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				<title>Jammin Joe&apos;s in Arvada closed</title>
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In 2011, Jammin Joe's moved from Wheat Ridge to its current location in Arvada, a strip-mall spot that was previously home to the Brickhouse Nightclub and the very short-lived Mind Bender's. Si...]]></description>
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				<title>Fred Durst on joining Cash Money and being the same guy with his hat backwards from 1999</title>
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More than fifteen years after the release of Three Dolla Bill, Y'all, Limp Bizkit is back with a brand new album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants, on the Cash Money imprint. In advance of the b...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
				<author>Britt Chester</author>
			
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				<title>Mike Servito on the current popularity of EDM and the fading line between house and techno</title>
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Mike Servito is a New York-based DJ and resident of the monthly Brooklyn techno club night, the Bunker. He came of age in Detroit during the 1990s, and you can hear it in his sound, which pays ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Imagine Dragons at Red Rocks, 5/16/13</title>
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IMAGINE DRAGONS @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | 5/16/13
On stage at Red Rocks last night, Dan Reynolds couldn't get over the emotional weight of the moment. "This may be the greatest night of our l...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The best EDM in Denver this weekend</title>
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GLOBAL DUB FESTIVAL @ RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE | FRI, 5/17/13
The music of Excision (due at Red Rocks this weekend with Flux Pavilion, Zomboy, Dirtyphonics and Designer Drugs) is a fitting sound...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Ten best concerts to see in Denver this weekend</title>
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NATHANIEL RATELIFF & NIGHT SWEATS @ BOULDER THEATER | 5/17
At this stage of his career, particularly in Denver, Nathaniel Rateliff is a man who requires absolutely no preamble. Nonetheless, th...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>As thriving as South Broadway is today, it wasn&apos;t always that way -- the Mayan was almost razed</title>
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These days, South Broadway is a thriving nightlife district that has undergone a cavalcade of changes in the past few years. As much of a makeover as the strip has had, though, not everybody's ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
				<author>Dave Herrera</author>
			
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				<title>Clear Creek Rapidgrass Music Festival lineup</title>
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Dig your bluegrass? Banjos and mandolins make your heart swell? Great. You're gonna love this shindig: two days of banjo goodness up in the hills. Clear Creek Rapidgrass is slated to go down o...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Denver Steel Guitar Show aims to prove pedal steel guitar isn&apos;t just for country music anymore</title>
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			 When you hear steel guitar in a song, it's usually used as supplemental instrumentation, adding texture to the tunes. You generally don't expect to see the men and women of steel in the forefron...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<featured_headline>The pedal steel isn&apos;t just for country anymore</featured_headline>
			
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				<title>Tobacco of Black Moth Super Rainbow talks about his favorite haunted houses </title>
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Although Black Moth Super Rainbow's dreamlike, psychedelic melodies sound like they could've been part of those '70s era Sid & Marty Krofft shows, the band actually formed in Pittsburgh, Penn...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
				<author>Tom Murphy</author>
			
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				<title>The ten best places to sing karaoke in Denver</title>
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While there are a countless number of places to do karaoke around town, we've singled out the ten best spots in town to indulge your inner song bird. Some of these places cater to singers eve...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Havok&apos;s new album, Unnatural Selection: Here&apos;s the release date, cover art and full tracklist</title>
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Havok, on tour in Europe right now with Cephalic Carnage, Suffocation and Fallujah, is preparing to release its new album, Unnatural Selection, on Tuesday, June 25. The ten-track album, the ba...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
				<author>Dave Herrera</author>
			
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				<title>Get to know Itchy-O in six minutes or less</title>
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While everybody in the music world is seemingly fixated on the eagerly awaited musical output of a pair of prodigious punks in customized motorcycle helmets, the Lockerpartners have created a p...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Beatport selling $7 albums for the next week</title>
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If you're not a streaming devotee and you're the type that simply has to own all of your music, here's a quick tip: For the next week, Beatport is having a summer sale in which you can pick up ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Boris at the Bluebird Theater, 5/14/13</title>
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BORIS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 5/14/12

The fact that you could hear Atsuo Mizuno's drums or his hype-man shouts at all is a testament to whoever was running sound last night at the Bluebird. With...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Here&apos;s what we&apos;re all listening to right now: What&apos;s on your playlist this week?</title>
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Music is life. Or at least it is for us. When we're not writing about it, we're thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us t...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Flashlights is now FLASH/LIGHTS</title>
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Flashlights is now FLASH/LIGHTS. Last week, the outfit, which has made significant strides locally under its original moniker, including garnering a highly enviable slot opening for New Order...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
				<author>Dave Herrera</author>
			
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				<title>Ten ways to come up with a kickass band name</title>
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Many musicians insist that one of the most difficult parts of creating a successful band is finding just the right name. Truth is, naming a band is easy. No matter what spirit an outfit hopes ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Prince at the Ogden Theatre, 5/13/13, reviews and setlists of both the early and late shows</title>
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PRINCE @ OGDEN THEATRE | 5/13/12 | EARLY SHOW
In a bold move during his first show at the Ogden Theatre last night, Prince played "Purple Rain" three songs in. But instead of the version we al...]]></description>
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				<title>New shows on sale this week: Rihanna, Queens of the Stone Age, the Cult, Pinback and more</title>
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In addition to Rihanna and Queens of the Stone Age shows that we told you about yesterday, we've also got new dates from the Cult, the Moody Blues and Pinback, all of which go on sale this wee...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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