Tag: Music
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Longmont Symphony Orchestra hosts seniors in memory care for dress rehearsal performance
About six hours before the Longmont Symphony Orchestra was set to perform Brahms’ Violin Concerto for a audience of some-900 people Saturday night, the ensemble held a performance for a far smaller crowd. In the same auditorium as its performance later in the evening, the orchestra hosted about 10 people in memory care at Balfour…
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22 recently announced shows push Red Rocks 2026 calendar to 39 events and counting
With only three concerts left for the Red Rocks Amphitheatre 2025 season, it’s no surprise the 2026 event list is growing fast. In our latest update, we highlight 22 more shows that are now on the calendar for next year, bringing the running total to 39 events. New additions since our last report on October…
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Massive vinyl record event set to return to Colorado Springs
The Colorado Record Show, Southern Colorado’s largest vinyl record event, is returning to Colorado Springs on Nov. 22, set to take place at the Antlers Hotel. The event will include around 100 tables filled with records, CDs, cassettes, posters, music memorabilia, and more from vendors all around the state. According to the Colorado Record Show…
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Historic show planned for Red Rocks in 2026 as iconic rock band takes the stage
A historic show is set to take place at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in April of 2026, when the popular rock band Sublime takes the stage to play their self-titled album in its entirety in front of an audience for the first time. Released in 1996 as the band’s third studio album, it includes hits like…
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deadmau5 bringing new stage design, music and free meet-and-greets to two-day Red Rocks run
While Joel Zimmerman — better known as the man under the signature mouse helmet and moniker, ‘deadmau5’ — is making a familiar return to Red Rocks for two nights, Nov. 7th and 8th, he will be missing an iconic piece of his act. Zimmerman has officially retired, ‘the Cube’, an elevated, LED-paneled, rotating stage that…
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New Springsteen film worth a watch but doesn’t match level of the book it’s based on
By Steven Hayward, Special to The Gazette One of the great detours of contemporary music was made by Bruce Springsteen in the late 1970s. Fresh off a massive tour following his double album, “The River,” Springsteen eschewed a return to the studio, opting instead to move back to New Jersey where he rented a drab…
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Army vet builds Nashville alternative for Mountain West country artists
Colorado singer-songwriter and guitar slinger Michael Swett may live in Colorado Springs, but his roots run deep in the South. Born and raised in North Carolina, he soaked in the country-infused southern rock sounds of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot and Marshall Tucker. After years playing hard rock and metal, Swett returned to his musical roots when…
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Turnstile Kicks Off New Denver Venue Under I-70
What does the Interstate 70 viaduct next to the Denver Coliseum bring to mind? Maybe a column of brake lights. Or the smell of the Stock Show. But this week, those might be replaced by memories of pounding rhythms, screaming guitar solos and a chorus of thousands. On Tuesday, Turnstile, the Baltimore band with hardcore…
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Four-time Grammy-winner announces upcoming 4th of July show in Denver
Nowadays, it’s probably difficult to find many people in the United States who haven’t heard the hit song ‘Thinking Out Loud‘ – it’s been played at weddings for close to a decade and won two Grammys in 2016, including ‘Song of the Year.’ Coloradans will now have a chance to see if performed live, as…