It’s a beautiful week here in the Denver metro! Weather’s getting better, days are about to get longer, and we’ve got some excellent shows on deck this week—here are my highlights:
Progressive metal giants Dream Theater have arrived in Denver to shred the roof off of the Mission Ballroom on 3/6. They’re celebrating their 40th year as a band together, and the original lineup will be on stage to melt faces for a full evening, including their legendary drummer (and all-around incredible guy) Mike Portnoy. This will be a very special evening, so don’t miss it!
Washington, D.C.’s Oh He Dead are coming to Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox for a fabulous two-night run in celebration of their third full-length album release, Ugly. Known for their high-energy performance and unbelievably soulful grooves, everyone will need to have their dancing shoes on for this one.
The biggest bit of Denver music news this week — Red Rocks is BACK! To kick off the best part of concert season in Denver, the heavy hitters have been called in: Gramatik’s bringing the New York bangers, and he’ll have ZINGARA, The Funk Hunters ft. Chali 2na and The Sponges all with him to keep Red Rocks plenty warm no matter how cold it might be out there.
Get out there and see some shows this week! The rest of the concerts are down below, and as always stay in the know about Denver’s music scene with 303 Magazine.
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The Black Box
3/6—Bass Revolution
3/7—Inspect3r with Soukii and Bush Kraft
3/8—Nookie with Mister Shifter and Goreteks
3/11—JoeBig with WxstedFxntxsy, Mick Jeets, Leumas and Spanky
The Black Box Lounge
3/6—Hokage with Dotson, Magni, Modi and Hivemind
3/7—Brightwing with MC Jumanji, Sin7, Nervouz Syztem, Adam Hester and Prana
3/8—Faded Lazer with Evasive, Dumbsteppaz and Ghost
The Black Buzzard at Oskar Blues
3/6—Jehry Robinson with Albeez 4 Sheez, Widow and Don Megatron
3/8—Flower Head with Alive Alone, Hollow Head and Frog Team
The Bluebird Theater
3/5—Donavon Frankenreiter with Iris & The Shade
3/6—Notd with Blusher
3/6—Drake White with Cody Cozz
3/8—Reverend Horton Heat with Black Joe Lewis and Pinata Protest
3/9—Reverend Horton Heat with Black Joe Lewis and Pinata Protest
Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
3/6—Sahbabii with Che
3/8—Sunny Rave
Cervantes’ Other Side
3/5—Annie In The Water with Vada and Polysanto
3/6—Rich Amiri with Swapa
3/7—Artikal Sound System with Sitting On Saturn and Betaray
3/8—DC The Don with Christ Cart3r
3/9—ian
The Church
3/6—Troyboi
3/7—Flight Facilities
Club Vinyl
3/7—The Bordas Brothers
3/7—Yunit. X Inaktiv X Slyckz
3/8—Blackchild
3/8—Poolside
Dazzle
3/5—Yellowjackets (2 Sets)
3/6—Good Trouble
3/6—Piano Lounge: Ron Jolly
3/7—Dotsero
3/7—Nu Bass Theory
3/7—Piano Lounge: Jordan Lovinger & Daniel Steele
3/8—Hazel Miller Quartet
3/8—Piano Lounge: DZIRAE GOLD & Solomon Chapman
3/9—Nani Vazana
3/10—Domi Edson Trio
3/11—Enion Pelta Band
Globe Hall
3/5—Shadowgrass
3/6—Shadowgrass
3/7—Heavy Diamond Ring with Megan Burtt
3/8—Geographer with Lily Kershaw
3/9—School Of Rock
3/11—DWLLRS with Doan
Goosetown Tavern
3/7—Bridge Down with Alive At Nine and Hailes Ghost
