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Keenan TreVon
Features

Keenan TreVon could be Denver’s breakout R&B star. But is the city giving him his flowers?

By Cleo MirzaMay 21, 2026

“You could make the best music on the planet, and it won’t matter if no one is buying it.”

Kalyn Heffernan
Features

Wheelchair Sports Camp goes punk on scintillating new album

By Emily FergusonMay 20, 2026

The release will be celebrated at Meow Wolf tonight, with Jello Biafra and other special guests.

Denver Band French Cuffs Unleashes Excellent Debut Album
Features

Denver Band French Cuffs Unleashes Excellent Debut Album

By Tim WeighartMay 15, 2026

The alternative rock group’s exploration of the genre they love will pump you up, break you down and leave you begging for more.

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Devotchka playing UMS 2025
Concerts

Underground Music Showcase Drops 2026 Lineup

By Emily FergusonMay 14, 2026

This year’s UMS schedule includes 160 local Colorado bands and musical acts, in addition to national headliners.

Four people standing in a line
Features

Who Would’ve Guessed? Longmont Has a Thriving Young Punk Scene

By Zachary ViscontiMay 13, 2026

It’s on the up and up. And some of the state’s most beloved punk bands will play there this weekend.

Features

A Local Musician Has Cancer. The Scene Is Throwing a Two-Day Party to Support Him

By Michael RobertsMay 11, 2026

The Oriental’s Chris Fest benefits Chris Dellinger, a local music legend fighting stage 4 prostate cancer.

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Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs
Features

Colorado Springs Issues Permit Allowing Ford Amphitheater to Continue Concerts

By Emily FergusonMay 8, 2026

The venue has been subject to numerous noise complaints since opening.

stage with people around it.
Features

Storied Local Music Venue Starts a Third Chapter, This Time In Cherry Creek

By Patricia CalhounMay 7, 2026

The Soiled Dove at Choppers will host the Railbenders on its first weekend.

people dancing
Features

Could a 4 a.m. Closing Time Improve Denver Nightlife?

By Emily FergusonMay 7, 2026

“This is a step forward to making Denver all we can be, as far as truly being the entertainment capital of the Rockies.”

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Features

A New Venue Will Open Inside a Five Points Church

By Michael RobertsMay 5, 2026

A veteran nightclub entrepreneur is revamping the property.

Blucifer’s First Rodeo Adds 90 Bands to Lineup
Concerts

Blucifer’s First Rodeo Adds 90 Bands to Lineup

By Emily FergusonMay 4, 2026

The festival is quickly becoming a who’s-who lineup of Denver legends and newcomers.

The Best New Music Releases of April 2026
Critic's Notebook

The Best New Music Releases of April 2026

By Justin CriadoMay 1, 2026

Denver doom metallers announced a new album with an epic single, wild rockers dropped a raging record, and more from this month.

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Shadow Work performing at FoCoMX.
Critic's Notebook

FoCoMX Showed People Really Do Care About Local Live Music

By Emily FergusonApril 29, 2026

The festival sold out and saw fans dancing through downtown Fort Collins.

Features

New Denver Venue Licensing Proposal Gets Pushback From Club Owner

By Michael RobertsApril 24, 2026

“Why didn’t they have a big-ass meeting and invite all the licensees?”

Outside of Your Mom's House, a Denver music venue
Features

Denver Sues Owner of Your Mom’s House, State of Colorado

By Emily FergusonApril 24, 2026

The city is seeking clarification on what to do with surplus funds from a February auction after the venue was seized for unpaid taxes.

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band performing at FoCoMX
Critic's Notebook

Our Music Editor’s Artist Picks for FoCoMX

By Emily FergusonApril 24, 2026

One of the state’s best local-focused music festivals sounds off in Fort Collins this weekend.

Best of Denver Award Winner Manos Sagrados Closing in May
Features

Best of Denver Award Winner Manos Sagrados Closing in May

By Emily FergusonApril 22, 2026

“Obviously, the landscape for art spaces has been pretty rocky.”

Features

This Band Wants to Start a Musical Revolution in Denver

By Michael RobertsApril 22, 2026

“Any revolution I want to embolden must know how to shake its ass. Denver knows this.”

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band playing at venue Bar 404
Features

HUFR Fest Is the Celebration of Stoner Rock Denver’s Needed

By Emily FergusonApril 21, 2026

The festival will take place across three days at Bar 404.

A photo of Red Rocks filled with concertgoers for Wiz Khalifa on 4/20.
Critic's Notebook

Toke Up for These Four 4/20 Concerts

By Justin CriadoApril 20, 2026

Ice Cube at Red Rocks, a guitarist who was raised by chickens and more reasons to be high on Mile High happenings.

Critic's Notebook

Five Denver Stoner Bands to Listen to on 4/20

By Justin CriadoApril 16, 2026

Marijuana isn’t the only thing that’ll get you high on this unofficial cannabis holiday.

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Free Pizza and Pot: Sour Magic Puts on South Broadway Block Party
Concerts

Free Pizza and Pot: Sour Magic Puts on South Broadway Block Party

By Justin CriadoApril 16, 2026

Seven bands are set to play on Sunday, April 19, while sponsors include Good Chemistry and Sexy Pizza

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