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Railroad Earth is due at the Boulder Theater on Friday, August 1, followed by a show at Red Rocks on Saturday, August 12, with Greensky Bluegrass and the Wood Brothers. Tickets for the latter show go on sale this Saturday, February 22, at 10 a.m. Flux Pavilion, meanwhile, headlines Red Rocks on Friday, September 12, and tickets ($75-$200) go on sale Friday, February 21, at 10 a.m. Brantley Gilbert is at Red Rocks with Thomas Rhett and Eric Paslay on Sunday, May 18. Tickets ($24.75-$37) go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. Keep reading to see what other shows are on sale, what songs were played on local radio this past week, and what’s selling at local record stores.
See also: All upcoming concerts in our constantly updated Denver Concert Calendar
NEW SHOWS / ON SALE DATES
Bear Hands: Wed., April 23, $10.39/$12.
OFF!: Fri., April 18, $15.
Dirt Nasty: Fri., June 20
The Nadas: Fri., May 2, 9 p.m., $16/$20.
Shlohmo: Wed., April 30, 9 p.m., $20/$25.
ABBA Mania: Sun., April 13, 7:30 p.m., $20/$23.50.
The Polish Ambassador: With Liminus, Thu., April 10, 9 p.m.
Railroad Earth: Fri., Aug. 1.
Umphrey’s McGee: Fri., July 4.
Zoe Keating: Sat., May 3, 8:30 p.m., $18/$20.
CERVANTES’ MASTERPIECE BALLROOM
Slick Rick: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Great Adventures of Slick Rick , Tue., April 22, 9 p.m., $17/$20.
Morrissey: With Kristeen Young, Sat., May 17, 8 p.m., $44.50-$79.50.
Need to Breathe: With Foy Vance, Wed., May 14.
Andrea Gibson: Sun., May 4, 8:30 p.m.
Cold River City: Thu., April 3, $10/$12.
People Under the Stairs: Sat., April 19, 8:30 p.m., $22.
Zach Deputy: With Rob Drabkin, Sat., May 3.
Band of Skulls: Fri., May 16.
Eric Hutchinson: Wed., May 7.
Anvil: Wed., April 30, $15/$17.
Bear.: With the Host Club and Lex Martin, Thu., March 20, $8/$10.
Damien Jurado: Fri., March 28, $15.
Dance Gavin Dance: With Capture the Crown, Palisades, Bleach Blonde, Sat., May 17, 6 p.m., $15/$17.
Jonny Craig: Mon., March 31, $12/$14.
Matt Pond PA: With the Lighthouse & The Whaler, Fri., May 16, 7:30 p.m., $13/$15.
OFF!: Sat., April 19, $15/$17
Spirit Caravan: Thu., March 27, 8 p.m., $12/$15.
Saving Avery: With Disguise the Silence, Surviving April, We are Doom, Thu., March 13, $6/$8.
MOON ROOM AT THE SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Oliver Trolley: Thu., March 20, $5/$10.
Sandbox: Tue., Feb. 25, $8.
Grieves: Sat., May 10.
Neon Trees: Tue., June 17.
The Avett Brothers: With Bob Weir & Rad Dog (7/11), Lucero (7/12) and Shovels & Rope (7/13), Fri., July 11, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., July 12, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., July 13, 7:30 p.m., $49.95-$59.95.
Brantley Gilbert: With Thomas Rhett, Eric Paslay, Sun., May 18, 6 p.m., $24.75-$37.
Flux Pavilion: Fri., Sept. 12, 7 p.m., $39.50-$200.
Lionel Richie: With CeeLo Green, Wed., June 11, 7:30 p.m., $49.50-$125.
Railroad Earth: With Greensky Bluegrass and the Wood Brothers, Sat., Aug. 2.
SPORTS AUTHORITY FIELD AT MILE HIGH
SnowBall: Featuring Pretty Lights, Knife Party, GRiZ, with MiMOSA, Busta Rhymes, Warpaint, Yeasayer, STRFKR, Twin Shadow, Jagwar Ma, Wild Belle, Rufus Du Sol, CAKED UP, heRobust and more, Fri., April 4; Sat., April 5; Sun., April 6, $129.50-$229.50, www.snowballmusicfestival.com.
Judge: With Cro-Mags and H20, Sun., May 25, 6:30 p.m., $23/$25.
Claire Lynch Band: Thu., June 5, 8 p.m., $22.
Face: Fri., April 18, 8 p.m., $20.
Giddyup Kitty: With Somethin’ About Lulu, Fri., May 9, 8 p.m., $14.
