BLVD
This Denver rock trio fuses punk, bluegrass and pop. Their self-titled 2004 CD has shades of The Smiths, Simple Minds and Wall of Voodoo. Saturday at The Toad Tavern, 5302 S. Federal Circle, Littleton. 9 p.m. $3.
SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB
The alt-country-punk band plays Bender’s 13th Ave. Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave., Saturday during West Memphis Three Awareness Day highlighting the controversial conviction 12 years ago of three Arkansas teens on murder charges. With Cephalic Carnage and Born in the Flood. 9 p.m. $15.
AMERICAN RELAY
This blues-rock duo opens an afternoon show Saturday at the Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. With Aquasonics and The Orangu-Tones. 3 p.m. $5.
FORGOTTEN PRIDE
With a revamped membership, this band is cranking out guttural metal influenced by Tool and Pantera. Look for new material from an album they’re working on. Saturday at the Ogden Theater, 935 East Colfax Ave. With October Episode, Anadies, DDC and Lexen. 7 p.m. All ages. $6.
YELLOW SECOND
This Denver power-pop band opens for Circa Survive with the Kentucky alt-rock outfit Emanuel and the Incubus-loving Arizona band Eta Carinae. Tuesday at Rock Island, 1614 15th St. 7:30 p.m. All ages. $8-$10.
– Elana Ashanti Jefferson
Reach the writer at 303-820-1957 or ejefferson@denverpost.com.
