This seemed all but inevitable the more folks saw Searching for Sugar Man, the outstanding documentary focusing on the awe-inspiring story of Sixto Rodriguez, aka Sugar Man — and that was even before the Oscar win this past weekend: Rodriguez, whom we picked at the top of our 25 best…
Do you heart Jethro Tull? If so, you better hold on to your hat, hombre. I’m about to flip your wig: For the first time in the States in more a decade, there’s a Jethro Tull Convention booked, and apparently, it’s happening here. (I know, right?!) Well, not here here,…
It’s all Morrissey all the time on Backbeat, apparently. In what can only be explained as the universe being charter member of the Cult of Moz (or just seriously coincidental timing), we’ve just received word that the one and only Steven Patrick Morrissey has rescheduled his upcoming Denver date. Postponed…
Umphrey’s McGee, due for a pair of sold-out dates at the Belly Up in Aspen on Wednesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 7, will be making its way back to Colorado this summer for a pair of dates, one for certain a show at Red Rocks on Friday, June 7,…
Brace yourself, my aging hipster friend: If you haven’t heard, your favorite band from nearly a decade ago is back together and playing shows again. While the Coachella date is the one that got everybody hyperventilating, the Postal Service’s tour actually kicks off a few days earlier in Reno. After…
If you’re fond of the Dave Matthews Band, you’ll want to bust out your Sharpie and circle Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24 on your calendar. That’s when Mr. Matthews and company are slated to make their return to Colorado, or more specifically to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in…
Ah, nuts. We had a sinking suspicion that this would be the case when last week’s dates in Dallas and some other cities were pushed back. Turns out Morrissey will not be resuming his tour in Denver this coming Thursday night at the Buell Theatre as originally planned. The doctor…
Bummer news if you’re like us and were totally looking forward to catching OFF! this Sunday, February 17, at the Marquis Theater. We’ve just received confirmation that the show has been canceled — well, the entire tour has been canceled, actually. Keith Morris, OFF!’s legendary frontman, is reportedly recovering from…
Remember earlier this week when we gave you a chance to win tickets to this year’s edition of Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks concert featuring Macklemore and Ryan Lewis with Major Lazer and Grouch and Eligh, and we made mention of the note on Ticketmaster’s site that some tickets would…
Evidently, Zac Brown isn’t the only one who likes his chicken fried, along with a cold beer on a Friday night and a pair of jeans that fit just right — at least judging from the fact that the country crooner’s upcoming date at Red Rocks on Wednesday, May 8,…
Fresh off sharing a bill with Of Monsters and Men and fun. at KTCL’s annual Not So Silent Night at 1STBANK Center just before the holidays last month, Churchill sent word this morning that it had to postpone its show at the Ogden Theatre, originally slated for Saturday, February 9,…
If you attended Decadence at the Colorado Convention Center this past weekend, you may have overheard a mention of Global Dub Festival’s return to Red Rocks. If you didn’t, then, well, guess you’re hearing it here first. Mark your calendars: On Friday, May 17, Global Dub Fest returns to the…
Ah, yes, with Denver looking like the inside of a snow globe right now, it seems only fitting for the folks at SnowBall Music Festival to reveal the first part of the lineup for the third edition of their annual mountain music festival. EDM and hip-hop heads will be stoked…
Winter On the Rocks 2013: There’s a very good chance you’ll be braving frigid temperatures to see this year’s bill, which, of course, is being headlined by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — who crushed it last week at the Ogden — and features Major Lazer and the Grouch & Eligh…
Black Flag, Fugazi, Descendents, Sunny Day Real Estate and the Misfits? On the same bill on the same night? Uh, no. Not in this lifetime, even if you’ve got Warren Buffet money and you’re on some Looper shit. Sorry. But, alas, here’s the next best thing, Denver, some of your…
Winter on the Rocks: As promised on Friday, we’ve got the drop on frozen fiesta, which is slated to return for a second year at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday, February 1. While the inaugural edition featured Atmosphere, Common, Grieves + Budo, the next Winter on the Rocks will feature…
Here’s some news that ought to brighten your day — assuming of course that you’re suffering from a case of the Mondays like the rest of us and it needs brightening: A new date has been announced for Morrissey, whose previous date at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the…
While plenty of people were bummed that the Disco Biscuits decided not to host their annual Bisco Inferno at Red Rocks Amphitheatre this past summer, those folks most beside themselves with glee right now at news that the act has combined Bisco Inferno with their traditional January show for an…
We just received word on the lineup for New Year’s Eve at City Hall and Club Vinyl. With everything else going on for the post-Mayan end-of-year celebration, the folks at SoCo have put together an enticing lineup this year that will one-up their New Year’s Eve parties in past years,…
Taylor Swift fans — and judging by the enormous first week record sales of Red, her latest platter released last week, that accounts for a great many folks — will be rejoicing at news that Swift is heading back out on the road this spring (to wit, that means 58…
Bad news for Morrissey fans: As you’ve undoubtedly deduced from the headline above, the estimable crooner, who was originally slated to appear this Saturday, November 3 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, will not be in the Mile High City this weekend. The reason: He’s postponed all of the remaining…
Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom and the Other Side host some of the best weekly and monthly events in Denver, from Sub.Mission’s Electronic Tuesday to the Euphonic Conceptions Re:Creation events. Now there’s a new party to add to the mix: Tonight, Two Fresh kicks off Watch This, its brand-new monthly shindig. We…
