Tickets
CANCELED
Lily Allen|BRITISH POP|MAY 21|Ogden Theatre, $22, Ticketmaster
VENUE CHANGE
Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band|COUNTRY-ROCK|MAY 31|Fillmore Auditorium, $39.50, Ticketmaster
ON SALE TODAY
Josh Blue|COMEDY|JULY 13|Paramount Theatre, $27.50, TicketHorse.com
Trancegression Festival feat. Disco Biscuits, Umphrey’s McGee, the Pharcyde, Blackalicious|JAM BAND/HIP-
HOP|JULY 14-15|Copper Mountain Resort, $20-$65, all ages, Ticketmaster
Dolores O’Riordan|ALT-POP|JULY 17|Gothic Theatre, $35, Ticketmaster
ON SALE SATURDAY
Paulina Rubio|LATINO POP|JUNE 10|Paramount Theatre, $39.50-$49.50, Ticketmaster
104.3’s Summer Fest feat. Brian Culbertson, Guitars & Saxes, others|SMOOTH JAZZ|JUNE 23|Coors Amphitheatre, $32.50-$79.50, Ticketmaster
Hawthorne Heights|EMO|JULY 1|Gothic Theatre, $20, Ticketmaster
Uprising Festival feat. Third Day, Jars of Clay, Mercy Me|CHRISTIAN POP-ROCK|JULY 7|Coors Amphitheatre, $24-$59, Ticketmaster
Ice-T|HIP-HOP|JULY 20|Gothic Theatre, $28, Ticketmaster
The Fray|POP-ROCK|AUG. 6|Red Rocks Amphitheatre, third show just added, $35.50, Ticketmaster
The Detroit Cobras|RETRO ROCK |AUG. 24|Bluebird Theater, $12, Ticketmaster
Weird Al Yankovic|PARODY MUSIC|AUG. 31|Coors Amphitheatre, $29.50-$49.50, Ticketmaster
B.B. King Blues festival feat. B.B. King, Al Green, Etta James|BLUES/SOUL|SEPT. 1|Red Rocks Amphitheatre, $49-$89, Ticketmaster
JUST PUT ON SALE
Jock Bartley (of Firefall)|SINGER-SONGWRITER|MAY 4|Soiled Dove Underground, $10-$15, Vendini.com 106.7 KBPI Birthday Bash feat.
Static-X, Hellyeah|METAL|MAY 29 |Fillmore Auditorium, $20, Ticketmaster
Michael McDonald|POP/VOCAL|JUNE 8|Coors Amphitheatre, $40-$50, Ticketmaster
Abba|POP|JULY 27|Red Rocks Amphitheatre, $26, Ticketmaster
ON SALE NOW
Say Anything, Saves the Day|POP PUNK|TODAY|Gothic Theatre, $17, Ticketmaster
Sean Lennon|POP-ROCK|SATURDAY|Bluebird Theater, $20, Ticketmaster
Relient K|POP-PUNK|SATURDAY|Fillmore Auditorium, $17, Ticketmaster
The Decemberists|INDIE ROCK|SUNDAY|Fillmore Auditorium, $15, Ticketmaster
Brazilian Girls|INDIE/ECLECTIC|SUNDAY|Aggie Theatre, $15, Ticketmaster
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists|INDIE/PUNK|SUNDAY|Gothic Theatre, $15, Ticketmaster
Goldie Hawn|TALK|MONDAY|Buell Theatre, $46-$115, eventsunlimited.com
Josh Kelley, Alexa Wilkinson|SINGER-SONGWRITER|TUESDAY|Soiled Dove Underground, $15-$22.50, Vendini.com
Nas|HIP-HOP|WEDNESDAY|Fillmore Auditorium, $35, Ticketmaster
Victor Wooten|JAZZ/BLUEGRASS|THURSDAY|Fox Theatre, $25,foxtheatre.com
Gov’t Mule|ROCK|THURSDAY-APRIL 27|Fillmore Auditorium, $25-$40, Ticketmaster
Chelsea Handler|STAND-UP COMEDY|APRIL 27-28|Comedy Works, $30,comedyworks.com
Natalie Cole|VOCAL/R&B|APRIL 27 |Buell Theatre, $29-$100, Ticketmaster
Stone Sour, Shadows Fall, Lacuna Coil|NU-METAL|APRIL 28|Fillmore Auditorium, $28, Ticketmaster
Electric Six|DANCE-ROCK|APRIL 28|Bluebird Theater, $16.25, TicketWeb
Black Sabbath, Dio|HEAVY METAL|APRIL 29|Broomfield Event Center, $39-$49, broomfieldeventcenter.com
Jet, The Virgins|POP-ROCK|APRIL 29 |Gothic Theatre, $22.50, Ticketmaster
Taylor Hicks|POP/VOCAL|APRIL 29 |Paramount Theatre, $39.50-$59.50, Ticketmaster
Rodrigo y Gabriela|GUITAR/FOLK |MAY 1|Ogden, $20, Ticketmaster
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Clubs
Dubfire puts Deep Dish in the cupboard (for now) for solo DJ gig at Vinyl
Sometimes being at the top just isn’t enough.
As one half of DJ and producing duo Deep Dish, Dubfire won a Grammy Award in 2002 for his work remixing Dido’s “Thank You.” Songs by Madonna, The Rolling Stones and Justin Timberlake have also gotten the Deep Dish treatment. Deep Dish released a critically acclaimed album of originals, 1998’s “Junk Science.” They’re one of the most famous American electronic-music artists in the world.
And last year Sharam, Dubfire’s partner in Deep Dish, recorded a solo live set for the prestigious Global Underground label.
