Ever the equal-opportunity rocker, Kid Rock is bringing his Best Night Ever tour to Fiddler's, and every seat in the house is $20. "Everyone knows the economy is still hurting people across the country," he says, "but I didn't want that to be a reason why everyone couldn't get out and enjoy themselves on a summer night." Keep reading to get the word on other new dates from Muse, 311, Blues Traveler and more, plus local radio specialty-show playlists and a rundown of the top album sales locally.
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Muse brings its 2nd Law World Tour to the Pepsi Center on Tuesday, September 17. Cage the Elephant is slated to open. Reserved tickets ($39.50-$59.50) go on sale this Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m.
311, Cypress Hill and G. Love & Special Sauce are teaming up for this year's version of the Unity Tour (the eleventh consecutive edition for 311), which is set to make a stop at Red Rocks on Monday, July 29. Tickets ($55) go on sale on this Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m.
Blues Traveler returns to Red Rocks for its annual 4th of July show, with moe. opening. General admission and reserved tickets ($36.95-$44.50) go on sale on this Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m.
Kid Rock's bringing his Best Night Ever tour with ZZ Top and Uncle Kracker to Fiddler's Green on Saturday, August 3. All seats are $20 and go on sale this Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m.
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven: Fri., June 14, 9 p.m., $25.75/$30. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band: Fri., July 5, 9 p.m., $20/$25. Nekromantix: Tue., June 18, 8 p.m., $16/$19
The James Hunter Six: With Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, Fri., May 17, 7 p.m., $20-$35. moe.: Wed., July 3, 8 p.m., Tickets only available as part of a 2-day pass w/ Red Rocks show on July 4th.
Arlo Guthrie: With the Trishas, Sun., July 14, 7 p.m., $50-$55 Bruce Cockburn: With Suzanne Vega, Tue., Aug. 6, 7 p.m., $53-$58. Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers: Thu., July 18, 7 p.m., $57-$62. Chris Isaak: Fri., Aug. 30, 7 p.m., $71-$76. Elephant Revival: With Carolina Chocolate Drops, Wed., July 24, 7 p.m., $45-$50. Indigo Girls: With Von Grey, Sun., Aug. 4, 7 p.m., $54-$59. Melissa Etheridge: Tue., Sept. 3, 7 p.m., $74-$79. Tony Bennett: With Antonio Bennett, Tue., June 18, 7 p.m.; Wed., June 19, $100-$105.
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS AT CHATFIELD
David Byrne & St. Vincent: Sat., July 13, 7 p.m., $52-$57. Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers: Featuring Edie Brickell, Sat., July 20, 7 p.m., $53-$58.
Kid Rock: With ZZ Top and Uncle Kracker, Sat., Aug. 3, 6:45 p.m., $20.
Armin van Buuren: Sat., May 18, 8 p.m., $35-$50.
Anuhea: Wed., June 5, 8:30 p.m., $12/$14. Howie Day: Thu., June 20, 8:30 p.m., $20. The Pamlico Sound: With Frogs Gone Fishin', Fri., May 31, 8:30 p.m., $10/$12. Poor Man's Whiskey: Featuring Allie Kral. Performing the music of Old and In the Way, Fri., June 14, 8:30 p.m., $13/$15. Robert Walter's 20th Congress: Sat., Aug. 17, 8:30 p.m., $15. Supreme Dubs: With Dirty Monkey, Coult-45, Lotus Drops and NCYT, Thu., May 16, 7 p.m., $23.50/$25.50.
Helloween: Wed., Oct. 2, 8 p.m., $30.
38 Special: Sun., June 30, 6:30 p.m., $30. Boz Skaggs: Sun., July 28, 6:30 p.m., $39. Firefall: Sun., June 16, 6:30 p.m., $19. Foreigner: Sun., Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m., $39. Kenny Loggins: Featuring Blue Sky Riders, Sun., July 21, 6:30 p.m., $38. Little River Band: Sun., July 7, 6:30 p.m., $29. Nazareth: Sun., June 9, 6:30 p.m., $25. Pat Benetar & Neil Giraldo: Sun., Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m., $39. Styx: Sun., Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m., $39. Super Diamond: With fireworks, Wed., July 3, 7 p.m., $25. Three Dog Night: Sun., Aug. 25, 6:30 p.m., $30. WAR: Thu., June 13, 6:30 p.m., $25.
Aan: With Confluence and Rossonian, Thu., April 25, 9 p.m., $10/$12. Chrome Sparks: Thu., May 16, 9 p.m., $10/$12. Filligar: Tue., May 21, 9 p.m., $8/$10. Half Moon Run: Mon., May 20, 9 p.m., $12/$15. RL Grime: Fri., May 10, 9 p.m., $13/$16. Snowden: Thu., June 20, 9 p.m., $10/$13. Wampire: Sat., June 8, 9 p.m., $10.
Kill Paradise: With Carson Allen, Sat., May 18. Masked Intruder: Sun., July 28. Stepdad: Sat., June 8.
For the Fallen Dreams: With Hundreth, Upon This Dawning, Gideon, Sworn In, Sun., May 26, 7 p.m., $12-$14. Lauren Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk: Sun., July 21, 9 p.m., $8/$10. Lincoln Durham: Thu., July 18, 8 p.m., $5-$7.
THE MOON ROOM AT THE SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Abstract Rude: With Musab, Thu., May 23.
Adam Ant: Wed., July 24, 8 p.m., $28.50. City and Colour: Wed., Oct. 23, 8 p.m., $32.50.
