Sunday night was a strange one to be at Summit Music Hall. In front of the venue, the overflow from the neighboring Sports Column suspiciously eyed smokers awaiting the music next door. Inside, a crowd of punk fans grew impatient for the music to start as the 49ers’ promising 3rd-quarter rally dissolved on a projection screen.

Plenty of bands can wrap dark lyrical content in a Splenda-sweet, pop-rock package, but Ben Folds Five is among the best at this musical feat.

Born in the Flood’s show at the Gothic Theatre on Friday night was a rather odd but nonetheless beautiful hybrid of reunion and reintroduction, because it felt almost as though it ran in reverse order.

DeVotchKa with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, on Thursday, 9/20/12. Photos and review of the concert in Morrison, Colorado with the Airborne Toxic Event.

Florence + the Machine at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Wednesday, 7/25/12. Photos and review of the concert with the Walkmen.

Rocky Votalato at the Hi-Dive on 6/6/12. Review of the concert with Lizzie Huffman and CallMeKat.

Rodrigo y Gabriela at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Photos and review of the concert.

Explosions in the Sky at the Boulder Theater on April 5, 2012. Photos and review of the concert.

Photos and review of Woven Hand and Michael Gira of Swans at the Oriental Theater in Denver, Colorado

Photos and review of Atmosphere, Common and more at Red Rocks Amphitheatre for the first-ever Winter on the Rocks