and A$AP Rocky with A$AP Mob, ScHoolboy Q and Danny Brown on Monday, October 15 (tickets are $25 and are on sale now).
Crime and the City Solution, which now includes Wovenhand’s David Eugene Edwards, kicks off its worldwide tour (its first in two decades) at the Oriental Theatre on Thursday, October 18. Tickets ($25/$30) go on sale on Friday, August 3 at 10 a.m.
Visit our concert calendar for all Denver/Boulder area concerts.
BLUEBIRD THEATER
Ben Taylor: Wed., Sept. 26, 8 p.m., $16/$20.
Electric Guest: Tue., Oct. 30, 8 p.m., $15/$17.
Greensky Bluegrass: Fri., Oct. 19, 9 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 20, 9 p.m., $16-$20/2-day passes $30.
The Wailers: With Roger Steffens Oral History, Thu., Sept. 6, 8 p.m., $22.75/$26.
BOULDER THEATER
Punk Rock Rollerfest: Featuring Olympians Taylor Phinney & Timmy Duggan plus Rory Sutherland, Ted King, Alex Howes & Peter Stetina, Wed., Aug. 15, 5 p.m., $13.50/VIP $165.
VibeSquaD & Opiuo: With SuperVision, Thu., Sept. 6, 8:30 p.m., $23/$25.
Wolfgang Gartner: Tue., Oct. 16, 8:30 p.m., $26.
FILLMORE AUDITORIUM
Gov’t Mule: With Anders Osborne, Thu., Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m., $30-$65.
Primus: Sat., Nov. 3, 8 p.m., $42.50.
1STBANK CENTER
Cirque du Soleil: Quidam: Nov. 7-11, $28.75-$75.
New Order: Wed., Oct. 10, 8 p.m., $45-$55.
KBCO and Flight For Life Colorado Anniversary Concert: With Sheryl Crow and Amos Lee, Sat., Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., $44.95.
FOX THEATRE
North Mississippi Allstars: With Missing Cats featuring JoJo Hermann and Sherman Ewing, Fri., Sept. 14, 9 p.m., $22/$25.
Papadosio: With Octopus Nebula, Thu., Nov. 15, 8:30 p.m., $13/$17.
Zoogma: Fri., Oct. 26, 8:30 p.m., $12/$14.
GOTHIC THEATRE
Gov’t Mule: With Anders Osborne, Wed., Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., $35-$40.
Seraphim Shock: With Bad Luck City, DJ Bird-1, The Siren Project, Fri., Aug. 31, $12.
Spare Parts: Battle of the Bands: With Broken Laces and At The Forefront, Sun., Aug. 19, 8 p.m., $10.
Tank: Sat., Sept. 22, 7 p.m., $40.
LARIMER LOUNGE
The Aggrolites: Sat., Sept. 29, 9 p.m., $15.75/$18.
Bowerbirds: Tue., Oct. 23, 9 p.m., $15/$18.
Disclosure: Mon., Oct. 29, 9 p.m., $15/$17.
The Dodos: With Maus Haus, Fri., Oct. 5, 9 p.m., $15/$17.
Dub FX: Sat., Oct. 6, 9 p.m., $17/$20.
Holy Underground Launch Party: With Steffi Graf, Mancub, Force Publique, Flashlights, Cerulean and DJ Baby Shoe, Sat., Sept. 1, 9 p.m., $10/$15.
Mono: Thu., Sept. 27, $15/$18.
Nature Kids (Pavement tribute): With Dogbreath (Replacements tribute), Fri., Sept. 7, 9 p.m., $8.
Nick Waterhouse: Wed., Sept. 26, $12/$15.
The Photo Atlas: With A Mouthful of Thunder, the Hate and the Royal Heist, Fri., Aug. 24, 9 p.m., $10.
The Whigs: Fri., Oct. 26, 9 p.m., $12/$15.
MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ
American Aquarium: Mon., Oct. 29, 9 p.m., $6.
Offcolor: With the Chemical Kids and Monroe Sky, Mon., Aug. 27, 9 p.m., $5/$8.
OGDEN THEATRE
A$AP Rocky: With A$AP Mob, ScHoolboy Q, Danny Brown, Mon., Oct. 15, 8 p.m., $25.
Crystal Castles: With Health and Kontravoid, Wed., Oct. 17, 8 p.m., $35.75.
Matt & Kim: Fri., Nov. 2, 9 p.m., $22.50.
North Mississippi Allstars: With Missing Cats featuring JoJo Hermann and Sherman Ewing, Sat., Sept. 15, 9 p.m., $25.
ORIENTAL THEATER
Crime and the City Solution: Featuring David Eugene Edwards, Thu., Oct. 18, 8 p.m., $25/$30.
Munly & the Lupercalians: With Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, Tue., Aug. 21, 8 p.m., $7/$10.
Ron Pope: Sat., Oct. 13, 8 p.m., $12/$15.
Sean Hayes: With Birds of Chicago, Wed., Nov. 14, 8 p.m., $17/$19.
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Melissa Etheridge: Tue., Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., $39-$104.
SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
The All-American Rejects: With Boys Like Girls and Parachute, Sun., Oct. 21, 7 p.m., $27.50/$30.
GWAR: Wed., Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m., $25/$28.
GZA: With Killer Mike and Sweet Valley, Sat., Sept. 22, $23/$25.
Hoodie Allen: With G-Easy, Sun., Sept. 23, $18/$20.
Switchfoot: With Paper Route, Mon., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m., $22/$25.
Yellowcard: With the Wonder Years and We Are The In Crowd, Tue., Nov. 27, $20/$22.
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Page down for this week’s Local Radio Playlists
We’re currently tracking the playlists from a number of different shows, including KTCL’s Locals Only, 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 this week.
7.29.12
In the Whale – “Woman”
Flashbulb Fires – “Pyramid Scheme”
Tin Horn Prayer – “Stumble”
Nathaniel Rateliff – “Whimper & Wail”
Glass Hits – “Safety in Numbers”
Le Divorce – “In the Waves”
Mancub – “Science”
Common Anamoly – “Void”
Kissing Party – “Ways to Mickey”
Roniit – “Infernal Anxiety”
Pretty Sure – “One Eyed Woman”
MOSS – “Mile High”
7.29.12
Leftover Salmon “Dance On Your Head” from The Nashville Sessions (1999)
Danielle Ate the Sandwich “Faith In a Man” from Like A King (2012)
Matthew Moon “Don’t Change for Me” from Matthew Moon (2009)
Megan Burtt “Pay It Now” from It Ain’t Love (2010)
Jami Lunde “Some Place Tonight” from Big Black Birds (2011)
The Knew “Bang the Drum” from Man Monster (2012)
Ballistic (feat. Xiren) “Stay Away” from Stay Away (2012)
Rob Drabkin “Sweet Things” from On These Heavy Feet (2009)
Gabrielle Louise “Oh Caroline” from Cigarettes & Sentiments (2008)
Elephant Revival “Rhythm of the Road” from Break in the Clouds (2010)
Jeff Bostic “Crutch” [single] (2012)
Arliss Nancy “Should’ve Been There” from Simple Machines (2012)
Raincheck “Right There” from Raincheck (2012)
The Reejers “Pick Up the Pieces” from OHMS (1993)
Devotchka “Contrabanda” from 100 Lovers (2011)
Broken Tongues “Does Hip Hop Remember the Jazz?” from Crooked Skyline (2012)
In The Whale “Heels” from Cake (2012)
Full Belly “Too Blessed to be Stressed” from New Voice (2011)
Sofie Reed “Simplicity Chased Trouble Away” from Simplicity Chased Trouble Away (2012)
Billy & Liza “Barstool” from It’s About Time (2001)
Gary Bragg “Free Range” from High Plains Storm (2011)
The Fray “Heartbeat” from Scars and Stories (2012)
Beats Noir! “Bad Beats” from 13 Tracks From the Dark Side of The Beat (2011)
