Skrillex and Neil Young at Red Rocks, moe., Dethklok and Lamb of God among new shows

Every week, just when we think we've seen the best of the upcoming concert season and that things couldn't possibly get any more compelling, there's a whole new batch of new shows to make us flip our lids. This week: Skrillex at Red Rocks in August, preceded a few days...

By Dave Herrera and Jon Solomon

May 15, 2012

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Every week, just when we think we've seen the best of the upcoming concert season and that things couldn't possibly get any more compelling, there's a whole new batch of new shows to make us flip our lids. This week: Skrillex at Red Rocks in August, preceded a few days earlier by two Neil Young shows with Alabama Shakes! Plus, two nights with moe. at the Ogden Theatre this July, and Dethklok, Lamb of God and Gojira at the Fillmore in September. Page down for ticket info on those shows, plus this week's playlists on the local-music specialty shows and the area's top album sales.

This Just In: New Concerts and On-Sale Dates

As if the summer wasn't already being dominated by EDM, Skrillex has just announced a date at Red Rocks on Thursday, August 9, with Zedd, Brodinski & Gesaffelstein, M Machine and Tokimonsta. Tickets ($50, plus fees) for the show go on sale this Saturday, May 19, at 10 a.m.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, meanwhile, whose new album, Americana, is slated for release on June 5, will be at Red Rocks for a two-night stand on Sunday and Monday, August 5 and 6. Alabama Shakes open the show. Tickets ($49.50-$157.50) go on sale on Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.

moe., who released What Happened To The La Las at the beginning of the year, is hitting the road later this month in support of the album and will stop at the Ogden Theatre for a two-night stint on Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21. General admission tickets are $30 and a limited number of two-day passes are $50 while supplies last.

Dethklok and Lamb of God co-headline at the Fillmore on Tuesday, September 11. Gojira opens the show. Tickets are $39.50 and $43 day of show.

Check out our newly revamped concert calendar for a complete listing of all upcoming shows.

AGGIE THEATRE

Big K.R.I.T.: Fri., July 20, $15. Dashboard Confessional: Sun., July 29, $25. Dirty Dozen Brass Band: Mon., July 16, $15.

BLUEBIRD THEATER

Big K.R.I.T.: Wed., July 18, 8 p.m., $20.75/$25. Dirty Dozen Brass Band: Sat., July 14, 9 p.m., $20/$25. Dia Frampton: With Scars on 45, Wed., June 27, 7:30 p.m., $15.50/$20. Future and Pusha T: Wed., July 11, 8 p.m., $22/$25. Owl City: With Jayme Dee, Sun., July 15, 7:30 p.m., $20/$24. Toadies and Helmet: With Ume, Tue., Aug. 14, 8 p.m., $22/$25.

BOULDER THEATER

Big K.R.I.T.: Thu., July 19, 9 p.m., $18/$20. Ben Howard: Sat., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., $20/$23. Lucero: Tue., July 3, 9 p.m., $22. Michael Menert: Sat., July 14, 8:30 p.m., $15/$17. Thurston Moore Band: Wed., June 27, 8:30 p.m., $15/$17. Rob Drabkin performing Graceland: With the Yawpers, Sat., June 30, 8:30 p.m., $12/$14. Scream It Like You Mean It Tour: Featuring Attack Attack, We Came As Romans, Woe Is Me, Abandon All Ships, Texas In July, In Fear & Faith, Secrets, Gladd Could and At the Skylines, Tue., July 31, 3:30 p.m., $22/$25.

CHAUTAUQUA AUDITORIUM

Weir, Robinson & Greene Acoustic Trio: Mon., June 4, 8 p.m., $45-$65.

FILLMORE AUDITORIUM

Dethklok and Lamb of God: With Gojira, Tue., Sept. 11, 7 p.m., $39.50/$43.

