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Did you totally and completely blow it? Did you dawdle and miss your chance to pick up tickets to Justin Bieber’s now sold-out concert at the Pepsi Center next month and now your darling niece is bummed with you beyond all recognition? Good news for you: You get a do-over — well, sort of. The Biebs just announced another date in June, and tickets go on sale for that one next Friday. Wanna be even cooler in the eyes of that lovely little lady? Pick her up some tickets for Taylor Swift. Those go on sale this Friday, and you just know it’s going to sell out. Don’t sleep! Keep reading for more info on those shows and this week’s other new dates, as well as local radio playlists and a rundown of the week’s top album sellers.
See also:
– New shows: Furthur, 4/20 on the Rocks, Alabama Shakes and more
– New shows: OneRepublic’s Denver Acoustic Christmas, Galactic and more
– New shows: Bon Jovi, Winter on the Rocks, KMFDM, Chris Tomlin
This Just In: New Concerts and On-Sale Dates
Justin Bieber, who’s already slated to play a sold-out show at Pepsi Center on Monday, January 7, will be coming back for another show on Sunday, June 30. Tickets for that date go on sale on Friday, December 21, at 10 a.m.
Back in October, we told you that Taylor Swift was making her way back to the Mile High City next summer as part of her upcoming Red Tour. We had the date, but no word on when tickets would be on sale. If you’ve been waiting patiently with bated breath, you can go ahead and breathe easy. Tickets for the Sunday, June 2, show at the Pepsi Center go on sale this Friday, December 14, at 10 a.m.
Imagine Dragons are slated to headline the Fillmore Auditorium on Saturday, March 23, with Atlas Genius and Nico Vega. Tickets ($25) go on sale this Friday, December 14 at 10 a.m.
Frightened Rabbit is making a stop in Denver this spring in the middle of its 26-date tour in support of its forthcoming album, Pedestrian Verse, due out on February 5. Tickets for the Monday, March 18 show at the Gothic Theatre ($16.75) go on sale this Saturday, December 15 at 10 a.m.
Also in March, Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band are slated for the Ogden Theatre on Wednesday, March 27. Tickets for that show ($27) also go on sale this Saturday, December 15 at 10 a.m.
Rusko returns to the Ogden for a pair of back-to-back dates this spring. The shows, Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, go on sale this Saturday, December 15 at 10 a.m. Tickets for the shows, which are 16 plus with ID, are $30.
The Rouge, which got it its start in Colorado and moved to Nashville two years ago, returns to the area for a pair of shows at the Black Sheep and Marquis Theater on Wednesday, February 13, and Thursday, February 14, respectively. Tickets for these shows ($10/$12) also go on sale this Friday, December 14, at 10 a.m.
Visit our concert calendar for all Denver/Boulder area concerts.
As I Lay Dying: With the Devil Wears Prada, Wed., April 3; Thu., April 4.
Current Swell: Fri., March 8, 8 p.m., $8.
Cute is What We Aim For: Fri., Jan. 25.
The Dirty Heads: With Shiny Toy Guns, Fri., March 8.
Iration: With Passafire and Pacific Dub, Thu., Jan. 31, 7 p.m., $15.
The Rouge: Wed., Feb. 13, 8 p.m., $10/$12.
Hollywood Undead: Sat., Jan. 12, 9 p.m., $20.
EOTO: With Liquid Stranger and Jantsen, Sat., March 16, 8:30 p.m., $30.
G. Love & Special Sauce: With John Fullbright, Fri., March 15, 8 p.m., $27.50/$30.
In Flames: With Demon Hunter, All Shall Perish and Battlecross, Sun., Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., $26/$29.
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour: 55th Anniversary Celebration featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater,Christian McBride, Benny Green, Chris Potter, Lewis Nash &, Ambrose Akinmusire, Wed., April 24, 7 p.m., $25-$40.
CERVANTES MASTERPIECE BALLROOM
Great American Taxi: With Poor Man’s Whiskey, Sat., Jan. 26, 9 p.m., $12/$15.
Method Man and Redman: Sat., April 20, 8 p.m., $25-$35.
