HUGE month for Austin, especially for you Spoon lovers out there. (And really, if you're reading this, you're probably a Spoon lover.) In support of their brand new EP Got Nuffin, the Austin band plays a triptych of shows at the hometown BBQ joint Stubb's.

The Vans Warped Tour also makes its annual turn-around the Lone Star State. (The more astute readers will notice that we've added Las Cruces, New Mexico to the listings.)

And for those of you hoping, the above image is from last year's 4th of July... no event scheduled for this year, unfortunately. On to the listings.

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[Wilco]

Monday, June 29
Mormon Tabernacle Choir @ Red Rocks Amphitheater

Tuesday, June 30
Code:Bear @ Larimer Lounge
Git Some @ Hi-Dive
Lovely Houses @ Walnut Room
Meese @ Twist & Shout

Wednesday, July 1
Bruce Hayes @ Swallow Hill
Celtic Woman @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Chella Negro @ Larimer Lounge
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals @ Fox Theatre
Nightmare Of You @ Marquis Theater

Thursday, July 2
Aprhodesia @ Fox Theatre
Jet Lag Gemini @ Marquis Theater
The Love Me Nots @ Larimer Lounge
Sonnenblume @ Hi-Dive
Pictureplane @ Rhinoceropolis
LA Riots and Felix Cartal @ The Church

Friday, July 3
Avenge The Dawn @ Hi-Dive
Black Lamb @ Larimer Lounge
Savage Henry @ Gothic Theatre
Time Again @ Marquis Theater
Tribute To Michael Jackson Dance Night @ Fox Theatre
Wilco w/ Okkervil River @ Red Rocks Amphitheater

Saturday, July 4
Blues Traveler @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
The Moment @ Hi-Dive

Sunday, July 5
All Capitals @ Larimer Lounge
Good Old War @ Marquis Theater
My Body Sings Electric @ Hi-Dive
The Samples @ Boulder Theater
Symphony On The Rocks @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
VNV Nation @ Gothic Theatre

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 11:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

LA Times confirms:

[Updated at 3:15 p.m.: Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.

[Updated at 2:46 p.m.: Jackson is in a coma and family have are arriving at his bedside, a law enforcement source told The Times.

Jackson was rushed to a hospital this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

Capt. Steve Ruda said paramedics responded to a call at Jackson's home around 12:26 p.m. He was not breathing when they arrived. The parademics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told The Times.

[Updated at 2:12 p.m.: Paramedics were called to a home on the 100 block of Carolwood Drive off Sunset Boulevard. Jackson rented the Bel Air home for $100,000 a month. It was described as a French chateau estate built in 2002 with seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, 12 fireplaces and a theater.

The home is about 2 1/2 miles, about a six-minute drive, from UCLA Medical Center. An earlier version of this post incorrectly described the time to travel between the home and hospital as two minutes.]

The news comes as Jackson, 50, was attempting a comeback after years of tabloid headlines, most notably his trial and acquittal on child molestation charges.

In May, The Times reported that Jackson had rented the Bel Air residence and was rehearsing for a series of 50 sold-out shows in London's O2 Arena. Jackson had won the backing of two billionaires to get the so-called "King of Pop" back on stage.

His backers envision the shows at AEG's O2 as an audition for a career rebirth that could ultimately encompass a three-year world tour, a new album, movies, a Graceland-like museum, musical revues in Las Vegas and Macau, and even a "Thriller" casino. Such a rebound could wipe out Jackson's massive debt.

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Monday, June 22
A.A. Bondy @ Hi-Dive
The B-52s @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Bill Callahan/Julie Doiron @ Oriental Theater

Tuesday, June 23
The Artery Foundation Across America Tour 2009 @ Marquis Theater
Bachelorette @ Larimer Lounge
Death Hickey Blues @ Bluebird Theater
Deleted Scenes @ Walnut Room
Summer Slaughter @ Gothic Theatre
Telekenisis @ Hi-Dive

Wednesday, June 24
Jackie Greene @ Bluebird Theater
Nathen Maxwell & The Original Bunny Gang @ Marquis Theater
Paper Bird @ Hi-Dive
Shakedown Street @ Swallow Hill
The Swayback @ Fox Theatre
Torch The Wagon @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, June 25
Dore Taylor @ Marquis Theater
The Dynamites @ Fox Theatre
The Legendary River Drifters @ Hi-Dive
Lost Point @ Gothic Theatre
Phoenix @ Bluebird Theater
Redshift Radio @ Larimer Lounge
Zimbabwean Music Festival @ Boulder Theater

Friday, June 26
2 Live Crew @ Fox Theatre
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks @ Soiled Dove
David Cook @ Ogden Theater
I Sank Molly Brown @ Larimer Lounge
Maximum Groove Monster @ Gothic Theatre
Mika Miko @ Hi-Dive
Reno Divorce @ Marquis Theater
Trinity Demask @ Swallow Hill
White Rabbits @ Bluebird Theater
Zimbabwean Music Festival @ Boulder Theater

Saturday, June 27
Ascaris @ Larimer Lounge
The Audition @ Fox Theatre
Bitch And Swap @ Hi-Dive
The Cab @ Marquis Theater
Danielia Cotton @ Soiled Dove
The Dropskots @ Bluebird Theater
Girls Rock Camp Benefit Show @ Hi-Dive
John Denver - The Tribute @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Lost Point @ Walnut Room
Rene Heredia @ Swallow Hill
Tickle Me Pink @ Gothic Theatre
Zimbabwean Music Festival @ Boulder Theater

Sunday, June 28
Bert Jansch @ Swallow Hill
Here We Go Magic @ Larimer Lounge
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head @ Walnut Room
Naturally 7 @ Soiled Dove
The Robert Cray Band @ Boulder Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[David Byrne - Photo cred]

David Byrne designed bike racks in NYC:

David Byrne and the New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with New York art gallery PaceWildenstein, have unveiled nine unique bicycle racks designed by DB and installed in various locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. An avid bicyclist for almost 30 years, Byrne was invited to join the panel of jurors selected by the DOT to judge a design competition for outdoor and indoor bicycle racks. Inspired by the city's initiative, he submitted some original design ideas of his own named after specific locations and neighborhoods, which the DOT enthusiastically agreed to install for a period of 364 days.

Monday, June 15
B Real (Cypress Hill) w/ Bizzy Bone (Bone Thugs N Harmony) @ Gothic Theatre
Isis @ Bluebird Theater
King @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, June 16
Afro Classics @ Walnut Room
The Classic Crime @ Marquis Theater
The Felice Brothers @ Hi-Dive
Greensky Bluegrass @ Fox Theatre
The Lemonheads @ Larimer Lounge
US Air Guitar @ Bluebird Theater
Yanni @ Pepsi Center

Wednesday, June 17
Dusty Rhodes & The River Band @ Larimer Lounge
Hillbilly Hellcats @ Fox Theatre
JD Souther @ Bluebird Theater
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, June 18
The Axe That Chopped The Cherry Tree @ Marquis Theater
The Chain Gang Of 1974 @ Fox Theatre
The Church @ Gothic Theatre
Deep Sea Diver @ Hi-Dive
Face @ Boulder Theater
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International @ Bluebird Theater
Stephen Ashbrook @ Walnut Room
Von Bondies @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, June 19
Havok @ Fox Theatre
Hot IQs @ Bluebird Theater (Farewell show, sorta)
Jennie McNulty @ Walnut Room
My Body Sings Electric @ Marquis Theater
Nellie McKay @ Swallow Hill
Potcheen @ Soiled Dove
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers @ Boulder Theater
Skyfox @ Gothic Theatre
Stereotyperider @ Larimer Lounge
Vices I Admire @ Hi-Dive

Saturday, June 20
The Atlantic @ Larimer Lounge
Carcinoma @ Gothic Theatre
Carolyn's Mother @ Soiled Dove
David Byrne w/ Devotchka @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
The Germs @ Marquis Theater
Hey Monday @ Bluebird Theater
Matt Morris @ Walnut Room
Signal Path @ Fox Theatre

Sunday, June 21
Au Revoir Simone @ Fox Theatre
Eric Clapton @ Pepsi Center
Hurt @ Bluebird Theater
Marc Cohn @ Boulder Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 12:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sorry, Texas.

And to think, all this time, all of the forward-thinking states blamed you for the nation falling into a era of duress. But with the ex-Prez’s ever-increasing tight-lippedness, it is becoming more evident on a nearly daily basis that the whole thing was Wyoming’s fault, (by virtue of the “He who smelled it, dealt it” rule).

W and Laura, accepting my apology.

Sorry, also, for dropping the ball on the June concert listings. Once again, the blame does not go to the name at the top of the ledger, but to an underling. Instead of aiming your derision at Mr. Merry Swankster, it is yours truly who is culpable for this misstep. And I bear the brunt of it, as my folly prevents me from seeing my two favored songs of the year (thus far*) performed live. In addition to the apologies delivered to the Lone Star State, regrets are also forwarded to the following would-have-made-the-cut acts: The Antlers, Au Revoir Simone, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Passion Pit, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Black Dice, Animal Collective, Clues and Gomez.

I’m not the only one suffering, as the lack of adequate concert listings has clearly rendered Governor Rick Perry discombobulated to a point unfit to operate even the simplest modes of individual transportation. Hopefully, my apology will be enough to dissuade potential succession. And for July I promise to get back on my horse, or in a case the Governor can more easily relate to, my bicycle.

* "Zero" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and "Summertime Clothes" by Animal Collective, in case you were wondering.

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Posted by Randall Monty at 05:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hey, so last Friday I didn't really super formally mention that I was at the Mercury Lounge DJing during the last night of the Art Brut run, both because I was a bit busy in the run-up, and I thought there were no longer tickets on sale. Except then there were. Oh well, que sera.

I do take a moment to note now, in a timely fashion, that I'm Djing in Greenpoint next Saturday, as part of L Magazine's sprawling Northside Festival. This show is free as a bee sting, so there's no ticket situation to consider at all.

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Monday, June 8
10 Years @ Marquis Theater
The Infamous Stringdusters @ Walnut Room
Rickie Lee Jones & Alejandro Escovedo @ Denver Botanic Gardens

Tuesday, June 9
Blue Foot Fool @ Larimer Lounge
Broadway Calls @ Marquis Theater
Dead Science @ Hi-Dive
James Van Praagh @ Paramount Theatre
Joe Cocker @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Reik @ Ogden Theater
Rickie Lee Jones/Alejandro Escovedo @ Chautauqua Auditorium
Triple Cobra @ Walnut Room

Wednesday, June 10
Jimmy Herring Band @ Fox Theatre
Danny Barnes @ Swallow Hill
Loretta Lynn @ Paramount Theatre
PlayRadioPlay! @ Marquis Theater
The Points @ Larimer Lounge
Strung Out w/ Death By Stereo @ Ogden Theater
Our Brother the Native @ Rhinoceropolis

Thursday, June 11
Alreshay @ Marquis Theater
Dixie Bee Liners @ Walnut Room
Gregory Isaacs @ Fox Theatre
Metric w/ Sebastien Grainger @ Ogden Theater
Midnight Vine @ Hi-Dive
Oakhurst @ Bluebird Theater
Reed Foehl @ Boulder Theater
Rise Against! w/ Rancid @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
The TV Says @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, June 12
Ben Kweller @ Bluebird Theater
Dillinger Four @ Marquis Theater
Southern Culture On The Skids @ Gothic Theatre
311 w/ Ziggy Marley & the Expendables @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Patrick Wolf w/ Living Things @ Oriental Theater
T-Pain, Ludacris, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, more @ KS 107.5 Summer Jam - Fiddler's Green
Sly & Robbie & The Taxi Gang @ Fox Theatre
Soul Rebels Brass Band @ Boulder Theater
Ronnie Baker Brooks @ Walnut Room
Mary Gauthier @ Swallow Hill
Chris Voth @ Soiled Dove
Workhorse @ Larimer Lounge
Prussia w/ Bad Weather California @ Rhinoceropolis

Saturday, June 13
Built To Spill, Meese, Fluid, Cursive, A Place To Bury Strangers, more @ Westword Music Showcase - The Golden Triangle
Corey Smith @ Bluebird Theater
Elephant Revival @ Fox Theatre
John Prine w/ Levon Helm @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Lion Sized @ Hi-Dive
Marcus Eaton Trio @ Walnut Room
Nemesys @ Gothic Theatre
The Other Russia @ Marquis Theater
The Sax Pack @ Soiled Dove
Tijuana Pillbox w/ The Pilot Light @ Larimer Lounge
The Titan Courageous @ Hi-Dive
Jimmy Herring Band @ Cervantes

Sunday, June 14
Handsome Furs @ Larimer Lounge
Acoustic Alchemy @ Soiled Dove
B Real (Cypress Hill) w/ Bizzy Bone (Bone Thugs N Harmony) @ Fox Theatre
Carbon Leaf @ Bluebird Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 03:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

[Photo cred]

Fight the rain and go see live music!

We have a pair of tickets to giveaway for St. Vincent tonight at the Bluebird. Openers are Pattern Is Movement from Philly.

**Leave a comment or email me to enter.**
***Be sure to include email address (won't show up in comment, promise)!***
****We'll pick a winner by 4pm (ish) MT and winner will be emailed with instructions for pick up.****

Good luck!

NOTE: 21+ only

//St. Vincent Myspace
//Pattern Is Movement Myspace

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[Camera Obscura]

[Animal Collective]

Monday, June 1
Camera Obscura @ Bluebird Theater
Red @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, June 2
Animal Collective @ Boulder Theater
Hopewell @ Larimer Lounge
Leonard Cohen @ Red Rocks Amphitheater - Moved to Thursday
St. Vincent @ Bluebird Theater
Wolf Eyes @ Hi-Dive

Wednesday, June 3
The Legendary Shack Shakers @ Larimer Lounge
Lucinda Williams @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Luka Bloom @ Soiled Dove
Rebirth Brass Band @ Gothic Theatre

Thursday, June 4
Leonard Cohen @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
(Hed) Pe @ Marquis Theater
Brett Dennen @ Soiled Dove
Council Of Word @ Walnut Room
Jars Of Clay @ Gothic Theatre
Lucinda Williams @ Chautauqua Auditorium
My Other Day Job @ Bluebird Theater
The Orchid Riot @ Larimer Lounge
The Wheel @ Hi-Dive
Ear Pwr! @ Rhinoceropolis
The Queers @ The Black Sheep
Benevento/Russo Duo @ Hodi's Half Note

Friday, June 5
All Capitals @ Larimer Lounge
The Benevento/Russo Duo @ Bluebird Theater
David Bromberg @ Chautauqua Auditorium
Denis Mazhukov @ Swallow Hill
Eastern Tibetan Dance Ensemble @ Boulder Theater
Everything Changes @ Soiled Dove
O.A.R. w/Brett Dennen @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Ozric Tentacles @ Fox Theatre
The Queers @ Marquis Theater
Super-Seed @ Gothic Theatre
Third Eye Blind @ Paramount Theater
The Vergers @ Hi-Dive

Saturday, June 6
Arcanium @ Gothic Theatre
Bad Weather California (acoustic show) @ Swallow Hill
Big Head Todd And The Monsters @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
A Camp @ Bluebird Theater
The Chain Gang Of 1974 w/ Pictureplane @ Marquis Theater
Etta James @ Boulder Theater
Faux Punk @ Fox Theatre
No Use For A Name @ Larimer Lounge
Taun Taun @ Hi-Dive
Denver Does Denver feat. Ian Cooke, Pictureplane, more @ Bar Bar & Old Curtis St. Bar

Sunday, June 7
Eric Hutchinson @ Bluebird Theater
Langhorne Slim @ Hi-Dive
Testament @ Gothic Theatre
Wooden Birds w/Action Packed Thrill Ride@ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Neko Case]

Monday, May 25
Peaches w/ Drums of Death @ Gothic Theatre
Or the Whale @ Hi-Dive
Pennywise & Pepper (Jagermeister Tour) @ Fillmore Auditorium
Leftover Salmon @ Denver Botanic Gardens

Tuesday, May 26
The Decemberists w/ Blind Pilot@ Fillmore Auditorium
Nine Inch Nails & Jane's Addiction @ Fiddler's Green
Doves w/ Wild Lights @ Gothic Theatre
Taking Back Sunday @ Boulder Theater
Andre Rieu @ Pepsi Center
Trouble Andrew w/The Natural Selection @ Bluebird Theater
Cotton Jones w/ Lightning Dust @ Hi-Dive
Goes Cube w/ Kingdom of Magic @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, May 27
No Doubt w/ Paramore @ Fiddler's Green
Boy Eats Drum Machine @ 3 Kings Tavern
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head @ Walnut Room CANCELLED
Death Vessel w/ Yuzo Nieto @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, May 28
Gogol Bordello @ Fox Theatre
The Offspring w/ Alkaline Trio, more (Punk Rocks 2009) @ Red Rocks Ampitheater
Like Pianos Crashing w/ Magic Mice & New Ben Franklins @ Bluebird Theater
Tim Easton @ Walnut Room
The Pilot Light @ Meadowlark

Friday, May 29
Lucero @ Bluebird Theater
John Vanderslice w/ Morning Benders @ Hi-Dive
Neko Case @ Chautauqua Auditorium
TECH N9NE w/ Jedi Mind Tricks, Murs @ Red Rocks Ampitheater
Disco Biscuits @ Ogden Theater
Lotus @ Fox Theatre
The Pilot Light w/ Victor Grimm
Wovenhand @ Swallow Hill

Saturday, May 30
Neko Case w/ Joey & John of Calexico) @ Ogden Theater
Ghostland Observatory @ Gothcic Theatre
Disco Biscuits w/ Paul Okenfold and Lotus, Z-Trip @ Red Rocks Ampitheater
Dualistics w/ Kid Theodore @ Hi-Dive
Lucero @ Fox Theatre
Elin Palmer w/ The Paper Stars @ Meadowlark
The Rouge w/ Curious Yellow @ Larimer Lounge
The Ocean Floor w/ Church @ Rhinoceropolis
Aaron Watson @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, May 31
New York Dolls w/ The Cliks, Hemi Cuda @ Bluebird Theater
Gavin Rossdale w/ Nico Vega @ Gothic Theatre
REO Speedwagon w/ STYX, 38 Special @ Red Rocks Ampitheater

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Jay Walter Bennett, the recent solo artist and (most notably) former guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for Wilco, died Sunday morning in Urbana, Illinois, of causes unknown at the time of this posting.

While a member of Wilco, Bennett served as a key contributor for a remarkable quintet of albums: the rare no-filler double-album, 1996's Being There; 1999's unofficial Brian Wilson-tribute Summerteeth (a favorite of this writer); the all-time underdog-comes-through (and astonishingly politically poignant) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which saw its better-late-than-never release in 2002; and two surprisingly permanent collections of Woody Guthrie tunes, Mermaid Avenue, Vol. I & II, recorded with Billy Bragg, among others.

Bennett's fallout with Wilco, particularly front man Jeff Tweedy, is well documented in the 2002 film I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco. The split had a seemingly immediately negative effect on Wilco, what with their more recent albums representing a significant downswing in the band's discography, both commercially and artistically. Similarly, Bennett has not fared much better on his own, and recently he admitted via his MySpace page that he couldn't afford a needed hip-replacement surgery due to a lack of medical insurance. But I'll let someone else focus on the negative aspects of the man and his former mates. Instead, here are some highlights from the Bennett and Wilco as we'd like to remember them.

