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Here’s what’s happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from T-Pain and David Grisman Bluegrass Experience at the Ogden Theatre were announced; Bop Skizzum, Overcaster, Breakaway and Lion Sized got spins on local radio; and new releases from the Black Keys, Young Jeezy and Sunn 0))) were among this week’s top sellers at our local record stores. Click through for a complete rundown.
This Just In: New Concerts and On-Sale Dates
As we announced last week, Lenny Kravitz will be at the Buell Theatre on Friday, February 10, and T-Pain hits the Ogden Theatre on Friday, February 24. David Grisman is also coming to the Ogden on Saturday, February 4; tickets ($26.50/$30) are on sale now.
CERVANTES MASTERPIECE BALLROOM
The Band of Heathens: With Ryan Montbleau Band, Fri., March 16.
Eliot Lipp: Sat., Feb. 11.
Mux Mool & B. Bravo: With Cloud-D, Wyatt Lamond and Hot Box, Thu., Feb. 16.
See-I: Featuring members of Thievery Corporation. With Zach Deputy, Thu., March 15
GOTHIC THEATRE
Bop Skizzum (video release): With Broken Tongues, Della and Wheelchair Sports Camp, Fri., Feb. 10.
Gungor: Sun., March 18.
MARQUIS THEATER
Rehab: Sat., March 31.
Saul Williams: Sat., March 17.
OGDEN THEATRE
The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience: Sat., Feb. 4, 8 p.m., $26.50/$30.
T-Pain: Fri., Feb. 24, 9 p.m., $30/$35.
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
The Kingston Trio: Sat., Feb. 18, 7 p.m., $40.
SOILED DOVE UNDERGROUND
Chuck Loeb: Fri., March 23, 7 & 10 p.m.
Leigh Nash (of Sixpence None the Richer): Wed., Feb. 15.
Scars on 45: Tue., Jan. 31, 8 p.m.
Darrell Scott: Thu., March 22, 8 p.m.
SUMMIT MUSIC HALL
Less Than Jake: With the Gamits, Fri., March 9, 7 p.m.
Passion Pit (DJ set): With Boyhollow, Option4, London Dungeon, Sat., Feb. 4, 8:30 p.m.
Wish We Were Floyd: Fri., Feb. 24.
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Click through for this week’s Local Radio Playlists
We’re currently tracking the playlists from a number of different shows, including KTCL’s Locals Only, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, The Colorado Sound*, an independently produced show that is broadcast all over Colorado, and The Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on a number of stations across the country. Here’s what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. *Playlist not available
12.25.11
Bop Skizzum – “Still Time”
Natalie Walker – “Cool Kids”
Overcasters – “Vertigo”
Lion Sized – “Great Moderation”
Serious Moonlight – “It’s Not Like You Did Anything Wrong”
Ashtree – “I’m Sure”
Gregory Alan Isakov – “Evelyn”
Boulder Acoustic Society – “Where Have the Good Ones Gone”
Bare Bones – “Hope & Feather”
Achille Lauro – “No Brakes”
LOCAL SHAKEDOWN (KVCU/RADIO 1190)
12.16.11
The Morning Clouds – A Walk Home – Wasted Youth Blues
200 Million Years – Ma – Ma EP
The Photo Atlas – I Can’t Sleep – Friendship EP
Monroe Monroe – Adore – This Ain’t No Cowtown Comp.