GOTHIC THEATRE

Kreator and Accept: With Swallow The Son and Blackguard, Tue., Sept. 18, 8 p.m., $20/$25. A Memory Down: With Lost Point, Gravity Lies, Dissonance In Design, Nemesys, Devoutcast, Sat., June 2, 8 p.m., $8/$10. SlaughterHouse Rootz: With Hamhock, Lead By Design, Transverse Waves, Sat., May 26, 8 p.m., $8.

LARIMER LOUNGE

Alberta Cross: Thu., July 19, 9 p.m., $8/$12. Lemonade: Sun., June 10, 9 p.m., $10/$12.

MARQUIS THEATER

Barcelona: With Churchill, Wed., June 13, 7 p.m., $12. I Set My Friends on Fire: With the Color Morale and My Ticket Home, Sun., July 22, 6 p.m., $12. The Protomen: Wed., May 30, 8 p.m., $10/$12.

MISHAWAKA AMPHITHEATRE

Built to Spill: Sat., Sept. 22, 8 p.m., $22-$35. Hayes Carll and the Gulf Coast Orchestra: With Joe Pug, Fri., Aug. 3, 8 p.m., $20-$35. Lucero: Wed., July 4, 8 p.m., $21.50-$35. 7 Walkers: With the Pimps of Joytime, Fri., June 15, 8 p.m., $25-$45. Richard Thompson: Sun., June 17, 5 p.m., $28-$45.

MOE'S ORIGINAL BBQ

D&M: With Paul Beveridge & Company, We Were Cosmonauts, Tue., July 17, 9 p.m., $5. Glass Delirium: Thu., June 14, 9 p.m., $5/$7. SF1's Pajama Jam: With Kandyman Himself, Grits and Gravy, Fri., June 29, $5. Spine Shank: With the Arsonist and Riven, Sat., June 16, 9 p.m., $8/$10.

OGDEN THEATRE

moe.: July 20-21, 9 p.m., $30. Reel Big Fish: With Big D and the Kids Table, Suburban Legends and The Maxies, Thu., July 19, 7 p.m., $21.75/$25. Porter Robinson: With the M Machine and Mat Zo, Sat., July 7, 9 p.m., $26.50/$30. Super Diamond: Sat., Oct. 6, 9 p.m., $22.50/$26.

RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE

Counting Crows: With We Are Augustines, Kasey Anderson & the Honkies and Field Report, Thu., Aug. 2, 7 p.m., $37.50-$65. Jason Mraz: With Christina Perri, Sept. 24-25, 7:30 p.m., $39.50-$59.50. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: With Alabama Shakes, Aug. 5-6, 8 p.m., $49.50-$157.50.

SUMMIT MUSIC HALL

Aesop Rock: With Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz, Thu., July 19, 7 p.m., $20/$22. ill.Gates: Sat., June 9, 8 p.m., $15/$20. Summer Slaughter Tour: With Cannibal Corpse, Between the Buried and Me, the Faceless, Periphery, Veil of Maya, Job for a Cowboy, Goatwhore, Exhumed and Cerebral Bore, Mon., Aug. 20, 2 p.m., $28.50/$30.

SWALLOW HILL MUSIC HALL

Big Bill Morganfield: With the Delta Sonics featuring Clay Kirkland, Thu., May 24, 8 p.m., $17/$19. Leon Redbone: Sat., Oct. 6, 8 p.m., $30/$32. Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis: Fri., Aug. 24, 8 p.m., $17/$19.

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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.

LOCALS ONLY (KTCL)

05.14.12

Photo Atlas - "Move It Darling" Gauntlet Hair - "I Was Thinking" Nautical Mile - "Weeds" Skyfox - "Worst Part of Me" Coral Thief - "Summer Breeze" Knew - "Major Nights" Everfound - "She Said" Host Club - "If You Ask" Andy Flattery - "It Could Never End Pretty With You" Heart & Soul Radio - "EPIC" King Rat - "Arrested Peace" Filthy T - "Just to Know"