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[Fischerspooner, Ssion - The Ogden is never going to be the same]

Monday, May 18
Fischerspooner w/ Ssion @ Ogden Theater
Mike Watt And The Missingmen w/ Dualistics @ Larimer Lounge
Lady Sovereign @ Bluebird Theater
Ghost @ Hi-Dive
Twin Crystals @ Rhinoceropolis
Panties at the Bar @ 3 Kings Tavern

Tuesday, May 19
Cloud Cult w/ Say Hi @ Bluebird Theater
Pierced Arrows w/ Snake Mountain @ Larimer Lounge
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele @ Hi-Dive
Danger Radio @ Marquis Theater
Ed Schrader @ Rhinoceropolis

Wednesday, May 20
Big Business @ Larimer Lounge
Horse Feathers w/ Joe Pug @ Bluebird Theater
Meiko @ Walnut Room
Arizona @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, May 21
Clipse, Savoy, The Photo Atlas, The Epilogues (@ DU May Days Music Fest - DU students and guests)
Action Packed Thrill Ride @ Hi-Dive
Carrie Rodriguez @ Soiled Dove
Delby L @ Meadowlark
Mountain Standard Time @ Fox Theatre
Bronze @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, May 22
Vast w/ Endless Hallway @ Bluebird Theater
Agent Orange @ Larimer Lounge
Tiny Television w/ Dan Craig @ Hi-Dive
Shpongle @ Fox Theatre
Hot Tuna w/ Loudon Wainwright III @ Paramount Theatre
Passion Pit listening party - LIPGLOSS @ La Rumba
Andy Davis @ Walnut Room
The Human Abstract @ Marquis Theater
Glyphic @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, May 23
Pictureplane @ Meadowlark
Roe w/ Meniskus @ Hi-Dive
Scott H. Biram @ Larimer Lounge
Young Widows w/ Adai @ Marquis Theater
Noite Brasileira and the Sambadende Big Band @ Fox Theatre
Strange Condition w/ Life in Electric @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, May 24
Danny Tenaglia @ Beta
Kevin Devine @ Marquis Theater
Butch Walker @ Bluebird Theater
Grande Ole Party @ Hi-Dive
The Thrifters @ Walnut Room
MAD Festival w/ Dualistics, Propane Daisies, more @ Oriental Theater
Palace of Buddies @ Larimer Lounge
The Supervillains @ Gothic Theatre
E-Town w/ Jorma Kaukonen @ Boulder Theater

Posted by Merry Swankster at 01:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Get your very own piece of Red Rocks Amphitheatre history. This limited edition bench is made from the original Red Rocks Amphitheatre seating installed by the civilian conservation corps in 1941. To better preserve our earth, from which Red Rocks was given, the wood benches have been replaced with new, historically sensitive and eco-friendly wood. Benches are available for $125 at the Red Rocks Trading Post. The Trading Post is open daily from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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[Manchester Orchestra]

Monday, May 11
Cowboy Mouth @ Fox Theatre
Earth Crisis @ Marquis Theater
Jonathan Stark @ Walnut Room
The Virgins @ Bluebird Theater

Tuesday, May 12
Adam Pedersen @ Larimer Lounge
Manchester Orchestra @ Marquis Theater
Mogwai @ Bluebird Theater
Some Random Band @ Fox Theatre
Twiztid @ Fillmore Auditorium

Wednesday, May 13
The Detroit Cobras @ Larimer Lounge
Gojira @ Marquis Theater
Keane @ Ogden Theater
Nautical Mile @ Hi-Dive
Trampled By Turtles @ Fox Theatre

Thursday, May 14
Del Tha Funky Homosapien @ Fox Theatre
File 13 @ Larimer Lounge
The Life And Times @ Hi-Dive
Lone Catalysts @ Walnut Room
Rookie Of The Year @ Marquis Theater
Saved By Ruin @ Gothic Theatre
Stacey Earle @ Swallow Hill
Vince Herman & Friends @ Boulder Theater

Friday, May 15
Abstract @ Larimer Lounge
Del Tha Funky Homosapien @ Bluebird Theater
Eleanor @ Swallow Hill
Eric Sanders @ Walnut Room
Girlyman @ Soiled Dove
Gregory Alan Isakov @ Fox Theatre
Havok @ Marquis Theater
The Jim Jims @ Hi-Dive
Milkman @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, May 16
Bad Luck City @ Hi-Dive
Bob Schneider @ Ogden Theater
Cara Cantarella Band @ Walnut Room
DevilDriver @ Marquis Theater
The Flatlanders @ Boulder Theater
Flight Of The Conchords w/Iron & Wine @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Ideal Fathers @ Larimer Lounge
John Croghan @ Larimer Lounge
Mike, Aaron & Eddie @ Fox Theatre
Stanley Jordan Trio @ Soiled Dove
Tipper @ Gothic Theatre
Trampled By Turtles @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, May 17
Faultline @ Bluebird Theater
Hazel Miller/Wendy Woo @ Fox Theatre
Mae @ Marquis Theater
Mike Doughty/Zee Avi @ Boulder Theater(E-Town)
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult @ Gothic Theatre
Ryan Bingham @ Walnut Room

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 09:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

[Dinner With Cannibals]

Monday, May 4
Orange Tulip Conspiracy @ Hi-Dive
Sevendust @ Gothic Theatre
We Shot The Moon @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, May 5
The Faint @ Ogden Theater
Kreator @ Bluebird Theater
Paper Route @ Marquis Theater
Ponytail @ Hi-Dive
Skeletonbreath @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, May 6
Babona @ Larimer Lounge
Black Label Society @ Ogden Theater
Seventh Void @ Marquis Theater
Soulive @ Fox Theatre
Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, May 7
BoomSnake @ Hi-Dive
The Dead @ Pepsi Center
Delby L @ Larimer Lounge
Filthy Children @ Bluebird Theater
The Motet: A Tribute To Herbie Hancock @ Fox Theatre
The Skyline Surrender @ Marquis Theater

Friday, May 8
Bob Log III @ Bluebird Theater
Cr0oKkid @ Gothic Theatre
Dance Gavin Dance @ Marquis Theater
Dinner With Cannibals @ Larimer Lounge
Elvis Perkins In Dearland @ Hi-Dive
Grouch & Eligh @ Fox Theatre
The Pilot Light @ Walnut Room
Pretty Lights @ Ogden Theater

Saturday, May 9
Gene Ween @ Walnut Room
Grouch & Eligh @ Bluebird Theater
Jackopierce @ Soiled Dove
Napalm Death @ Marquis Theater
Opeth @ Fox Theatre
Red Stinger @ Gothic Theatre
Spring Creek @ Boulder Theater
The Whore Moans @ Larimer Lounge
Youth Group @ Hi-Dive

Sunday, May 10
Ben Lee @ Marquis Theater
Cowboy Mouth @ Bluebird Theater
Fleetwood Mac @ Pepsi Center
Living With Lions @ Larimer Lounge
Margot & The Nuclear So And Sos @ Hi-Dive

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 08:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

If yours is one of the Texas school districts firmly pushing the panic button with both hands and cancelling school at any point this month, there are a couple of thematic, state-wide road trips you could embark on. The first wafts the peculiar scent of 90’s nostalgia: Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiciton, Prince Paul, Letters to Cleo, Fastball, the Meat Puppets, Cowboy Mouth, Dave Mathew’s Band, Live, No Doubt, Gavin Rossdale, Crystal Method, Indigo Girls and Snoop Dogg all play under the Lone Star this month. For a more Texas-specific alternative, you could put together a nice little road trip of Alt-Country solidity this month, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Old Crow Medicine Band, Junior Brown, Bart Crow Band and Reckless Kelly are just some of the acts playing.

[George Strait]

Of course, all of these pale in comparison to George Strait playing in Hidalgo on the ninth – easily the region’s most anticipated show of the past seven years. (I’m still working on my elongated George Strait with the rough thesis being “George Strait is R. Kelly”. It’ll be up soon, I hope.)

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So, this spring's Deli magazine Best of New York Fest, which is brought to you in conjunction with After the Jump, and I mentioned previously in this space, recently got a little more enticing. Angel Deradoorian, better known as one of the cooing sirens from Dirty Projectors, has been added to the Sunday May 10th bill @ the Bell House in Brooklyn, in support of iPod ad starlets, Chairlift. Tickets for the event still available here. Full info on other Deli BONY events including Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs, and much more, here.

As for Angel, here's what Matt "Fluxbro" Perpetua had to say about her new EP's "You Carry the Deed" at Pitchfork:

" 'You Carry the Deed' is considerably more direct and accessible than her work with David Longstreth in Dirty Projectors, but his influence is certainly apparent in the track's peculiar blend of influences-- it is essentially an R&B ballad, but the arrangement tweaks elements of European folk, art rock, and acoustic gospel into something that feels comforting, warm, and just slightly odd. It's not hard to imagine this as being a song by an alternate universe version of Lauryn Hill whose experimentation with acoustic singer-songwriter fare on MTV Unplugged resulted not in dreadful, tuneless dirges, but rather material just as memorable and moving as the songs on her debut album."

...and of course, Ms. Deradoorian has been near ubiquitous lately, due to her amazing backing vocal turns on Dirty P's new single "Stillness is the Move." If you haven't heard that one yet, man, get on it...

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[Crystal Antlers]

Monday, April 27
Curtis Peoples @ Walnut Room
Fake Problems @ Larimer Lounge
Neil Young @ Magness Arena
Animental w/Paper Bird @ Rhinoceropolis

Tuesday, April 28
Immortal Technique @ Fox Theatre
Lamb Of God @ Fillmore Auditorium
McCoy Tyner Trio @ Boulder Theater
Varlet @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, April 29
The Cave Singers @ Larimer Lounge
Immortal Technique @ Bluebird Theater
John Scofield's Piety Street Band @ Boulder Theater
KORN @ Fillmore Auditorium
Church of the Snake @ Rhinoceropolis
Rocco Deluca And The Burden @ Fox Theatre
Serena Ryder @ Soiled Dove
Starfucker @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, April 30
Dan Deacon @ Bluebird Theater
Dualistics @ Larimer Lounge
Joseph Pope III's B-Day Observed @ Hi-Dive
Pete Kartsounes @ Swallow Hill
Static-X @ Gothic Theatre
Tullie The Rapper @ Walnut Room
Zoso - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience @ Fox Theatre

Friday, May 1
40oz To Freedom @ Bluebird Theater
Alan Baird Project @ Marquis Theater
Angie Stevens And The Beautiful Wreck @ Soiled Dove
Crystal Antlers @ Larimer Lounge
Elin Palmer @ Hi-Dive
Particle @ Fox Theatre
Richard Buckner @ Walnut Room
Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue @ Boulder Theater
Synthetic Elements @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, May 2
Broken Bottles @ Bluebird Theater
Dave Barnes @ Soiled Dove
Gritch @ Larimer Lounge
Jukebox The Ghost @ Hi-Dive
Lenka @ Fox Theatre
Mr. Lif @ Marquis Theater
Steve Forbert @ Swallow Hill
Steve Varney @ Walnut Room
Zoso - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience @ Gothic Theatre

Sunday, May 3
Drag The River @ Larimer Lounge
Gil Scott-Heron And The Amnesia Express @ Fox Theatre
Hemlock @ Gothic Theatre
Left Alone @ Marquis Theater
The Spin @ Walnut Room
Vienna Teng/Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
Vivian Girls/Eyes And Ears @ Hi-Dive

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Alison "VV" Mosshart - minutes before falling ill]
Photos by Merry Swankster

UPDATE 2:00pm MT

Official statement from tour manager:

“Alison was suffering from a cold which, combined with a cough and the altitude in Boulder, affected her ability to breathe properly while singing. She was taken to the hospital and was kept there for a short while for observation. She was released later that night and is doing fine today.”

-- -- --
Original Post:

Last night the Denver-based Merry Swankster crew took in a double feature of Franz Ferdinand at Denver's Ogden Theater and immediately raced 30 miles northeast for the Kills show in Boulder at the Fox Theatre. If you were following our nascent Twitter feed, you already know this. It was an ambitious night of music and traveling that turned out a more manageable affair than expected, save for missing 5 and half songs of the Kills' set. Full reviews will follow, at our typically delayed pace, but as the headline gives away, the topic of this bulletin is of a much more urgent nature.

At approximately 11:50 PM (MT) the Mister half of the Kills, Jamie "Hotel" Hince, stated curtly that "Alison is not coming back out". A "good night", an unstrapping of his guitar and walk offstage indicated an abrupt end to the show. This followed a few playful quips from the microphone directed at a backstage Alison asking if she had quit the band. It wasn't until a few confusing minutes had passed that a roadie approached the mic to announce "Alison got sick and the paramedics were called" that the venue lights kicked in signaling the official end to a shortened night at the Fox.

I have no other details on what ailments sidelined Ms. Mosshart, but unconfirmed reports of breathing trouble and claims of spitting and hacking up gunk from the get-go are floating about. It should be noted that these are not completely unexpected symptoms for someone not fully acclimated to the mile+ altitude of Boulder (5,430 feet). Other, more sensational reports mention a roadie tapping his arm suggesting a reaction to something more sinister, not to mention slanderous should I explicitly spell it out. So I won't.

We checked in with the folks at Domino Records and so far the show tonight at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS appears to be on. Calls to the venue were met with an answering machine. If and when we can get to a warm body with different information, we will update this post. Our thoughts are with Alison Mosshart and the Kills in hoping that this was nothing serious that rest and relaxation can't cure. I should note that the band was destroying prior to the sudden end.

[Planned setlist. Show ended following "Cheap & Cheerful"]

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[My Bloody Valentine @ El Rey 4.16.09 :: Photo cred]

Monday, April 20
Cold War Kids @ Gothic Theatre
El Ten Eleven @ Hi-Dive
Rootz Vs. Murphy @ Fox Theatre
Sugar Jet @ Larimer Lounge

Tuesday, April 21
Black Lips @ Bluebird Theater
Cage The Elephant @ Marquis Theater
New Riders Of The Purple Sage @ Fox Theatre

Wednesday, April 22
El Amor @ Larimer Lounge
Franz Ferdinand/Born Ruffians @ Ogden Theater
Junior Boys @ Bluebird Theater
The Kills @ Fox Theatre
Sole (Anticon) @ Hi-Dive
Toadies @ Gothic Theatre
Wye Oak / The Pomegranates / Joseph Pope III @ Lion's Lair

Thursday, April 23
Apathetic Drive @ Larimer Lounge
Bone Thugs N Harmony @ Gothic Theatre
End Of Empires @ Marquis Theater
Identity Pusher @ Bluebird Theater
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
Underground Orchestra & Savoy @ Fox Theatre

Friday, April 24
The Autumn Film @ Hi-Dive
Black Lamb @ Larimer Lounge
Chris Cornell @ Ogden Theater
Cosy Sheridan @ Swallow Hill
Jonatha Brooke @ Soiled Dove
My Bloody Valentine @ Fillmore Auditorium
The Gaslight Anthem/Heartless Bastards @ Gothic Theatre
Sons Of Ra @ Walnut Room
The Thermals/The Shaky Hands @ Marquis Theater
Vibesquad @ Fox Theatre

Saturday, April 25
The Blasters @ Gothic Theatre
Dan Zanes And Friends @ Boulder Theater
Dualistics @ Walnut Room
Head For The Hills @ Fox Theatre
Horrorpops @ Bluebird Theater
Junius @ Larimer Lounge
Kate Voegele @ Marquis Theater
Maria Taylor @ Hi-Dive
Savage Henry @ Soiled Dove
Bad Boy Bill @ Beta

Sunday, April 26
Leon Russell/Hazel Miller @ Soiled Dove
Mest @ Bluebird Theater
The Photo Atlas @ Hi-Dive
William Elliot Whitmore @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 11:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Just a word of note that in less than a month New York's Deli Magazine is hosting a series of shows, featuring some of the city's most in-demand young bands. As you can see above, there's too much information to be properly conveyed in an MS-width poster. Check out the full run down on the After the Jump site (ATJ had a bit to do with pulling some of these shows together...).

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[Mastadon]

Monday, April 13
Collie Buddz @ Fox Theatre
Sing It Loud @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, April 14
Barcelona @ Marquis Theater
Clem Snide @ Hi-Dive
The Devil Wears Prada @ Gothic Theatre
Fall Out Boy @ Fillmore Auditorium
Glass Homes @ Larimer Lounge
Jason The Argonaut @ Walnut Room
Mastodon @ Fox Theatre
Paula Nelson Band @ Soiled Dove
X @ Bluebird Theater

Wednesday, April 15
The Airborne Toxic Event @ Ogden Theater
Black Kids/Mates Of State @ Oriental Theater
Carbon Leaf @ Soiled Dove
Coy Darling @ Larimer Lounge
Fall Out Boy @ Fillmore Auditorium
Headlights @ Hi-Dive
Parkway Drive @ Marquis Theater
Pato Banton @ Fox Theatre
Travis @ Gothic Theatre

Thursday, April 16
Brandi Carlile @ Swallow Hill
Claude Bourbon @ Walnut Room
Crookers @ Ogden Theater
High Five @ Marquis Theater
Infected Mushroom @ Fox Theatre
The Jack Trades @ Larimer Lounge
Reckless Kelly @ Bluebird Theater
Sound Rabbit @ Hi-Dive
Thievery Corporation @ Fillmore Auditorium

Friday, April 17
Alice Peacock @ Soiled Dove
Iuengliss @ Hi-Dive
Kill Syndicate @ Gothic Theatre
Michelle Shocked @ Bluebird Theater
The Motet @ Boulder Theater
Pennywise @ Fillmore Auditorium
Protest The Hero @ Marquis Theater
Rocky Mountain Riptide @ Walnut Room
Valient Thorr @ Larimer Lounge

Saturday, April 18
Cameron Mcgill @ Walnut Room
Communikey Festival 2009 @ Fox Theatre
Eight Bucks Experiment @ Gothic Theatre
Forth Yeer @ Bluebird Theater
Mike Epps @ Paramount Theatre
Nershi's Blue Planet @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
Opie Gone Bad @ Swallow Hill
Regret Night @ Marquis Theater
Super Diamond @ Ogden Theater
Widowers @ Larimer Lounge

Sunday, April 19
Chairlift @ Bluebird Theater
Pretty & Nice @ Hi-Dive
Revilationist @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Bruce Springsteen]

[Ting Tings]

[Los Campesinos]

[The Hold Steady]

[Glasvegas]

Monday, April 6
Say Hi @ Hi-Dive
Spindrift @ Larimer Lounge

Tuesday, April 7
Bill Frisell Quartet @ Boulder Theater
Jack's Mannequin @ Fillmore Auditorium
Los Campesinos! @ Bluebird Theater
Nothing As Of Now @ Larimer Lounge
People Under The Stairs @ Fox Theatre

Wednesday, April 8
3OH!3 @ Fox Theatre
Bad Veins @ Larimer Lounge
Dredg @ Marquis Theater
Gliss @ Hi-Dive
The Ting Tings @ Bluebird Theater

Thursday, April 9
Aunaturalice 5/Matt Nathanson @ Soiled Dove
Boombox @ Fox Theatre
The Bronx @ Larimer Lounge
Cody Jasper @ Hi-Dive
Glasvegas @ Bluebird Theater
Hot Buttered Rum @ Boulder Theater
Lily Allen @ Ogden Theater
The Photo Atlas @ Marquis Theater

Friday, April 10
B.B. King @ Boulder Theater
Bruce Springsteen @ Pepsi Center
Chris Saub & Coles Whalen @ Walnut Room
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band @ Ogden Theater
The Hold Steady @ Fox Theatre
Jack's Mannequin @ Fillmore Auditorium
Kevin Rudolf @ Gothic Theatre
Peelander-Z @ Hi-Dive
The Presets @ Bluebird Theater
White Denim @ Larimer Lounge

Saturday, April 11
Achille Lauro @ Marquis Theater
Bad Weather California @ Hi-Dive
The Derek Trucks Band @ Gothic Theatre
DJ Mark Farina @ Fox Theatre
George Winston @ Boulder Theater
Hot Buttered Rum @ Ogden Theater
Jason Isbell @ Bluebird Theater
Marcus Johnson @ Soiled Dove
Nubia @ Walnut Room
Pena @ Larimer Lounge

Sunday, April 12
Alesana @ Marquis Theater
Amon Amarth @ Gothic Theatre
Arlo Guthrie's Lost World Tour @ Boulder Theater
James Intveld @ Larimer Lounge
Lez Zeppelin @ Bluebird Theater
Mirah @ Hi-Dive
The Smile Ease @ Walnut Room
Stephen Stills @ Ogden Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 11:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Since it appears the Wall Street directed rage has tamped down some, I thought it be a good time to shine the spotlight back on the ol' reliable evildoers in the ticket reselling business. The commonly agreed to be devilish ones, better known as scalpers.

Though present-day America's proverbial ranting mobs are more likely to be found trolling web message boards and on AM radio as political evangelists, the thrill of warm, poorly informed, collective righteousness is never relegated to any particular medium. Which brings me to the increasingly escalating rumblings from concert fans feeling the cold bite of being shut out of high demand events. Mega draws on the concert circuit like Bruce Springsteen, Phish, and most recently U2 have all registered radar blips to the growing sentiment among fans that getting what already was a tough ticket is now practically impossible.

The fact that Ticketmaster owns and operates a ticket reselling website like TicketsNow is just as bad as if an unnamed company handed out bonuses even after reporting record losses (imagine that). It just feels wrong. And not in a "I think I'm getting screwed" kinda wrong, but more like "the pharmacy that sells me my medicine is always out of stock and I'm forced to buy sketchy shit from a scummy guy in the parking lot who turns out is also working for the Pharmacy" kind of wrong.

By the by, such business practices are typically defended as being a perfectly legal way to service the very real demand of the secondary market. The fact that prices can spike for hot events becomes proof that scalpers provide a necessary service. One whose prices are set by the alleged purity of supply and demand economics, which in theory should work fine, regardless of how many pissed off people are left out. Its' market-based premise is hard to argue with from a fundamental point of view.

However, where everything goes to shit is the fact that tickets appear on TicketsNow a mere seconds after sell outs. Cue the pitchfork sharpening and fire up the torches, because there's also this little doozy:

“The public just feels that they’re not getting a fair shot, and in some cases they may not be,” said Gary Bongiovanni, editor of Pollstar, the concert industry trade magazine.

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Some performers scalp their own tickets, Mr. Bongiovanni said, although few will admit to it publicly for fear of appearing to fleece their fans.

“There are artists who hold back tickets from sale and deliver them to the secondary market,” he said. “They are sold directly to the brokers because artists can make more money that way.” [NYT]

Motherfuckers. First congressperson to stroke the next populist uprising by promising to "name and shame" gets a bucket of beers. On me.

For those interested in further reading I urge you to read Idolator's post summarizing this ticket selling practice. Absolutely essential reading.

Michael Jackson's Outrageous Ticket Sales Blow the Cover Off Scalping Schemes [Idolator]

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Sorry to make this intro so short, but for the past three months or so, my mind has almost exclusively been focused on an impending move. Fortunately for you, even though I'm traveling over 12 hours, I'm not leaving Texas. (Try doing that in Colorado!) Point is: these monthly concert listings can and will continue.

This month's roster after the jump, picks in bold, as usual.

Continue reading "Texas: April Concert Listings" »

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[Bonnie "Prince" Billy]

Monday, March 30
Blood Red Thorne @ Bluebird Theater
Eleni Mandell @ Hi-Dive
The Gay Blades @ Marquis Theater
The Jazz Theologian @ Soiled Dove
The Prids @ Larimer Lounge

Tuesday, March 31
Dirt Circle Dogs @ Larimer Lounge
The Jazz Theologian @ Soiled Dove
Pop Evil @ Marquis Theater
Zac Brown Band @ Ogden Theater
Ben Kweller @ Boulder Theater
Tallest Man On Earth @ Old Main (CU Boulder)

Wednesday, April 1
Ari Hest @ Soiled Dove
Blue October @ Ogden Theater
Craig Owens @ Marquis Theater
Daedelus @ Fox Theatre
Dark Meat @ Hi-Dive
Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio @ Boulder Theater
Grey Signals @ Larimer Lounge
It Should Have Been Lars @ Bluebird Theater

Thursday, April 2
The Andreas Kapsalis Trio @ Walnut Room
Brett Dennen @ Fox Theatre
Frank Turner @ Marquis Theater
The Legendary Beep Beeps @ Hi-Dive
Machete Zen @ Larimer Lounge
Suburban Legends @ Bluebird Theater

Friday, April 3
Animate Objects @ Walnut Room
Beep Beep @ Larimer Lounge
Brett Dennen @ Bluebird Theater
Dick Ramada Band @ Soiled Dove
Hell's Belles @ Fox Theatre
Kottonmouth Kings @ Fillmore Auditorium
Nirvana Memorial Show w/Dualistics @ Hi-Dive
Pelican @ Marquis Theater
Quemando @ Boulder Theater
Railroad Earth @ Ogden Theater
Single File CD Release Show @ Gothic Theatre
Split Lip Rayfield @ Ogden Theater

Saturday, April 4
Astrophagus @ Hi-Dive
Cold @ Marquis Theater
Hr Of Bad Brains @ Larimer Lounge
Kosmos & The Trews @ Walnut Room
New Found Glory @ Gothic Theatre
Railroad Earth @ Ogden Theater
Sean Kelly (Of The Samples) @ Soiled Dove
Split Lip Rayfield @ Ogden Theater
Ten Out Of Tenn @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, April 5
Bonnie "Prince" Billy @ Bluebird Theater
Damien Jurado @ Hi-Dive
Dog House Music Rock 'n' Roll Teen Camp Showcase @ Fox Theatre
Gabrielle Louise @ Walnut Room
The Sickly Fergusons @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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Last year was the inaugural edition of Denver's attempt at a large scale, multi-day music festival. It drew upwards of 90,000 over the two days and was by all measurable accounts a success. A creative success, well that is another story altogether. Without begrudging the point, let's just say the lineup was a bit boring. You can see pretty pictures and read my post-festival thoughts here.

