There's going to be another party on the 2700 block of Larimer Street tonight. PBR is presenting an art show and a block party at the Larimer Lounge and Meadowlark, featuring pieces on display from local artists and music from local bands and DJs. If the idea of seeing a variety of local artists and musicians isn't enough incentive to come out, the whole event is free! The

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The Fillmore Auditorium hosted two acts Wednesday night that performed a delightful blend of world influenced music. It was all presented in a way that had a certain familiarity - I knew I was hearing music that was fantastically different, though it never sounded shockingly foreign. I suppose that was due to the respective artists' ability to meld international sounds

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Although I'll admit I wasn't the most familiar with the bands playing at the Hi-Dive Monday night, my curiosity coupled with the ever-present urge to see live shows once again drew me out to a concert venue. It was a good opportunity to catch an international band with a lot of buzz and see two more new-to-me local acts live. Now that it's all said and done, it was definitely

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It seems I've been going to the Hi-Dive a lot lately, and that's the case again tonight. It just so happens that they've had a string of good shows that I've wanted to check out, so I keep finding myself back there. Once again, I'll be starting the week off at the Hi-Dive, this time to check out some international and local indie rock. The headliner tonight is a duo from

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Lately, most of my time spent with music has been focused on the here and now. I've been hopping from show to show, trying to make sense of the current local music scene while at the same time keeping an eye out for what's coming next. Because of that, I haven't spent much time listening to music from the past, so I was feeling extra nostalgic all day Saturday in anticipation

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It's another pleasant Saturday in Denver and tonight there will be no shortage of live music options to check out. If you are looking to support local music tonight you'll have to make a few tough decisions, because there are many events happening that all include quality local talent. You could head to the Bluebird Theater and catch local indie rockers Mercuria and the Gem

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If you haven't heard about the funk scene at Cervantes' yet, well that's too bad, because the scene is pretty much full. OK, so maybe it isn't quite full, but it's getting there. I've been checking out funk shows at Cervantes' ever since I found out they existed - which was only a little over two months ago. In that time, I've seen larger and larger crowds come out to join

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Denver funk fans, make note: If you haven't checked it out yet, there is quite the funk scene going on at Cervantes' Other Side. Lately, they been bringing in heavy hitters in the funk genre, supporting both local and national funk acts. Just in the past couple months they've brought in national names like Breakestra, Orgone, The Funk Ark, Empresarios, as well as local names

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I went back to the Hi-Dive again Monday night, this time to catch some local, national and international electronic music acts. This concert had been on my calendar for a while, and when the time finally came I figured some chillwave and dreampop on the more mellow side would be a good way to usher in a new week and spend an early autumn night. I wasn't sure what the turnout

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