THE COLORADO SOUND

05.12.12

Dan Fogelberg "As The Raven Flies" Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang "Stick To My Guns" Rob Drabkin "Graceland" Megan Burtt "It Ain't Love" In The Whale "Heels" Megan Redmond "Crazy Daisies" John Denver "Paradise" Finnders and Youngberg "Driftwood" Rob Roper "Me" Coles Whalen "Beautiful Without Me" Monroe Monroe "Adore" Dressy Bessy "Who'd Stop The Rain" Tennis "Robin" Keith Oxman "All Dudes" Leftover Salmon "Bayou Town" Otis Taylor "Hands On Your Stomach" The Lovely & Talented "Angelitos" The Congress "Distance" Robert Marcey & Familyman Barrett "Love Grows" Zach Heckendorf "Tye Dye March" Rose Hill Drive "Telepathic" Danielle Ate the Sandwich "Pet Store" Houses "Me & Mr. Kelly" Joe Sampson "Moon Up Above" Bare Bones "Come In/Stay Out" H2 Big Band "Blue Brews"

THE COLORADO WAVE

05.14.12

Dave Sadler - Fade to Blue Jaunty/Kapp(s) - Spherical Charlotte Zoe - Two Oh One Two Wes Hamil - Reunion Wadirum - Curious Reverend Zen - Magdalena Raz - When You Fall In Love Mack Bailey - Choose Your Attitude Just Jinger - Time Of Your Life Elmo Chesterhazy - I Don't Hate Love Scott Balsai - Black Kitten of 44 Greenwich Street Luna Sopor - Free From You Scott Von - Earth's Last Day

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Top Local Sellers - Albums & Downloads

While Jack White's Blunderbuss held to the number one spots at Albums on the Hill and Wax Trax while Silversun Pickups' Neck of the Woods, released last week on Dangerbird, came in first at Independent Records local favorites the The Lumineers moved to the top at Twist & Shout partly thanks to an in-store performance last week.

ALBUMS ON THE HILL

01. Jack White - Blunderbuss
02. Dr. John - Locked Down 03. Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe 04. Mars Volta - Noctourniquet
05. Of Monsters and Men - My Head Is An Animal
06. Santigold - Santigold 07. Pennywise - All or Nothing
08. Norah Jones - ...Little Broken Hearts
09. Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now
10. Grimes - Visions

INDEPENDENT RECORDS

01. Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
02. E-40 - Block Brochure Volumes 1, 2 &3
03. Jack White - Blunderbuss
04. Gotye - Making Mirrors
05. Adele - 21
06. Future - Pluto
07. Hurt - Crux
08. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday...Roman Reloaded
09. B.o.B. - Strange Clouds
10. Killer Mike - Big Beast

TWIST & SHOUT

01. The Lumineers - The Lumineers 02. Jack White - Blunderbuss
03. Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
04. Civil Wars - Live At Amoeba
05. Trampled By Turtles - Stars & Satellites
06. Civil Wars - Barton Hallow
07. The Shins - Port of Morrow
08. Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
09. Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream
10. George Harrison - Early Takes Vol. 1

WAX TRAX

01. Jack White - Blunderbuss
02. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
03. Xiu Xiu - Always
04. Bear in Heaven - I Love You, It's Cool
05. Ty Segall & White Fence - Hair 06. Spiritualized - Sweetheart, Sweetlight 07. Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis 08. Speedwolf - Ride With Death 09. Various Artists - Rocky Mountain Low 10. Sun Araw & Congos - Icon Give Thank

BEATPORT.COM

01. Thomas Gold - "Sing2Me" (original mix)
02. TJR - "Funky Vodka" (original mix)
03. Mark Knight - "Alright" (original club mix)
04. Sean Finn, Crazibiza - "Show Me Love 2K12" (Crazibiza remix)
05. Mark Knight - "Together" (original club mix)
06. Manuel de la Mare, Luigi Rocca - "Opa-Locka" (original mix)
07. Swedish House Mafia - "Greyhound" (original mix)
08. Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso - "Calling (Lose My Mind)" (extended mix)
09. Cicada, Third Party - "Feel" (original mix)
10. Fedde le Grand, Deniz Koyu - "Turn It" (original mix)