Along with the nascent blizzard about to bury Colorado, this morning began with the announcement that Mile High Music Festival will return to Dick's Sporting Goods Park for the weekend of July 18 & 19th. Dick's is a soccer stadium for the Colorado Rapids, Denver's MLS soccer team. Technically outside of Denver in Commerce City, its expansive surroundings and mountains on the horizon make for a capable clone of Coachella's storied Indio campus. Coachella was an obvious reference point for much of MHMF's design, from the large tents, to the scattered artworks, to the layout of the grounds. Unfortunately the similarities end there. Promoter Chuck Morris told the Denver Post that organizers are " trying to spread out a little musically from what we did last year. We're definitely going for more alternative bands." Instead this is what we get:

Saturday, July 18th
Tool
Widespread Panic (late night set after Tool)
Incubus
Ben Harper & Relentless7
G. Love & Special Sauce
Ani Difranco
The Black Keys
Paolo Nutini
Gomez
Greyboy Allstars
Railroad Earth
India.Arie
Lyrics Born
Rocco DeLuca & The Burden
Erin McCarley
The Band of Heathens
Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam
Set Forth
Early Pearl

Sunday, July 19th
Widespread Panic
The Fray
Gov't Mule
3OH!3
Buddy Guy
John Butler
Gogol Bordello
Galactic
Guster
The Wailers
Matisyahu
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Mat Kearney
Dead Confederate
Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons
Paper Bird
Honeyhoney
Joe Pug
Electric Touch

Here's to laying big hopes on the potential of "more bands to be announced".

Tickets
KBCO will offer a presale for its interactive members on Friday. General public on sales occur on Friday, April 3rd at 10 am via Tickethorse.com and Mile High Music Festival's website.

Tickets will also be available at Dick's Sporting Goods Park's box office and at Dick's Sporting Goods stores.

$162.50 for two-day passes and individual days are $90.

[Mile High Music Festival]

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Fans of President Obama, feel free to plug your ears, close your eyes and say "lalalalalala" over and over again to yourself for the rest of this post.

In their never-ending battle with Ticketmaster for the title of "Biggest Jerks in the Entertainment World", the Recording Industry Association of America most recent strategic move involves attempts to muscle Internet Service Providers into enforcing a ridiculous "three strikes, you're out" rule. That is, get caught downloading music illegally three times, and you no longer are allowed to get the internet. Waitaminute... did I say "caught"? I meant accused. That's right. The RIAA believes that if they think you have stolen music, then you should lose your right to have the internet. This eviction can come absent a trail, or, you know, evidence, simply because the RIAA believes its word is as good as any court's.

To its credit, the RIAA does, kinda, have executive power on its side.

Interested in following this story and ones like it? Public Knowledge, a D.C.-area interest group, handily categorizes various digital rights issues. Recording Industry vs. The People is a terrific blog for keeping abreast on the multitude of issues concerning digital rights, specifically with regards to the RIAA. CNET has been providing nearly-daily updates, including this story retracting their previous claim that AT&T was ready to shut down your internet. And here's the scoop from FOX News' always empathetic perspective. While you're there, if you're not regularly checking the FOX News.com message boards, you're missing out on some transcendent comedy, my friend.

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So that rumor about Phish playing Red Rocks was confirmed early last week. I did not use this space for follow up once the information was known lest the rest of the M.S. team jump me the next time I'm in New York. Tough crowd 'round these parts. I swear I feel like sometimes I'm M.S.'s equivalent of Bill Kristol editorializing at the New York Times. (Note - You see that guys, look at the self-flagellation I'm forced to endure!)

Anyhoo...

Last week Ticketmaster's system was breached, so to speak, by rabid Phish fans who were poking around the website to see if any available tickets could be had. And guess what, that is exactly what happened! Apparently Ticketmaster "inadvertently" released 4-day packages of tickets to these hotly anticipated shows before they were authorized to (tickets go on sale this Thursday, March 26th at Noon MT). Strange huh? Even stranger is why 4-day ticket packages were even an option since no word of such a package has been communicated thus far. Ticketmaster's shadiness knows no limits. Conspire away!

Official band response:

A Response To Red Rocks Ticketing - 03.19.09 Last night we learned Ticketmaster mistakenly put on sale a substantial number of four-day passes to Phish's concerts this summer at Red Rocks Amphitheater, giving some fans an unfair advantage to purchase tickets ahead of the March 26th publicly announced on sale date. Ticketmaster has fully acknowledged this significant error, and to make sure that all of our fans have the same, fair opportunity to purchase tickets to this event, they have cancelled all of these orders with all charges being refunded.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause our fans. We are in active dialogue with Ticketmaster to push them to address the inconvenience their error has caused.

Phish takes this and all ticketing matters extremely seriously. We will seek assurances this type of error will not happen again in the future. The high demand for the tickets on Phish's return has overwhelmed the prevailing ticketing systems and revealed their flaws. We are putting pressure on the ticketing providers to improve their systems. We are focused on the ticket broker activity in our tickets and the inability of the existing ticket systems to stop this. We are actively seeking options to limit this. [Phish.com]

Barring additional Ticketmaster screw ups, tickets for all four Red Rocks shows will go on sale on Thursday at noon MT.

Read Ticketmaster's response and compensation offer ($50) to buyers who were able to get tickets through this snafu....after the jump.

Continue reading "Ticketmaster inadvertantly releases Phish Red Rocks tickets early, backtracks, compensates" »

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Monday, March 23
The Blakes @ Hi-Dive
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
Red @ Marquis Theater
Will Bernard Band @ Fox Theatre

Tuesday, March 24
The Academy Is... @ Hi-Dive
Alisa Turner @ Walnut Room
Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Ogden Theater
Candlebox @ Bluebird Theater
Carcass @ Gothic Theatre
The Girls @ Larimer Lounge
Pigeon John @ Marquis Theater

Wednesday, March 25
5 Peace Band @ Paramount Theatre
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti @ Hi-Dive
Cute Is What We Aim For @ Gothic Theatre
The Devil Makes Three @ Walnut Room
Disturbed @ Fillmore Auditorium
Hapa @ Boulder Theater
Kid Sister @ Bluebird Theater
The Knew @ Larimer Lounge
Pitbull @ Ogden Theater
Spineshank @ Marquis Theater

Thursday, March 26
Black Sheep @ Fox Theatre
Dirty Heads @ Marquis Theater
Disturbed @ Fillmore Auditorium
Ideal Fathers @ Hi-Dive
Japan Nite @ Bluebird Theater
Jessica Dye & The Loom @ Walnut Room
Kinetix @ Gothic Theatre
Less Than Jake @ Ogden Theater
Ninegrounds @ Larimer Lounge
Rory Block @ Soiled Dove

Friday, March 27
Andy Frasco @ Walnut Room
Citizen Cope @ Ogden Theater
Dark Star Orchestra @ Boulder Theater
Hollywood Undead @ Gothic Theatre
Maris The Great & The Faggots Of Death @ Marquis Theater
Rachael Yamagata @ Larimer Lounge
The New Mastersounds @ Fox Theatre
Soul School @ Soiled Dove
Stereo Total @ Bluebird Theater
These United States @ Hi-Dive

Saturday, March 28
Bishop Allen @ Hi-Dive
Citizen Cope @ Ogden Theater
Cocktail Revolution @ Walnut Room
Dark Star Orchestra @ Boulder Theater
Destruction @ Bluebird Theater
Face @ Soiled Dove
Lisa Lampanelli @ Paramount Theatre
The New Mastersounds @ Gothic Theatre
Sambadende @ Fox Theatre
The Spinto Band @ Larimer Lounge
TAT @ Marquis Theater

Sunday, March 29
Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire @ Larimer Lounge
Michael Doucet/Ben Kweller @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
Nemesys @ Bluebird Theater
Polar Bear Club @ Marquis Theater
The Tallest Man on Earth @ CU Boulder Campus

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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In my monthly search of a worthwhile angle for these Lone Star State listings, I frequently return to the “the entire year leads up to Austin’s two great music festivals” well. We covered Austin City Limits last fall, and true to form, now we’re at the precipice of the other can’t-miss festival, South by Southwest.

Rachael Ray and Isaboo

As we did this time last year, Merry Swankster.com has crafted a worthwhile itinerary for you, combining recommended shows and adjacent eateries. This year we’ve enlisted some of Austin’s finest food writers/bloggers to help with the suggestions. And if none of the shows/venues listed suit your fancy, the folks over at Hate Something Beautiful has a similar, nifty guide, theirs consisting exclusively of shows that offer free food and drink. Of course, nothing can trump your own tastes, so do the necessary research at the SXSW website to map out your preferred route. (I’d also point you to the Austin Chronicle’s food listings.)

A couple quick notes before moving on:
1. For obvious reasons, we've included only the music-related SXSW events.
2. I promise that unlike last year, these listings won't include any cheap shots aimed at obnoxious Longhorn fans. Even if they're overrated as a number 7 seed. (Seriously, all four 8's and three of the 9's are better.)

Continue reading "South by Southwest: Eat and Listen" »

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[Akron/Family :: Photo cred]

[Paranthetical Girls]

Monday, March 16
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
Gimme A Shot! @ Walnut Room
Parenthetical Girls w/Starfucker @ Hi-Dive

Tuesday, March 17
Akron/Family @ Oriental Theater
The Atticus Metal Tour @ Marquis Theater
Kingdom Of Magic @ Larimer Lounge
Thriving Ivory @ Bluebird Theater

Wednesday, March 18
Arms And Sleepers @ Larimer Lounge
Asher Roth @ Fox Theatre
The Dendrites @ Marquis Theater
Pendulum @ Ogden Theater
Porter Batiste Stoltz @ Boulder Theater

Thursday, March 19
Carbon Choir @ Soiled Dove
Dougie MacLean @ Swallow Hill
For Love Of Ivy @ Marquis Theater
John Brown's Body @ Fox Theatre
The Longest Day Of The Year @ Larimer Lounge
Martin Sexton @ Boulder Theater
Midwest Dilemma @ Walnut Room
The Mighty Underdogs @ Bluebird Theater
Montana Skies @ Swallow Hill
Roger Green @ Hi-Dive

Friday, March 20
D. Biddle/Everything Absent Or Distorted @ Hi-Dive
The Aggrolites @ Marquis Theater
Full Belly & Freedom Movement @ Fox Theatre
Git Some @ Larimer Lounge
Great American Taxi @ Boulder Theater
John Brown's Body @ Gothic Theatre
Kyle Galanaugh @ Walnut Room
Outformation @ Ogden Theater
Tom Paxton @ Swallow Hill
Who's Bad @ Bluebird Theater

Saturday, March 21
Lady Gaga @ Gothic Theatre
Great American Taxi @ Bluebird Theater
Hazel Miller @ Soiled Dove
John Common @ Walnut Room
Jon B. @ Ogden Theater
Madeleine Peyroux @ Boulder Theater
Ninja Pirate Robot Party @ Hi-Dive
Ott @ Fox Theatre
Outformation @ Ogden Theater
Reno Divorce @ Marquis Theater
St. Elias @ Larimer Lounge
Tom Paxton @ Swallow Hill

Sunday, March 22
Bleeding Through @ Marquis Theater
The Egg @ Gothic Theatre
The Shaky Hands @ Larimer Lounge
Viva Voce @ Hi-Dive

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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I swear this blog isn't turning into a Phish clearing house, but bear with me. Sources tell me that Phish will soon announce a run of summer shows at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Expect announcement shortly for a series of shows in late July/early August.

Phish hasn't played Red Rocks since the infamous shows in1996. I can never get enough of this clip, for obvious reasons:

"We should be able to do whatever we want man!"

I so badly want to know what that girl is up to nowadays.

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[...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead]

Monday, March 9
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead @ Bluebird Theater
Portugal. The Man @ Fox Theatre
The Bad Plus @ Soiled Dove

Tuesday, March 10
Hank III & Assjack @ Gothic Theatre
Raphael Saadiq @ Bluebird Theater
Laura Gibson @ Hi-Dive
The Game - L.A.X. Tour @ Fox Theatre

Wednesday, March 11
The Broken West @ Hi-Dive
Izabella @ Fox Theatre

Thursday, March 12
Blitzen Trapper w/ Alela Diane @ Hi-Dive
Tickle Me Pink @ Marquis Theater
Eli Young Band @ Bluebird Theater
Pictureplane @ Rhinoceropolis
Carl Cox @ Beta

Friday, March 13
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band w/Reno Divorce @ Bluebird Theater
Slim Cessna's Auto Club @ 3 Kings Tavern
The Chain Gang of 1974 w/ Of The Wolves @ Marquis Theater
Stardeath w/White Dwarves @ Larimer Lounge
Jeff Austin & Friends @ @ Fox Theatre
The X-Ecutioners @ Boulder Theater
Joe Bonamassa @ Ogden Theater
Rhe Botticellis w/ Sugar and Gold @ Hi-Dive

Saturday, March 14

MSTRKRFT @ Ogden Theater
Slim Cessna's Auto Club @ 3 Kings Tavern
Bad Weather California @ Hi-Dive
Les Claypool with special guests @ Fillmore
Jeff Austin & Friends @ Bluebird Theater
Donavon Frankenreiter @ Fox Theatre

Sunday, March 15

Cut Copy w/ Matt and Kim @ Bluebird Theater
Flobots w/The Chain Gang of 1974 @ Glenn Miller Ballroom
MSTRKRFT @ @ Fox Theatre
Adam Aijala & Ben Kaufmann of Yonder Mountain @ Boulder Theater

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[Actual sign outside Hampton Auditorium, Virginia]

New York Time’s Jon Pareles has written a nice piece today that checks in on the hippie fab four as they finalize preparations for the big comeback shows this weekend in Virginia. We read it so you don’t have to. First, some choice quotes…

Trey’s comments on the band’s future is sure to set the devoted into entrepreneurial mode as they plan for life on the road:

“We’re trying to create a format to keep playing for a long time.”

Translation: I’ll keep away from the riffraff in the lots and their assorted illegal wares.

On Phish’s role during the current economic crisis:

“For people in hard times, we can play long shows of pure physical pleasure. They come to dance and forget their troubles. It’s like a service commitment.”

Translation: We are a jamband, thus we jam. Also, you will get your money’s worth. Which leads to…

Bonkers numbers surrounding the comeback:

-Tickets for tomorrow’s show are going for $1,000 and up. Face value was/is $49.50.

Translation: Do not underestimate the earnings potential of Phishheads, especially with 4+ years off since the last show.

-Ten million requests flooded the fledgling Live Nation Ticketing system for a chance to buy the 250,000 available tickets for the initially announced concerts. If my math is correct, that means just one out of forty actually got through. Though in reality the ratio was much worse, since it is unlikely the ones that got through bought just one ticket. Phish manager Coran Capshaw said, “This was like a tsunami that they weren’t expecting.”

Translation: Live Nation is not good at stuff.

Reasons why Phish broke up in the first place…

“It has the gravity of the Sun,” [keyboardist, Page] McConnell said. “Once it’s going it’s difficult to draw yourself away from it. It’s warm and it’s wonderful and it’s a good thing, but it can easily take over your life.” The number of hangers-on grew so large, [Trey] Anastasio said, that there were 3,500 people on the backstage guest list at [farewell festival] Coventry.

Translation: Phish posse > [insert rapper] posse.

…and let’s not forget this little nugget*:

Mr. Anastasio also fell into a drug habit that bottomed out, he said, when he was arrested in 2006 in Whitehall, N.Y., on charges including possession of heroin and prescription painkillers. The arrest pushed him into rehab, and he is now sober, he said. “What I thought at the moment was the worst thing that could happen was absolutely the biggest gift I’ve received.”

On reuniting:

Two years ago, Trey and [bassist] Mike Gordon were together in the same studio working on different projects. Producer Steve Lillywhite was there and the conversation “moved to, ‘What if we did an album?’”, said McConnell. In late 2008 the four members got together in Trey’s barn-cum-recording studio in Vermont for exploratory sessions. They dug it and as they say the rest was history.

On ensuring stability of Phish in post-reunion form:

[The band] resolved to be the version of Phish they prized most: the intently practiced, well-prepared Phish from the mid-90s. They started their Vermont rehearsals not with their countryish three-chord songs but with their intricate, suitelike songs that verge on progressive rock, like “Split Open and Melt” and “Foam.” Although Phish has recorded demo versions of 20 songs for its next album, only one is likely to be heard this weekend: “Backwards Down the Number Line,” a fond birthday song that asks, “Do you know why we’re still friends?”

Translation: Practice, practice, practice (i.e. don’t ever take Allen Iverson’s advice).

Should you be psyched if your going this weekend? Apparently yes:

In rehearsal the band plunged into its most complicated music: long, mostly instrumental excursions that segue between contrapuntal, key-changing composed passages and quick-fingered group improvisations. One of them, “Stash,” breezed from a Latin-jazz-tinged melody to busy cacophony, and the band members grinned wider and wider as it ascended. Afterward the keyboardist Page McConnell exulted, “That’s the best jam in five years.”

Phish’s Breakup? That Was Then. But Tough Times Call for a Reunion. [NYT]

Related - Don't sell bootleg gear at the shows! [WSJ]

*Poor choice of words?

[Split open and melt]

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["These go to eleven"]

Yesterday at the House of Blues in Hollywood, Spinal Tap held a press conference to announce they will embark on a North American tour to mark twenty five years since the release of the cult film. Kicking off next month in Vancouver the tour will hit various theaters across the US and Canada. That includes Merry Swankster outposts in Denver (Paramount) and NYC (Beacon). Tickets ($39.50-$55) go on sale this Saturday. Full list of dates after the jump.

Expect songs from the film, unreleased Spinal Tap tracks as well as music from other Christopher Guest mockumentaries like A Mighty Wind.

Spinal Tap reunited and held a press conference announcing a new 30-city tour. Actors and real-life musicians Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer took to the stage at the House of Blues, where they played a few songs from the movie, including "Hell Hole."

Afterward, the band was interviewed by Kurt Loder, of MTV Music News fame. In classic Spinal Tap fashion, the microphones weren't working, and the guys were cracking jokes on the fly. It was as if we somehow had been transported into a 2009 version of the mockumentary..

If that doesn't make any sense, you're likely one of the few Americans who haven't seen the film, so here's the basic premise: It's a faux documentary that chronicles an aging British heavy metal band, Spinal Tap, as it tries to stage a North American tour. In the movie, just about everything that can go wrong with a band goes wrong.

Drummers spontaneously combust. Band members get lost backstage before a concert. An elaborate set designed to look like Stonehenge gets built at a height of 18 inches, instead of 18 feet. To make it seem bigger, the band's manager hires little people to play druids who dance around it.

When Spinal Tap goes on tour this time around, there will be no Stonehenge. That was one of many questions the actors were asked. Someone else wondered if little people would appear as druids.[NPR]

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[Futurecop!]

Monday, March 2
G. Love & Special Sauce @ Fox Theatre
Jimmy Eat World @ Ogden Theater

Tuesday, March 3
Eseem @ Larimer Lounge
Foundry Field Recordings @ Hi-Dive
Fulcrum @ Fox Theatre

Wednesday, March 4
Asher Roth @ Fox Theatre
Ephesus @ Larimer Lounge
Indigo Girls @ Soiled Dove
Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Boulder Theater
Little Brazil @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, March 5
Achille Lauro @ Hi-Dive
Brother Ali @ Fox Theatre
Calvin Locklear @ Walnut Room
Cross Canadian Ragweed @ Boulder Theater
Judge Roughneck @ Bluebird Theater
Mainiam @ Larimer Lounge
Set Fire To Athens @ Marquis Theater

Friday, March 6
Catie Curtis @ Swallow Hill
Come Forth By Day @ Marquis Theater
Futurecop! @ Hi-Dive
Howie Day @ Fox Theatre
Missing Dufrenes @ Larimer Lounge
Old-Fashioned Hootenanny @ Swallow Hill
Tauntaun @ Bluebird Theater
The Young Dubliners @ Soiled Dove

Saturday, March 7
Black Lamb @ Hi-Dive
Blues Bash @ Soiled Dove
Dear And The Headlights @ Marquis Theater
Ghost Buffalo @ Larimer Lounge
Heart @ Paramount Theatre
Howie Day @ Bluebird Theater
Matt Wertz @ Fox Theatre
Skyfox @ Gothic Theatre

Sunday, March 8
The Bad Plus/Michelle Shocked @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
Cut Off Your Hands @ Hi-Dive
The Dreaming @ Walnut Room
The Game @ Ogden Theater
John Cowan @ Soiled Dove
Pliestocene @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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Kreuz Market in Lockhart

With regards to concerts, March in Texas means one thing: South by Southwest. (For this year’s showcase, I predict a lot of Twittering (but not by me).) Soon, we’ll have the Annual Merry Swankster (dot com) South by Southwest Music and Dining Guide, but for now, tithe thyself over with a healthy menu of shows taking place underneath the Lone Star during the next 31 days. And it’s not just the SXSW leftovers – top to bottom, start to finish, there are a number of worthy shows going on around the state this month.

The plate in the Rio Grande Valley is uncharacteristically full, what with BorderFest, spring break and a number of small-scale festivals providing a commute-free alternative to SXSW. Here’s to hoping that his is the start of a consistent trend and not just a momentary lapse into artistic participation.

