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May 16 at 3 p.m. by Aaron ThackerayAfter fourteen years of eardrum-pounding, body-slamming concerts, the owners of Denver's 3 Kings Tavern have announced that their rock club is closing. Westword photographer Aaron Thackeray dug through his archives, looking back on some of his…
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April 4 at 5:01 a.m. by Lauren Antonoff
Making a living off of music is hard enough as it is. Then came coronavirus. Colorado's music venues are shuttered, leaving performers without gigs or paychecks. Many of them depend on income from other jobs in the service industry, which itself…
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March 13 at 2:42 p.m. by Brandon Johnson
Despite Mayor Michael Hancock declaring a state of emergency in Denver and Live Nation and AEG suspending all big national tours through March, the Pepsi Center and Live Nation moved forward with Post Malone's Runway Tour with Swae Lee and Tyla…
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March 7 at 7:49 p.m. by Michael Emery Hecker
Canadian electronic artist Excision kicked off a two-night run at the 1STBANK Center on Friday, March 6. Each night, the lineup was packed with openers, and thumping bass rattled fans to their core.
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March 2 at 11 a.m. by Brandon Johnson
KS107.5's Snow Show brought Tyga, Doja Cat and Kayla Rae to the Fillmore Auditorium on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Read the review here. Listen to Doja Cat (feat. Tyga) and more favorites from Westword writers on our Westword Staff Picks…
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March 1 at 2:50 p.m. by Lauren Antonoff
Denver pastel-punk band the Corner Girls, made up of frontwoman Breanna Ahlgren, drummer Madi Pietruszka and bassist Jessica Pulido, played their final show at the hi-dive on Saturday, February 29. Listen to The Corner Girls and more favorites…
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February 24 at 10:43 a.m. by Adam Casey
Matoma performed at the Mission Ballroom on February 22, 2020.
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February 23 at 7:15 p.m. by Miles Chrisinger
NGHTMRE headlined the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, February 22. SVDDEN DEATH and Kompany opened.
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February 17 at 8:35 a.m. by Lauren Antonoff
Do you ever wonder what life is like backstage? This tour of Denver's green rooms takes a peek behind the curtain to see where the stars kick back, dress up and hang out when they're not performing.
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February 16 at 7:49 p.m. by Jacqueline Collins
Oysterhead hosted a two-night reunion show at Broomfield's 1STBANK Center on February 14 and 15. The supergroup, made up of frontman Trey Anastasio (Phish), bassist Les Claypool (Primus) and drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police), hasn't played…
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January 29 at 10:02 a.m. by Aaron Thackeray
The famed rockers in Thrice played their opus, Vheissu, in its entirety to a sold-out crowd on Tuesday, January 29, 2020. Drug Church and mewithoutYou opened the show. All photos by Aaron Thackeray.
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January 26 at 9 a.m. by Miles Chrisinger
Alex O'Connor, the English musician known by his stage name Rex Orange County, played the Fillmore on Friday, January 24. His music, launched by a DIY track online and skyrocketed to stardom through a collaboration with Tyler, The Creator and an…
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January 20 at 8:45 a.m. by Jacqueline Collins
When the members of Hairball formed in 2000, the band had one goal: to pay tribute to ’80s acts, from Kiss and Queen to Journey and Aerosmith. Twenty years later, they're still at it. The group rocked the Paramount Theatre on Saturday, January…
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January 19 at 8:27 a.m. by Michael Emery Hecker
Heilung isn't any ordinary folk band. Members, who hail from Germany, Norway and Denmark, describe their sound as "amplified history from early medieval northern Europe." Heilung played at the Ogden Theatre on Friday, January 17, and members…
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January 4 at 8:41 a.m. by Evan Semon
The first First Friday Five Points Jazz Hop had Welton Street hopping on Friday, January 3, when the Joshua Trinidad Trio, Tenia Nelson Trio and Vashti Jazz performed free concerts at Dunbar's, Spangalang and Goed Zuur, all of which were packed…
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December 31 at 5:06 p.m. by Lauren Antonoff
You, the fans, are the ones who sustain Colorado's lively music scene. Here are our favorite moments starring Colorado music lovers from the 2019 concert season.
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December 31 at 2:23 p.m. by Miles Chrisinger
Tiësto, Cash Cash, Clozee, Feed Me and more performed at the first night of Decadence at the Colorado Convention Center on December 30, 2019.
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December 28 at 4:07 p.m. by Brandon Johnson
On Friday, December 27, Umphrey's McGee played the first of a four-night New Year's Eve stand at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. Night one included support from Pimps of Joytime.
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December 28 at 5:27 a.m. by Westword Staff
From our favorite historic venues to the Mission Ballroom's massive disco ball, 2019 has been a concert photographer's dream. Here, in chronological order, are our favorite images from 2019 — excluding Red Rocks, which has a special collection of…
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December 27 at 7:19 a.m. by Westword Staff
Red Rocks Ampitheatre hosted more than 170 concerts in 2019, including performances by Greta Van Fleet, String Cheese Incident, Billie Eilish, Lionel Ritchie and Snoop Dogg. From Winter on the Rocks on February 1 all the way through Deadmau5 on…
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