Robert Walter’s 20th Congress: Featuring Cheme Gastelum (Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings), Chris Stillwell (Greyboy Allstars), and Simon Lott (Charlie Hunter Trio). With Kung Fu and Frogs Gone Fishin’ with The Horny Toads (horn section), Fri., Jan. 25, 9 p.m., $15/$17.
Anthony B: Fri., Jan. 25, 9 p.m., $20/$22.
Gravity A: With Will Bernard Trio, Sat., Jan. 19, 9 p.m., $20/$25.
The Melodians: Wed., Jan. 30, 9 p.m., $15.
Project Logic: Featuring DJ Logic, members of Tiger Party and Kinetix, and Billy Franklin’s Smoke N Bones, Sat., Dec. 29, 9 p.m., $10/$15.
Imagine Dragons: With Atlas Genius and Nico Vega, Sat., March 23, 8 p.m., $25.
Pantyraid: Sat., March 2, 7:30 p.m., $25.
Stone Sour: With Papa Roach and Otherwise, Sun., Feb. 17, 7 p.m., $29.50/$30.
The Airborne Toxic Event: Wed., April 3, 8:30 p.m., $23.50.
Eliot Lipp: Thu., Feb. 7, 8:30 p.m., $12/$14.
The Infamous Stringdusters: Fri., Feb. 15, 9 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 16, 9 p.m., $22/$24.
Lianne La Havas: With Jamie N Commons, Fri., March 29, 8:30 p.m., $18.
Iration: With Passafire and Pacific Dub, Fri., Feb. 1, 8:30 p.m., $16/$18.
Mickey Hart Band: Wed., Feb. 27, 8:30 p.m., $25/$30
Mountain Standard Time Mardi Grass 2013: With Dead Winter Carpenters, Sat., Feb. 9, 8:30 p.m., $13/$16.
MURS: With Fashawn, Fri., March 8, 9 p.m., $18/$20.
Naive Melodies: Thu., Jan. 10, 8:30 p.m., $8/$10.
Rocktin Grove: Fri., April 26, 8:30 p.m., $8/$10.
Shinedown: With Three Days Grace and P.O.D., Mon., March 25, 7 p.m., $29.95.
Perfect Like Me: With Caramel Carmela, Calling Out West, White Flag Raised, Fri., Jan. 4, 8 p.m., $10.
SP Double (CD release): Sat., Jan. 19, 9 p.m., $10.
Winter on the Rocks After Party feat Diplo: Fri., Feb 1, 11:30 p.m., $25
Frightened Rabbit: Mon., March 18, 9 p.m., $16.75
Augustana (acoustic): With Lauren Shera, Sat., Jan. 12, 8 p.m., $22.50/$25.
Ballyhoo!: With Kayavibe, Thu., Feb. 21, 9 p.m., $12/$15.
Darwin Deez: With Caged Animals, Thu., Feb. 28, 9 p.m., $12/$15.
Trust: With Eraas, Thu., Jan. 3, 9 p.m., $12/$15.
Greg Brown: Sat., March 9, 8 p.m., $26/$29.
Broadway Calls: With Red City Radio, Thu., Feb. 7.
Current Swell: Sat., March 9, 8 p.m., $10.
OFF!: With Negative Antics, Bad Antics, Sun., Feb. 17, 7 p.m., $15.
The Rouge: Thu., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $10/$14.
G. Love & Special Sauce: With John Fullbright, Sat., March 16, 9 p.m., $27.50/$30.
Josh Ritter: Weds., March 27, 8 p.m., $27
Rusko: Fri., April 12 – Sat., April 13, 9 p.m., $30/$35.
DeVotchKa: A concert benefiting Bonfils Blood Center, Thu., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $29.50.
Rodney Carrington: Sat., March 16, 8 p.m., $45.75.
Fleetwood Mac: Sat., June 1, 8 p.m. $49.50-$149.50
Justin Bieber: Mon., June 3, 7 p.m,
Taylor Swift: Sun., June 2, 7 p.m.
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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.