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...out of Georgia that Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley has died, aged 50. It would be a tragedy in any circumstance, but the fact that the band had been sporadically touring, playing amazing shows in support of their finally reissued debut, Gyrate makes it seem like a huger loss somehow.

- Here's a write up of a Music Hall of Williamsburg show I attended in '07.

- Here is a collection of tracks from their still out of print second record, Chomp.

- Here is a new wave of Atlantans paying tribute to the old guard, as Deerhunter cover the immortal "Cool"

- Here, some vintage footage in our weekly Retrohump feature.

- And perhaps the best tribute, kids dancing in a basement in Athens, weirding out to their signature song in the early 80s.

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[Andrew Bird]

[Lonely Dear]

Monday, February 23
The Airborne Toxic Event @ Bluebird Theater
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
Jo Jo Herman (Widespread Panic) @ Fox Theatre

Tuesday, February 24
Celine Dion @ Pepsi Center
Identity Pusher @ Larimer Lounge
Lisa Hannigan @ Bluebird Theater
Panjea @ Fox Theatre
The Pretenders @ Paramount Theatre
Restiform Bodies @ Hi-Dive

Wednesday, February 25
Extra Kool @ Hi-Dive
Go Crash Audio @ Marquis Theater
Gravy Train @ Walnut Room
Kill The Noise @ Fox Theatre
The Stripe Stripe Fiasco @ Larimer Lounge
Susan Tedeschi/James Hunter @ Paramount Theatre

Thursday, February 26
Andrew Bird/Loney, Dear @ Ogden Theater
Bigelf @ Larimer Lounge
Born In The Flood @ Hi-Dive
Nicole Torres @ Walnut Room
The Pickup Artist @ Marquis Theater
A Shoreline Dream @ Bluebird Theater
Toubab Krewe @ Fox Theatre

Friday, February 27
Anthony B @ Fox Theatre
Bassnectar @ Ogden Theater
Dead Confederate @ Larimer Lounge
JD Feighner/Wendy Woo @ Soiled Dove
The Omens @ Hi-Dive
Pat Green @ Grizzly Rose
The Photo Atlas @ Marquis Theater
Quemando @ Boulder Theater
The Stigmas @ Walnut Room
Storyhill @ Swallow Hill
Super-Seed @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, February 28
3 The Hardway @ Marquis Theater
Annuals @ Hi-Dive
Autumn Boukadakis @ Walnut Room
Charlie Hunter Quartet @ Boulder Theater
Dead Confederate @ Larimer Lounge
Eoto @ Fox Theatre
Gretchen Peters @ Swallow Hill Daniels Hall
Less Than Under @ Gothic Theatre
Paper Bird @ Swallow Hill Tuft Theater
Rascal Flatts @ Pepsi Center
Umconscious @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, March 1
An Horse @ Walnut Room
Semi Precious Weapons @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Common]

Monday, February 16
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge

Tuesday, February 17
I Am Ghost @ Marquis Theater
Split Second Massacre @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, February 18
The Infamous Stringdusters @ Fox Theatre
Nappy Roots @ Marquis Theater
Tyvek @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, February 19
Common With Black Milk @ Fox Theatre
Denver County Death March @ Gothic Theatre
Vitamins w/ Patrick Porter @ Skylark Lounge
Lionsized @ Marquis Theater
Roger Clyne @ Soiled Dove
US Pipe @ Bluebird Theater
Woodsman @ Larimer Lounge
The World Romantic @ Hi-Dive

Friday, February 20
The Epilogues @ Marquis Theater
Goblin Cock @ Larimer Lounge
The Greyboy Allstars @ Fox Theatre
Bill Kreutzmann @ Bluebird Theater
Morning Benders @ Hi-Dive
Reid Speed @ Gothic Theatre
Willy Porter @ Soiled Dove

Saturday, February 21
The Appleseed Cast @ Hi-Dive
Bill Kreutzmann @ Fox Theatre
Dan Craig @ Bluebird Theater
Daniel Tosh @ Paramount Theatre
Delbert McClinton @ Gothic Theatre
Greyboy Allstars @ Ogden Theater
Guttermouth @ Marquis Theater
Ike & Mike @ Walnut Room
Lydia @ Larimer Lounge
Vusi Mahlasela @ Soiled Dove

Sunday, February 22
French Horn Rebellion @ Walnut Room
Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour @ Fillmore Auditorium
These Arms Are Snakes @ Marquis Theater
Velveteen Loveseat @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Bela Karoli]

Monday, February 9
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
The Supervillains @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, February 10
Eric Hutchinson @ Bluebird Theater
Havok @ Marquis Theater
Levi Allen Sinner @ Larimer Lounge
Musee Mecanique @ Hi-Dive

Wednesday, February 11
Delta Spirit @ Hi-Dive
Fucked Up @ Larimer Lounge
The Glitch Mob @ Fox Theatre
In Separate Cities @ Marquis Theater
Meshuggah @ Gothic Theatre

Thursday, February 12
Badfish - A Tribute To Sublime @ Fox Theatre
Ben Taylor @ Bluebird Theater
Blue Light @ Larimer Lounge
Skyfox @ Marquis Theater
Yes @ Paramount Theatre

Friday, February 13
Anthony David @ Soiled Dove
Devotchka @ Paramount Theatre
The Disco Biscuits @ Ogden Theater
Gov't Mule @ Fillmore Auditorium
Gsp @ Fox Theatre
Jody Wisternoff @ Gothic Theatre
The Little Ones @ Hi-Dive
Oakhurst @ Bluebird Theater
Only Thunder @ Larimer Lounge
P-Nuckle @ Marquis Theater

Saturday, February 14
3 The Hardway @ Walnut Room
American Relay @ Larimer Lounge
Bela Karoli @ Hi-Dive
The Disco Biscuits @ Ogden Theater
Gabriel Iglesias @ Paramount Theatre
Galactic @ Fillmore Auditorium
Murder By Death @ Bluebird Theater
MV & EE @ Hi-Dive
P.O.S. @ Marquis Theater
Scalafrea @ Gothic Theatre
Whiskey Blanket @ Fox Theatre

Sunday, February 15
Innerpartysystem @ Marquis Theater
Green River Ordinance @ Larimer Lounge
Kita Hudson @ Hi-Dive
Obi Best @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Photo cred]

The chapel at Red Rocks Amphitheater was vandalized this weekend. A $2,000 award is being offered for information leading to an arrest.

On Saturday morning DiFulvio was beginning her day by, getting ready to meet a bride to be. The day was abruptly disrupted when after unlocking the front door, she turned around to face the altar, and the large windows that reveal the picturesque view the chapel is known for. Two of the large windows were shattered.

"The force that those rocks came through the window pushed the glass all the way to the back of the chapel, it damaged the pews, the pews are 80-years old the came from the first Menonite church in Denver," said DiFulvio.

The chapel's surveillance cameras were rolling, but captured limited action. DiFulvio says from what she could ascertain from the video, there were two people with flashlights and she also noticed a vehicle in the background going back and forth. [9news-Denver]

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Pretty solid lineup. Definitely the festival that has something for everyone. That said, I think Coachella wins on the contemporaneous beat with its more rounded selections of fresh new bands. For headliners it is a different story depending who you talk to. Hippies will be much more stoked with Bonnaroo's offerings of roots and traditional rock based artists, but that is redundant to say since it has always been the case.

The presence of Phish is major and I'm more than curious on how the balance of the Bonnaroo bill reacts to it - in terms of wacky onstage collaborations and which artists end up backstage to catch Phish's sets. After all, this is a band that has shared the stage with acts as diverse as George Clinton, Kid Rock and even Jay-Z. Phish alone has hosted events of this size and sold them out! You can say Phish festivals (the Great Went, Clifford Ball, Lemonwheel, IT, Big Cypress, etc.) were the model for which Bonnaroo is based on and you wouldn't be off base.

Announced Bonnaroo lineup after the jump.

PS - Kudos to the 'Roo folks for providing recession edition payment plans for ticket buyers.

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[Yo! Majesty]

Monday, February 2
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
Funeral For A Friend @ Marquis Theater
Mumiy Troll @ Hi-Dive
Scott Weiland @ Gothic Theatre

Tuesday, February 3
Count Bass D @ Walnut Room
Despised Icon @ Marquis Theater
Reverend Horton Heat @ Fox Theatre

Wednesday, February 4
Double Superfine @ Larimer Lounge
Split Lip Rayfield @ Fox Theatre

Thursday, February 5
40oz To Freedom @ Bluebird Theater
A.A.2.R. @ Marquis Theater
Bowline On A Bight @ Larimer Lounge
Mi Ami @ Hi-Dive
Pretty Lights @ Fox Theatre

Friday, February 6
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet @ Fox Theatre
Curious Yellow @ Hi-Dive
David Allan Coe @ Grizzly Rose
Kinetix @ Bluebird Theater
Marcia Ball @ Soiled Dove
Megan Burtt @ Walnut Room
Paper Bird & Elephant Revival @ Boulder Theater
The Pick Up Artist @ Larimer Lounge
Yo! Majesty @ Marquis Theater

Saturday, February 7
3AM (CD Release Party) @ Marquis Theater
Amy Ray @ Fox Theatre
Audio Tribe @ Gothic Theatre
Cirque de Paradox @ Walnut Room
Denver UkeFest @ Swallow Hill
Eudea @ Larimer Lounge
The Fire Drills @ Hi-Dive
Iris Dement @ Soiled Dove
The Second City Touring Company @ Boulder Theater
Split Lip Rayfield @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, February 8
Hinder @ Ogden Theater
Magic Cyclops @ Hi-Dive
Northside Revue @ Larimer Lounge
Slightly Stoopid @ Fox Theatre

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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Call it the calm before the storm, but the Texas concert season continues to be more filler, less killer. Unless you want to count the Killers, who visit the three major metropolitan areas in the state. Don’t laugh! M83 opens all three shows. If the line-up went the other direction, you know you’d be there. Even actual killers are less than enthused about the line-up, which is no doubt at least partially to blame for the recent riots at Reeves County Detention Center.

(Not pictured: Riots)

I’m personally interested in checking out what it billed as “The Black Angels Side Projects Night.” I haven’t actually heard any of the bands listed on that show, but it sure sounds to me like an evening full of spectacular, psychedelic and bluesy drone rock. That being said, I wouldn’t hold it against anyone who wants to save their money for next month’s South by Southwest festival.

Now go enjoy the Steelers dismantling of the Cardinals.

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Goldenvoice announced the lineup for Coachella this morning. My crew is on the fence on making it out to the desert this year, but not for lack of desire, since in my opinion this is a very strong and diverse bill. I'm yet to discuss the news with anyone, but I can already hear people bitching about McCartney. Here are six reasons why no attention should be paid to such foolishness, and one obligatory contrarian note*.

1) He's a Beatle.
2) A McCartney show is basically a Beatles concert fronted by Sir Paul and backed by the best Beatles cover band you'll ever hear.
4) He's voice has held up surprisingly well.
4) Paul McCartney is one half of the greatest songwriting duo ever...and the other guy is dead (R.I.P. John).
5) You know all the songs.
6) He's a motherf*cking Beatle!

*Your parents are totally going to try and tag along.

I saw Paul McCartney a little over three years ago in LA and it was amazing. I wrote about it in one of the earliest live reviews on this site.

After the jump, a condensed list of who I am initially excited about. Unlike the unbalanced 2008 edition, each day seems pretty solid this time around.

//Coachella

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A note here, for those who didn't see it noted on GvB, that our mysterious amour, Memory Cassette, has posted two new tracks on their MySpace page (and sadly not offered them as free MP3s on their blog, like usual. I guess it can't stay squishy and faux-utopian forever, huh?).

The first, "Last One Awake," which continues a titular obsession with sleep and dreaming, is a touch less pop-immediate than the songs on the super-rad The Hiss We Missed EP but adds a welcome dynamic tension to its floating sound. "Body in the Water" is even less tangible, but a lovely stasis of sorts, until coming alive a bit on a tropical back-end. Fingers crossed, wood knocked, etc., that this activity portends an '09 full-length. Word on that front when I've got one.

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[Denver winter doldrums]

Monday, January 26
Nickel Eye @ Marquis Theater
STS9 @ Bluebird Theater

Tuesday, January 27
Millionaires @ Marquis Theater
STS9 @ Fox Theatre

Wednesday, January 28
Cradle Of Filth @ Gothic Theatre
Drew Emmitt Band @ Boulder Theater
The Golden Ticket @ Marquis Theater
Gravy Train @ Walnut Room
Josh Turner @ Ogden Theater
Tim Reynolds & TR3 @ Fox Theatre

Thursday, January 29
ABK (Anybody Killa) @ Marquis Theater
Drew Emmitt @ Bluebird Theater
The Ettes @ Larimer Lounge
Jay Nash @ Soiled Dove
My Friend Tom @ Walnut Room
North Mississippi Allstars @ Fox Theatre

Friday, January 30
Big Timber @ Hi-Dive
The Boombox @ Marquis Theater
moe. @ Fillmore Auditorium
My Shadows Existence @ Larimer Lounge
North Mississippi All Stars @ Bluebird Theater
Reverend Horton Heat @ Ogden Theater
State Radio @ Fox Theatre
Tim Reynolds & TR3 @ Soiled Dove
Todd Snider @ Boulder Theater
Yerkish @ Walnut Room

Saturday, January 31
Combichrist @ Marquis Theater
DJ Craze @ Gothic Theatre
Dore Taylor @ Walnut Room
Dressy Bessy @ Hi-Dive
Dualistics @ Larimer Lounge
moe. @ Fillmore Auditorium
North Mississippi All Stars @ Bluebird Theater
Purge And Swap @ Hi-Dive
State Radio @ Fox Theatre

Sunday, February 1
In This Moment @ Marquis Theater
Marc Broussard @ Fox Theatre
She Rides @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Everything Absent Or Distorted]

Monday, January 12
Fight Fair @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, January 13
Aloft In The Sundry @ Hi-Dive
Corb Lund @ Soiled Dove
The Somnabulists @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, January 14
Bustle In Your Hedgerow - A Tribute To Led Zeppelin @ Fox Theatre
Drinking Gourd @ Larimer Lounge
My Children My Bride @ Marquis Theater
No Quarter - Tribute to Led Zeppelin @ Soiled Dove

Thursday, January 15
Everything Absent Or Distorted @ Boulder Theater
From The Pawn @ Marquis Theater
Honkytonk Homeslice Electric/Oakhurst @ Fox Theatre
Luminous Theory @ Hi-Dive
Polkanauts @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, January 16
The Killers @ Fox Theatre
3OH!3 @ Ogden Theater
Appetite For Destruction @ Bluebird Theater
Full Blown Chaos @ Marquis Theater
The Gougers @ Walnut Room
Jonathan Coulton @ Soiled Dove
Strange Condition @ Gothic Theatre
Tiny Television @ Hi-Dive
Wild Women Of The West Show @ Boulder Theater
With Eyes And Ears @ Larimer Lounge

Saturday, January 17
The Killers @ Magness Arena
3OH!3 @ Ogden Theater
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour @ Boulder Theater
Greg Brown @ Soiled Dove
Gregory Alan Isakov @ Hi-Dive
The Kirkpatrick Project @ Walnut Room
My Dear Disco @ Larimer Lounge
Rodney Atkins @ Grizzly Rose
Silencer @ Bluebird Theater
Tapes 'n Tapes @ Fox Theatre
Turbo Crunk @ Gothic Theatre

Sunday, January 18
Molotov @ Bluebird Theater
Rooftop Vigilantes @ Hi-Dive

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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Jones Beach Theater [Photo cred]

Today Phish announced additional summer dates in addition to their 3-night comeback at Hampton Coliseum. Couple things strike me as curious. First off the two Jones Beach shows might be a disaster. They haven't played there since 1995. I begrudgingly predict the shows will end in a) riots, b) mass arrests, and/or c) make the news in some kind of negative light.

The notoriously aggressive state troopers that patrol Jones Beach parking lots typically freak at the sound of a beer can opening, so I'm not sure how they'll co-exist with rabid phish heads and their interpretative take on "laws". Could make for an ugly scene. Hopefully I'm way off.

Secondly, the calendar gap after Asheville happens to conveniently fall during Bonnaroo (June 11-14). Manchester, TN (where Bonnaroo takes place) is more or less on the way from Asheville to St. Louis, the next confirmed tour date. Phish headlining Bonnaroo '09 - bet on it.

Phish - 2009 Tour Dates (via Phish.com)
03/06 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
03/07 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
03/08 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
06/04 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY
06/05 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY
06/06 - Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
06/07 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
06/09 - Asheville Civic Center - Asheville, NC
06/16 - Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO
06/18 - Post Gazette Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
06/19 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, IN
06/20 - Alpine Valley - East Troy, WI
06/21 - Alpine Valley - East Troy, WI

Previously:
Phish comeback confirmed, 3 shows at Hampton Coliseum

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[George Clinton]

Tuesday, January 6
Cain And April @ Larimer Lounge
The Fray @ Gothic Theatre

Wednesday, January 7
Cadillac Sky @ Soiled Dove
The Chalet @ Marquis Theater
Silent Option 8 @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, January 8
The Bronz @ Bluebird Theater
John Legend @ Paramount Theatre
King Rat @ Marquis Theater
Pseudo Dates @ Hi-Dive
Reel Big Fish @ Ogden Theater
Ryan Shupe And The Rubberband @ Fox Theatre
Tangible Stereo @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, January 9
Carcinoma @ Marquis Theater
Hollyfelds @ Hi-Dive
Identity Pusher @ Bluebird Theater
Jim Jims @ Larimer Lounge
Pepper @ Fillmore Auditorium
Robert Earl Keen @ Grizzly Rose
Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue @ Boulder Theater
Socialibrium @ Fox Theatre
Treasure Fingers @ Gothic Theatre
The Wailers @ Ogden Theater

Saturday, January 10
All Capitals @ Bluebird Theater
Black Lamb @ Larimer Lounge
George Clinton @ Fillmore Auditorium
Hightide Blues @ Walnut Room
Potato Pirates @ Marquis Theater
The Radiators @ Gothic Theatre
The Wailers @ Fox Theatre

Sunday, January 11
Richie Havens/Angel Taylor @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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It’s a long New Year’s Eve hangover for the Lone Star State. By my count, save the final weekend in Austin and one night in the Valley, the Texas concert listings enter 2009 with a slouch.

But those exceptions! The Parish will host acts that produced three of my favorite albums of 2008 on Friday, the thirtieth: Los Campesinos! and Titus Andronicus. The next day, Austinites can choose between Broken Social Scene (Bass Concert Hall) and Fucked Up (Emo’s). Hopefully this is a sign of a promising February. Working back to the beginning of January, T.I. plans to stop in Laredo and Hidalgo, and by my count, that’s going to be the best show in the Valley in at least six and a half years.

Continue reading "Texas: January Concert Listings" »

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Uncreatively dubbed "Y2K9", it appears that nearly every 30G Zune hit the bricks last night, and now Microsoft is speeding to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.

This is what you get for purchasing a second-rate personal music player.

/via CNN

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Multi-night stands leading up to big New Years Eve blowouts this week in Colorado. Slim Cessna's Auto Club, the Flobots, Flogging Molly and Widespread Panic are all holding residency at their respective venues for the last days of 2008. Happy New Year folks. May 2009 invite health, joy, and much love.

Monday, December 29
Flobots @ Gothic Theatre
Yonder Mountain String Band @ Ogden Theater

Tuesday, December 30
Flobots @ Gothic Theatre
Flogging Molly @ Fillmore Auditorium
Lotus @ Fox Theatre
Quicksand Profits @ Larimer Lounge
Rose Hill Drive performing Led Zeppelin II @ Boulder Theater
Slim Cessna's Auto Club @ Bluebird Theater
Widespread Panic @ Pepsi Center

Wednesday, December 31
Big Head Todd And The Monsters @ Ogden Theater
Flobots @ Gothic Theatre
Flogging Molly @ Fillmore Auditorium
The Future Party @ Hi-Dive
Houses @ Larimer Lounge
Lotus @ Fox Theatre
The Motet @ Walnut Room
Rose Hill Drive performing Led Zeppelin II @ Boulder Theater
Slim Cessna's Auto Club @ Bluebird Theater
Widespread Panic @ Pepsi Center

Friday, January 2
Come Forth By Day @ Marquis Theater
I Sank Molly Brown @ Larimer Lounge
Junior Brown @ Fox Theatre
Kill Syndicate @ Bluebird Theater
Nightshark @ Hi-Dive

Saturday, January 3
Bonobo (DJ Set) @ Fox Theatre
Cory Morrow @ Soiled Dove
Foma* @ Hi-Dive
Popwreck @ Larimer Lounge
Redo @ Marquis Theater
Switchpin @ Bluebird Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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Monday, December 22

Tuesday, December 23
Severs @ Larimer Lounge
The Swayback @ Bluebird Theater

Wednesday, December 24
Merry Christmas Eve

Thursday, December 25
Merry Christmas

Friday, December 26
Z-Trip w/DJ Klever @ Cervantes
The Living Room Series: A Gathering Of Denver Songwriters @ Meadowlark
Katie Herzig w/ Tiffah of the Autumn Film @ The Walnut Room
Brent Loveday @ Larimer Lounge
LA Riots @ Fox Theatre
Audioflux and Apathy @ Bluebird Theater
Chelsea Grin @ Marquis Theater

Saturday, December 27
Z-Trip w/DJ Klever @ Cervantes
Efektor w/ Satan's Eighties Lovechild @ Hi-Dive
Alan Baird Project @ Larimer Lounge
Scalafrea @ Bluebird Theater
Texas is on Fire @ Marquis Theater

Sunday, December 28
The Lazy Eight @ Larimer Lounge
Cosmic Bowling League @ Ogden Theatre

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Those of you digging yourselves out of the Northeastern version of, as skittish Oregon TV reporters call it, "Arctic Blast '08" are encouraged to travel down to the Bell House in Brooklyn tomorrow night for a tastefully rockin' nog and music extravaganza, co-presented by After the Jump and Gothamist. A few stocking stuffers of enticement:

- Here's an mp3 from Jennifer O'Connor, which I post both because it's sad and lovely, and also to do D. Klein a future solid...

