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5 days ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
It was a birthday soiree at the Westword office on May 9, when Best of Denver award winners DNA Picasso and Dominique Christina showed up to deliver an impeccable showcase of artistry for our members. It was DNA's thirtieth birthday, and an evening brimming with fanfare, fellow musicians, friends and music was the perfect celebration — one we were honored to host.
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6 days ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
Lorde just announced a show at the venerable venue on Tuesday, October 14. The concert is part of the artist's latest North American and European headlining tour, which kicks off in September, and will likely see her performing major hits as well as songs off her upcoming album, Virgin, which will drop on June 27. The Red Rocks show will include openers Blood Orange and the Japanese House. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is going to become even more royal this fall.
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6 days ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
Joe Cocker was finally nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year — and the late rock star made it on the first try. His fellow 2025 inductees include Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes. Cocker was a big figure in the new wave of rock and roll that swung out of England in the '60s and '70s, and even got a letter of recommendation to the Hall from none other than Paul McCartney.
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1 week ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
The Barlow is proud to be from Arvada. And with its latest album release, High Spirits, the country band is taking its Colorado pride along on tour, which will see the members performing around the Southwest as well as at several shows in the state, including at the Buffalo Rose in Golden on May 16 and Surfside 7 in Fort Collins on June 6. "We're proud to be from Colorado.
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1 week ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
Just days ago, we shared an interview with Jill Sobule in anticipation of her show at Swallow Hill Music on Friday, May 2. The singer, who wrote such successful songs as "I Kissed a Girl" and "Supermodel" (featured in the Clueless soundtrack), expressed her excitement for the evening, as well as for the Denver Nuggets NBA playoffs. But on May 1, Sobule passed away in a house fire. She was 66 years old.
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2 weeks ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
DNA Picasso is one of the top hip-hop artists in Denver, and perhaps the most community-oriented. He's built the Colorado Music Industry Alliance, a one-stop shop for Colorado artists in need of networking and resources, and most recently, the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts rewarded him the MSU Next Wave Leadership Award. Last year, he and his partner, the acclaimed poet Dominique Christina, collaborated on a 2025 Best of Denver award-winning album, LAWLESS: A Love Story.
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2 weeks ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
Jason Isbell isn't afraid to be vulnerable. His latest album, Foxes in the Snow, sees the musician strip down sonically and emotionally. He's always been earnest in his lyrics, but he's particularly open on this album, which examines his feelings during his recent divorce and then finding love again with his current partner, Anna Weyant, who created the album's artwork.
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2 weeks ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
Anticipation was high when the doors opened to the Bluebird Theater on April 26. The night's show was a stacked bill, with some of the best rock bands in Denver: funk-rock act May Be Fern and indie-rockers Tiny Tomboy opening for the Velveteers, the breakout trio from Boulder that Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach signed to his label, Easy Eye Sound, in 2020. After that came the band's debut album, Nightmare Daydream, and tour gigs opening for Guns N' Roses, Greta Van Fleet and Smashing Pumpkins.
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2 weeks ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
When it comes to rock and roll, perhaps Patti Smith put it best in her memoir, Just Kids. “We feared that the music which had given us sustenance was in danger of spiritual starvation," she wrote. "We feared it losing its sense of purpose, we feared it falling into fattened hands, we feared it floundering in a mire of spectacle, finance, and vapid technical complexity.
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2 weeks ago | 
westword.com | Emily Ferguson
The Underground Music Showcase is turning 25 this year, a major milestone for one of our favorite festivals in Denver. It's a chance to get to know the venues stretched along Broadway and South Broadway, while discovering the immense talent of our local artists. The 2024 UMS was incredible, and we're looking forward to seeing last year's standout artists take the stage again as well as see others for the first time.
