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…
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),…
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…
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 ,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chris Cornell and Timbaland team up at the Ogden October 17. It’s been a fairly quiet week with show announcements this week. Former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and hip-hop producer Timbaland will join forces at the Ogden Theatre October 17; Staind, Seether and Papa Roach hit the Fillmore December 2…
AC/DC rocks the Pepsi Center November 25. There were a lot of things shaking this past week in local concert announcements. Some of the bigger shows include AC/DC’s show in support of the band’s forthcoming album, Black Ice (due October 20), on November 25 show at the Pepsi Center, DeVotchKa’s…
Buddy Guy joins former Hendrix sidemen Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox as part of Experience Hendrix at the Paramount Theatre October 30. Although Jimi Hendrix died nearly four decades ago, he continues to inspire countless numbers of guitar players like Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Eric Johnson,…
ZZ Top rolls into the Paramount on Halloween. The bad new first: After already canceling shows once at the Ogden Theatre, Bow Wow and Bootsy Collins both canceled their shows a second time. The good news: the Fox Theatre announced Matisyahu’s November 30 show and added a second Galactic show…
Talib Kweli and the Rhythm Roots All Stars hit the Fox Theatre on October 10. There weren’t quite as many concert announcements as in the past few weeks, but a few changes. British soul singer Adele’s show, which was originally scheduled for June 21 at the Fox Theatre, has been…
Update (8/22): Just moments ago, Metallica debuted “The Day That Never Comes,” a song from the new record on its website. Meh. While we’ll hold out judgement on the rest of the album, this particular tune sounds an awful lot like it could’ve been an outtake from Metallica (the “Black…
Former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus and his band the Jicks hit the Gothic Theatre November 6. There’s an eclectic bunch of shows going on sale this weekend from Old Crow Medicine Show and Grace Potter to the Czech Republics’ Plastic People and Tony Clifton & the Katrina Kiss My Ass…
David Byrne visits the Buell Theatre October 12. Among the recent concert info we’ve received over the last week, a second Cheech & Chong was added and Eddy Grant’s August 15 show at the Bluebird was canceled. Here’s a rundown of the shows going on sale this weekend. For ticket…
We just got word that Jakob Dylan canceled his Rocky Mountain Folks Fest appearance, but the good news is that John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats will be flying in for a rare solo set on Sunday, August 17. KT Tunstall, Missy Higgins, Stephen Kellogg, Amos Lee, Patty Griffin, Nanci…
Although we’ve yet to receive a press release confirming a date, we’re pretty sure Weezer is going to be coming to town on this leg of its tour. At least that’s what we can deduce from the video posted after the jump. Pulling a page from Tom Waits Glitter and…
Panic at the Disco hits Broomfield Event Center Oct. 17. It’s been an insanely busy week for concert announcements. We also just got word that Moby will in town for DNC and doing a DJ set at the Church on Wednesday, August 27. But in the meantime, here’s a sampling…
Just received word that Robin Thicke’s August 18 show at the Gothic Theatre was canceled. Ray LaMontagne has announced dates for his upcoming fall tour, which includes a stop at Boulder’s Macky Auditorium on October 27, in support of his of his forthcoming album, Gossip in the Grain. Larimer Lounge…
Check here for the most up-to-date concert information. Every Tuesday, we’ll post the most recent concert announcements, and whenever we get word of any concert cancellations or postponements, we’ll pass that info along to you, as well, as soon as we get it. For ticket information, click on the venue…