Jennifer O'Connor - "Valley Road '86"

- Here's a coincidentally timely post from Pitchfork's Matt LeMay, on the new OG music blogger hive MBV, about show participant Graham Smith, also know as Kleenex Girl Wonder, and why he's so fantastically worthy of your time.

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[Before]

Friends,

After much painful deliberation by our not-so crack staff of web developers at the Swankster flophouse, we've finally fixed the ability to appropriately manage comments. We are hopeful the bugging issues of unwanted comments will be mitigated by the implementation of TypePad authentication.

While it does inject an extra step for those of you who like to provide feedback, I'm confident the extra step will be minimal in annoyance. If troubles arise, please shoot us a line or leave a comment!

Cheers,

Merry Swankster

[After. **Crossing fingers**]

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[Neil Diamond]

Monday, December 15
Bone Thugs N Harmony @ Fox Theatre
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge

Tuesday, December 16
Bone Thugs N Harmony @ Gothic Theatre
Jimmi Immij @ Larimer Lounge
The Number 12 Looks Like You @ Marquis Theater

Wednesday, December 17
Colourmusic @ Hi-Dive
Innerpartysystem @ Marquis Theater
Larimer Lounge Xmas Party @ Larimer Lounge
Martin Sexton/Brett Dennen/Tift Merritt @ Fox Theatre
Neil Diamond @ Pepsi Center
Squirrel Nut Zippers @ Boulder Theater
Tijuana Pillbox @ Bluebird Theater

Thursday, December 18
Agnostic Front @ Marquis Theater
All Capitals @ Hi-Dive
Carcinoma CD Release @ Gothic Theatre
Dang Head @ Larimer Lounge
Gription @ Fox Theatre
The Pilot Light @ Bluebird Theater
Tim O'Brien/Shemekia Copeland @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)

Friday, December 19
Assisted Suicide Assembly @ Gothic Theatre
Forth Yeer Freshman @ Larimer Lounge
Hot IQs @ Bluebird Theater
The Jim Jims @ Hi-Dive
Spring Creek @ Fox Theatre
Tiny Television/Gregory Alan Isakov/Reed Foehl @ Walnut Room
Warrant @ Grizzly Rose

Saturday, December 20
Black Christmas 2008 @ Gothic Theatre
Cheech & Chong @ Paramount Theatre
Fiance @ Hi-Dive
Mainiam @ Larimer Lounge
People Under The Stairs @ Fox Theatre
Synthetic Elements @ Marquis Theater
William Topley @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, December 21
Cheech & Chong @ Paramount Theatre
I Set My Friends On Fire @ Marquis Theater
William Topley @ Bluebird Theater
Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 09:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

[Sissy Wish]

Monday, December 8
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
Oasis/Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ Broomfield Event Center

Tuesday, December 9
Heart Start Hero @ Larimer Lounge
Sissy Wish @ Hi-Dive
The Sounds @ Ogden Theater

Wednesday, December 10
28-200 @ Larimer Lounge
Don Carlos @ Fox Theatre
The Flaming Lips "Christmas on Mars" @ Boulder Theater
Matthew Caws (Nada Surf)/Flobots @ CO College Armstrong Hall (E-Town)
Shwayze @ Bluebird Theater
Wu Tang Clan @ Ogden Theater

Thursday, December 11
Abby's Voice Benefit @ Fox Theatre
Death By Stereo @ Marquis Theater
The English Beat @ Ogden Theater
Fauna Valetta @ Larimer Lounge
The Wood Brothers @ Bluebird Theater

Friday, December 12
Achille Lauro @ Walnut Room
Born In The Flood @ Bluebird Theater
Dirty Heads @ Marquis Theater
Latch @ Hi-Dive
Pantyraid @ Gothic Theatre
Red Stinger @ Larimer Lounge
The Wood Brothers @ Fox Theatre

Saturday, December 13
The Black Crowes @ Fillmore Auditorium
Dan Deacon @ Rhinoceropolis
Dave Boylan Band @ Walnut Room
Dirt Nasty @ Larimer Lounge
Kosmos @ Walnut Room
Our Last Night @ Marquis Theater
Panal S.A. DE C.V @ Hi-Dive
Pharoahe Monche @ Fox Theatre
Trampled By Turtles @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, December 14
Dyslexic Dinosaurs @ Hi-Dive
Mercury Rev @ Fox Theatre

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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photo by Devon Banks

It's been close to a couple years since our pals in Brooklyn's Muggabears have been in a proper studio, recording. Which, for a restless young bunch of dissonant malcontents, seems unreasonably long. But, as our Jewish friends understand, if you're going to break a fast, you might as well do it in style. Behind the mixing decks for the 'bears forthcoming '09 album, is Mr. Rare Book Room Records, Nick Vernhes. As you may well know, Vernhes is the genius du jour around these parts, with a track record of involvement that any music tech would envy. Shall I recount it, once more? Silver Jews - American Water, Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat, Deerhunter - Cryptograms, Microcastle, Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam. I could go on...the Village Voice did. But, needless to say, getting the man involved, even in a mixing capacity, is a bit of a coup. And you can hear it in the results...

Muggabears - "Guitar Feelings" (link to stream)

Structurally, "Guitar Feelings" isn't so different from the demo version we posted last November. But the guitars in question are clearly feeling a bit more confident, or at least more comfortable disintegrating in full public view. What's very welcome about this version is the prominent cooing from bassist Emily Ambruso, that kicks in slightly past the minute mark, vaguely echoing the sighing guitar tones that floated around the track earlier. They are a bit of a siren song, leading you blissfully to the brutal riff shipwreck at 1:34. It contorts back from the rocks into sing-song tunefulness in time for the finish, but you'd be lucky to walk away with only its lyrically highlighted "busted lip."

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Has it been a month already? My tardiness has caused me to miss out on listing the Texas appearances of a couple of MS favorites: Deerhunter and Times New Viking. (The real shame is that the rest of the month is pretty lean.) Perhaps I'm getting forgetful as I age. At least I can take solace in the litany of Old Guy concerts coming to Texas: Old97s, Robert Earl Keen, Duran Duran, Ice Cube, Fishbone and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra would all probably appeal to someone twenty years my age.

Now get off my lawn; I've got plastic reindeer to put up.

Continue reading "December: Belated Texas Concert Listings" »

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[Sebastien Tellier]

Monday, December 1
DJ Hot To Death @ Larimer Lounge
Five Finger Death Punch @ Fillmore Auditorium

Tuesday, December 2
The Crystal Method @ Fox Theatre
Little Joy @ Larimer Lounge
Staind @ Fillmore Auditorium

Wednesday, December 3
Mac Lethal @ Marquis Theater
The Photo Atlas @ Fox Theatre
The Silver Cord @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, December 4
The Archive @ Walnut Room
Audrye Sessions @ Marquis Theater
Joshua Novak @ Hi-Dive
The Lewis & Floorwax Christmas Ball @ Ogden Theater
The Omega Moos @ Fox Theatre
Railbenders @ Bluebird Theater
Thunder Malloy @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, December 5
Girl Talk @ Keystone Ski Resort (Free)
Dir En Grey @ Gothic Theatre
Goodbye Champion @ Larimer Lounge
The Join @ Fox Theatre
My American Heart @ Marquis Theater
Oakhurst @ Walnut Room
Pat McGee Band @ Bluebird Theater
Smashing Pumpkins @ Ogden Theater
Taun Taun @ Hi-Dive
Warren Hill @ Soiled Dove

Saturday, December 6
Aiden @ Marquis Theater
Amanda Palmer @ Bluebird Theater
Christines @ Hi-Dive
Everything Absent Or Distorted @ Gothic Theatre (CD Release party)
Fall Out Boy @ Ogden Theater
Head For The Hills @ Fox Theatre
Sebastien Tellier @ Larimer Lounge
The Swayback @ Soiled Dove

Sunday, December 7
Dario Rosa @ Larimer Lounge
Sebastien Tellier @ Bluebird Theater
Snow Patrol @ Gothic Theatre

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Continue reading "Denver/Boulder: Shows this week | 12/1 - 12/7" »

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[Happy Thanksgiving]

Monday, November 24
Calexico @ Gothic Theatre
Los Lonely Boys @ Ogden Theater

Tuesday, November 25
AC/DC @ Pepsi Center
Brothers & Sisters @ Hi-Dive
Dub Trio @ Larimer Lounge
JD Souther @ Soiled Dove
Secondhand Serenade @ Gothic Theatre

Wednesday, November 26
Agent Orange @ Larimer Lounge
The Classic Crime @ Marquis Theater
Dub Trio @ Fox Theatre
In Flames @ Fillmore Auditorium
The Photo Atlas @ Bluebird Theater
Seneca @ Walnut Room
Umconscious @ Soiled Dove
Wish We Were Floyd @ Gothic Theatre

Thursday, November 27
OHGR @ Bluebird Theater

Friday, November 28
Andrea Ball @ Hi-Dive
Barcelona @ Marquis Theater
Boyz II Men @ Ogden Theater
Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Fillmore Auditorium
Ozric Tentacles @ Fox Theatre
Quemando @ Boulder Theater
Suicidal Tendencies @ Gothic Theatre
Vonnegut @ Bluebird Theater
Wetlands CD Release @ Larimer Lounge

Saturday, November 29
Dance Gavin Dance @ Marquis Theater
Elephant Revival @ Boulder Theater
GWAR @ Gothic Theatre
Jessica Sonner @ Walnut Room
Matisyahu @ Ogden Theater
Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Fillmore Auditorium
The Pilot Light @ Larimer Lounge
The Rebel Alliance Jam XIV @ Fox Theatre
Spetsnaz @ Hi-Dive
Yeasayer @ Bluebird Theater

Sunday, November 30
Bring Me The Horizon @ Marquis Theater
Matisyahu @ Fox Theatre

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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Monday, November 17
Castanets @ Hi-Dive
Pale Young Gentlemen @ Larimer Lounge
Talk To Angels @ Walnut Room

Tuesday, November 18
The Australian Pink Floyd Show @ Paramount Theatre
Danava @ Larimer Lounge
Grampall Jookabox @ Hi-Dive
Gription @ Fox Theatre
Hellogoodbye @ Marquis Theater

Wednesday, November 19
Darker My Love @ Larimer Lounge
Deadmau5 @ Fox Theatre
Old Crow Medicine Show @ Ogden Theater
Vic Chesnutt/Elf Power @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, November 20
Ben Kenney @ Walnut Room
Black Market Empire @ Bluebird Theater
Holly Golightly @ Larimer Lounge
Ian Harper @ Marquis Theater
Juno What?! @ Fox Theatre
Lordi @ Gothic Theatre
Old Crow Medicine Show @ Boulder Theater
The Sisters of Mercy @ Ogden Theater
Taun Taun @ Hi-Dive

Friday, November 21
Cat-A-Tac @ Larimer Lounge
Coldplay @ Pepsi Center
Dredg @ Bluebird Theater
The Foot @ Walnut Room
Hazel Miller @ Soiled Dove
Kan'nal @ Fox Theatre
Mason Jennings @ Boulder Theater
Moonspeed @ Hi-Dive
Mudvayne @ Fillmore Auditorium
Roe @ Marquis Theater
Synthetic Elements Video Release @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, November 22
Dead Confederate @ Larimer Lounge
The Dropskots @ Marquis Theater
Faultline @ Bluebird Theater
Matt Morris @ Walnut Room
Murs @ Fox Theatre
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers @ Gothic Theatre
Tech N9ne @ Fillmore Auditorium

Sunday, November 23
Asleep At The Wheel @ Fox Theatre
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Drowning Pool @ Marquis Theater
Jeremy Enigk @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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John Wenzel of the Denver Post scored some choice responses from Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal regarding the mixed bag that has been critical reception to Skeletal Lamping:

Q: The new album has been getting some really polarized reviews. Do the negative ones from websites like Pitchfork ever get under your skin?

A: I wasn't bummed out necessarily that they gave it a bad review. I was bummed that they gave it such a thoughtless review. My attitude about this record is that you don't have to like it or enjoy listening to it, but you have to acknowledge that it's an exceptional record. If you can't, then you're an idiot. You're just small-minded and you should feel ashamed.

Q: That's a pretty strong statement.

A: Well, I don't think it's necessarily a great record, but it's at least an interesting record. People say it's too fragmented, too schizophrenic. 'He knows how to write pop songs. Why doesn't he just do it?' I wanted to make it that way.
[Denver Post]

The rest of the (short) interview is well worth the read.

Of Montreal plays Denver's Ogden Theater on Sunday night. The infamous horse from NYC is not supposed to make it, though you'd think if any place would be conducive to farm animal talent availability it would be Colorado. Only one way to find out.

Previously:
Of Montreal - Live @ Roseland Ballroom, NYC 10.10.08
Of Montreal - Live @ Ogden Theater, Denver 11.17.07

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You may have already seen this. If not, prepare to be amazed by Billy Corgan basically crying from afar after someone took his ball. At New York's United Palace theater Corgan acts out intense passive aggressive warfare on a vocal, irate fan unbelievably invited up onto the stage for a proper soapbox. The video's audio let's us assume most of the crowd is not endorsing the unnamed 'show fucking sucked!'-guy's protest. Though they do seem entertained if not captivated. Judge for yourself.

As for the heckler, I'm pretty sure he's from Philly.

Part 1 11.7.08

Part 2 11.7.08

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80s attack: WTF and an age-inappropriate clothes wearer. In other news Of Montreal plays Sunday night at the Ogden.

Monday, November 10
All Time Low @ Gothic Theatre
Brett Dennen @ Walnut Room
Kottonmouth Kings @ Fox Theatre
Matt Nathanson @ Bluebird Theater
Mickey Avalon @ Ogden Theater
The Shys @ Soiled Dove
Total Chaos @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, November 11
Hotel Cafe Tour @ Bluebird Theater
Madonna @ Pepsi Center
Matt Nathanson @ Fox Theatre
Polysics @ Hi-Dive
Subtle @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, November 12
Citizen Cope @ Fox Theatre
Greg Laswell @ Walnut Room
The Little Place @ Larimer Lounge
Madonna @ Pepsi Center
MC Lars @ Soiled Dove
Rise Against @ Fillmore Auditorium
Steel Train @ Marquis Theater

Thursday, November 13
As Blood Runs Black @ Marquis Theater
Eric Hutchinson @ Bluebird Theater
Hawthorne Heights @ Ogden Theater
Melismatics @ Hi-Dive
My Brightest Diamond @ Larimer Lounge
Rise Against @ Fillmore Auditorium
Toubab Krewe @ Fox Theatre

Friday, November 14
Cowboy Mouth @ Bluebird Theater
Donna The Buffalo @ Oriental Theater
DragonForce @ Ogden Theater
Elisa @ Soiled Dove
Hell's Belles @ Fox Theatre
Ingrid Michaelson/Newton Faulkner/David Ford @ Gothic Theatre
New Kids On The Block @ Broomfield Event Center
O'Death @ Larimer Lounge
Portugal The Man @ Marquis Theater
Sole And The Skyrider Band @ Hi-Dive
Stephen Ashbrook @ Walnut Room

Saturday, November 15
Bishop Allen @ Hi-Dive
Cowboy Mouth @ Bluebird Theater
Donna The Buffalo @ Oriental Theater
Hell's Belles @ Fox Theatre
Land Of Talk @ Larimer Lounge
The Medic Droid @ Marquis Theater
Rodney Crowell @ Walnut Room
Stich @ Gothic Theatre

Sunday, November 16
Before Their Eyes @ Marquis Theater
Ben Kronberg/Everything Absent Or Distorted@ Larimer Lounge
Curly "No Shoes" Jr. @ Walnut Room
Digable Planets @ Fox Theatre
Ingram Hill @ Soiled Dove
Metro Station @ Gothic Theatre
Of Montreal @ Ogden Theater
PROGRESSION II Battle Of The Bands @ Hi-Dive

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Some things are more important than music]

Monday, November 3
Rock the Vote: Beastie Boys w/Tenacious D @ Fillmore Auditorium
Collie Buddz @ Fox Theatre
King Khan & BBQ w/Women @ Larimer Lounge
Run Run Run @ Hi-Dive
Your Vegas @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, November 4
Voting @ Everywhere
Ludo @ Marquis Theater
The Woodbox Gang @ Fox Theatre
Year Long Disaster @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, November 5
Have Heart @ Marquis Theater
Jack's Mannequin @ Bluebird Theater
Juliet Mission @ Larimer Lounge
The XYZ Affair @ Hi-Dive
Bow Wow @ Ogden Cancelled
Mike Relm @ Fox Theatre Cancelled

Thursday, November 6
As Your Attorney @ Marquis Theater
Eagles Of Death Metal @ Bluebird Theater
GSP @ Fox Theatre
Lions The Brave @ Larimer Lounge
OneRepublic @ Fillmore Auditorium
Rabbit Is A Sphere @ Hi-Dive
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks w/Blitzen Trapper @ Gothic Theatre

Friday, November 7
Ashfield @ Gothic Theatre
Devin The Dude @ Bluebird Theater
Gang Gang Dance w/Marnie Stern & Pictureplane @ Larimer Lounge
Groundation @ Fox Theatre
Kyle Galanaugh @ Soiled Dove
Mike Maurer Band @ Marquis Theater
SoFo @ Walnut Room
Sunburned Hand Of The Man @ Hi-Dive
Under Oath @ Fillmore Auditorium
Scars On Broadway @ OgdenTheater Cancelled

Saturday, November 8
Ash Ganley @ Walnut Room
Danielson @ Hi-Dive
Devin The Dude @ Fox Theatre
The Giraffes @ Larimer Lounge
Grace Potter And The Nocturnals @ Ogden Theater
Hanson @ Bluebird Theater
Henry Rollins @ Boulder Theater
KC And The Sunshine Band @ Gothic Theatre
The Vincent Black Shadow @ Marquis Theater

Sunday, November 9
The 88 @ Larimer Lounge
Capgun Coup @ Hi-Dive
Iced Earth @ Bluebird Theater
Jeffree Star @ Marquis Theater
Tom Morello @ Fox Theatre
Cafe Tacuba @ Ogden Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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I apologize for the tardiness of this month’s listings. I, like the rest of the state, was too busy watching Texas Tech storm down field in the final minute-thirty to end the University of Texas’s title hopes. In about two weeks, TT will lose to Oklahoma, creating a three-way tie for first in the Big 12 South. Counting TCU, it’s a good time to be a college football fan in Texas.Things are even looking good (or at least, better) for North Texas: after a bunch of players got benched for testing positive for "street drugs", the Mean Green won their first game of the season. Also, Blitzen Trapper, fresh off their newly-released and nearly-outstanding Furr, hit Denton just before the Thanksgiving break.

If there is a resident of Texas who also happens to be a metal fan in your family, don’t expect anything for Christmas. That’s because said mulletted relative will be doling out all of the hard-earned cash he/she accrued working at HEB/Guitar Center/local liquor store for any number of the heavy metal concerts visiting the Lone Star State this November. Genre-defining monsters of rawk AC/DC and Metallica make their way through; so do recent Eurovision Song Contest winners (and GWAR rip-offs, Lordi). (Note: Despite their apocalyptic name, Celtic Thunder are most certainly not a heavy metal band.) Last month I rhetorically wondered where all the Halloween-themed concerts where. I guess concerts, like every thing else in/sent to Texas, takes about a month longer than it should.

It's worth complaining that for some undoubtedly lame reason, the joint the Hold Steady and the Drive-By Truckers Rock and Roll Means Well Tour will not make any pit stops in Texas.

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[Secret Machines]

Something for everyone this week with a bevy of great bands coming through Colorado. Two Wu-Tang alums, a boatload of Halloween shows (Girl Talk should be off the chain), and TV On the Radio closing out the weekend, but first - Secret Machines and their famed light show tonight!

The Machines' stage setup was helmed by noted light artist and set designer Es Devlin, who had previously plotted Kanye West's stage for his "Touch the Sky" tour, Sally Potter's film version of "Carmen" and Philip Glass' opera "Orphee." As it turns out, she's a Secret Machines fan and was happy to work with the band's admittedly skimpy budget.

"I'd seen a set that she did for Wire at the Barbican, and was just like, 'Screw it, I'm going to e-mail her,'" said singer-bassist Brandon Curtis. "Rock bands are victims of their technology, and I really liked how she could re-frame to concept of a rock band."

In a statement, Devlin laid out the lighting specs as such:

The visual elements are a direct instinctive response to the qualities of the music. The band will be caught within a Naum Gabo-inspired romboid structure surfaced with gauze and punctuated with radiating tensioned cables which will catch the light in a more lyrical way than a pure saturated block of back light -- we might combine them and counterpoint them with pure blocks of back light too.

Which, in short, means it's probably going to absolutely fry your brain's pleasure centers. (via)

Monday, October 27
The Secret Machines/The Dears @ Bluebird Theater
Pierced Arrows @ Larimer Lounge
Jason Mraz @ Fillmore Auditorium
Missy Higgins @ Fox Theatre
Parts & Labor @ Hi-Dive
Terry Tempest Williams @ Boulder Theater
Ray Lamontagne @ Macky Auditorium

Tuesday, October 28
MSTRKRFT @ Ogden Theater
Torche @ Larimer Lounge
The Acorn/Shaky Hands @ Hi-Dive
The Felice Brothers @ Fox Theatre
Kids Like Us @ Marquis Theater
Missy Higgins/Joshua Radin @ Bluebird Theater

Wednesday, October 29
Method Man/Redman/Termanology @ Ogden Theater
Infected Mushroom @ Fox Theatre
David Sedaris @ Macky Auditorium
Motion Sickness @ Larimer Lounge
Devotchka @ Armstrong Hall (Colorado Springs)
Kamelot @ Bluebird Theater

Thursday, October 30
Jaguares @ Ogden Theater
Workhorse @ Larimer Lounge
Leftover Salmon @ Fillmore Auditorium
The Motet @ Fox Theatre
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Unroyal Blood @ Marquis Theater
The Faint @ Boulder Theater
Foma* @ Bluebird Theater
Jedi Mind Tricks @ Gothic Theatre
Experience Hendrix @ Paramount Theatre

Friday, October 31
Girl Talk @ Ogden Theater
Widowers @ Larimer Lounge
Leftover Salmon @ Fillmore Auditorium
Jedi Mind Tricks @ Fox Theatre
Monofog w/Hearts of Palm @ Hi-Dive
DeVotchKa @ Boulder Theater
Fear Before @ Marquis Theater
Electric Six @ Bluebird Theater
3OH!3 @ Gothic Theatre
ZZ Top @ Paramount Theatre
Ghostface Killah @ Vinyl
The Photo Atlas @ Walnut Room

Saturday, November 1
Eoto @ Ogden Theater
Joshua Novak w/Raining & Ok @ Larimer Lounge
Ozomatli @ Fox Theatre
d. biddle @ Hi-Dive
DeVotchKa @ Boulder Theater
Blackest of the Black Tour - Danzig @ Fillmore Auditorium
3OH!3 @ Gothic Theatre
Coles Whalen @ Walnut Room

Sunday, November 2
TV On The Radio/The Dirtbombs @ Ogden Theater
Ozomatli @ Fox Theatre
Copeland @ Marquis Theater
Saving Abel @ Bluebird Theater
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Grand Buffet @ Larimer Lounge
Ozomatli @ Fox Theatre
Savanna @ Soiled Dove

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 11:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

In you skipped over Monday's Denver show listings post from Monday, you may have not seen a really ugly comment alleging a plethora of disturbing acts attributed to Juliana Hatfield. It didn't take much but a quick Google search to see that similar comments could be found all over the Internet - in both blogs and online outposts of print outlets. Besides the hate speech and outrageous inference of Hatfield administered services, the only correlation was Juliana Hatfield's name appearing in the post or article body .