Now it’s Dubfire’s turn to shine. His own Global Underground album, “GU031: Taipei” hit the streets April 10, and now he’s on tour in the real-life global underground. He makes a Denver stop at Vinyl (1082 Broadway) on Saturday.
The album’s digital release on April 3 debuted at no. 1 on the iTunes electronic-music download chart.
The physical album dropped April 10 and Dubfire – a.k.a. Ali Shirazinia – fondly recalls the CD-release party at Scores in New York City.
Scores is a strip club. An upscale strip club, true, but it’s certainly a unique venue for a big-name release party.
“It was something we all brainstormed as an alternative to the typical CD-release party, which is at a lot of familiar venues in New York,” says Shirazinia. “We figured a lot of the PR people we were inviting would be sick of the same four walls.”
It proved a hit.
“We were pleasantly surprised to see everyone we invited RSVP because they wanted to see if we could pull it off,” he says. “It was good – the music I play was conducive to the strip club environment. For me, it was a match made in heaven. Easy on the eyes, too.”
The new Dubfire album and tour will help Shirazinia establish his personality outside of the Dish, though he’s DJed solo for years.
“It’s something that they (Global Underground) were really aware of, as far as timing,” Shirazinia says. “We’ve always done solo gigs. Now it’s more concentrated because we are officially taking a break from Deep Dish. It’s more of a concerted effort now to push the solo identities.”
Fans of Deep Dish’s eclectic brand of house might be surprised by Shirizinia’s sensibilities, he says.
“With Deep Dish it’s a shared vision, a shared personality. (In reality) we’re polar opposites in personality and in our taste in music. My solo stuff is darker, a lot more techno-rooted, a lot more experimental.”
A glance at the track listing for “Taipei” reveals an industrial, almost goth, undertone. Tunes by Depeche Mode and Nitzer Ebb mix with tracks from popular dance artists like Carl Craig and Ellen Allien.
Don’t say Shirazinia didn’t warn you. “What (people) shouldn’t expect is a lot of the material I was playing as part of Deep Dish,” he says. “If you’re a current Deep Dish fan you might be disappointed.”
Open your ears to Dubfire at Vinyl, beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday. Advance tickets are $15 and are available at groovetickets.com.
Food for thought
A delicious new direction for the local arts community continues April 25 with the Black Is … CultureFeast, featuring a performance by one of the original hip-hop divas, Bahamadia, at La Rumba (99 W. Ninth Ave.). Her show doubles as an unofficial post-party for that evening’s Nas concert at the Fillmore, 1510 Clarkson St. (Nas is slated for a special appearance at the event, too.)
Tickets are $15 at the door, or $10 with a Nas ticket stub.
Formerly known at the Denver Pan African Film Festival, the CultureFeast is nearly a week of celebration, with movies, art, music, spoken word and parties all over Denver and Boulder. It begins Monday with “An Evening With Sonia Sanchez” in Boulder at the University of Colorado math building.
For a full schedule of events, visit panafricanarts.org.
Kathleen St. John is writing about night life in 7Days while Kat Valentine is on maternity leave. Reach her at kathleenstjohn@gmail.com or at 303-954-1568.
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The local scene
KAN’NAL
Why travel to the sweltering Nevada desert to feel the pounding, organic rhythms of the Burning Man festival? This tribal psychedelic rock band releases its new Boulder Theater-filmed DVD tonight at the place where it was captured – the Black Rock Desert – with guests Lynx and Buddha Bomb. 2032 14th St. 9:30 p.m. $15.75.
JAM 4 LIFE
The victims of last month’s triple shooting at 25th and Welton streets are about to get some help with their medical bills. Cervantes hosts this two-day benefit with tunes from Harmonious Junk, Octopus Nebula, Head for the Hills, Lunar Fire, Zilla feat. Michael Travis of the String Cheese Incident, Ladyfish and others. Saturday-Sunday, 2637 Welton St. $10-$15.
HIGH FIDELITY SHOWCASE
A quartet of acts from RokBox Analog Studios promises to “rock your (blank) off” Saturday night. With Six Months to Live, Jonathan Byerly, Dario Rosa and deadbubbles. Bender’s Tavern, 314 E. 13th Ave. 9 p.m. $6.
Staff writer John Wenzel can be reached at 303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com.
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On tour
FRIDAY|Say Anything, Saves the Day @ Gothic, $20, all ages, Ticketmaster|Mar-ion Meadows @ Soiled Dove, $35-$52.50, soileddove.com
SATURDAY|Relient K, Mae @ Fill-more, $17, all ages, Ticketmaster|Brazilian Girls @ Ogden, $16, Ticketmaster (also Sun-day at the Aggie)|Sean Lennon @ Bluebird, $20, Ticketmaster
SUNDAY|Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Love of Diagrams @ Gothic, $15, Ticketmas-ter|The Decemberists @ Fillmore, $15, Tick-etmaster|Elf Power @ Larimer Lounge, $10, bigmarkstickets.com
TUESDAY|Aqueduct, What Made Milwaukee Famous @ Hi-Dive, $8, tickets at the door|Josh Kelley @ Soiled Dove, $15-$22.50, soileddove.com|Chin Up Chin Up @ Larimer Lounge, $8, bigmarkstickets.com
WEDNESDAY|Nas @ Fillmore, $35, Ticketmaster|Zakir Hussain, Shivkumar Sharma @ Boulder Theater, $23-$29.50, bouldertheater.com |Andrew Bird, Apostle of Hustle @ Fox Theatre, $18, foxtheatre.com
THURSDAY|Gov’t Mule, Toots and the Maytals @ Fillmore, $25, bigmarkstick ets.com|Victor Wooten @ Fox Theatre, $25, foxtheatre.com|Martin Sexton @ Boulder Theater, $25, bouldertheater.com
