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This week's Red Rocks lineup includes EDM acts Subtronics on Tuesday and Kygo on Thursday, while Shakey Graves is at the venue in support of Roll the Bones X on Wednesday. Also on tap this week are Jackie & the Racket at Globe Hall and Strange Americans at Number Thirty Eight. Here's what's happening in and around town this week:
Evenings al Fresco
Monday, June 21, and Wednesday, June 23, 5:30 p.m.
Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street
$20-$30
This week's lineup includes Anna Leavitt, Aaron McCloskey, Barry Osborne and Olivia Shaw, Felix Ayodele (featuring Troy Robey) and David Lawrence & the Spoonful on Monday, and Caitlin Gilmore, Liat Arochas, Eric Wiggs, Lemont, and Don Chicharrón on Wednesday.
Subtronics
Tuesday, June 22, 8 p.m.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison
$50-$69
Philadelphia dubstep DJ and producer Subtronics headlines; Level B2B Ace Aura, Space Wizard B2B Guppi and Eazybaked B2B Smith are also on the bill.
Rich Chiaraluce Quintet
Wednesday, June 23, 7 p.m.
Dazzle, 1512 Curtis Street
$10-$25
Alto saxophonist Rich Chiaraluce and his quintet, which includes Greg Gisbert, Jeff Jenkins, Ken Walker and Todd Reid, pay tribute to jazz legend Cannonball Adderley.
Shakey Graves
Wednesday, June 23, 7:30 p.m.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison
$29.95-$69
Shakey Graves headlines in support of his double album Roll the Bones X, while Lucy Dacus, who releases Home Video on June 25, opens.
Crystal Bowersox
Thursday, June 24, 8 p.m.
Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 East 1st Avenue
$20
Nashville singer-songwriter Crystal Bowersox, runner-up on the ninth season of American Idol, plays the Soiled Dove Underground.
Jackie & the Racket
Thursday, June 24, 8 p.m.
Globe Hall, 4483 Logan Street
$10-$12
Nashville psychedelic country act Jackie & the Racket headlines, with singer-songwriter Michael Kirkpatrick and Elle Michelle opening.
Kygo
Thursday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison
$59.50
Thursday's show marks the first time Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo will perform songs from his 2020 album Golden Hour in a live setting.
NOLA Roadshow
Thursday, June 24, 6:30 p.m.
Levitt Pavilion Denver, 1380 West Florida Avenue
$49.50
Dumpstaphunk, which features Ivan and Ian Neville, teams up with bassist George Porter Jr., who formed the Meters in the mid-’60s, and pianist Jon Cleary for a night of New Orleans-flavored funk. Local guitar-driven rock band Dyrty Byrds opens.
Strange Americans
Thursday, June 24, 6 p.m.
Number Thirty Eight, 3560 Chestnut Place
Free
Denver rock act Strange Americans plays on Number Thirty Eight's outdoor stage.
Find more music events in the Westword concert calendar. Organizing a concert you'd like considered for this list? Send information to editorial@westword.com.
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