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This Just In 12/18-12/24/08

Yes visits the Paramount on February 12. Yes, who kicked off its “In the Present” tour last month, will stop at the Paramount February 12 with long-time members Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White, as well as Rick Wakeman’s son, Oliver, on keyboards. Vocalist Benoit David, who Squire discovered…

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This Just In 12/11-12/17/08

The Pretenders visit the Paramount Theater Feb. 24.  The Paramount Theatre announced some stellar shows this week, including the Pretenders show on February 24 and jazz heavyweights Chick Corea and John McLaughlin teaming up with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Vinny Colaiuta on March 25. Here’s a rundown of the…

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This Just In 12/4-12/10/08

Tickets for B.B. King’s April 10 Boulder Theater show go on sale Dec. 6 at 10 a.m.  There was a lot more action this week with concert announcements, including Scott Weiland’s gig at the Gothic Theatre February 2, KBPI’s Birthday Bash with Slipknot, Coheed & Cambria and Trivium March 3…

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Dance off the turkey with Giano

Eat too much yesterday? Yeah, you and the rest of the nation. You’re in luck though — you can go out tonight and dance it off with the help of Giano, of Italiano Recordings, plus the Denver House Authority crew as back up. It’s happening in the Beatport Lounge at…

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This Just In 11/27-12-3

Shawn Colvin joins Hot Rize and Leo Kottke at the RootsFest.  Not too much shaking this week with concert announcements, but there’s good news for acoustic and bluegrass fans: tickets for Swallow Hill’s RootsFest (known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival for the past two years) concert on…

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Frank Zappa’s Lumpy Money release delayed

Hard-core Frank Zappa fans will have to wait a little longer for revamped versions of two of the late composer’s seminal works from the ’60s.An ambitious box set combining rare studio tracks and new mixes of both Lumpy Gravy and We’re Only In It for the Money, creatively dubbed Lumpy…

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ohGr from Skinny Puppy visits FashioNation

Skinny Puppy has stopped by FashioNation (613 E. 13th Ave.) quite a few times over the years. So has Ministry, Front 242, KMFDM, Peter Murphy, Motorhead, Social Distortion…well, you get the idea. See who else has visited the store here. On Friday, November 28, (the day after ohGr’s show at…

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Twist & Shout annouces free Matisyahu show

Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, November 29 and at at…

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This Just In 11/20-12/3

John Legend visits the Paramount Theatre January 8. There’s a bit more action this week with concert announcements, including John Legend’s January 8 show at the Paramount, Galactic’s Valentine’s Day show at Fillmore and a bunch of good shows at the Bluebird. Celine Dion’s show originally scheduled for tomorrow (Nov…

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Celine Dion’s Pepsi Center show rescheduled

Celine Dion’s November 19 show at the Pepsi Center has been rescheduled for February 24, 2009. Dion’s physician has instructed her to refrain from singing in order for her to completely recover from a recurrent naso-pharyngeal infection that was further complicated by inflamed vocal chords, according to the show’s promoter,…

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Flier of the week: Palin barebacks a T-Rex

Came across another stellar flier this week. Boasting a lovely pencil illustration of Sarah Palin all bareback on a T-Rex, this handbill (click thumbnail to view full-size) touts a show on Wednesday, November 19, featuring Oregon’s Broadway Calls, with Esprit de Corps, Crooked Ways, Benchwarmer and No High Fives to…

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This Just In 11/13-11/19

George Clinton & P-Funk return to the Fillmore January 10. Things are slowing down a bit with shows these days, but it usually happens over the winter months. But there is some good music to look forward to in January, including George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic at the Fillmore (Jan. 10),…

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Q&A with the Overcasters

It’s been a while since we’ve come across a flier that struck us as cool enough to post in Pole Position. That said, we think this one touting the Overcaster’s CD release party this Saturday night at the Falcon more than qualifies. And while we’re on the subject of the…

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This Just In 11/6-11/12

Umphrey’s McGee returns to Colorado for a three-show run in January. Umphrey’s McGee has played here so many times over the last few years that you’d almost think the guys were from here rather than from Chicago. The band revisits our state right after its new studio album, Mantis ,…

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This Just In 10/30-11/05

The Killers invade Magness Arena on January 17. The big news in this slow week of concert announcements is the Killers January 17 show at DU’s Magness Arena. Good news for fans of the Gibbons brothers: some amazing seats for ZZ Top’s sold out Halloween show at the Paramount have…

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Ben Harper to play Obama rally in Civic Center Park on Saturday

Break out your aero-dynamic panties, ladies. The Obama campaign just announced that singer-songwriter Ben Harper will play “a few songs” at a rally in Civic Center Park on Saturday, to encourage people to vote for Barack Obama. Opening odds that someone shouts out “Burn One Down” at a highly inappropriate…

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This Just In 10/16-10/22

Tapes ‘N Tapes hits the Fox January 17. Not a whole lot shakin’ with the bigger concert announcements this week, but there are still some good smaller shows on tap, like Tapes ‘N Tapes January 17 at the Fox, the Giraffes November 7 at Larimer Lounge and the etown taping…

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This Just In 10/2-10/8

Oasis rolls into the Broomfield Event Center December 8. It’s been three years since Oasis toured the States, and they’ll be hitting the Broomfield Event Center December 8 as part of the band’s Dig Out Your Soul (due in stores October 8) world tour. Neil Diamond just added a third…

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A benefit for Ralph DaFermo

Ralph DaFermo. This weekend, the Mercury Café is staging a benefit for pianist Ralph DaFermo. Allow the Mercury’s Marilyn Megenity to tell you a little bit about him: “In 1977, I walked into my nightclub restaurant for the night shift, and a piano player I hadn’t seen before was playing…