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March's Restaurant Stats Look Grim

March's Restaurant Stats Look Grim

Peter Blick on the Challenges of Promoting

Peter Blick on the Challenges of Promoting

DIME Gives Students Who Hate School and Love Music a Future

By Jon Solomon
Oct 3, 2018

Metropolitan State University's music-education partnership with DIME Denver formed just over a year ago. Can the new program offer students a useful music-industry schooling?
Sound Wiz Randall Frazier Is Amped to Work Ka-Spel and Amanda Palmer's Tour

By Tom Murphy
May 22, 2017

Randall Frazier has been running sound at concerts and engineering records in and around Denver for two decades. As a sound engineer and talent buyer at Walnut Room for nearly ten years, Frazier left his mark on Denver's underground scene.
How to Succeed (or Fail) as a Musician, From Reed Bruemmer of Poison Rites

By Tom Murphy
Mar 8, 2017

Reed Bruemmer was in the band DDC (Death Destruction Chaos) as a teen before going on to the thrash band Speed Wolf; the latter toured internationally with Napalm Death, among others. Now Bruemmer is in Poison Rites, which is releasing its self-titled debut LP at the Larimer Lounge on Thursday,...
Larimer Lounge Owner Scott Campbell's Latest Purchase: Globe Hall

By Tom Murphy
Jan 13, 2017

Larimer Lounge owner Scott Campbell has acquired Globe Hall.
DIY Venue Seventh Circle Passes Inspection by Denver Fire Department

By Lindsey Bartlett
Jan 12, 2017

Good news for the DIY community: Seventh Circle Music Collective passed its safety inspection on January 11, 2017 and has been officially deemed up to code by the Denver Fire Department.
Tour Tech Chase Dobson Presses Buttons of the Biggest Pop Stars

By Tom Murphy
Sep 15, 2016

Chase Dobson was known in Denver for his two-year tenure with Lipgloss and Analog Space, but in March 2011, he joined pop star Mike Posner's first big tour doing keyboard tech and Ableton Live production work. Since then, Dobson's main job has been touring the world doing similar work for various...
Denver Music Scene Celebrates the Life of Ciara Johnson, Supporter of Local Artists

By Bree Davies
Mar 17, 2016

On the surface, it can seem like musicians are the most crucial people in a music scene. But behind every band, emcee and DJ lies the invaluable support of people who also help make things happen — people like Ciara Johnson. Johnson — who passed away in February at the...
Denver Studio The Keep Opens Its Gates

By Andy Thomas
Mar 9, 2016

Denver's population boom has brought all kinds of new industry and opportunities to Denver — and also a steady stream of new musicians. While new bands continue to pop up left and right, the argument surrounding the deficiencies in Denver's music scene has never been one revolving around lack of...
The Ten Coziest Venues in Denver — 2016 Edition

By Lindsey Bartlett
Feb 15, 2016

Hey Denver, did you know it's winter? I know it must be hard to tell with all the blue skies and sixty-degree days, but technically we're still in the dead of the chilly season. We've rounded up a list of the coziest music venues in Denver, the steamiest, most intimate,...
Remix Wynn Walent's Open Music Session and Celebrate Open Media Foundation

By Westword Staff
Dec 4, 2015

The Open Media Foundation is throwing their 12th Anniversary Party tonight, which is the biggest event in the OMF history. In attendance will be a who's-who of local musicians with an end-of-the-year First Friday bash celebrating artists who have graced their stage and recording studio over the past year, as...
Weed, Music & Tacos: Redman and Ky-Mani Marley Light Up City Hall This Friday

By Lindsey Bartlett
Nov 19, 2015

It ain't easy being a weed icon. Okay, maybe it is. In the spirit of stoner celebs making regular stops in the Mile High City, Redman and Ky-Mani Marley will be performing at City Hall For Three A Light growers' manual book release this Friday November 20. Illegal Pete's will be catering...
Westword's New Music Editor: Harvey Danger, Local Music and Being a Transplant

By Katie Moulton
Nov 18, 2015

Hey! I'm Katie Moulton, Westword's new music editor. On Friday, I drove twelve hours straight west from St. Louis to Denver. On stretches of I-70, I didn't know whether this was still Kansas or I had just slipped straight into hell. Denver, Damnit became a mantra. For thousands of transplants moving...
Five Great Books About Music – Some Obvious, Some Less So

By Oakland L. Childers
Nov 10, 2015

Music is a tough subject for writers of fiction. Because unless an author has actually lived the life of a musician or someone in the music business, writing with anything approaching legitimacy is nearly impossible. Even people who know the subject inside and out face myriad problems, the first of...
Taylor Swift Countersues Denver DJ for Grabbing Her Behind

By Lindsey Bartlett
Oct 29, 2015

Justice is swift. Taylor Swift announced Wednesday to People Magazine that she is countersuing the DJ who allegedly grabbed her ass backstage at a private meet-and-greet in June 2013. David Mueller, former KYGO DJ, sued Swift earlier this year for losses he suffered from the alleged butt- groping that he...
Westword Needs a New Music Editor

By Kiernan Maletsky
Oct 6, 2015

Music fans in Denver are so spoiled. We have some of the most talented musicians in the world, more music venues than Austin and a governor who celebrates his inauguration with a concert featuring local artists. And he stands in the front row. As Westword’s music editor, you get to...
RIP Gary Lee Bomar, Owner of Gary Lee's Motor Club and Grub

By Isa Jones
Oct 5, 2015

It’s been an emotional few days for the Denver Music Community. On Sunday afternoon, Gary Lee Bomar — owner of Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub — passed away at a Denver Hospital after sustaining a severe head injury earlier this week. . Bomar was in Mexico on a vacation,...
Despite Growing Momentum, Is This the End of Goldrush Music Festival?

By Oakland L. Childers
Oct 1, 2015

After five years of providing Denver with a well-curated, post-festival season throwdown, the Goldrush Music Festival’s creator says this could very well be the end of the line “The future of Goldrush is definitely up for debate, considering how much time and effort it takes and the fact that I’m no...
New Colorado Company Ticket-Pulse Offers Discount Same-Day Tickets

By Oakland L. Childers
Sep 24, 2015

Waiting to get tickets for a show until the last minute can be a dicey proposition but Denver-based Ticket-Pulse hopes to make day-of ticket purchases not only easy but cheap as well. Ticket-Pulse, which has been up and running since mid-May, offers tickets to shows at area venues for up...
Pueblo All-Ages Haven Phil's Radiator Is Back, With Some Upgrades

By Lauren Archuletta
Sep 15, 2015

The nostalgia for Pueblo’s once-iconic Phil’s Radiator closing was just starting to taper off when the unthinkable happened: the all-ages music venue had been revived. In January, Westword reported on the punk haven closing, which caused the masses to take to social media to express their disappointment and share memories...
How the Aggie Theatre Will Change Under Its New Ownership

By Lindsey Bartlett
Aug 31, 2015

Last week, the team behind Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom took over operations of the Aggie Theatre in Fort Colls. The group has big plans for the future of this iconic venue. We talked to Scott Morrill, co-owner of Cervantes', about what northern Colorado music fans can expect. The space will be renovated...

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