12.09.12
Nautical Mile – “Give It Up”
Serious Moonlight – “Don’t Wait Now”
Navy – “Something Good”
Carson Allen – “Believe”
Caleb Slade – “Hand to Reach For”
We Like Monsters – “Le Tigre”
Codec – “Zeroth”
Vetta Star – “Autopilot”
Perfect Like Me – “A Life of Dying”
Filthy T – “Just to Know”
ForeverKID – “Kitso”
12.08.12
Dan Fogelberg “At Christmas Time”
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Colorado Christmas”
Janet Feder “Your Country Is Like A Wall”
Nathaniel Rateliff “Brakeman”
Chris Daniels “South Carolina”
Petals of Spain “Shine”
The Royal “Going Up”
Mahlon Hawk “Blackbird”
Dan Treanor & Erica Brown “Tangled Road”
You Me and Apollo “Before I Die”
Mama Lenny and the Remedy “Bossy (Bitch On A Cell Phone)”
Tia Fuller “Descend to Barbados”
Voices on High “Share the Magic”
Dianne Reeves “Let It Snow”
Rob Drabkin “Feeling Good Again”
Idlewhile Band “Dragonfly”
The Jekylls “What I Want”
Darryl Purpose “Dreams of Life”
The Lumineers “Stubborn Love”
Honkytonk Homeslice “Burnin’ Down”
Dan Craig “Alchemy (What Is This Alchemy)”
Churchill “Made A List”
Rose Hill Drive “Speed Dial”
The Yawpers “Rock Bottom”
Kyle Hollingsworth “Not Yet”
12.10.12
Alex Call & Lisa Carrie – I Can Start A Fire
Kyle Calanaugh – Wait
Sweet Suzi & The Blues Experience – Unbroken
Buckner Funken Jazz – Givin’ Into Love
Jude Johnstone – Unchained
Dusty Hughes – Can You Hear Me
Elmo Chesterhazy – Starlight Road
Dan Treanor and African Wind – From African Soul
Linda Purdy – Radio Man Blues
Albert Khasky – Father Said
David Booker – Bring Back My Cadillac
Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes – Sweet Chalamette
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Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
DeVotchKa’s new live album with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra was on top yet again Twist & Shout while Neil Young’s latest effort, Psychedelic Pill moved into first place at Albums on the Hill and Wiz Khalifa’s O.N.I.F.C., released last week on Atlantic, debute at number one at Independent Records.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
02. Elephant Revival – It’s Alive
03. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
04. Gary Clark Jr. – Blak and Blu
05. Allah-Las – Allah-Las
06. Ty Segall – Twins
07. Citizen Cope – One Lovely Day
08. Various Artists – Reservoir Dogs Soundtrack
09. Various Artists – Moonrise Kingdom Soundtrack
10. Mumford & Sons – Babel
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.I.F.C.
02. Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
03. Tech N9NE – EP Series – EBAH & Boiling Point
04. Keyshia Cole – Woman to Woman
05. Ke$ha – Warrior
06. Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire
07. Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream
08. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday…Roman Reloaded
09. E-40 & Too $hort – History: Mob Music
10. Weeknd – Triology
TWIST & SHOUT
01. DeVotchKa – Live with the Colorado Symphony
02. Lumineers – Lumineers
03. Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out
04. Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day
05. Van Morrison – Born to Sing
06. Punch Brothers –> >
07. Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire
08. Rodriguez – Searching For Sugar Man
09. Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
10. Mumford & Sons – Babel
BEATPORT.COM
01. Hardwell, Amba Shepherd – “Apollo”
02. TJR – “Ode to Oi”
03. Yousef, Hot Since 82 – “Beg” (future mix)
04. Nicky Romero, NERVO – “Like Home”
05. Dennis Ferrer, Nick Curly – “Underground”
06. Luciano, Andrea Oliva – “Rise of Angel”
07. W&W – “Lift Off!”
08. Dirty South, Michael Brun – “Rift”
09. Bingo Players – “Out of My Mind”
10. Crazibiza – “Coco Loco” (future mix)
RELATED LINKS
Angelo’s
Black & Read
Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs)
Vinyl Collective
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