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Flier of the Week: Sub.Mission Thursdays

Our top flier of the week comes to us from Sub.Mission’s Thursday residency at Sutra. This one’s been floating around for a while but somehow escaped our attention until now. No matter, we caught it just in time before it expired. From the weird, abstract, “virtual-reality walkthrough of the Parthenon”…

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Hope Sandoval, Juliette Lewis, the Sounds shows announced

Former Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval will be hitting the road next month for the first time in eight years on the heels of her forthcoming album, Through the Devil Softly, due September 29 on Nettwerk. Sandoval her band the Warm Inventions visit the Bluebird Thursday, October 1. Tickets are…

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Second Ray LaMontagne show added

Ray LaMontangne fans who didn’t score tix his sold-out solo acoustic show (the opening East Coast dates feature LaMontagne with an orchestra) on Tuesday, November 17, at Ellie Caulkins Opera House will get another shot to see the singer-songwriter on Wednesday, November 18. Tickets, which run $30 to $45, go…

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Pretty Lights at City Hall this Sunday

Just heard that Pretty Lights, the burgeoning superstar otherwise known as Derek Vincent Smith, is slated to perform this Sunday, August 23, at the newly minted City Hall. Without question, this will be this weekend’s hottest ticket. Oh and speaking of tickets, they’re on sale right now for a measly…

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Flier of the Week: Church of the Snake at Rhinoceropolis

This week’s illustration inspiration exists to inform us of a visit August 19 (that’s tonight) to Rhinoceropolis by Hot Springs, Arkansas band Church of the Snake — along with contributions from Color Club (another Arkansas band) and locals Hot White and Crack Magik. It earns its nod as top flier…

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George Crumb music festival comes to CU Boulder

From September 8 to 11, CU Boulder will celebrate the life and work of avant-garde composer George Crumb at the George Crumb at 80 Music Festival. For those unfamiliar with his work, Crumb is an award winning (a Pulitzer for music in 1968, a Grammy in 2001) modern composer famed…

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Van Morrison, Aimee Mann, Paramore shows announced

As reported last week, Van Morrison will be digging through more than four decades of songwriting when the Irishman visits the Wells Fargo Theatre Saturday, September 26. If the show’s anywhere near the quality of his live recording of Astral Weeks, the show should be epic. Tickets run $90-$350 and…

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Placebo postpones North American tour

After Placebo’s singer Brian Molko collapsed on stage at the Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka, Japan from a combination of a virus he picked up in Asia and jet lag, the band decided to postpone its North American tour. The band’s September 23 show at the Gothic Theatre has been…

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Flier of the Week: Tauntaun at hi-dive

This week’s top flier is for what’s sure to be a lovely hi-dive evening with masters of metal Tauntaun, plus Lions and the Bronze, next Tuesday, August 16. No matter ow the show goes, we already have this incredible poster in our (virtual) hands, so we’ve already won. The stark,…

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Flier of the Week: Houses at the Meadowlark

The Houses’ approach to music may be “more is more” (aren’t there like forty of them in the band?) but their approach to design is definitely “less is more” and it results in some striking, beautiful design work such as this flier for the group’s Summer EP release at the…

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Rocky Mountain Low listening/release party announced

It’s been a couple months since its release, but the double-disc Rocky Mountain Low compilation–an exhaustive overview of the Front Range punk scene of the late ’70s, including a rare pre-Dead Kennedys track by a young Jello Biafra, back when he was a long-haired Boulder kid named Eric Boucher–is getting…

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Built to Spill, Brother Ali, Colbie Caillat shows announced

Built to Spill, who headlined this year’s Westword Music Showcase, will come through town again, this time with Disco Doom at the Bluebird Sunday, September 20. Minneapolis-based rapper Brother Ali makes stops at the Ogden Theatre Tuesday September 29 and the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, September 30, in support of…

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Flier of the Week: Three Bad Jacks at Benders Tavern

Another week, another badass flier. This one is from a fine designer named Nix, who does a lot of work for the promoters Zombie Rock here in town. This classic and classy looking poster, advertising Three Bad Jacks and Mad Dog & the Smoking Jays at Benders this Saturday, shows…

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Updated: Danielle Ate the Sandwich on TV today

Update: So you don’t have to scour the YouTubes, we’ve helpfully embedded the video, direct from KDVR into this post. After the jump, enjoy a brief interview with Danielle (she explains that whole “Ate the Sandwich” bit if you’re curious and haven’t heard the story yet) before she plays her…

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Yo La Tengo, Rob Thomas, Carbon Leaf shows announced

New Jersey-based indie rockers Yo La Tengo hit the road this fall, which includes a stop at Ogden Theatre Saturday, October 10, in support of the band’s forthcoming album, Popular Songs, due September 8 on Matador. Tickets, which are $20 advance and $25 day of show, go on sale Saturday,…