After brief deliberation we decided on removing the comment on the grounds that it was akin to the same uselessness that is spam, which until a more nefarious motive is announced, is what we can assume is driving this odd and disturbing behavior.

Whatever it is that is going on Juliana Hatfield is aware of the not-so funny business. The following item on her website's news section reveals:

PLEASE READ THIS:

Someone purporting to be "Juliana Hatfield" is disseminating disturbing email messages, postings, and e-cards throughout the internet. Please ignore any and all unsolicited anti-Semitic, racist/fascist, or sexually perverted email or e-cards sent by "Juliana Hatfield." It's not coming from me.

If you are a victim of these messages, please copy, paste, and mail to admin@julianahatfield.com and we will forward it to the authorities working on this case.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Juliana Hatfield [Juliana Hatfield]

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In addition to Wednesday's stellar Knitting Factory line up, ATJ will be hosting an all day show in the crisp fall air of Gowanus' Yard venue. It's pretty easily the best line up I've ever had a hand in putting together. For the cursive impaired, the schedule below:

Noon - Fight Bite
1 PM - High Places
2 PM- the Homosexuals
3 PM - Women
4 PM - Bearsuit
5 PM - Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
6 PM - Passion Pit
7 PM - the Ruby Suns
8 PM - Crystal Stilts

Come early, stay late, bring a sweater.

Check out a big mess of other stuff going on at CMJ this week, here.

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[Kool Keith]

Monday, October 20
Apocalyptica @ Ogden Theater
Cobra Starship @ Gothic Theatre
The Faceless @ Marquis Theater
Matthew Sweet @ Fox Theatre
The Notwist @ Bluebird Theater
Sara Bareilles @ Paramount Theatre
This Is Not A Reading @ Larimer Lounge
Yael Naim @ Boulder Theater

Tuesday, October 21
Against Me!/Ted Leo And The Pharmacists @ Gothic Theatre
The Alternate Routes @ Walnut Room
Burton Premier @ Ogden Theater
Joe Jackson @ Boulder Theater
Keith Murray's 'True Artistry' Tour @ Fox Theatre
Legendary Pink Dots @ Bluebird Theater
Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster @ Marquis Theater
The Roots @ Fillmore Auditorium

Wednesday, October 22
The Black Angels @ Fox Theatre
The High Dials @ Hi-Dive
MEST @ Bluebird Theater
Quintron And Miss Pussycat @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, October 23
(die) Pilot @ Hi-Dive
Bob Schneider @ Bluebird Theater
Chuck Ragan @ Marquis Theater
Darius Rucker @ Soiled Dove
Good Housekeeping @ Larimer Lounge
Jolie Holland @ Boulder Theater
Kings Of Leon/We Are Scientists @ Fillmore Auditorium
Los Enanitos Verdes @ Gothic Theatre
Tea Leaf Green @ Fox Theatre

Friday, October 24
Asobi Seksu @ Hi-Dive
Bob Schneider @ Fox Theatre
Dysdera @ Larimer Lounge
Four Year Strong @ Marquis Theater
Halloween Metal Fest @ Gothic Theatre
Lords Of Fuzz @ Soiled Dove
Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue @ Boulder Theater
Tea Leaf Green @ Bluebird Theater
Yelle @ Ogden Theater

Saturday, October 25
Boombox @ Fox Theatre
The Expendables @ Gothic Theatre
The Little Ones @ Hi-Dive
Maxwell @ Paramount Theatre
Oakhurst @ Walnut Room
Only Thunder CD Release @ Larimer Lounge
Tea Leaf Green @ Bluebird Theater
The Veer Union @ Marquis Theater

Sunday, October 26
The Academy Is... @ Ogden Theater
Chris Voth @ Soiled Dove
GIMME A SHOT! @ Walnut Room
Kool Keith @ Fox Theatre
Norma Jean @ Gothic Theatre
Sonny Landreth/Juliana Hatfield @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
Utah County Swillers @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 09:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (6)

So I've been going quietly mad these past couple months, planning away behind the scenes for After the Jump's involvement in next week's whirlwind of activity surrounding this year's CMJ Music Marathon. Now, with a buffet of options already in front of NYC's concert-going rabble, I offer you a deliciously overstuffed pot pie. Absorb the lovely pulp poster for now, I'll hit you with another, even more delectable, bit of announcement quite soon, and I'll go apeshit over the details for both for a week solid. Deal?

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Choose one (and only one) of the following: Would you rather be a "one-hit wonder", forever linked to a single musical piece, but in a manner that the name of the song is decidedly more well-known than yours is; or would you rather have a career producing music that flies mostly under the radar but is highly respected within your particular genre? For the purposes of this exercise, you may choose only one of the aforementioned answers. Neal Hefti and Alton Ellis, however, selected both. This past weekend, these two lesser known but well regarded musicians shed this mortal coil, leaving behind legacies as one hit wonders that actually belie long and influential careers.

Neal Hefti (1922-2008) played trumpet and composed for the likes of Count Bessie, Steve Allen, Harry James and Woody Herman. His scored a number of films that deserve immediate induction into the Awesome Movie Title Hall of Fame: Sex and the Single Girl; How to Murder Your Wife; Lord Love a Duck; Barefoot in the Park; The Odd Couple; Last of the Red Hot Lovers; and Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition. An ample resume for sure, but Hefti is best known, or more appropriately, his best known work, remains the original, '60s TV show version of "Batman Theme".

For many casual listeners, the bulk of classic Jamaican music is limited to a few prominent artist/genre pairs: Dekker/ska, Marley/reggae, Perry/dub*. Fitting in between the first two names on this list would be Anton Ellis (1938-2008), "the Godfather of Rocksteady." While his signature genre never reached the success outside his native land that the preceding ska and following reggae achieved, Ellis's legacy consists of at least one absolute gem of a pop song: "I'm Still in Love with You".

*This is not to say that these names represent the totality of Jamaican musical styles; rather these pairs are the most commonly named artists in a recent (and completely anecdotal) survey on the matter.

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[Conor Oberst - photo cred]

Monday, October 13
The Bakerton Group @ Marquis Theater
The Samples Acoustic Duo Featuring Sean Kelly @ Oriental Theater
Supersuckers @ Bluebird Theater
Tegan And Sara/City And Colour @ Paramount Theatre

Tuesday, October 14
Chiodos @ Ogden Theater
Crystal Antlers @ Larimer Lounge
Dar Williams @ Boulder Theater
Evangelicals/Parenthetical Girls @ Hi-Dive
Jonah Werner @ Fox Theatre
Matt Brouwer @ Walnut Room
Stereolab/Monade @ Gothic Theatre

Wednesday, October 15
Bonvue Park @ Walnut Room
Des Tours @ Larimer Lounge
Fleet Foxes @ Oriental Theater
Genghis Tron @ Marquis Theater
Javon Jackson @ Soiled Dove
The Magnetic Fields @ Boulder Theater
Sonya Kitchell @ Fox Theatre
Streetlight Manifesto @ Bluebird Theater

Thursday, October 16
Barack Rocks II Benefit @ Fox Theatre
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band @ Ogden Theater
EL-P @ Marquis Theater
Locksley @ Hi-Dive
Sonya Kitchell @ Walnut Room
Tijuana Pillbox @ Bluebird Theater

Friday, October 17
9's A Pair @ Walnut Room
The Ato 5 @ Larimer Lounge
Chris Cornell/Timbaland @ Ogden Theater
John Brown's Body @ Fox Theatre
The Mountain Goats @ Bluebird Theater
The Nadas @ Gothic Theatre
Opie Gone Bad @ Soiled Dove
Panic! At The Disco @ Broomfield Event Center
The Photo Atlas @ Hi-Dive
Suburban Legends @ Marquis Theater

Saturday, October 18
Andrea Ball @ Walnut Room
Dressy Bessy @ Bluebird Theater
El-P @ Fox Theatre
Jackopierce @ Soiled Dove
John Brown's Body @ Fox Theatre
Kinetix @ Marquis Theater
Motel Saints @ Larimer Lounge
Princess Tiger @ Oriental Theater

Sunday, October 19
Crooked Fingers @ Bluebird Theater
Curly "No Shoes" Jr. @ Walnut Room
Dave Lemieux @ Soiled Dove
Kataklysm @ Marquis Theater
Saviours @ Larimer Lounge
Taj Mahal @ Boulder Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 10:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

There are two decisive camps with regards to the worth of ranking and filing art. Some, such as this writer, find great value in categorizing and creating a hierarchy of taste. Others believe that aesthetic appreciation is entirely a matter of opinion; that quantifying art is a useless exercise because saying what is "good" and therefore "better" is simply a matter of personal preference and cannot be definitively discussed. Yet, whether simply providing a service or asserting definitive claims, list making presupposes senses of authority and narcissism for its writers by playing off (the largely fabricated) identities of need and the short attentions spans of the readers.

Most media outlets attempt to circumvent the criticism by attaching the word "favorite" to their list, a self-emasculating trick of agitprop that actually means nothing: the effect, and more importantly the claims of authority, remain. List making is inherently a practice in claiming one's own superior taste, as well as asserting the superiority of the subjects of the list.

But some other facts can't be denied: lists are easy to produce and make for interesting (and fun) reading. Which is probably why everybody does it. (Even us.)

Pitchforkmedia has never been one to shy away from elitist claims or esoteric tastes, a characteristic that they thankfully do not abandon when making lists. Pitchfork annually creates influential lists about the top songs and albums of each year, and have in the past compiled iconic rankings of the best albums of the 1970's, '80's, '90's and '00's. (And a massive list of '60's songs.) The last of these was posted in the fall of 2006, leaving many Pitchfork fans wondering when the next easy-to-digest checklist of music snobbery would come. Enter The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present, the titular website's first foray into print media. If the website is to believed (And why not, right?), the book will chronicle the, "the 500 best songs of the past three decades. Focusing on indie rock (Arcade Fire, the Shins), hip-hop (Public Enemy, Jay-Z), electronic (Daft Punk, Boards of Canada), pop (Madonna, Justin Timberlake), metal (Metallica, Boris), and experimental underground music (Suicide, Boredoms)."

Genre specifications to abstract? The book and list will focus on all types of music recorded and released between the year 1977 and 2006, from punk to present, if you will. (Perhaps the Pitchforkers are unaware of a similar list complied by PopMatters.)

The physical, print, hold-in-your-own hands book is scheduled to hit the shelves on November 11, 2008. (And the review of said book will hit this website shortly thereafter.) Pitchforkmedia recommends that you purchase their tome from Insound, but pre-ordering from Amazon saves you five bucks.

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[A Place To Bury Strangers @ Monolith]

Monday, October 6
Red, White & Blues - Obama fundraiser @ Boulder Theater

Tuesday, October 7
Anberlin @ Ogden Theater
Brian Jordan Trio @ Fox Theatre
A Cursive Memory @ Marquis Theater
Nikka Costa @ Bluebird Theater
We Are Wolves @ Larimer Lounge
Wild Sweet Orange @ Soiled Dove

Wednesday, October 8
Akimbo @ Hi-Dive
Dayglo Abortions @ Marquis Theater
Guitar Shorty @ Soiled Dove
Justin Nozuka @ Bluebird Theater
A Place To Bury Strangers @ Larimer Lounge
Talib Kweli @ Fox Theatre

Thursday, October 9
The Gourds @ Gothic Theatre
Great Big Sea @ Paramount Theatre
Neva Dinova @ Hi-Dive
Particle @ Fox Theatre
Pendulum @ Bluebird Theater
Street Dogs @ Marquis Theater
Trace Bundy @ Boulder Theater
Woodsman @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, October 10
Ben Kweller @ Bluebird Theater
Breezy Porticos @ Hi-Dive
Hollywood Undead @ Marquis Theater
Hot Buttered Rum @ Fox Theatre
Lotus @ Ogden Theater
Megan Burtt @ Walnut Room
Quemando @ Boulder Theater
Ryan Shupe And The Rubberband @ Soiled Dove
Unearth @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, October 11
Apex Vibe @ Herman's Hideaway
Deerhoof @ Bluebird Theater
Forth Yeer Freshman @ Larimer Lounge
The Heyday @ Marquis Theater
Hot Buttered Rum @ Fox Theatre
Minus The Bear/Annuals @ Gothic Theatre
No Quarter Tribute to Led Zeppelin @ Soiled Dove
Opeth @ Ogden Theater
Set Forth @ Walnut Room
Starfucker @ Hi-Dive

Sunday, October 12
Ascaris @ Larimer Lounge
Big Time Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Sean Kelly @ Soiled Dove

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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I will sadly be in my safe Metropolitan home on Saturday night, but the sinister After the Jump conglomerate has tendrils further than NYC. If your Saturday finds you further north, in Quebec perchance, see details above on where you should head.

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Sometime after 3am ET fans of the band Phish passed out from shock, even if they were sleeping. Others will pass out in the morning or afternoon when they read this cause we're prescient ya'll.

The announcement:

Phish returns to the stage for three concerts at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia on March 6, 7 and 8, 2009.

A limited number of tickets are available directly through Phish Tickets' online ticketing system at http://phish.portals.musictoday.com/. The ticketing request period is currently underway and will end on Wednesday, October 8th at 11:59AM EST.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, October 18th at 10 AM EST and may be purchased online at http://ticketmaster.com or by phone at 757.671.8100, 757.872.8100 or 804.262.8100. Tickets will not be available at the venue box office and there is a two-ticket limit per show.

The band intends to announce additional touring in 2009 early next year.

Earlier: Phish rumormill: Hampton comes Alive...again?

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It’s a somewhat somber month in the Lone Star State, and not just because of the Austin City Limits hangover. 2008 is the sixteenth and last year for the iconic Austin club the Backyard, and this month marks the final billings of shows. The Backyard is an outdoor amphitheater-type venue and has housed performances by Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, Morrissey, Beck, REM, ZZ Top, Belle & Sebastian, David Bowie, Barak Obama and many other elitist celebrities. . Nelson leads a cornucopia of local musicians in closing the venue’s doors on the 26th. The reason for the move-out is blamed on the suburban business development in the surrounding area which has taken away from the available parking. According to a KVUE post from last April, the owners want to reopen somewhere else in the rural town of Bee Cave, which is about twenty minutes from Austin.

Not all is bad, though. As you’ll see below, the Texas concert season is firing on all cylinders and on more than one day this month Texans will be burdened with the awesome responsibility of deciding between a number of promising shows. Particularly, Emo’s is really taking itself seriously this October – just check out the killer slate from the 14th to the 20th. One question though, for the entire state: What to do on Halloween? I man, besides this.

Continue reading "Texas: October Concert Listings" »

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[Holy Fuck crowd - All Photos by Chip Diffendaffer]

Chip's Monolith dispatch continued...

Drummer rocks:

[Blitzen Trapper]

[White Denim]

Previously: Monolith: Day 1 | 09.13.08

Continue reading "Monolith: More from Day 1" »

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[Santogold]

Monday, September 29
James @ Ogden Theater
The New Year @ Larimer Lounge
The Robert Cray Band @ Boulder Theater
WHY? @ Hi-Dive

Tuesday, September 30
Adele @ Fox Theatre
Back Door Slam/Rob Drabkin @ Soiled Dove
Cataldo @ Larimer Lounge
Horse The Band @ Marquis Theater
Musee Mecanique @ Hi-Dive
Obituary @ Bluebird Theater

Wednesday, October 1
Bart Davenport @ Hi-Dive
Greg Ginn And The Taylor Texas Corrugators @ Larimer Lounge
Santogold/Mates Of State @ Gothic Theatre

Thursday, October 2
Aunaturalice 4 @ Soiled Dove
Awesome Color @ Larimer Lounge
Bearkat @ Walnut Room
Gza @ Fox Theatre
Magic Cyclops @ Hi-Dive
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's/David Vandervelde @ Bluebird Theater
Strut @ Gothic Theatre

Friday, October 3
Cold War Kids @ Boulder Theater
P-Nuckle @ Gothic Theatre
Peter Hammill @ Soiled Dove
The Pink Spiders @ Marquis Theater
Plastic People Of The Universe @ Walnut Room
Rose Hill Drive @ Bluebird Theater
Slim Cessna's Auto Club @ Larimer Lounge
Vendetta Festival @ Hi-Dive
Z Trip @ Fox Theatre

Saturday, October 4
Big Head Todd And The Monsters @ Gothic Theatre
The Glitch Mob @ Fox Theatre
Killing Kings @ Marquis Theater
Sarina Simoom @ Larimer Lounge
Seneca @ Walnut Room
Sonny Landreth @ Soiled Dove
Super Diamond @ Ogden Theater
Vendetta Festival @ Hi-Dive
Yard Dogs Road Show @ Bluebird Theater
Yellowjackets @ Boulder Theater

Sunday, October 5
Astrophagus/Joshua Novak @ Hi-Dive
Forgive Not Forget @ Larimer Lounge
The Loved Ones @ Marquis Theater
Silver Jews @ Bluebird Theater
Weezer/Tokyo Police Club @ Broomfield Event Center

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[High Places]

Monday, September 22
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson @ Larimer Lounge
Bullet For My Valentine (No Fear Music Tour) @ Fillmore Auditorium
Dubconscious @ Fox Theatre
Shiny Toy Guns @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, September 23
Earth, Wind & Fire w/Michael McDonald @ Red Rocks
James Intveld @ Larimer Lounge
Spiritualized w/ Grand Ole Party @ Ogden Theater
Common, w/ N*E*R*D @ Fillmore Auditorium

Wednesday, September 24
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers @ Fox Theater
Lions the Brave @ Oriental Theater
Iz @ Larimer Lounge
Toadies @ Gothic Theatre
Counting Crows & Maroon 5 @ Fiddler's Green
Jeff Hanson @ Hi-Dive
Foreigner @ Paramount Theatre

Thursday, September 25
The Background Noise w/Guilty Pleasure, others @ Hi-Dive
Prymal Rhythm, Phoenix Rising, Last Tragedy, others (
Sky High Music Festival) @ Aggie Theater
Lagwagon w/ MXPX @ Ogden Theater
The Dicky Jaguar Band w/ Stab!Heart!Kiss!Kill! @ Larimer Lounge
Dirty Vegas @ The Church
Temptations @ The Four Tops @ Paramount Theatre

Friday, September 26
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds @ Ogden Theater
Dismembered Fetus @ Larimer Lounge
Galactic @ Fox Theatre
Children of Bodom @ Gothic Theatre
Digable Planets @ Vinyl
Chemical Brothers listening party @ La Rumba
Xavier Rudd @ Fillmore Auditorium
Danceotron @ Hi-Dive
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers @ Bluebird Theater

Saturday, September 27
Sigur Ros @ Red Rocks
Dandy Warhols w/Darker My Love @ Gothic Theatre
High Places, Ponytail, Pictureplane @ Rhinoceropolis
Dr. Dog w/ Delta Spirit @ Hi-Dive
Deadbolt @ Larimer Lounge
David Allan Coe @ Fox Theatre
JJ Grey & Mofro w/North Mississippi Allstars @ Ogden Theater

Sunday, September 28
Whiskey and Rouge, Birdmonster, others @ Larimer Lounge
Sky High Music Festival @ Hi-Dive
August Burns Red @ Marquis Theater

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Juan Waters' flyers for his band the Beets continue to be totally awesome...

the Beets - "No Blood"

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[Jenny Lewis]

Monday, September 15
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter @ Fox Theatre
Point Juncture WA @ Hi-Dive

Tuesday, September 16
Carrie Underwood @ Pepsi Center
Danger Radio @ Marquis Theater
Drive A @ Larimer Lounge
Jenny Lewis @ Fox Theatre
Kate Voegele @ Bluebird Theater
Ra Ra Riot @ Hi-Dive

Wednesday, September 17
Hoots & Hellmouth @ Hi-Dive
Jenny Lewis @ Bluebird Theater
Kurt Elling @ Soiled Dove
Perpetual Groove @ Fox Theatre
Suns Of Ra @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, September 18
Burning Spear @ Fox Theatre
C-Rayz Walz @ Hi-Dive
Cameron Mcgill @ Walnut Room
Cecilio & Kapono @ Gothic Theatre
Everybody Else @ Marquis Theater
The Lavellas @ Larimer Lounge
Lila Downs/Gregory Alan Isakov @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
Xiren @ Bluebird Theater

Friday, September 19
Alejandro Escovedo @ Bluebird Theater
Bad Luck City @ Larimer Lounge
Burning Spear @ Gothic Theatre
Eyes & Ears @ Hi-Dive
Kenny Lee Young @ Walnut Room
People Under the Stairs @ Marquis Theater
Railroad Earth @ Fox Theatre
Toby Keith @ Fiddler's Green

Saturday, September 20
The Donkeys @ Larimer Lounge
Gavin Degraw @ Ogden Theater
Ill Bill @ Marquis Theater
The LaBarge Brothers @ Hi-Dive
Matt Morris @ Walnut Room
Perpetual Groove @ Bluebird Theater
Phantom Planet @ Gothic Theatre
Railroad Earth @ Fox Theatre
Say Hi @ Hi-Dive

Sunday, September 21
29th St. Disciples @ Larimer Lounge
Buckethead @ Fox Theatre
Dead Science @ Hi-Dive
Delerium @ Gothic Theatre
Shwayze @ Bluebird Theater
Trapt @ Marquis Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 11:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Throwing shows has turned me into a bit of a poster connaisseur, and this one, by Juan Waters of my last show's stars the Beets is hilariously ace. Check their MySpace if you're having trouble reading the fine print. The show's tonight, in support of caUSE-co-MOTION! and you should very much attend, by the way.

the Beets - "Happy But on My Way"

caUSE co-MOTION! - "Who's Gonna Care?"