Everyone Orchestra: Feauturing Dave Watts (the Motet), Kai Eckhardt (Garaj Mahal), Anders Beck (Greensky Bluegrass), Jans Ingber (The Motet), Tim Carbone (Railroad Earth), Sat., May 18, 9 p.m., $20/$25. Johnny Winter: Thu., Aug. 1, 9 p.m., $22/$30.
Muse: Tue., Sept. 17, 7 p.m., $39.50-$59.50.
Big Gigantic: With Adventure Club, Sat., Sept. 28, 7 p.m., $39.75. Blues Traveler: With moe., Thu., July 4, 7:30 p.m., $36.95-$44.50. Earth, Wind & Fire: Wed., Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m., $40.50-$70.50. Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion: With Aoife O'Donovan, Thu., July 18, 7:30 p.m., $35-$65. Lotus: Fri., Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m., $39.75. The Unity Tour: Featuring 311, Cypress Hill and G. Love & Special Sauce, Mon., July 29, 7 p.m., $55.
Howie Day: Fri., June 21.. Say Anything: With Eisley, HRVRD, Mon., July 1, 7:30 p.m., $18.50/$20.
Bill Payne (of Little Feat): With Dennis McNally (Grateful Dead publicist): "Tracing Footsteps - A Journal of Music, Photography & Tales from the Road," Sat., May 18, 8 p.m., $23/$25. Karla Bonoff: Fri., Sept. 13, 8 p.m., $29. Sierra Hull: Fri., Aug. 2, 8 p.m., $18. Turtle Island Quartet: "Have You Ever Been? - The Music of Jimi Hendrix and David Balakrishnan," Sat., Dec. 14, 8 p.m., $30.
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.
4.7.13
Reno Divorce - "Sunsets and Corvettes" Foxfield Four (f/Mathanee) - "Weatherman" Rumours Follow - "Call Me By My Name" John Common - "Same Scar" Nina Storey - "Think Twice" We Like Monsters - "Le Tigre" Calibrate Me - "Just Listen" Hate - "The Axe" ORiiiON - "Following" Hydrogen Skyline - "Oceania" Gregory Alan Isakov - "Evelyn" Matthew Moon - "I Am the Wind" Hot Robots - "Rock 'n' Roll"
4.6.13
The Monocles "The Spider & the Fly" The Rainy Daze "Good Morning Mr. Smith" Big Head Todd & The Monsters "Resignation Superman" Leslie Brown "Welcome to the Machine" SHEL "Battle of Evermore" Farmington Hill "10 Miles" Drew Emmitt "Take the Long Way Home" Paper Bird "Blood & Bones" Achille Lauro "Hard Pressed" Take to the Oars "Morning Coffee" Monroe Monroe "Adore" No Fair Fights "Kiss From A Rose" Cocktail Revolution "Mistercool" John Denver "Rocky Mountain High" Firefall "Strange Way" The Congress "You've Got A Friend" Juno What?! "Shameless" Thom Chacon "American Dream" Bonnie and The Clydes "Feel The Wheels Turn" f Great American Taxi "New Millennium Blues" Euforquestra "Free" Rob Drabkin "Down to Fate" Katie Herzig "Free My Mind" Joshua Trinidad "The Coast"
4.8.13
Stoned Emotion - Always Losin' Buckner Funken Jazz - Givin Into Love Jenn Cleary - Peace In Our World Spiv - Yeah Justin Catalino - Welcome To Vacationland A Melodic Daydream - Sorbet The Swayback - Just Like The Old Days Reed Foehl - Carmalina Jenn Lane - River Of Truth Yampapaya - Eyes To The World Burn - Come Back Nelson Bragg - I Dare You Show Me Love
Top Local Sellers - Albums & Downloads
Tyler the Creator's Wolf took the top spot at Independent Records, while new releases from Bonobo and Black Angels came in first at Albums on the Hill, Twist & Shout and Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Bonobo - The North Borders
02. Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
03. David Bowie - The Next Day
04. Clutch - Earth Rocker
05. Devendra Banhart - Mala
06. Various Artists - The Music is You:A Tribute to John Denver
07. Tyler the Creator - Wolf
08. Bad Religion - True North
09. Paper Bird - Rooms
10. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Tyler the Creator - Wolf
02. Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being II
03. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
04. Killswitch Engage - Disarm the Descent
05. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D City
06. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
07. Alkaline Trio - My Shame is True
08. In This Moment - Blood
09. Sevendust - Black Out the Sun
10. ASAP Rocky> - Long.Live.ASAP
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
02. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
03. David Bowie - The Next Day
04. Tyler the Creator - Wolf
05. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
06. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
07. Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - Old Yellow
08. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine
09. Rilo Kiley - Rkives
10. Alkaline Trio - My Shame is True
WAX TRAX
01. Black Angels - Indigo Meadow
02. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
03. David Bowie - The Next Dayv
04. Tyler the Creator - Wolf
05. Ensemble Pearl - Ensemble Pearl
06. The Men - New Moon
07. Iceage - You're Nothing
08. The Bronx - IV
09. Johnny Marr - The Messenger
10. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine
BEATPORT.COM
01. Moguai, Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike - "Mammoth"
02. Tiesto, Quintino, R3hab - "Summertime Sadness"
03. Sultan, Ned Shepard, Fedde le Grand - "Long Way From Home"
04. Showtek - "Slow Down"
05. Armin van Buuren, W&W - "D# Fat"
06. David Guetta, Albert Neve - "Play Hard"
07. Hard Rock Sofa - "Rasputin"
08. Cedric Gervais, Lana Del Rey - "Summertime Sadness"
09. Gary Caos - "Soul Power '74"
10. Dusky -"Nobody Else"
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