The event has long been a signal of summer’s start, and here are our five don’t-misses for this year’s Five Points Jazz Festival.

When the lyrics to Prince’s “Screwdriver” flashed across the Ogden Theatre, “People pay money for the rock and roll,” the phrase rang all too true.

Some musical experiences are like gifts to all involved — the artist, subject and audience — and “The Lomax Project” certainly has that potential.

Prince’s intimate club tour excited many, but at $250 a ticket it only excited Denver enough to sell out one of four shows.

Legendary rock promoter Barry Fey committed suicide on Sunday, according to the Arapahoe County Coroner.

Colorado music festivals cover the spectrum in 2013. They range from the traditional (Telluride Bluegrass) to the neighborhoody (our own Underground Music Showcase); from the national touring kind (Warped Tour) to the mountain rave-y kind (Sonic Bloom); from the down-home country kind (Greeley Stampede) to the hoity industry kind (FMQB Triple A Conference).

When Colorado governor John Hickenlooper opened an email with the news of Barry Fey’s death on Sunday, it took a few seconds to register.

The producer who made Colorado a destination for the biggest names in music died Sunday. Barry Fey was 73.

Use our heavily curated lists (, pop, rock, folk/jam, hip-hop, electronic, local, country and more) to help you navigate this summer’s already-crowded live-music landscape.

Family of the Year makes music that is as earnest as it is infectious. Regardless of its more pop-oriented past, the indie folk band is among the nu-wave of happy folksters (the Lumineers, Mumford, et al.) that people either love or hate.