Cerealman – Levitation
Bike Theft – Finally Happy
The Chain Gang of 1974 – Undercover (Twin Shadow Remix)
John Common & the Blinding Flashes of Light
Achille Lauro – Low Cha Cha
Tennis – Baltimore – Baltimore
Sauna – Croctopus
Bop Skizzum – Still Time
Lion Sized – Lost Limbs
Action Friend – Aren’t You Scrumptious
Gauntlet Hair – Top Bunk
Gauntlet Hair – Out, Don’t…
Health – Lost Time (Pictureplane RMX)
Pictureplane – Trance Doll
The Knew – National Icon
FaceMan – CookieMonster
Moon Tides – Swimming
MOUNTAIN HOMEGROWN SHOW (KQMT)
12.19.11
Rachel James – “My Favorite Time of Year”
Cabaret Diosa – “Merry Mambo Christmas”
Chris Daniels – “Cool Yule”
Freddi Henchi Band – “Let It Snow”
Liza Oxnard & Wendy Woo – “Little Drummer Boy”
Mollie O’Brien – “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Rare Silk – “Christmas Time Is Here”
Opie Gone Bad – “The Christmas Eve Song”
Opie Gone Bad – “Silent Night”
Opie Gone Bad – “Put a Little Love In Your Heart”
Opie Gone Bad – “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
12.26.11
Breakaway – Driving Into Bayville
Radius – There She Goes
Wendy Woo – Bird In A Cage
Luke Thinnes – Valascargue
Lotus – You Are My Heaven
Scott Von – That Old Song
Julian Bryan Band – Love Is
Encompass – Steam Wagon
Nicholas Alan – Cigarettes In Snowmen
Ring Of Truth – Smile
The Munks – I Believe
On Second Thought – Wait Up
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Click through for this week’s Top Sellers
Top Local Sellers – Albums & Downloads
Once again, The Black Keys came out on top at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout withEl Camino, while Young Jeezy debuted at the number slot at Independent Records with TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition, released last week on Def Jam, and Sunn 0)))‘s ØØ Void came in first at Wax Trax.
ALBUMS ON THE HILL
01. Black Keys – El Camino
02. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
03. Mayer Hawthorne – How Do You Do
04. Adele – 21
05. Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer – Goat Rodeo Sessions
06. Ray Charles – The Spirit of Christmas
07. The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
08. She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
09. Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harvest
10. Wilco – The Whole Love
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
01. Young Jeezy – TM 103
02. Drake – Take Care
03. Adele – 21
04. Korn – Path of Totality
05. Black Keys – El Camino
06. Tech N9NE – Welcome to Strangeland
07. Common – Dreamer the Believer
08. LMFAO – Sorry for Party Rocking
09. Five Finger Death Punch – American Capitalist
10. Florence & the Machine – Ceremonials
TWIST & SHOUT
01. Black Keys – El Camino
02. Adele – 21
03. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
04. She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
05. Florence & the Machine – Ceremonials
06. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
07. Michael Buble – Christmas
08. Amy Winehouse – Lioness – Hidden Treasures
09. Wilco – The Whole Love
10. Yo-Yo Ma – Goat Rodeo Sessions
WAX TRAX
01. Sunn O))) – ØØ Void
02. Tom Waits – Bad as Me
03. The Roots – Undun
04. Black Keys – El Camino
05. Florence & the Machine – Ceremonials
06. Accordion Crimes – Songs to Drive Wives Away
07. Sigur Ros – Inni
08. Atlas Sound – Parallax
09. She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
10. Charlotte Gainsbourg – Stage Whisper
BEATPORT.COM
01. Dada Life – “Kick Out the Epic Motherfucker” (original mix)
02. Joris Voorn, Moby – “After the After” (original mix)
03. Axwell, Michael Calfan – “Resurrection” (Axwell’s Recut Club mix)
04. Gareth Emery – “Tokyo” (original mix)
05. Larse – “So Long” (original mix)
06. Maceo Plex, Laura Jones – “Love in Me” (Maceo Plex remix)
07. Fedde Le Grand, Coldplay – “Paradise'” (Fedde Le Grand remix)
08. Avicii – “Levels” (original mix)
09. Gregor Salto, Chuckie – “What Happens in Vegas” (original mix)
10. Maceo Plex – “Stay High Baby” (original mix)
RELATED LINKS
Angelo’s
Black & Read
Atomic Records (formerly Cheapo Discs)
Vinyl Collective
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