LOCAL SCENE
That whooshing you heard wasn t Santa, it
was the sound of national bands vacating
Denver this week. Don t feel bad most touring
bands stay home the last week of December.
Into that vacuum pours our best local music:
Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots
If you like your holiday cheer ladled with
100-proof gothic country, you ll love this excellent
lineup. The winner of the Denver
Post s 2006 Underground Music Poll will be
joined by Reverend Deadeye, Bad Luck City,
Paint Saints and Sputnik Slovenia tonight at
the Larimer Lounge s holiday party. 2721 Larimer
St. 8 p.m. $10.
Nina Storey
Boulder singer-songwriter Storey, Melissa
Ivey Band and the Fox Theatre team up tonight
to help the homeless. Feel good about
rocking out as you donate new or used
coats, gloves, hats, etc. to the Boulder Shelter
for the Homeless. Everyone who donates
will receive two raffle tickets to win passes
to any Fox show in 2007. 1135 13th St. 8:30
p.m. all ages, $12.
Tom Waits Christmas Show
What better way to stumble into Christmas
than with Tom Waits? asks John Common.
He will unite other Mile High City luminaries
for the Rain Dogs Tom Waits
tribute, Saturday at the Mercury Café. Also
up: Eli Mishkin (Hot IQs), Angie Stevens,
Josh Novak, Adam Lancaster (Morning After
Records), Marty Jones, Corey Teruya
and many others. 2199 California St. 9 p.m.
$10.
The Orangu-Tones
Catch the final Denver-area show from
these garage-rockabilly masters at their annual
Christmas toga party. That s right: After
this they re only playing two more shows
(in Austin, Texas, no less) before disbanding
permanently. Saturday at the Skylark
Lounge. 140 S. Broadway. 9 p.m. $5.
Jason Vigil
Fadó Irish Pub hosts a two-night stint with
this songwriter, who recently hosted a
sold-out CD release show at the Walnut
Room and is coming off a second-round victory
in the BODOG Battle of the Bands at
the Gothic Theatre. Tonight-Saturday, 1735
19th St. 10 p.m. Free.
Denver Art Rock Collective
A fistful of art rockers takes over the Larimer
Lounge tomorrow night for the Denver
Art Rock Collective s Christmas Party. For
$5 you can take in New Ancient Astronauts,
the Inactivists, Amphibious Jones, Yerkish,
66% of A.F. (two-thirds of Action Friend),
Prolly and Abbie Norm. That s less than $1
per band! 6 p.m. 2127 Larimer St.
Visit denverpost.com/podcasts for Ricardo
Baca s interviews with John Common and
The Orangu-Tones.
Staff writer John Wenzel can be reached at
303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com.
ON SALE SATURDAY
The Rat Pack is Back|TRIBUTE SHOW|FEB. 22|Paramount Theatre, $29.50-$49.50, Ticketmaster
JUST PUT ON SALE
Junior Brown|COUNTRY-ROCK|JAN. 10|Soiled Dove Underground, $20, Vendini.com
Concert for Kids feat. Bill Engvall| COUNTRY-COMEDY|JAN. 17|Fillmore Auditorium, $37.75-$60, Ticketmaster
Jolie Holland|INDIE-FOLK|JAN. 17| Soiled Dove Underground, $15-$22.50, Vendini.com
Three Days Grace, Buck Cherry|ALT- ROCK|FEB. 5|Ogden Theatre, $25, TicketWeb
“Legends” feat. Joan Collins, Linda Evans|STAGE COMEDY|FEB. 6-18|Buell Theatre, $15-$60, 800-641-1222 or denvercenter.org
Camera Obscura|INDIE POP|FEB. 8| Bluebird Theater, $13.50, TicketWeb
Carbon Leaf|CELTIC-INFLUENCED ROCK |FEB. 9|Bluebird Theater, $13.50, TicketWeb
Dr. John|BLUES/ROCK|FEB. 17|Soiled Dove Underground, $20-$60, Vendini.com
Pete Yorn|SINGER-SONGWRITER|FEB. 23|Ogden Theatre, $20, TicketWeb
George Clinton & Parliament Funka-delic|FUNK|FEB. 24|Ogden Theatre, $25, TicketWeb
The Autumn Defense|ROOTS-POP| FEB. 24|Soiled Dove Underground, $12-$20, Vendini.com
Bo Diddley|ROCK/BLUES|MARCH 2| Soiled Dove Underground, $20-$40, Vendini.com
Stomp|PERCUSSIVE STAGE SHOW| MARCH 6-10|Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, $36-$38, LCTix.com
TV on the Radio|INDIE ROCK|MARCH 20|Ogden Theatre, $20, TicketWeb
Gym Class Heroes|INDIE HIP-HOP| MARCH 20|Gothic Theatre, $15, Ticketmaster
Electric Six|DANCE-ROCK|APRIL 28| Bluebird Theater, $16.25, TicketWeb
Greeley Stampede Series feat. Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Lonestar and others|POP COUNTRY|JUNE 22-JULY 4|Island Grove Regional Park, $25 for two nights, GreeleyStampede.org
ON SALE NOW
“All Shook Up”|BROADWAY MUSICAL| TODAY-DEC. 31|Buell Theatre, $15-$65, Ticketmaster
etown with Rickie Lee Jones, Chris Smither|SINGER-SONGWRITER|THURSDAY|Boulder Theater, $25, all ages, boulder theater.com
Rose Hill Drive|EMO/POP|DEC. 30-31|Boulder Theater, $18 or $40 for both nights, all ages, bouldertheater.com
DeVotchKa|GYPSY-PUNK/FOLK|DEC. 30-31|Ogden Theatre, $21.25-$36.25, TicketWeb
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Transitus, Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots |GOTHIC COUNTRY|DEC. 30-31|Bluebird Theater, $12, TicketWeb
Big Head Todd and the Monsters|POP-ROCK|DEC. 31|Paramount Theatre, $55, Ticketmaster
Joe Bonamassa|GUITARIST|JAN. 1|Bluebird Theater, $19, TicketWeb
Leon Russell|ROCK/COUNTRY/BLUES|JAN. 1|Bluebird Theater, $25, TicketWeb
Tech N9ne|HIP-HOP|JAN. 6|Fillmore Auditorium, $25, Ticketmaster
Fall Out Boy|POP-PUNK|JAN. 8|Fillmore Auditorium, $30, Ticketmaster
Randy Newman|SONGWRITER|JAN. 8-9, 12-13|Lincoln Center, $38-$40, tickets at the door
“Hairspray”|MUSICAL THEATER|JAN. 9-14|Buell Theater, $23-$62, denver center.org
Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffith|REGGAE|JAN. 11|Gothic Theatre, $10, TicketWeb
My Morning Jacket, Elvis Perkins|ROCK|JAN. 12-13|Ogden, $25, Ticketweb
Jamie Foxx|R&B/VOCAL|JAN. 13|Lecture Hall at Colorado Convention Center, $49.75-$69.75, Ticketmaster
The Gourds|COUNTRY-ROCK|JAN. 13|Gothic Theatre, $14, Ticketmaster
etown with Dan Zanes and La Cumbiamba eNeYe|ECLECTIC/RADIO SHOW |JAN. 14|Boulder Theater, $15, all ages, bouldertheater.com
The Chieftans|IRISH FOLK|JAN. 16|Paramount Theatre, $44.50-$64.50, Ticketmaster