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[Red Rocks]

Monolith is this coming weekend Sep 13 - 14 at Colorado's famed Red Rocks Amphitheater. Devotchka, Silversun Pickups, Vampire Weekend, Superdrag, Mickey Avalon, Holy Fuck, A Place to Bury Strangers, Blitzen Trapper, Justice, TV on the Radio, Band of Horses, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Akron/Family, The Kills, Handsome Furs, and Hearts of Palm are just some bands playing.

Click through the jump for full band listings.

Ting Tings, Neko Case, and the Heavy are no longer playing Monolith [News]. Hercules & Love Affair was also once part of the lineup but now appear nowhere on the Monolith site. Their Myspace shows nothing either. Guess they canceled too?

If carpooling to Monolith, make sure to buy Green Ticket packages for $85, a $25 savings off regular 2 day tickets:

***Tickets must be purchased in quantities of 4 or 8 Reduce your carbon footprint; carpool to Monolith and save some green. Green Tickets are the same as a 2-day festival ticket but the only catch is you need to arrive to the festival in the same vehicle.[Buy Green Tickets]

Kiss hours of productivity goodbye by playing the recycling themed, space invadersesque game at the Monolith site [Monolith game].

Monday, September 8
Foo Fighters @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Terror @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, September 9
Centro-Matic/The Broken West/South San Gabriel @ Hi-Dive
Crime In Stereo @ Marquis Theater
Tanner Hall's @ Fox Theatre
Tyrone Wells @ Walnut Room
Vitelloni @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, September 10
Black Diamond Heavies @ Larimer Lounge
The Builders And The Butchers @ Hi-Dive
Kinetix @ Fox Theatre

Thursday, September 11
Back To School Rock Night @ Gothic Theatre
Band Of Heathens @ Soiled Dove
Dead Bubbles @ Marquis Theater
Eek-A-Mouse @ Fox Theatre
foma* @ Bluebird Theater
Love Like Fire @ Hi-Dive
Tijuana Pillbox @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, September 12
Blind Boys of Alabama @ Gothic Theatre
Cloud Cult @ Bluebird Theater
Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ Fox Theatre
Federico Aubele @ Walnut Room
G. Love & Special Sauce @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Hello Kavita @ Hi-Dive
Jucifer @ Larimer Lounge
Soul School @ Soiled Dove
Sweatshop Union @ Marquis Theater

Saturday, September 13
The Bodeans @ Ogden Theater
Control @ Fox Theatre
Hypnautic and His Crew @ Bluebird Theater
Jason Vigil @ Soiled Dove
Monolith Festival @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Regret Night @ Marquis Theater
Santana @ Fiddler's Green

Sunday, September 14
Big Time Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Icarus Thump @ Larimer Lounge
Monolith Festival @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Underneath The Gun @ Marquis Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Continue reading "Denver/Boulder: Shows this week | 9.8 - 9.14" »

Posted by Merry Swankster at 10:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

RNC - Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy, John Rich

After day 2 of the John McCain biography Republican National Convention commenced, this happened. Prefaced with legendary quotes from history and lines from the US Constitution before things get weird.

Related:
Obama's Invesco Speech had Music

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[Ratatat @ Guggenheim]

Monday, September 1
Das Kapital @ Larimer Lounge
Umphrey's McGee @ Fox Theatre

Tuesday, September 2
Nine Inch Nails w/Deerhunter @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Quentin Young @ Larimer Lounge
Ratatat @ Gothic Theatre
Tussle @ Hi-Dive

Wednesday, September 3
3 Doors Down @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Back To School Jam 2008 @ Fox Theatre
Crooked Still @ Walnut Room
Intronaut @ Marquis Theater
Nebula @ Larimer Lounge

Thursday, September 4
Brokencyde @ Marquis Theater
Deer Creek @ Larimer Lounge
Pnuma Trio @ Fox Theatre
STS9 @ Boulder Theater

Friday, September 5
The Archive @ Hi-Dive
Fear Before The March Of Flames @ Marquis Theater
Gregory Alan Isakov @ Walnut Room
Little Brother @ Fox Theatre
STS9 @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
The Swayback @ Larimer Lounge
Tim Finn @ Soiled Dove
Trombone Shorty @ Bluebird Theater

Saturday, September 6
Come Forth By Day @ Marquis Theater
The Dreaming @ Walnut Room
Eminence Of The Undead @ Larimer Lounge
Epilogues @ Bluebird Theater
John Hiatt @ Ogden Theater
Motorhead @ Fillmore Auditorium
One On One @ Soiled Dove

Sunday, September 7
Big Time Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Hot Water Music @ Gothic Theatre
Ice Cube @ Ogden Theater
Katey Laurel @ Walnut Room
Mountain Standard Time @ Larimer Lounge
The Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet @ Bluebird Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 05:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A co-worker recently disclosed that there is one band she would be willing to pay an unlimited amount of money to see. That band: the Eagles. (This month is her chance, in Houston on the ninth.) I would pay about one dollar to see the Eagles, but in coins only, no paper money. For the longest time, my answer to that hypothetical question was Pixies, and in the fall of 2004, I was able to come true on that claim, forking over $90-somewhat for a one day Austin City Limits pass. I haven’t been to the ACL festival since then.

Hopefully that will change this year, but even if I don’t make the main show, there’s a good chance I won’t miss everything. Most of the artists heading to Austin for the annual concert are taking the slow routes in and out, and the rest of the state is the better for it. Much like what happens in March with South by Southwest, the overflow of acts provides Beck, Manu Chao, David Byrne, Gnarls Barkley, Conor Oberst and numerous others the opportunity to double dip this month, playing shows across the state. What's better, worthwhile acts not on the Festival bill are being drawn here like moths to the flame. Now is the time to come to Texas.

Continue reading "Texas: September Concert Listings" »

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[Invesco Field - Aug 28, 2008]

All photos by Merry Swankster

The DNC and its many entertainment options has officially wiped me out. Denver's place in the national spotlight concluded with Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. I have lots to share on the week's musical happenings, but before the delving begins in earnest, here are some images from the musical aspects of last night (and a few others for good measure).

Merry Swankster's view from the cheap seats:

[Wil.i.am & John Legend]

[Sheryl Crow]

[Stevie Wonder]

[Michael McDonald]

The Headliner:

[Barack H. Obama, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States of America]

Good night. - M.S.

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Ted Leo and his Pharmacists are headlining the Onion/A.V. Club DNC party dubbed "War for the White House Gala Event Spectacular". Tickets are free and can be had by email RSVP to: vip@theonion.com with "Onion DNC Party" in the subject and your full name in the email body.

Comics include: Eugene Mirman, Michael Showalter, Neil Hamburger & friends.
DJs boyhollow & Tyler "Danger" Jacobson will also be on hand.

Follow through after the jump for list of DNC events.

Continue reading "DNC: Onion/A.V. Club party - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, comedians, DJs @ La Rumba | Thursday Aug 28" »

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[Beautiful Boulder Theatre]

As noted in the listings earlier, the Public Enemy show in Boulder is now gratis.

After rejecting an offer to play a free show at Civic Center on behalf of the protest group Re-create 68, rap group Public Enemy has made its already scheduled show in Boulder a free event. [Denver Post]

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Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf, and DJ Z-Trip @ 5PM for free

Ben Gibbard, Jenny Lewis, Jonathan Rice, Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), and Zooey Deschanel @ 9PM - VIPs only

Register for tickets HERE.

Note: This is an update to two previous posts (1, 2).

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday - CANCELLED
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday
Rock to Win - Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, and Melissa Etheridge | Tuesday @ Fillmore
Rock the Vote: N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan, others??? Monday Aug 25 @ Ellie Caulkins
Creative Coalition - Black Eyed Peas performing benefit Aug 27 @ Fillmore
Etown taping - Ani DiFranco, James Taylor, 2/3rds of CS&N |Tuesday Aug 26 @ Buell Theater
One Campaign - Bono & Kanye performing private party (sponsored by RIAA) | Wednesday Aug 27 @ EXDO Event Center
DJ Jazzy Jeff spinning @ The Church next Thursday Aug 28
Bruce Springsteen & Bon Jovi to perform at Invesco Obama speech
Democratic Governors Assoc. - Big Head Todd & the Monsters | Monday Aug 25 @ Elitch Gardens
Concert for a Cooler Planet - Ben Gibbard & Chris Walla performing acoustic set | Tuesday Aug 26

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[1770 Sherman Event Complex]

Death Cab's Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla will perform an acoustic set on Tuesday August 26 at the
1770 Sherman Event Complex for a bill called "Concert for a Cooler Planet" presented by the League of Conservation Voters.

//League of Conservation Voters

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday - CANCELLED
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday
Rock to Win - Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, and Melissa Etheridge | Tuesday @ Fillmore
Rock the Vote: N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan, others??? Monday Aug 25 @ Ellie Caulkins
Creative Coalition - Black Eyed Peas performing benefit Aug 27 @ Fillmore
Etown taping - Ani DiFranco, James Taylor, 2/3rds of CS&N |Tuesday Aug 26 @ Buell Theater
One Campaign - Bono & Kanye performing private party (sponsored by RIAA) | Wednesday Aug 27 @ EXDO Event Center
DJ Jazzy Jeff spinning @ The Church next Thursday Aug 28
Bruce Springsteen & Bon Jovi to perform at Invesco Obama speech
Democratic Governors Assoc. - Big Head Todd & the Monsters | Monday Aug 25 @ Elitch Gardens

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[Elitch Gardens]

Colorado natives Big Head Todd and the Monsters will provide entertainment at the Democratic Governors Association event at Elitch Gardens tonight. Elitch Gardens is an amusement/theme park in downtown Denver. The band will also appear at an event during next week's Republican National Committee in Minneapolis.

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday - CANCELLED
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday
Rock to Win - Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, and Melissa Etheridge | Tuesday @ Fillmore
Rock the Vote: N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan, others??? Monday Aug 25 @ Ellie Caulkins
Creative Coalition - Black Eyed Peas performing benefit Aug 27 @ Fillmore
Etown taping - Ani DiFranco, James Taylor, 2/3rds of CS&N |Tuesday Aug 26 @ Buell Theater
One Campaign - Bono & Kanye performing private party (sponsored by RIAA) | Wednesday Aug 27 @ EXDO Event Center
DJ Jazzy Jeff spinning @ The Church next Thursday Aug 28
Bruce Springsteen & Bon Jovi to perform at Invesco Obama speech

Posted by Merry Swankster at 02:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Rocky Mountain News is reporting Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi will perform at Invesco Field on Thursday for Sen. Barack Obama's DNC acceptance speech. Bon Jovi will perform before the speech and Bruce Springsteen will close out the night at the stadium. Solo acoustic performances for both. New Jersey remains bright blue. [Rocky Mountain News]

I scored credentials for the Invesco speech and hope to post photos of this and any other musical performances post-haste.

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Welcome DNC delegates, members of the press and assorted ruffians. Here are your live music entertainment options for the week.

Monday, August 25
Rock the Vote: N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan @ Ellie Caulkins
Laura Gibson @ Hi-Dive
The Natural Selection @ Larimer Lounge
Tokio Hotel @ Gothic Theatre

Tuesday, August 26
Berry @ Larimer Lounge
James Taylor/David Crosby & Graham Nash/Ani DiFranco @ Temple Buell Theatre (Etown)
Jim Bianco @ Walnut Room
The Maine @ Marquis Theater
Willie Nelson/Melissa Etheridge/Cyndi Lauper/Rufus Wainwright @ Fillmore Auditorium
Octopus Project @ Hi-Dive
Willie Nelson @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Concert for a Cooler Planet - Ben Gibbard & Chris Walla @ 1770 Sherman Event Complex

Wednesday, August 27
The Black Eyed Peas @ Fillmore Auditorium
The Legend Dies @ Larimer Lounge
Public Enemy @ Boulder Theater (free)
Rage Against the Machine @ Denver Coliseum
Unconventional '08 - Silversun Pickups/Cold War Kids/Nada Surf/Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Andenken Gallery
Kanye West @ EXDO Events Center (not open to the public)
Moby @ the Church

Thursday, August 28
War for the White House Gala Event Spectacular - The Onion DNC Party - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists @ La Rumba
Authority Zero @ Bluebird Theater
Cory Branan @ Hi-Dive
Eudea @ Larimer Lounge
Hearts Like Lions @ Marquis Theater
DJ Jazzy Jeff @ the Church

Friday, August 29
Jana Hunter @ Hi-Dive
KYGO's Summer Chill @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
The Railbenders @ Soiled Dove
Rocket Queen @ Larimer Lounge
Soda Jerk's Back To School Spectacular @ Marquis Theater
Tijuana Pillbox @ Bluebird Theater
Within The Chaos @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, August 30
The Allman Brothers Band @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Black Market Empire @ Larimer Lounge
The Boombox @ Marquis Theater
Golan @ Walnut Room

Sunday, August 31
Al Green/Otis Taylor @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Gov't Mule/Umphrey's McGee @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Motel Saints @ Larimer Lounge
Reggie And The Full Effect @ Marquis Theater
Shearwater/Wye Oak @ Hi-Dive

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Denver Post reports the previously reported Public Enemy show has been canceled:

"While they are grateful to be invited, Public Enemy will not be performing at the Recreate 68 event on Tuesday," said an e-mail from Dan Lugo, who says he is from Public Enemy's management company.

But mass confusion is the real headline in all of this:

Recreate 68 co-founder Glenn Spagnuolo said he was going to clarify the situation and provide more details at a press conference later today.

But Recreate 68 then sent out an advisory that Mad Society Productions is in charge of the arrangments [sic] with Public Enemy and referred calls to them.

"Re-create 68 was informed by Mad Society Productions that Public Enemy was planning a concert for our organization," the advisory said. "We have been assured by Mad Society Productions that a contract is signed, financial arraignments have been made, and airline tickets have been purchased for Public Enemy. At this point, we have not been told anything other than a possible change in the scheduled time."

Recreate 68 provided contact information for Ben Kaufman and Carlo Garcia of Mad Society Productions so they could address the questions about Public Enemy.

When contacted Kaufman said, "No comment. I gotta go," and hung up.

Weird.

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[The Church Nightclub]

DNC Public Party featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff
Hosted by HeadCount at The Church Nightclub
9 p.m. - 2 a.m. (or until Uncle Phil throws everybody out)
Open to the public

After Barack Obama wraps up his speech at Invesco, former Will Smith sidekick/DJ will be spinning until closing time at the Church. HeadCount will have a table to register voters.

About HeadCount:

We are a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization devoted to voter registration and participation in democracy. We were created in 2004 by a group of artists, music industry professionals and fans, all determined to make sure the live music community is well-represented at the polls.

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday
Rock to Win - Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, and Melissa Etheridge | Tuesday @ Fillmore
Rock the Vote: N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan, others??? Monday Aug 25 @ Ellie Caulkins
Creative Coalition - Black Eyed Peas performing benefit Aug 27 @ Fillmore
Etown taping - Ani DiFranco, James Taylor, 2/3rds of CS&N |Tuesday Aug 26 @ Buell Theater
One Campaign - Bono & Kanye performing private party (sponsored by RIAA) | Wednesday Aug 27 @ EXDO Event Center

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[Barack: "Keep a tight leash on Kanye in Denver for me. Word?"]

Kanye West concert
Hosted by the One Campaign at and the RIAA at the EXDO Event Center
10 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Not open to the public

The One Campaign and Bono have secured the always opinionated Kanye West to perform on August 27th at the EXDO Event Center northeast of downtown Denver. The lovable Recording Industry Association of America are involved with hosting duties and doing what the do best - pissing money away in glamorous fashion. And maybe also to remind delegates that some musical acts can still make them money.

About One:

The ONE Campaign seeks to raise public awareness about the issues of global poverty, hunger, disease and efforts to fight such problems in developing countries. In furtherance of these purposes, the ONE Campaign will:

Mobilize people from all 50 states and America's leading non-profit, advocacy and humanitarian organizations to expand awareness of these issues
Publish educational information about the impact of overseas development assistance and reformation of unfair international trade regimes on global poverty, hunger and disease
Raise awareness about and promote the framework of the Millennium Development Goals to eradicate poverty and improve public health and education
The ONE Campaign is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. [One]

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday
Rock to Win - Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, and Melissa Etheridge | Tuesday @ Fillmore
Rock the Vote: N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan, others??? Monday Aug 25 @ Ellie Caulkins
Creative Coalition - Black Eyed Peas performing benefit Aug 27 @ Fillmore
Etown taping - Ani DiFranco, James Taylor, 2/3rds of CS&N |Tuesday Aug 26 @ Buell Theater

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[Temple Buell Theater]

Graham Nash, David Crosby, Ani DiFranco, James Taylor and more guests to be announced are taping an episode of NPR's Etown with hosts Nick and Helen Forster at Denver's Temple Buell Theater. Tickets are **sold out.**

Etown travels to downtown Denver on Tuesday evening August 26th for a taping during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Hosts Nick & Helen Forster will lead a celebratory revue featuring exciting musical performances by David Crosby & Graham Nash, Ani DiFranco, James Taylor and others TBA, inspirational conversation with influential policy-makers and personalities, and presentation of the E-Chievement Award in the classic Etown format which blends music and message to build community. The program will be recorded at one of Denver's finest venues, the Temple Buell Theater in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. [Etown @ DNC]

As a nonprofit, etown's mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience, through music and conversation, to build a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world. etown's broadcast emphasizes human commonality and collective responsibility for building a better, more sustainable world. The show has three key elements: 1) An eclectic array of world-class musicians (two per show) perform individually; 2) Each performing artist is interviewed on stage, with emphasis on exploration of the artist’s musical roots and musical and non-musical influences; and 3) Each show includes a live interview with the show's "e-chievement award" recipient. This individual, chosen each week through nominations from etown's national audience, is typically someone who has identified an environmental or social issue at the community, national or global level, and whose efforts are very effectively addressing that need.

//Etown @ DNC.
//Etown

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday
Rock to Win - Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, and Melissa Etheridge | Tuesday @ Fillmore
Rock the Vote: N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan, others??? Monday Aug 25 @ Ellie Caulkins
Creative Coalition - Black Eyed Peas performing benefit Aug 27 @ Fillmore

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The Black-Eyed Peas will perform a benefit show at the Fillmore as part of a Creative Coalition sponsored event. This is a private-ish event and no single tickets are available. Entry can be purchased for a cool 10 large however. (Sponsorship packages - range from $10,000 to $100,000, call 212-512-5876 for details.)

The Creative Coalition is the premier nonprofit, nonpartisan social and political advocacy organization of the entertainment industry. Founded in 1989 by prominent figures in the creative community, including actors Alec Baldwin, Ron Silver, Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon, Blair Brown and Stephen Collins, TCC educates and mobilizes leaders in the arts community on issues of public importance, specifically in the areas of First Amendment rights, arts advocacy and public education.

//Creative Coalition @ DNC
//Creative Coalition

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday
Rock to Win - Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, and Melissa Etheridge | Tuesday @ Fillmore
Rock the Vote: N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan, others??? Monday Aug 25 @ Ellie Caulkins

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Rock the Vote is the nonpartisan group that most people my age associate with MTV's Tabitha Soren, or wait...was that Choose or Lose? Same difference no? Rock the Vote's mission is to get young people involved in politics. For the DNC they are planning a "massive bash" capped by a concert with N*E*R*D, Fall Out Boy, Jakob Dylan and others. The requisite VIP private party promises the "hottest VIPS and celebrity guests." Yawn. Did you know that yawns are contagious? Fact.

More than 2,500 guests will experience a live concert in the world-class acoustical Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The show will feature exclusive performances and collaboration by marquee artists including FALL OUT BOY, N*E*R*D and Jakob Dylan.

The party continues as 400 guests head to the official after party featuring Nick Cannon on the turntables with hottest VIPS and celebrity guests filling the room. [press release]

This Myspace page claims another Rock the Vote show is happening at Sculpture Park near the Denver Performing Arts Center on Friday Aug 29. Sculpture Park is basically the front lawn of Ellie Caulkins. I'm confused. I will update this post once I get better information.

[Sculpture Park]

//Rock the Convention
//Rock the Vote Denver?

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday
Rock to Win: Willie Neson, Rufus Wainwright, Cyndi Lauper, and Melissa Etheridge | Tuesday @ Fillmore

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"Rock to Win" is a concert hosted by the Human Rights Campaign featuring Willie Nelson, Melissa Etheridge, Cyndi Lauper, and Rufus Wainwright. Tickets are $98 per person for the Tuesday Aug 26 show and are still available via Ticketmaster.

The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

Join us to celebrate GLBT equality at the Democratic National Committee Convention! The Human Rights Campaign is sponsoring a DNCC premiere event, "Rock To Win," on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson Street, Denver, featuring long-time friend and Oscar and Grammy-award winning artist Melissa Etheridge.

"Rock to Win" will also feature performances by Cyndi Lauper, Rufus Wainwright and Thelma Houston. This summer, Cyndi hit the road for the second annual True Colors Tour in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign. This year's tour emphasized the importance of voting and participating in 2008's historic elections. The concept of the tour was conceived by Cyndi stemming from her desire to give back to the GLBT community for the love and support they have given her throughout her career. Wainwright, who is openly gay, previously performed at HRC's landmark concert series and tour, "Equality Rocks." Houston has performed at many pride events and is a tireless advocate in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Other artists and special guests who will be in attendance at "Rock to Win" will be announced in the days to come.

"Rock to Win" is also an opportunity to educate delegates, convention attendees and the Denver community about the discrimination our community continues to face and the need for fair-minded leadership that will advance critical protections for our entire community, including federal hate crimes and employment discrimination laws, equal benefits and protections for same-sex couples and an end to the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in our nation's military.

