The Kottonmouth Kings visit the Fillmore on April 3.In addition to a bunch of Bluebird and Fox shows announced this week, Live Nation revealed that the Fillmore will host the Bring Tha Noise tour on April 3, with the Kottonmouth Kings, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, La Coka Nostra, Big B…
Mezcal (3230 East Colfax Avenue) restaurant celebrated its fifth anniversary a few weeks ago and brought in a mariachi band as part of the festivities. Owner Jesse Morreale has been bringing live entertainment to the club for the past few years, mainly on special occasions, as the city allows him…
Reverend Peyton will be a guest DJ tonight at Larimer Lounge as part of Matt Fecher’s New Music Mondays. We’re guessing that the Rev might be spinning some of his favorite bluesmen who inspired the singer/guitarist like Charley Patton, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Son House and Big Bill Broonzy…
On Saturday, December 27, you can catch up on Denver house-music history when the Denver House Authority brings back the entire Casa Del Soul group — Sense, Foxx, Catt, Ty Tek, Little Mike and Wyatt Earp — for a party at Below Bar (1422 Larimer Street). These guys promoted and played…
KUVO/89.3 FM has faced its share of financial challenges over the past few years, which Michael Roberts pointed out in “Changes in the Air at KUVO.” The station’s CEO, Gene Craven, sent out an e-mail today stating that longtime jazz DJs Ed Danielson and Rodney Franks will lose their daytime…
Steve Earl & the Bluegrass Dukes will be one of the many acts at next summer’s RockyGrass.Steve Earl & the Bluegrass Dukes, Hot Rize, Earl Scruggs, Del McCoury Band, Claire Lynch Band are among the many acts announced for the initial line-up for the 37th Annual RockyGrass festival, which will…
Alright, this may just be the coolest flier we’ve seen all year. This one’s all about the old school. All day, every day, Playboy. Know what I’m saying? We’re talking Sharpies, an Xacto knife, some old magazines and a glue stick. Fuck Photoshop. This is how is used to be…
Yes visits the Paramount on February 12. Yes, who kicked off its “In the Present” tour last month, will stop at the Paramount February 12 with long-time members Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White, as well as Rick Wakeman’s son, Oliver, on keyboards. Vocalist Benoit David, who Squire discovered…
Just got word that Born in the Flood will be previewing material for a new album on Friday, December 12, at the Bluebird. That show was already looking like a can’t-miss proposition (Born in the Flood, Ian Cooke, Iuengliss, Bad Weather California are only about half the highlights of the…
The Pretenders visit the Paramount Theater Feb. 24. The Paramount Theatre announced some stellar shows this week, including the Pretenders show on February 24 and jazz heavyweights Chick Corea and John McLaughlin teaming up with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Vinny Colaiuta on March 25. Here’s a rundown of the…
Tickets for B.B. King’s April 10 Boulder Theater show go on sale Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. There was a lot more action this week with concert announcements, including Scott Weiland’s gig at the Gothic Theatre February 2, KBPI’s Birthday Bash with Slipknot, Coheed & Cambria and Trivium March 3…
Eat too much yesterday? Yeah, you and the rest of the nation. You’re in luck though — you can go out tonight and dance it off with the help of Giano, of Italiano Recordings, plus the Denver House Authority crew as back up. It’s happening in the Beatport Lounge at…
Shawn Colvin joins Hot Rize and Leo Kottke at the RootsFest. Not too much shaking this week with concert announcements, but there’s good news for acoustic and bluegrass fans: tickets for Swallow Hill’s RootsFest (known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival for the past two years) concert on…
Widespread Panic’s New Year’s Eve show sold out in a record time of 25 minutes, but tickets for the band’s December 30 Pepsi Center show were recently released through Ticketmaster. Tickets are $61 plus a facility fee and an applicable Ticketmaster service charge…
Hard-core Frank Zappa fans will have to wait a little longer for revamped versions of two of the late composer’s seminal works from the ’60s.An ambitious box set combining rare studio tracks and new mixes of both Lumpy Gravy and We’re Only In It for the Money, creatively dubbed Lumpy…
Skinny Puppy has stopped by FashioNation (613 E. 13th Ave.) quite a few times over the years. So has Ministry, Front 242, KMFDM, Peter Murphy, Motorhead, Social Distortion…well, you get the idea. See who else has visited the store here. On Friday, November 28, (the day after ohGr’s show at…
Twist and Shout will host a free performance and autograph signing with Matisyahu on Friday, November 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the 500-seat Colfax Event Center (1477 Columbine Street). The Brooklyn-based reggae/hip-hop star is slated to appear at the Ogden Theatre the following night, Saturday, November 29 and at at…
John Legend visits the Paramount Theatre January 8. There’s a bit more action this week with concert announcements, including John Legend’s January 8 show at the Paramount, Galactic’s Valentine’s Day show at Fillmore and a bunch of good shows at the Bluebird. Celine Dion’s show originally scheduled for tomorrow (Nov…
Celine Dion’s November 19 show at the Pepsi Center has been rescheduled for February 24, 2009. Dion’s physician has instructed her to refrain from singing in order for her to completely recover from a recurrent naso-pharyngeal infection that was further complicated by inflamed vocal chords, according to the show’s promoter,…
Came across another stellar flier this week. Boasting a lovely pencil illustration of Sarah Palin all bareback on a T-Rex, this handbill (click thumbnail to view full-size) touts a show on Wednesday, November 19, featuring Oregon’s Broadway Calls, with Esprit de Corps, Crooked Ways, Benchwarmer and No High Fives to…
George Clinton & P-Funk return to the Fillmore January 10. Things are slowing down a bit with shows these days, but it usually happens over the winter months. But there is some good music to look forward to in January, including George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic at the Fillmore (Jan. 10),…
It’s been a while since we’ve come across a flier that struck us as cool enough to post in Pole Position. That said, we think this one touting the Overcaster’s CD release party this Saturday night at the Falcon more than qualifies. And while we’re on the subject of the…