Halden Wofford & the Hi* Beams: Featuring Katie Glassman and the Blue Canyon Boys, Fri., May 16, 8 p.m., $20.
Nina Storey: Fri., April 11, 8 p.m., $20.
Continue reading 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.
02.16.14
Fierce Bad Rabbit – “Do You Want Me Now”
Vices I Admire – “Come Home”
Safe Boating Is No Accident – “Lover Undercover”
Reno Divorce – “Sunsets & Corvettes”
Kinetix – “One Life to Live”
Men in Burka – “Tears for Haditha”
Convalescents – “Scratch Scratch”
Glass Hits – “The Gods Hate Lincoln NE and So Do I”
Samples – “Dandelion”
DeVotchKa – “100 Other Lovers”
Navy – “On Your Side”
Tim Hanueur – “The Hurricane Night”
02.15.14
Earth, Wind & Fire “Reasons”
Lannie Garrett “Pickin’ Up After You”
Jesse Furay Lynch “I Wish It Would Rain”
Mosey West “Hurricane Eyes”
Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Josephina”
Bad Brad & the Fat Cats “Other Side”
Churchill “The War Within”
Mountain Standard Time “Canyon Road”
Swim Through Frequencies “Other Languages”
Glitta Kings “Carving In the Stone”
The Motet “Closed Mouth Don’t Get Fed”
Selasee Atiase “One Day”
Al Hood & Dave Hanson “Just A Little Taste”
Newcomers Home “Hold On”
Katie Herzig “Wish You Well”
The Fray “Love Don’t Die”
OneRepublic “Feel Again”
The Samples “The Whole World Can Sing”
Dianne Reeves “Dreams”
The ReMinders “Africa On My Mind”
Kinetix “One Life to Live”
String Cheese Incident “Can’t Wait Another Day”
Matt Skinner Band “I’ll Keep Loving”
Patti Fiasco “Nobody’s Girl”
Danny Shafer “I Am”
GogoLab “Honey Trap”
02.16.14
Politic – Evicted
Bishop – Cool Az
Scott Von – Love Is A Mess
Landing Gear – Surprise Surprise
Liz Clark – Not The Point
John Alex-Mason – Rescue
KanaWormz – Spirit In The Sky
Paris Luna – No Good For Me
Restless Heart – Yesterday’s News
Stacia Petrie – Shine On Out
Rey Feo – Drive
The Winstons – Darkness Too Soon
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Click through for this week’s Top Sellers
Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
After the Disco, the new disc by Broken Bells, moved into number one at Albums on the Hill while Big Head Todd & the Monsters’ new album, Black Beehive stayed at first at Twist & Shout, Beyonce’s new self-titled disc moved back to first place at Independent Records and Dum Dum Girls’ Too True was on top at Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Broken Bells – After the Disco
02. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe
03. Pat Metheny Unity Group – Kin
04. Rosanne Cash – The River & The Thread
05. Imagine Dragons – Night Visions
06. Bastille – Bad Blood
07. Cut Copy – Free Your Mind
08. Hard Working Americans – Hard Working Americans
09. David Crosby – Croz
10. Dr. Dog – B-Room
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Beyonce – Beyonce
02. Lorde – Pure Heroine
03. Yo Gotti – I Am
04. Toni Braxton & Babyface – Love, Marriage & Divorce
05. Drake – Nothing Was the Same
06. Eric Church – Outsiders
07. Glitch Mob – Love, Death Immortality
08. Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox
09. Crosses – +++
10. R Kelly – Black Panties
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Black Beehive
02. Broken Bells – After the Disco
03. Sun Kil Moon – Benji
04. Diane Reeves – Beautiful Life
05. Hard Working Americans – Hard Working Americans
06. Crosses – +++
07. Neil Finn – Dizzy Heights
08. Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes
09. Hurray for the Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes
10. Mogwai – Rave Tapes
WAX TRAX
01. Dum Dum Girls – Too True
02. Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues
03. Sunn O)))/Ulver – Terrestrials
04. Mogwai – Rave Tapes
05. Arcade Fire – Reflektor
06. Gaslight Anthem – B Sides
07. Broken Bells – After the Disco
08. Space Lady – The Space Lady’s Greatest Hits
09. Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes
10. Lorde – Pure Heroine
BEATPORT.COM
01. Martin Garrix – “Wizard”
02. Juliet Sikora – “Set it Off”
03. Mako – “Beam”
04. Nicky Romero – “Rip it Up”
05. Thomas Schumacher – “Hush”
06. Henry Fong – “Requiem”
07. Arty – “Riot”
08. JoeySuki – “Life is Calling”
09. Ten Walls – “Requiem”
10. Steve Aoki – “Flight”
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