What to know before Underground Music Showcase
The festival returns in a new location with new tips and tricks.
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A fond farewell to Denver’s music scene, the best out there
Music editor Emily Ferguson bids adieu to the best music scene you’ll ever encounter.
A guide to Blucifer’s First Rodeo
From bands to see and where to go, we’ve got you covered for Blucifer’s First Rodeo.
How Blucifer’s First Rodeo became Denver’s most-anticipated festival
Blucifer’s founders share how the festival began with grit, creativity and a lot of silliness.
How Underground Music Showcase is prepping for a new chapter in RiNo (and another fest the same weekend)
The longest-running music event in Denver continues July 24-26.
Top Brass: A Denver ensemble is leaving a major legacy
Three new albums will be celebrated with a free show.
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Wax Trax is opening a “real store” at Stanley Marketplace
The new branch will be the mini-chain’s fifth location this weekend.
Hit and Run: Musical Improv has invented 730 musicals and counting
“We want to be a great improv show, but more than that, we want to be a great show,” says the creator of Denver’s longest-running improv show.
Lowry’s Soiled Dove has a new name and a renewed underground vibe
The venue opens Aug. 15.
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Stacked two-album collab highlights Colorado’s hip-hop and R&B talent
“DENVER, INTERNATIONAL” features over 40 local artists. It’s a who’s who of the scene.
Three Denver music venues are unionizing
Owners pushed hard, urging workers to vote “NO.” But the ballot showed overwhelming support for collective bargaining rights.
This Denver music festival is creating activism with folk punk
The ninth annual festival will showcase dozens of bands this weekend at Seventh Circle Music Collective.
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Denver neo-soul duo Jade Oracle rises from the ashes with a new EP
The EP, “Veiled Shadows,” is a “love letter to the revolutionary soul.”
Meet BleakHeart, your favorite new doomgaze band
The band is playing an album release show at the hi-dive on Friday.
Independent Denver venue report shows impact of live music
In 2024, local independent venues contributed $898 million to state GDP.
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Catch these free concerts in Denver this July
From summer concert series at City Park or Levitt Pavilion to Riverfront Park Summer Sessions, there are several free shows to catch this month.
The best new music releases from Colorado artists in June
Denver doom vets Khemmis have a stellar new record amongst the latest punk, indie and death-metal releases this month.
These are the best summer music festivals
Festy season is upon us.
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Meet Denver’s newest mathcore maniacs Beneath The Leaves
The local four-piece plays its first show during Blood on the Land Fest on June 27 at D3 Arts.
Inside the effort to unionize the Federal, Oriental and HQ Denver
The owners aren’t exactly thrilled.
RiNo venue Two Moons Music Hall has closed
The venue was slated to be a part of this year’s Underground Music Showcase.
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A Denver rapper is going international after 15 years
“I want to be like the Anthony Bourdain of hip-hop.”