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Shane Smith & the Saints – May 7th – Red Rocks Amphitheater

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Shane Smith & the Saints lit up Red Rocks with their second headlining show in as many years, marking a triumphant return to the iconic venue. The last time I saw them perform at Red Rocks, they were supporting Lucero in a subdued atmosphere dictated by COVID restrictions. It was a limited capacity, and limited frills show. Fast forward a few years, and they’ve transformed into a powerhouse act, selling out the venue with ease and delivering a performance that left the crowd on the fire on a cold spring night in Colorado.

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John Hiatt – August 13th – Denver Botanic Gardens

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Last Tuesday night, Denver Botanic Gardens played host to a true legend of the songwriting world, Mr. John Hiatt. Hiatt, who was one of the pioneers who broke down the barriers between Country, Rock, and Pop, has been producing consistently strong material since his first release way back in 1974 and he proved he can still command attention with just an acoustic guitar, a harmonica, and his voice.

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Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers – August 8th – Denver Botanic Gardens

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The Botanic Gardens was beautiful on Monday night. Though storms swirled nearby, not a drop of rain fell on the gardens and the crowd was linen clad and ready for some great music. Though there was a smattering of younger faces in the bowl, the vast majority of the audience was over 40 and sat back, wine glass in hand, to enjoy some adult contemporary hits from the late 80’s and early 90’s. Boy, were they in for a surprise.

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Jackie Greene – June 20th – Gothic Theatre

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Last Friday night The Gothic Theatre was the place to be for good ol’ fashioned Americana Rock-n-Roll. Jackie Greene was in the house and while he didn’t bring the hippest and youngest crowd in town out to see him perform, his fans are loyal and passionate. There was plenty of elbow room to move and dance on the floor of the Art Deco theater but it by no means felt empty as aging Deadheads put back their whiskey shots and puffed joints while their more conservative contemporaries pretended not to notice.

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Eagles – October 5th – The Pepsi Center

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If you were to select critically important attributes of a Rock band they would include things like great vocalists, great guitarists, great songwriters and of course plenty of hits and quite simply the Eagles had it all . . . and on Saturday night at The Pepsi Center they proved they still do. It was a tame and relatively “buttoned-up” crowd, but when the band took the stage it was deafening in the big room. There was a lot of pent-up energy that was showered on the stage over the course of the three hour performance.

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Bruce Hornsby – August 30th – Denver Botanic Gardens

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A crowd peppered mainly with 30 something couples and high-spirited baby boomers settled in on the lawn of the Denver Botanic Gardens Thursday night by draping blankets and uncorking bottles of wine. The well-dressed group seemed eager to enjoy the smooth sounds of Nicki Bluhm and the freewheeling Bruce Hornsby. The heat of the day had subsided and a few gray clouds slowly rolled in at this urban, yet intimate, location. The gathering had energy and seemed ready to party, in that loafers and khaki shorts kind of way.

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Mason Jennings Talks Minnesota & His Inner Metalhead

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AEG Live, 88.5 KGNU, Radio 1190 and Blackspy present Mason Jennings live this Thursday, May 10th and Friday, May 11th at The Soiled Dove. Jennings took the time to chat with Listen Up Denver! recently about his appreciation for contrast, cooking as a metaphor for songwriting, and exactly what his inner “metalhead” child would think of him today. In the end we walked away with some interesting insights in this prolific songwriter and we are very excited for his two night stand this week!