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Broken Social Scene – October 5th – Summit Music Hall

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Broken Social Scene always seemed more like an idea than a traditional band. The Canadian collective was established as a gathering of like-minded artists in Toronto with a laissez-faire philosophy. The various “members” of the group were free to come as they were, when they wanted, and leave the same way. And it worked. For the first half of the first decade of the 21st century, the unofficial leader of this “scene,” Kevin Drew, brought together no fewer than twenty musicians to release three Indie Rock albums considered canon.

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The Hold Steady – June 16th – The Bluebird Theater

Estimated read time 4 min read

The Hold Steady are a rowdy Rock and Roll band that falls somewhere between Springsteen, Vonnegut, and The Clash on the grand spectrum and they deserve a crowd that meets them in the penthouse suite ready to party. With their mini-residencies – or “Weekenders” as the band calls them – that the band as been doing of late they have discovered a winning formula: Set up shop in a city like Brooklyn, London, Minneapolis, or Denver and let the fans come to you – and come they will, ready to party.

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Craig Finn – March 7th – Gothic Theatre

Estimated read time 2 min read

Craig Finn took the stage on Tuesday night before a largely receptive and rapidly filling room at The Gothic. Though most of the fans were not out expressly to see Finn, there were lots of hoots and fists in the air as he kicked off the set with “Western Pier” from his 2012 debut solo LP ‘Clear Heart Full Eyes.’ It was short but sweet set that highlighted material from each of his records, along with his upcoming LP, and Finn delivered a memorable performance for those in the know, and those just getting turned on.

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The Riot Fest Denver 2016 Lineup is Looking Pretty Awesome

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Denver Day of Rock – May 24th – 16th Street Mall

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The 2014 edition of the Denver Day of Rock boasted one of it’s best line-ups to date and despite the threat of rain lingering for much of the afternoon the heavens didn’t open up until almost exactly when the festival was wrapping up. Throughout the day stand-out performances were the norm, but the Blues of Austin Young Band, the barroom Rock of The Hold Steady, and the vintage Funk and Soul of Monophonics really stole the show.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Denver Day of Rock – Downtown Denver – Saturday May 24th

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In 2013, over 100,000 people listened to over 25 bands at the 5th annual Denver Day Of Rock. 2014 promises to be bigger and better than ever with acts like The Hold Steady, Monophonics, Black Joe Lewis, The Wallflowers and a plethora of vendors, food trucks, and interactive booths. Do yourself and the kids a favor and check out this fun — FREE — festival!

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Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls – October 9th – The Ogden

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Last Wednesday Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls turned The Ogden Theatre into a Punk Rock church as a nearly full house sang along, pumped their fists and generally swooned as Turner and his band serenaded them for 90 minutes. There were teens moved from their angst by Turner’s lyrics and buttoned up 9-to-5ers who had recently become hooked on his Folk-Punk, dancing right alongside 30 somethings who clearly had been fans of Turner’s Post-Hardcore project, Million Dead. Somehow it all seemed to work perfectly.

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Craig Finn – February 13th – The Larimer Lounge

Estimated read time 5 min read

The Larimer Lounge was packed with longtime Craig Finn fans on Monday night and the The Hold Steady frontman didn’t disappoint as he and his band Some Guns ran through a nearly 2 hour set that featured every song off his new record “Clear Heart Full Eyes” and a bunch of unreleased tunes. It was one of the better shows we’ve seen at the Larimer in a long time and reminded us yet again why we love The Hold Steady, Lifter Puller, and just about anything else this guy touches.