Aaron Thackeray

Welcome to the weekend! A wide variety of musical options await you over the next few days: Tech N9ne returns to Colorado, his home away from home, for a show at the Fillmore, Eric Church stops by Red Rocks, Creed relives the '90s at the Paramount Theatre, Fear Factory shreds the Summit Music Hall, Calling Out West celebrates the release of its new platter at the Gothic, Edward Ka-Spel of the Legendary Pink Dots visits the Walnut Room, the Five Points Jazz Festival gets underway and Rammstein brings its incendiary live show to the Denver Coliseum. Page down to get the full rundown on the weekend's best live music bets.

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Danny Clinch

The Fray kicks off its two-night stand at Red Rocks tonight with Churchill.

Welcome to the weekend! The sun's hiding this morning and rain's in the forecast for the next few days, but even that can't dampen spirits today. The Nuggets destroyed the Lakers last night, and you've got another full slate of local goodness on tap this weekend: Tonight the Fray kicks off a two-night stand at Red Rocks with Churchill in tow, the Lumineers pull into the Bluebird for a pair of shows, and Leftover Salmon rounds out the weekend by taking over a stretch of Sante Fe on Sunday. In between, Flashbulb Fires and Instant Empire celebrate the release of their new records, School Knights are in session at the hi-dive, Otis Taylor puts Boulder in a trance at the Outlook and Black Star sets it off at Cervantes' and Drake gets his groove on at Comfort Dental. Page down for a full rundown of the weekend's best bets.

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Rubedo celebrates the release on Massa Confusion tonight at Unit E.

Welcome to another outstanding music-filled weekend in the Mile High City! Local music abounds: We've got a trio of CD release shows from Rubedo, the Congress and Chingaso, a three day Mini Fest with forty bands at 3 Kings Tavern and the hi-dive. If that weren't enough, BoomBox is back in town for a show at the Ogden, Game 7 is playing two nights at Quixotes and much more. Page down for a full rundown of the weekend's best live music bets.

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Jeremy Pape

Catch Cobraconda tonight at Illegal Pete's in LoDo.

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• Cobraconda goes on Spring Break
• Q&A with Alex Bleeker of Real Estate
• Q&A with Alex Bleeker of Real Estate
• Q&A with Jules Bethea-Rateliff and Joe Sampson
• Q&A with Carbon Choir
• Q&A with Kurt Wagner of Lambchop

Welcome to the weekend! You've worked hard all week and now it's (almost) time to cut loose. As usual, plenty on tap this weekend. The Cobraconda dudes kick things off tonight at Illegal Pete's with a party celebrating the release of their new disc, Spring Break, while Real Estate showcases its wares at the Gothic Theatre and Munly and the Lupercalians get all sorts of ominous at the hi-dive. Tomorrow night, meanwhile, Joe Sampson celebrates the release of his new platter, Kill Our Friends, in the company of, well, his friends at the hi-dive, while Carbon Choir drops its new disc at the Marquis Theater with some fellow Westword Music Showcase nominees, and Lambchop stops by the Fox Theatre. Page down for a full rundown of the weekend's shows and your best bets.

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Brian Landis Folkins

Cypress Hill celebrates 4/20 tonight at the Ogden Theatre.

See Also: A 4/20 playlist from Westword's marijuana critic William Breathes

Happy 4/20! Welcome to the end of another work week. As always, there are plenty of music options to consider this weekend -- and that's whether you're living the Mile High life or not. The second edition of the annual Levitate Festival lives up to its name at 1STBANK Center getting fans high on the music of Rusko, DJ Shadow, organizer Paper Diamond and Pictureplane, playing his penulitmate hometown show. Cypress Hill, meanwhile, observes the holiday this evening at the Ogden Theatre. Oh, and there's Record Store Day tomorrow, plus CD release shows featuring New Ben Franklins, King FOE Rebel Tongue and Lexigram and so much more. Page down for the weekend's best live music bets.

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TGIF! You've worked hard all week, now it's time to coast into weekend. Plenty of great music on tap to help you unwind -- or get wound-up, as the case may be. Tonight at the Ogden, Sleigh Bells assaults the senses, Mojo Nixon kicks off a two-night stand at the Lion's Lair, JJ Grey and Mofro get their groove on with Toots and the Maytals at the Fillmore, and Cults finish off their two-night Colorado run at the Fox Theatre. Tomorrow night, The Heartless Bastards tear it up at the Bluebird, Dyalekt, Low Gravity and Jaded Poets host CD release parties and much, much more. Page down to see your best live music bets.

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Gotye plays a sold-out show tonight at the Ogden Theatre.

Welcome to the end of the work week! Unsurprisingly, your musical options are plentiful this weekend: Gotye packs the Ogden tonight for a sold-out show with Kimbra, Fun. is at the Fox Theatre, John Scofield returns to Colorado after the successful three night stand with Phil Lesh not too long ago, Bell Biv Devoe dials back the clock at the Buell Temple Theatre, SP Double celebrates the release of his new record Loyalty Honor Respect at Cervantes' and much more. Page down for the weekend's best live music bets.

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Lucero kicks off a two-night stand tonight at the Bluebird Theater.

Ah, yes, welcome to the weekend! Don't you just love living in the Mile High City? Besides the glorious weather we're enjoying right now, we have yet another weekend filled with a ridiculous number of enticing options: Lucero kicks off its two-night stand at the Bluebird, in addition to an in-store at Twist & Shout and an acoustic set at Illegal Petes, Flipper wraps its two-night run at the Lion's Lair, Raekwon's at the Fox Theatre, Blackalicious and Phife Dawg are at Cervantes', Say Anything's at the Summit, Greyboy Allstars are at the Ogden tonight and the Boulder Theater tomorrow, Jewel's at the Convention Center, the Ting Tings are at the Ogden and much more. Page down for the weekend's best live music bets.

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The Autumn Film celebrates the release of its new record, 8-Track Tape, tonight at the Walnut Room.

Welcome to the weekend! Spring has officially sprung, and just as you can count on a another delightful couple of days weather wise, there's some great music awaiting you in the Mile High City. Locals rule this weekend. Tonight at the Walnut Room, the Autumn Film celebrates the release of its new album, 8-Track Tape, while Wovenhand pulls into the Oriental Theater tomorrow night for a show that many have been waiting for since it was announced with Swans frontman Michael Gira. Those are the biggest shows this weekend, but there's plenty of other options. Page down for your best bets.

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Catch the Joy Formidable tomorrow night at the Bluebird.

With pretty much the entire music world holed up in Austin this weekend for this year's edition of SXSW, it's amazing that there's any musical options to choose from this weekend at all, much less decent ones. Alas, though, there are still plenty of compelling reasons to leave the house. Girls get the Gothic going tonight, while the Joy Formidable brings its jubilant brand of indie rock to the Bluebird Theater tomorrow night. Over at 1STBANK Center, meanwhile, the arena hosts a pair of back-to-back shows from Miranda Lambert and Kelly Clarkson. Page down for this weekend's best live music bets.

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