3/8—Brandywine with Jules Frantic and Future Druug
3/8—Kleiman
The Gothic Theatre
3/6—Chat Pile with Gouge Away and Nightosphere
3/7—Catch Your Breath with Archers, The Funeral Portrait and If Not For Me
3/9—Ensiferum with Korpiklaani, Trollfest and Nini
3/10—Lime Cordiale with The Orphan, The Poet
3/11—Intervals with Vola and Arch Echo
The Grizzly Rose
3/7—Braxton Keith with Chandler Pearson
Herb’s
3/5—Hump Day Funk Jam
3/6—Cocktail Revolution
3/7—Jewel & The Rough
3/8—Jewel & The Rough
3/9—Venus Cruz
3/10—Randy Ricks & The Rescue Dogs
3/11—B3 Jazz Jam
Hi-Dive
3/5—Glixen with She’s Green and After
3/6—Palomino Blond with High., moonpool and Blackberry Crush
3/7—Mind’s Eye with Cathedral Bells and Brūha
3/8—Almanac Man with Only Echoes, Burning Sister and Shewolf
3/9—Crush of Souls with Plague Garden and Weathered Statues
Larimer Lounge
3/5—Winona Fighter with Summer Star
3/6—Heartstrings with Danny Olson, With Love and Brave The Storm
3/7—Radio Blaster with Horseboat and Jumpin’ At Shadows
3/7—Sparkle with Mick Jeets, Gano and SK8RADE
3/7—Laurence Guy with Enmeshed St. Mike and AGXXISTENCE
3/8—Underground Springhouse with The Dirty Turkeys
3/8—Two Under with DJ Marvel and Oblivion
3/8—El Santo and The Mean Machine with Her Mans and Ignyte B2B Alessio
3/9—The Valleymen with The Details, Bobby Guard and CHUCK
3/10—Goody Grace
Lost Lake
3/5—Finom with Brother Bird and Seattle Kay
3/6—Liver Down The River with The Deer Creek Sharp Shooters and Erik Hill
3/7—Call Me Karizma with Time To Waste
3/8—LØLØ with GUS
3/9—Color Field with Third Turn and Squash
Marquis Theater
3/5—Spy
3/7—Fredo Bang
3/8—Incendiary
3/10—Pom Pom Squad
3/11—Neriah
Meow Wolf
3/8—The Hails with Never Ending Fall and The Thing With Feathers
3/8—Last Dinosaurs with Tipling Rock and Jasper Bones
3/8—Confidence Man with veggi
Mission Ballroom
3/6—Dream Theater
3/7—Sullivan King with Vastive, RZRKT b2b CELO and Kliptic b2b VRG
3/8—Sullivan King with MitiS, Grabbitz and Bella Renee
Nocturne
3/5—The Ben Markley Trio
3/6—The Annie Booth Trio
3/7—The David Mesquitic Quintet
3/8—The Briana Harris Quartet
The Ogden Theatre
3/6—Michael Marcagi with Ashley Kutcher
3/7—Artifakts with Pheel., Mantra Sounds, Indobeats and Mocha
3/10—Soccer Mommy with Hana Vu
3/11—Alexandra Kay
Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
3/7—Oh He Dead
3/8—Oh He Dead
The Oriental Theater
3/6—Talib Kweli
3/8—Helmet
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
3/8—Gramatik with ZINGARA, The Funk Hunters ft. Chali 2na and The Sponges
Roxy Broadway
3/7—Vinyll Nation
3/8—Many Mountains
3/8—Kayla & The Rays
Roxy Theatre
3/7—Qoncert Weekend
3/8—In The City
Seventh Circle Music Collective
3/7—Surprise Soup with Scorplings and Slug City
3/8—Now if Ever with Mortadeum, Cologne and Toe 2 Toe
3/9—Writheinfear with Crypts of Golgotha, Contorted Self and Accustomed To Suffering
Skylark Lounge
3/7—Mike Clark & The Sugar Sounds with Roma Ransom
3/8—Satellite Pilot with Fresh Fruit! and Jaguar Stevens
3/9—Bent Brothers with D.W. Doucet and Silver West
3/11—Holy Pinto with Viewfinder and Overhang
Summit
3/7—Emo Nite
3/8—Lil Texas
3/8—Comeback Kid
Temple
3/7—Sam Feldt
3/8—Moonlght