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(Updated with video) Sonic Bloom upheaval: Man reportedly found dead, naked man tased

2013-06-18 12:18:39

Original reporting by Dave Herrera, additional reporting by Britt Chester. Update, 12:08 p.m.: Jamie Janover, producer of Sonic Bloom, just posted a very solemn statement on the festival's Facebo...

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Michael Vincze of the Mowgli's on what it means to be a Mowgli: spreading kindness and love

2013-06-18 10:30:00

The Mowgli's was started by a group of friends who wanted to make music with universal appeal. The act's sound is rooted in the kind of breezy, folk-inflected, psychedelically tinged music from ...

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Nunchuck added to Westword Music Showcase

2013-06-18 09:00:00

A couple of quick lineup changes to let you know about this weekend: Nunchuck, featuring Chuck Morris of Lotus, has been added to the main-stage lineup at the Westword Music Showcase this weeke...

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New Denver shows: MGMT, Luke Bryan and Jack Johnson. Tickets on sale this weekend

2013-06-18 08:30:00

After a being out of the limelight for a spell, MGMT is back with a new record and ready to hit the road. The outfit, who is slated to release its new album in August, is set to headline the Fil...

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Dubstep icons join forces to help dreams come true for sixteen-year-old DJ battling cancer

2013-06-17 12:00:00

Tanner Seebaum, a sixteen-year-old Colorado resident battling brain cancer, wants to play as many shows as he can before his body can no longer take it. When DJ Ishe (aka Nate Lappegard) heard ...

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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at the Bluebird Theater, 6/15/13

2013-06-17 11:00:00

JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 6/15/13 Saving one of the most blistering numbers of the show for the end of the set, Jon Spencer and the Blues Explosion cut loose with "Blues...

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Geto Boys at the Summit Music Hall, 6/14/13

2013-06-17 09:45:00

GETO BOYS @ SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 6/14/13 Stepping on stage with an eager swagger, lead by Donny Hathaway's "Little Ghetto Boy," Scarface was the first of the Geto Boys to greet the crowd. The rap...

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DeVotchKa and the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks, with Amanda Palmer, 6/14/13

2013-06-17 08:30:00

DEVOTCHKA & THE COLORADO SYMPHONY @ RED ROCKS | 6/14/13 Sharing the spotlight with an orchestra of more than fifty members, DeVotchKa ran the risk of getting lost in the shuffle on stage at Re...

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The ten best concerts to see in Denver this week

2013-06-17 07:30:00

HAVOK @ MARQUIS THEATER | FRI, 6/21/13 Hot on the heels of its European tour with Cephalic Carnage, Suffocation and Fallujah, Havok is preparing for the release its new album, Unnatural Selecti...

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Win tickets to see the Geto Boys at the Summit

2013-06-14 10:07:05

Update, 6/14/13: Contest is over. Congratulations to everybody who entered (@chadroth, @jordan169 and @levinemichaela). You've each won a pair of tickets to the show. Send us an email for detail...

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Bonnaroo 2013 live stream schedule

2013-06-14 08:45:00

There's some great live music this weekend. We've already given you a full rundown of the ten best concerts in Denver and the best EDM, but if don't feel like leaving the house, or you can't fin...

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Another man gave my girl flowers on Valentine's Day: Am I right to be bothered by this?

2013-06-14 08:00:00

Welcome to Ask Willie D, where the Geto Boys MC answers reader questions about matters, in his own words, "funny, serious or unpredictable." Something on your mind? Ask Willie D! Dear Willie D...

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Oak Tavern and 24K both closed

2013-06-14 07:30:00

Nearly four years after transforming the Monarck into the Oak Tavern, Lotus Concepts' Francois Safieddine has closed the venue and his 24K club upstairs last weekend. Paulina Szafranski, preside...

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The best EDM in Denver this weekend

2013-06-14 07:00:00

ERIC PRYDZ @ THE CHURCH | FRI, 6/14/13 Eric Prydz's biggest hits so far have both incorporated famous work by other musicians: "Call on Me," from 2004, samples Steve Winwood's "Valerie," and th...

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The ten best concerts in Denver this weekend

2013-06-14 06:30:00

DEVOTCHKA & COLORADO SYMPHONY @ RED ROCKS | FRI, 6/14/13 Teaming up with an orchestra can sometimes be a thin attempt to disguise a creative lag, but in this case, the pairing has produced an in...

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My boyfriend's a former player. I asked him to get an STD test, and he was offended. What now?

2013-06-13 12:00:00

Welcome to Ask Willie D, where legendary rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys answers reader questions about matters, in his own words, "funny, serious or unpredictable." Something on your mind? Ask W...

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Download "Bradley Manning" from Flobots

2013-06-13 10:30:00

Ah, yes, good to see our friends in Flobots are still doing their thing -- and by doing their thing, we mean dependably raging against the machine by being unapologetically outspoken on a variet...

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Hipsterdom and song collide in the aptly titled Hipster! The Musical

2013-06-13 10:00:00

Hipsters weren't the first to sing and dance in a spontaneously choreographed group for a musical, and probably will never feel compelled to in this world, but in the movie world they have now ...

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Jon Spencer on how working with R.L. Burnside felt like being in the presence of an eternal god

2013-06-13 09:00:00

A few years ago, Jon Spencer was getting the Blues Explosion's Matador albums ready for expanded reissues when he thought about getting the band back together after an extended hiatus began tak...

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Win tickets to Sonic Bloom Music & Arts Festival this weekend at Shadows Ranch

2013-06-13 08:00:00

Update, 6/14/13: Contest is over. Congratulations to @kskidmo1. Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets. You know Sonic Bloom Music and Arts Festival? Of course you do. Well,...

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