Critic's Notebook

Sie FilmCenter is screening the new documentary, which uses rare concert footage to resurrect the music of Nick Cave’s first band, the Birthday Party.

The new Denver rock band is making its album debut on Friday the 13th.

“I think it’s going to be high energy, harmony and a good time.”

This month’s latest local music roundup includes surprise singles from Blood Incantation and the debut EP of up-and-coming rock band Ipecac.

Goose members Peter Anspach and Rick Mitarotonda discuss the band’s meteoric rise in the jam scene.

In the meantime, Beacon will be hosting a “Welcome Home, Dust Off” event for people coming back from Burning Man this weekend.

Hailing from a small village just west of Accra, Ghana, Okaidja Afroso has dedicated his life to sharing and preserving the musical traditions of his home.

May Pang, who is showing her private photographs of John Lennon at a three-day exhibit at Bitfactory starting Friday, recalls her first love, how John and Paul almost started making music again and more.

Taste of Heaven drops on Friday, September 15, when DeVine will have a release show at Globe Hall.

The outside stage will be back in business tonight.

The Denver producer, rapper, DJ and MC has made “a fantasy factory for musicians.”

After a burst pipe flooded HQ Underground, the owners have started a fundraiser with hopes of returning to business temporarily this October.

Levitt formed Bodies of Culture, a board of all-BIPOC musicians, in 2020.

Shafer has written approximately 500 songs, with eight studio albums and countless demos as a solo artist and bandleader.

See you on Shakedown.

Of course, you’ll be able to catch the country star at Dierks Bentley Whiskey Row: “Can’t think of a better way to end the summer than in a place I call my second home.”

Catch live music outside in Dairy Block’s immersive Alley, with the Antonio Lopez Band playing two Sundays in September.

The lyrics may not be about the city, but the music video is.

“Getting up on stage and playing ‘Terrapin Station’ with no rehearsal was probably the most fun I’ve ever had in my life.”

A mad mix of new local music this month includes new albums from singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov and emo outfit Broken Record.

“There’s a work ethic that dictates your life if you’re from Pueblo, definitely.”

Shine Music Festival, a music festival that goes above and beyond ADA requirements, is back for its third year at ReelWorks Denver this weekend with Sunsquabi, Dan Africano of Thievery Corporation and more.