Dressy Bessy “Hey, Alice!” from Summer Singles Volume 1 (2012)
Amazing Twin “A Man Does Ands” from Grown Alone (2012)
The Belle Jar “Big Black World” from Fall Systems Go (2010)
Al Hood “Just A Little Taste” from Just A Litte Taste: Al Hood Plays The Writing Of Dave Hanson (2008)
07.29.12
Royal Peeps – “It’s A Love Thing”
Ernie Lewis – “I Could Not Be Without You”
Beau Shelby – “Joy”
Samantha Murphy – “At The Laundromat”
Julian Shome – “Can You Show Us Heaven”
Acoustiphrenic – “You Understand”
Aloft In The Sundry – “Tell Me How To Understand”
Scott Von – “Long Gone”
Ten Cent Redemption – “Send In The Light”
Brandon Rice – “Love And Peace”
Cary Fly Band – “Dog Owner”
Beehive – “Pretty Little Thieves”
New Dialectic – “Like I Said”
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Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
There were no clear winners across the board last week again, but Jimmy Cliff’s Rebirth took the top slot at Albums on the Hill, Wombats’ This Modern Glitch debuted on top at Independent Records, the Gaslight Anthem’s latest effort, Handwritten, was on top at Twist & Shout, Frank Ocean’s new disc, Channel Orange, came was number one at Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Jimmy Cliff – Rebirth
02. Nas – Life is Good
03. Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten
04. Santigold – Master of My Make-Believe
05. Atlas Sound – Parallax
06. Antlers – Undersea
07. Grimes – Visions
08. Purity Ring – Shrines
09. Tenacious D – Rise of the Fenix
10. Aesop Rock – Skelethon
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Wombats – This Modern Glitch
02. Nas – Life is Good
03. Passion Pit – Gossamer
04. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
05. Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten
06. MMG – Self Made V. 2
07. E-40 – Block Brochures volumes 1, 2, 3
08. Gotye – Making Mirrors
09. Chris Brown – Fortune
10. Slipknot – Antennas to Hell
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten
02. Lumineers – Lumineers
03. The Walkmen – Heaven
04. Passion Pit – Gossamer
05. Old Crow Medicine Show – Carry Me Back
06. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
07. Fiona Apple – Idler Wheel
08. Purity Ring – Shrines
09. Wombats – This Modern Glitch
10. Nas – Life is Good
WAX TRAX
01. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
02. A Place to Bury Strangers – Worship
03. Ty Segall – Slaughterhouse
04. Off! – Off!
05. Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten
06. Passion Pit – Gossamer
07. GZA – Liquid Swords
08. OM – Adavitic Songs
09. Beach House – Bloom
10. Melvins Lite – Freak Puke
BEATPORT.COM
01. Wankelmut, Asaf Avidan – “One Day/Reckoning Song” (Wankelmut remix)
02. Hard Rock Sofa, Swanky Tunes – “Here We Go” (original mix)
03. Tiesto, Max Vangeli, AN21 – “People of the Night” (original mix)
04. Kackvogel – “Solomun” (original mix)
05. David Guetta, Daddy’s Groove – “Turn the Lights Down” (David Guetta rework)
06. Giani Coletti, Crystal Waters – “Gypsy Woman” (Gianni Coletti, Keejay Freak Remix)
07. Technasia – “Heart of Flash” (original mix)
08. Julio Bashmore – “Au Seve” (original mix)
09. Dyro, Ansol – “Top of the World” (original mix)
10. Green Velvet, Pleasurekraft – “Skelton Key” (original mix)
RELATED LINKS
Angelo’s
Black & Read
Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs)
Vinyl Collective
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