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PICK OF THE WEEK: The Darkness – The Summit Music Hall – Friday, February 1st
Why You Should Go: With outrageous stage antics that include gaudy leotards stolen from Steven Tyler’s wardrobe, leaps and splits borrowed from David Lee Roth, and an ear-piercing falsetto copped from...
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Victor Wooten – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom – February 9th
Photo by Steve Parker Why You Should Go: Because he is one of, if not THE, best bassist in the world. He is an innovator, composer, arranger, lecturer, producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. He...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Galactic – The Ogden Theatre – February 16th
Why You Should Go: Galactic was formed eighteen years ago in New Orleans, and they cut their teeth playing the biggest party in America: Mardi Gras, when the town shuts down entirely to celebrate....
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Maceo Parker – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom – February 22nd
Photo by Ines Kasier Why You Should Go: Maceo Parker, his name is synonymous with funky music, his pedigree is impeccable, and his band is the tightest little Funk orchestra on earth. Everyone knows...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Fox Street Allstars (Album Release) – The Larimer Lounge –...
Photo by Lisa Siciliano Why You Should Go: Make no mistake, the Fox Street Allstars reek of the roadhouses and West Texas honky-tonks of the Deep South that inspired their signature sound. The band...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Alabama Shakes & Michael Kiwanuka – The Ogden Theatre –...
Why You Should Go: Muscle Shoals-inspired, Athens, Alabama-based quartet the Alabama Shakes formed in 2009 around the talents of Brittany Howard, Zac Cockrell, Steve Johnson, and Heath Fogg....
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PICK OF THE WEEK: The Congress – The Bluebird Theatre – Saturday, March 16th
Why You Should Go: Evoking emotions that you thought had long passed – the feeling of your first cigarette, or the way you feel listening to a worn vinyl as it warmly crackles against the sound of a...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound – Larimer Lounge – Friday...
Photo by Jaime Massieu Why You Should Go: What does post-punk soul look like? Six and a half feet of raw emotion and sweat, with one leather boot planted in gutsy R&B, the other in taut minimalist...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Revenge of the 90s III – Cervantes’ – Saturday March 30th
Why You Should Go: As the hair bands of the 80’s receded into the mist of Seattle’s Grunge scene, Hip-Hop, dancing divas and boy bands hit the mainstream. No matter your flavor, the music of the 90’s...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: The Matt Skellenger Group – Dazzle Jazz – Saturday April 6th
Photo by Giovanni Toninelo Why You Should Go: Fusing elements of jazz and world music, The Matt Skellenger Group creates a rhythmically rich and lushly melodic sound. Led by electric bassist Matt...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Fruition – Cervantes’ Other Side – April 13th
Enter To Win Tickets To See Fruition On Saturday April 13 at Cervantes’ By Posting: “I Wanna Party With Fruition On Saturday” on the Listen Up Denver! Facebook Wall Why You Should Go: Drawing...
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Soul Rebels Brass Band – Oskar Blues – Friday, April 19th
Why You Should Go: Imagine blending the sounds of Mardi Gras funk, soft rock, and reggae so seemingly it defies category. Now shrink that idea into a seven-piece ensemble, add a Hip-Hop sensibility...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: The Big Wu – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom – Saturday,...
Why You Should Go: Did you know that there are many fine and upstanding Americans who honor the therapeutic value of live rock-n-roll music and, subsequently, beer…The Big Wu does. The musical...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Robby Peoples & The Congress – Quixote’s True Blue – Friday...
Photo by Ty Hyten Why You Should Go: Authentic is the word that most often comes to mind when listeners are introduced to Robby Peoples’ music. He cut his teeth on the front porches of Oxford...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: The Meter Men – The Ogden Theatre – Friday & Saturday May...
Why You Should Go: It’s no stretch to say that The Meters single-handedly defined New Orleans Funk. Performing and recording their own music throughout the latter half of the ’60s and into the ’70s,...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Everyone Orchestra – The Oriental Theater – Saturday, May 18th
Why You Should Go: THE EVERYONE ORCHESTRA conductor/founder Matt Butler has taken its participants on improvisational journeys with the most diverse of lineups at festivals, theaters and philanthropic...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Dawes – Mishawaka & The Gothic – Friday, May 24th & Sunday,...
Why You Should Go: It’s been decades since the Southern California sun first breathed life into the Americana-laced rock of acts like The Byrds, The Eagles, Poco, and Jackson Brown in the late ’60s...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Lettuce – Cervantes’ Ballroom – Friday May 31st & Saturday...
Why You Should Go: Lettuce has been a local favorite here in Colorado for the past several years and is getting ready to take Denver audiences to the cosmos with their high-octane Funk. “Lettuce is...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: MarchFourth Marching Band – Bluebird Theatre – Friday, June...
Why You Should Go: March Fourth Marching Band (M4 to its fans) is a kaleidoscope of musical and visual energy that inspires dancing in an atmosphere of celebration. Aside from their marching band...
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Tedeschi Trucks, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, JJ Grey &...
Why You Should Go: Tedeschi-Trucks Band, the Grammy winning 11-member Blues-Rock group led by husband-wife team Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, have proven to be one of the hottest, most uplifting...
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