Country

Colorado summer concert guide: Nine Inch Nails, Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne and more

Pretty Lights @ 1stBank Center 12/30/11

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.



Country singer George Jones dead at 81

George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today," has died. He was 81. Jones died Friday, April 26, 2013 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure, according to his publicist Kirt Webster. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets has died. He was 81.



Needtobreathe at the Ogden Theatre, 4-25-13 (photos, review)

NEEDTOBREATE with Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

Bear Rinehart’s unique voice was front and center in the second of two shows Needtobreathe played at the Ogden Theatre in Denver.



Lucero at the Bluebird Theater, 4-18-13 (photos, review)

Lucero @ The Bluebird Theater

Lucero kicked off a three-night run at the Bluebird Theater on Thursday. The band’s signature blend of southern Memphis rock shines brightest in Denver, a city that brings out Lucero’s best.



Drive-By Truckers at the Boulder Theater, 4-12-13 (photos, review)

Drive By Truckers @ The Boulder Theater

Only the Drive-by Truckers can bring so much whiskey-soaked songs of the southland to one venue.



Listen to the Brad Paisley and LL Cool J song, “Accidental Racist” — if you dare

Brad Paisley @ Pepsi Center 1.21.2012

We can now say we live in a world where a Brad Paisley and LL Cool J song exists. Listen to the track, “Accidental Racist” that’s already received some backlash on the web.



Steal This Track: Jeffrey Wentworth Stevens and Saturn Cowboys

Jeffrey Wentworth Stevens is releasing his EP on a button that plays MP3s.

Happy Monday, thieves. This week we’ve got a couple of Colorado tracks for you to rip off, including ambient soundscapes from Jeffrey Wentworth Stevens and rowdy roots rock from Saturn Cowboys. In December, we brought you LONG E, short e, a cassette tape collaboration from Hot IQ’s Eli Mishkin and Jeffrey Wentworth Stevens, whose musical resume includes Morriconez, Wentworth-Kersey, and George & Caplin. Well, ever prolific, JWS is set to release a solo work, entitled “The Holy Dogs of Other Days.” As with LONG E, [...]



The Keith Urban tour stops at Red Rocks in August

Keith Urban @ Pepsi Center 10/11/10

In 2011 when Keith Urban played at the Pepsi Center, he was humble enough to leave the stage, shake hands with fans and even talked about his early days playing the Grizzly Rose.



Photos: Low at the Ethical Culture Concert Hall in New York City

LOW @ Society for Ethical Culture Concert Hall

A day after the release of Low’s 10th studio album “The Invisible Way,” the band performed at the Ethical Culture Concert Hall in New York City.



SXSW 2013 Thursday review: Diamond Rugs, Thee Oh Sees, a party at Willie Nelson’s ranch and more

SXSW 2013 - Day 2

On the second full-on day of SXSW 2013, fans and industry alike were finding their gait, so why not have a more laid back day at Willie Nelson’s ranch?