//HRC

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"
Moby spinning @ The Church next Wednesday

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[The Church Nightclub]

Moby will be spinning at the Church nightclub in Denver next Wednesday Aug 27th for a Democratic National Party fundraiser. Tickets are $20.

Related:
Moby tells Senator Obama to "fight back"

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday
Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, Matthew Caws, Jonathan Rice performing VIP "rounds"

Posted by Merry Swankster at 07:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

[In Ben Gibbards dreams things don't look much different.]

Zooey Deschanel, Jenny Lewis, and Ben Gibbard will perform private VIP rounds associated with the Manifest Hope Gallery party. Trying to find out what exactly this means. Matthew Caws of Nada Surf and Jonathan Rice will also participate.

**UPDATED**

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday
Manifest Hope presents Silversun Pickups, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, Nada Surf next Wednesday

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**UPDATED**

WHAT Unconventional '08

WHO: Hosted by MoveOn.org. and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Performers include Silversun Pickups, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Cold War Kids and Nada Surf.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 27 at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Manifest Hope Gallery - 2990 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80205
Bands will be performing on an outdoor stage. According to this Denver Post article tickets are free. They will be "available soon online and over the course of Convention week at the Manifest Hope Gallery." Manifest Hope art gallery is open from 10am - 5pm

WHY:

Art plays a pivotal role in creating cultural momentum. The Manifest Hope Gallery celebrates that role and shines a spotlight on artists across the nation who use their voices to amplify and motivate the grass roots movement surrounding the Obama Campaign. The Manifest Hope Gallery highlights the central themes of the progressive grass-roots movement- Hope Change, Progress, Unity and Patriotism.

The Manifest Hope Gallery will be open to the public in Denver, CO at the Democratic National Convention, between Monday August 25th, 2008 through Thursday, August 28th, 2008 between the hours of 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

The Manifest Hope Gallery, housed within Denver's Andenken Gallery, and an additional transformed warehouse space, spans 10,000 sq. ft. and will draw together a works as varied as the voices of the artists who created them. Manifest hope will showcase some of the finest modern contemporary artists, acclaimed NY painters and sculptors, activated grass roots and street artists, and present the most widely recognized pieces seen throughout the 2008 presidential primary campaign, as well as newly commissioned works and previous works on loan from some of the United States top artists.

[Manifest Hope Gallery]

//Manifest Hope

Previously:
Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC
Free Public Enemy concert next Tuesday

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Protest group Re-create 68 announced Public Enemy will perform a free show on Tuesday Aug 26th in Civic Center Park to coincide with the Democratic National Convention. Civic Center Park is located directly west of the Colorado State Capitol building, and North of the (awesome) Denver Art Museum.

I'll try my best to keep abreast of all the rapid developments concerning shows and music events during next week's DNC. Please email me with DNC in the subject line if I miss anything.

Previously: Rage playing free show in Denver during DNC

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[Good Housekeeping]

[My Morning Jacket @ Coachella]

This week is loaded with genre specific events. Hip hop heads on Saturday can look forward to Rock the Bells with Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface, Spank Rock, The Pharcyde, and others. Fans with harder driving, punk persuasions have Red Rocks all to themselves on Friday for NOFX, Circle Jerks, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones with Bouncing Souls, Circle Jerks, Street Dogs and local favorites, Frontside Five.

DNC related events hit the radar beginning next weekend with greats from New Orleans performing a benefit show at the Fillmore to raise funds for Friends of New Orleans, a nonpartisan, nonprofit membership group supporting the city's rebuilding. Ticket price is a hefty $500, limited tickets are available via Live Nation. Performers include Randy Newman, Henry Butler, Tab Benoit, George Porter, Jr, and many others from this important incubator of American music.

For fans of music without a spelled out theme, new Denver band Good Housekeeping plays Larimer Lounge on Saturday. "Hanging in the Hollow" is a wonderful find and is streaming on their Myspace, which took me a while to find since two other bands in the world share what is evidently an extraordinarily conventional band name. Not to mention a testament to the global appeal of the venerable ladies' publication. (Turkish Good Housekeeping, and a British version compete with the Denver group.) "Hanging in the Hollow" is pronounced by its breezy 60s girl-pop harmonies and rhythmic leasing from bombastic, porny 70s funk. Synths and a mighty Fender Rhodes also appear prominently.

Oh and My Morning Jacket plays Red Rocks Thursday. They're good live.

Monday, August 18
Killwhitneydead @ Marquis Theater
KT Tunstall/Martha Wainwright @ Denver Botanic Gardens
To Be Eaten @ Hi-Dive

Tuesday, August 19
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers @ Denver Botanic Gardens
The Coast @ Hi-Dive
Koufax @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, August 20
Balmorhea @ Larimer Lounge
Egypt Central @ Marquis Theater
Mostly Bears @ Hi-Dive
A Prairie Home Companion @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Sick Puppies @ Bluebird Theater

Thursday, August 21
Beaten By Them @ Hi-Dive
Boz Scaggs @ Paramount Theatre
Face @ Boulder Theater
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit @ Larimer Lounge
Joe Purdy @ Soiled Dove
My Morning Jacket/The Black Keys @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
On The Last Day @ Marquis Theater

Friday, August 22
Born In Winter CD Release Party @ Gothic Theatre
The Fire Drills @ Hi-Dive
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit @ Larimer Lounge
Mike Park @ Marquis Theater
Punk Rocks 2008 @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Richie Furay Band @ Soiled Dove
Split Lip Rayfield @ Bluebird Theater
Spring Creek @ Boulder Theater

Saturday, August 23
Good Housekeeping @ Larimer Lounge
Rock The Bells @ Fiddler's Green
Slim Cessna's Auto Club @ Bluebird Theater
Blues Traveler @ Paramount Theatre
Jen Pumo @ Walnut Room
The Mansfields CD Release @ Gothic Theatre
National Product @ Marquis Theater
Princess Tiger @ Hi-Dive
Savage Henry @ Soiled Dove

Sunday, August 24
New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya @ Fillmore Auditorium
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Gimme A Shot! @ Walnut Room
Hot IQs @ Larimer Lounge
Josiah Martin @ Soiled Dove
Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

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[Rage @ Pinkpop 2008]

Rage Against the Machine announced today they will perform at the Denver Coliseum on August 27th while the Democratic National Convention takes place in Denver. Rage will be joined by Flobots, the Coup, State Radio, and Wayne Kramer as part of the "Tent State Music Festival to End the War". Tickets will be free and distributed via a lottery at Tent State University at Cuernavaca Park starting Sunday August 24th. You must register for the lottery in person and have a photo ID proving you are who you claim. Winners will know their fate by Tuesday the 26th. As for the fate of the cause(s) being furthered, Merry Swankster advises not holding one's breath.

Tent State will serve as the music venue for the first radical music festival, the Tent State Music Festival, hosting artists such as Jello Biafra, The Coup, and some very special guests. It will host an unending list of activities and installations, such as the WARGAMES Anti-War Fashion show which aims to highlight the consequences of war on women, and Backbone Campaign's "Funeral for the Past" installation.

Most importantly, Tent State will serve as basecamp for activists and organizations to strategize, stage, and execute actions from throughout the week. It will also house first aid tents by the Colorado Street Medics, drop off points for social media, and other tools. Check out the Schedule of Actions link.* [Tent State]

*In an instance of unending irony, the 'Actions link' was not working at the time of this post. Sigh.

Links:
//Tent State
//RATM
//Cuernavaca Park
//About Tent State University
//Denver Coliseum

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[Horse Feathers]

Monday, August 11
Bow Wow @ Ogden Theater
Carolyn Wonderland @ Fox Theatre
The Dollyrots @ Bender's Tavern
Eyedea & Abilities @ Marquis Theater
Gipsy Kings @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Horse Feathers @ Hi-Dive
Wednesday 13 @ Bluebird Theater

Tuesday, August 12
Chuck Prophet @ Walnut Room
Faithful Family And Friends @ Larimer Lounge
Jethro Tull @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Linkin Park @ Fiddler's Green
Rx Bandits @ Marquis Theater

Wednesday, August 13
Anthony Green @ Marquis Theater
Bob Log III @ Larimer Lounge
Langhorne Slim @ Hi-Dive

Thursday, August 14
Joshua Radin @ Bluebird Theater
Set Forth @ Walnut Room
Showbread @ Marquis Theater
Transitus @ Larimer Lounge

Friday, August 15
Adventure Records CD Release Party @ Hi-Dive
Dan Rockett @ Walnut Room
Dance Gavin Dance @ Marquis Theater
Drop City @ Bluebird Theater
Hieroglyphics @ Fox Theatre
Killfix @ Larimer Lounge
KS107.5 Freestyle Explosion @ Fiddler's Green
Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue @ Boulder Theater
Slightly Stoopid @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Young Dubliners @ Gothic Theatre

Saturday, August 16
Amos Lee @ Gothic Theatre
Dar Williams/Shawn Mullins @ Bluebird Theater
Kosmos CD Release @ Walnut Room
Pepper @ Fox Theatre
Reggae On The Rocks @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Riders In The Sky @ Soiled Dove
Slightly Stoopid @ Ogden Theater
Tantric @ Marquis Theater
These United States @ Hi-Dive
Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam @ Fiddler's Green
Wetlands @ Larimer Lounge

Sunday, August 17
Taj Mahal/Martha Wainwright @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
Kinch @ Larimer Lounge
Jack Johnson @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Hurt @ Marquis Theater
Frank Marino @ Soiled Dove
Pretty & Nice @ Hi-Dive
Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 10:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

An unhealthy cocktail of summer heat, Hurricane Dolly and a family vacation conflicted with the usual Texas Concert Listings schedule. For those of you dependent upon MS.com for your Texas concert listings, I apologize for the tardy posting. Here’s who you’ve missed, at various points of interest: Junior Brown, Secret Machines, Jay Reatard, the Hold Steady, Emmylou Harris, Nellie McKay, Titus Andronicus, BRMC, Big Daddy Kane, Snoop Dogg, others.

Thankfully, the relatively poor Texas concert season looks to be ending, and a number of solid options remain across the Lone Star State for the rest of the month. Perhaps the influx of talent is scheduled to coincide with the onset of the pro, college, and (most importantly) high school football seasons. Nas (w/ Talib Kweli), Xiu Xiu, My Morning Jacket, Steely Dan (?!) and Nine Inch Nails all hit multiple cities before the end of the summer. Even better, Austin hits all-out slump-busting mode. Think of it as the Bat City’s preseason in anticipation of the upcoming Austin City Limits festival.

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Posted by Randall Monty at 06:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

[Chris Isaak is looking at you]

Monday, August 4
Eef Barzelay @ Hi-Dive
El Vez @ Bluebird Theater
The Pietasters @ Marquis Theater

Tuesday, August 5
A.K.A.s @ Hi-Dive
Carolina Liar @ Soiled Dove
Cute Is What We Aim For @ Marquis Theater
Keb' Mo' @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Robert Earl Keen @ Boulder Theater
Shitwolf @ Larimer Lounge

Wednesday, August 6
Emmitt Nershi Band @ Boulder Theater
Hello Kavita @ Hi-Dive
Ill Will @ Larimer Lounge
James Taylor @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Reckless Kelly @ Bluebird Theater
Sharon Little @ Walnut Room
Witchcraft @ Marquis Theater

Thursday, August 7
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Cali-Ma @ Larimer Lounge
Chris Isaak @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Julieta Venegasc @ Ogden Theater

Friday, August 8
Aloft In The Sundry @ Walnut Room
Brightblack Morning Light @ Larimer Lounge
Machine Gun Blues @ Bluebird Theater
Matt Pryor @ Marquis Theater
Ray LaMontagne/Ingrid Michaelson @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)
The Trampolines @ Gothic Theatre
Yerkish @ Hi-Dive

Saturday, August 9
Blue Million Miles @ Hi-Dive
George Thorogood & The Destroyers @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Passenger @ Larimer Lounge
Pomeroy @ Bluebird Theater
Ukulele Loki @ Walnut Room
Warren Hill @ Soiled Dove
Wendy Woo @ Oriental Theater
White Trash Summer @ Gothic Theatre

Sunday, August 10
48 Hour Film Project @ Gothic Theatre
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Dirty Heads @ Marquis Theater
Privatized Air @ Larimer Lounge
Tech N9ne @ Fillmore Auditorium

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 12:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The 8th annual Denver Post sponsored Underground Music Showcase kicks off tonight in the South Broadway section of downtown Denver and continues into all day tomorrow. If it seems like every single Colorado band worth their salt is playing, it's because they are. This year UMS expands to a two day event for the first time, three days if you count the UMS affiliated Sunday afternoon bender options.

Last year was my first time at this event and it was real treat being able to walk around and casually pop in and out of venues hosting the full spectrum of local bands. Shops reconfigured for live music made for an excellent way to see Denver's local talent as well as exploring the funky S. Broadway merchants. Everything from skate shops to clothing boutiques become backdrops for Colorado's emerging and established bands. Good times. Definitely consider making it. The UMS crew put together an excellent lineup for a great value (only $20 for the weekend - buy tickets)! See you there?

//Underground Music Showcase

Posted by Merry Swankster at 11:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

[Indy Ink working hard on UMS poster]

Monday, July 28
A Change Of Pace @ Marquis Theater
Harry And The Potters @ Hi-Dive
Jason Vigil @ Walnut Room
Punch Brothers/Tift Merritt @ Boulder Theater (E-Town)

Tuesday, July 29
Bonerama @ Fox Theatre
Britt Rodemich @ Larimer Lounge
Candlebox @ Bluebird Theater
Cavalera Conspiracy @ Gothic Theatre
The Faint @ Ogden Theater
Kill Hannah @ Marquis Theater

Wednesday, July 30
For Love Of Ivy @ Marquis Theater
Jeremy Jay @ Hi-Dive
Jesse Cook Sextet @ Boulder Theater
Shinedown @ Gothic Theatre
Suede Denim Secret Police @ Larimer Lounge
Tiny Little Monsters @ Walnut Room

Thursday, July 31
BeauSoleil @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Big Time Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
GBH @ Gothic Theatre
Lucero @ Fox Theatre
The Melvins @ Ogden Theater
Mr. Dibbs @ Marquis Theater
Radney Foster @ Walnut Room
Silent Option 8 @ Larimer Lounge
Steve Miller Band @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre

Friday, August 1
Audioflux @ Gothic Theatre
Curtis Stigers @ Soiled Dove
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase @ Various Venues
The Dwarves @ Bluebird Theater
Keller Williams @ Fox Theatre
Los Lonely Boys/Los Lobos @ Fillmore Auditorium
Son Ambulance @ Marquis Theater
Yonder Mountain String Band @ Boulder Theater

Saturday, August 2
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase @ Various Venues
Guttermouth @ Bluebird Theater
Millionaires @ Marquis Theater
Puddle Of Mudd @ Ogden Theater
The Republic Tigers @ Larimer Lounge
Set Forth @ Soiled Dove
Trombone Shorty @ Fox Theatre
Yonder Mountain String Band/Keller Williams @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre

Sunday, August 3
Denver Post Underground Music Showcase
Bitter:Sweet @ Marquis Theater
James McMurtry @ Boulder Theater
Wilder Situation @ Larimer Lounge

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 11:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

[Fleet Foxes]

Monday, July 21
Pinback @ Bluebird Theater
The Police @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Rusted Root @ Fox Theatre
Sera Cahoone @ Larimer Lounge
The Watson Twins @ Hi-Dive

Tuesday, July 22
Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti @ Larimer Lounge
Eye Alaska @ Marquis Theater
Fleet Foxes @ Hi-Dive
Kool Koncert II @Fiddler's Green
Locksley @ Walnut Room

Wednesday, July 23
Asphodel @ Hi-Dive
Cannibus @ Fox Theatre
The Dicky Jaguar Band @ Larimer Lounge
Jon McLaughlin @ Bluebird Theater
The Side Project @ Marquis Theater
Soulico @ Walnut Room

Thursday, July 24
A Bitter Truth @ Marquis Theater
Lunar Fire @ Fox Theatre
Matson Jones @ Bluebird Theater
Nemesys @ Gothic Theatre
Recession @ Larimer Lounge
Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down @ Hi-Dive
Trace Bundy @ Walnut Room

Friday, July 25
Action Figure 8 @ Walnut Room
Apex Vibe @ Gothic Theatre
Boombox @ Fox Theatre
Boris @ Marquis Theater
The Hush Sound @ Bluebird Theater
Kevin Mahogany's Kansas City Revue @ Soiled Dove
We Are! We Are! @ Larimer Lounge

Saturday, July 26
Burlesque As It Was @ Bluebird Theater
Carlos Mencia @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Ernie Halter @ Walnut Room
The Knew @ Hi-Dive 5
The Offspring @ Fiddler's Green
Pinhead Circus @ Marquis Theater
Rancid @ Fillmore Auditorium
Ruthie Foster @ Soiled Dove
Titus Andronicus @ Larimer Lounge

Sunday, July 27
BigTime Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Harry And The Potters @ Fox Theatre
John Mellencamp @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Mötley Crüe @ Fiddler's Green
Privatized Air @ Larimer Lounge
Red Star Revolt @ Walnut Room
Shai Hulud @ Marquis Theater
Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 09:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Health is playing Rhinoceropolis tonight. It was next to impossible to figure out the start time so I had a spy swing by the venue and peep the info. Show starts at 10:30pm and that's not even the kicker. There are 5, count them 5 bands playing. Figure if each band plays 30 minutes, Health should come on at around 12:30am at the earliest. I'm much too lame to make it out that late on a school night, especially on the Monday. So if anyone out there makes it to the show, let me know how it goes by emailing me here. A nice summary with some photos would be swell.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 06:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

[Health]

Monday, July 14
Health @ Rhinoceropolis
Foo Fighters @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Todd Rundgren @ Boulder Theater

Tuesday, July 15
Des Tours @ Larimer Lounge
Feist @ Fillmore Auditorium
Foo Fighters @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Matmos @ Boulder Theater
Unter Null @ Hi-Dive

Wednesday, July 16
Gravy Train @ Hi-Dive
Low @ Bluebird Theater
Rehab @ Marquis Theater
Rogue Sound @ Fox Theatre
Valient Thorr @ Larimer Lounge
Ween @ Fillmore Auditorium
Will Hoge @ Soiled Dove

Thursday, July 17
20XIII @ Gothic Theatre
King Khan And The Shrines @ Larimer Lounge
The Life And Times @ Hi-Dive
New Riders Of The Purple Sage @ Fox Theatre
Steely Dan @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Ween @ Fillmore Auditorium

Friday, July 18
Bad Luck City @ Larimer Lounge
Bands4Bands Entertainment Showcase @ Gothic Theatre
Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks @ Soiled Dove
Josh Queen @ Walnut Room
Lyle Lovett @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
moe. @ Fox Theatre
Porlolo CD Release Party @ Hi-Dive
Scream The Prayer Tour @ Marquis Theater

Saturday, July 19
Mile High Music Festival @ Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Tom Petty, Spoon, others
Aaron Watson @ Soiled Dove
Global Dance Festival @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
Miser @ Bluebird Theater
Platte River Killers @ Larimer Lounge
Rocky Votolato @ Marquis Theater
Spools Of Dark Thread @ Gothic Theatre
The World Romantic CD Release Party @ Hi-Dive

Sunday, July 20
Mile High Music Festival @ Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Dave Matthews Band, The Roots, others
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ Boulder Theater
Hot Robots @ Larimer Lounge
Less Than Jake @ Gothic Theatre
Susan Tedeschi @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Motel Saints @ Hi-Dive

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 09:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

[Girl Talk]

Monday, July 7
Filter @ Bluebird Theater

Tuesday, July 8
Constantines/Ladyhawk @ Hi-Dive
Devon Williams @ Larimer Lounge
Lyfe Jennings @ Ogden Theater
Steve Earle @ Boulder Theater
Ulrich Schnauss @ Fox Theatre

Wednesday, July 9
Close Your Eyes @ Larimer Lounge
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad @ Fox Theatre
High Five @ Marquis Theater
I Was Totally Destroying It @ Hi-Dive
Journey/Heart/Cheap Trick @ Fiddler's Green

Thursday, July 10
Buffalo Beard @ Hi-Dive
Esprit de Corps @ Marquis Theater
The Getdown! @ Larimer Lounge
Lez Zeppelin @ Fox Theatre
Xiren @ Bluebird Theater

Friday, July 11
Barcelona @ Gothic Theatre
Charlie Hunter Trio/Nels Cline Singers @ Boulder Theater
Girl Talk @ Fox Theatre
Joe Firstman @ Soiled Dove
Lez Zeppelin @ Bluebird Theater
Marc Cohn/Aimee Mann @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Nashville Pussy @ Larimer Lounge
Single File @ Marquis Theater
Soundtrack Of Your Summer Tour @ Fillmore Auditorium

Saturday, July 12
Achille Lauro @ Walnut Room
Bedlam's Reign @ Hi-Dive
Carolyn's Mother @ Soiled Dove
Charlie Hunter Trio/The Nels Cline Singers @ Bluebird Theater
Chicago Afrobeat Project @ Fox Theatre
The Epilogues @ Marquis Theater
Nashville Pussy @ Larimer Lounge
Umconscious @ Gothic Theatre

Sunday, July 13
Ascaris/Film School @ Larimer Lounge
Big Time Entertainment Show @ Hi-Dive
Boston/Styx @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Cowboy Junkies @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Dear And The Headlights @ Marquis Theater

Schedule appears courtesy of Mystik Spiral.

Posted by Merry Swankster at 11:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The dog days have reached full stretch in Texas. For most of the state, it’s mostly retread summer concert fare and quasi-ironic reunion tours, with a spattering of pertinent shows thrown in to break up the monotony. As usual, Austin perseveres with another consistent-if-not-spectacular roll call of performances, especially on the 25, which leaves the avid music fan to choose between Wolf Parade, Killer Mike, Aesop Rock, Health and a free show at the record store.

My advice to you then, is this: skip the concert scene entirely this month. Instead, head down to Historic Gruene, (about midway between San Antonio and Austin), grab a case and an inner tube, and spend the day wallowing in the Guadalupe River. Texas: where drinking while swim