Etta James will headline the 15th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Sept. 12-14. John Hiatt, Gov’t Mule, Joan Osborne, Susan Tedeschi, G. Love & Special Sauce, the Derek Trucks Band, Canned Heat, John Butler Trio and others also will play. Three-day passes and camping passes are on sale, with single-day tickets available July 1. ($55-$155, )
Bob Dylan and His Band will lead Labor Day festivities at Jazz Aspen Snowmass, which also includes Dwight Yoakam, John Fogerty, Widespread Panic and Yonder Mountain String Band. Tickets for Dylan’s Aug. 30 set are on sale now. (Various prices, )
Vince Gill and Amy Grant want you to see them at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs on July 28 — if you can afford it. The country stars will play there as part of a benefit for Challenge Aspen, which helps disabled children. Packages start at $300. (challengeaspen.org /broadmoor)
The SoCo Music Experience updated its Gnarls Barkley-led lineup with Blonde Redhead, Bassnectar, Dead Confederate, locals Hot IQs, the Swayback, P-Nuckle, Laylights and others. The free, 21-and-up shows will be held in the Coors Field parking lot on June 28. (southerncomfort.com/scmxdenver)
NOFX will lead the first annual Punk Rocks lineup at Red Rocks on Aug. 22, along with Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bouncing Souls, Circle Jerks, Street Dogs and locals Frontside Five. Tickets for the all-ages show are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($34-$36, Ticketmaster)
Bill Maher has earned accolades and disdain for his sharp, equal-opportunity barbs. The comedian, author and host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” will visit the Paramount on July 10. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($45-$55, )
Moscow Ballet’s “The Great Russian Nutcracker” seems a long way off in these balmy times, but the popular touring production will be a hot ticket when it visits the Paramount Theatre Dec. 12-13. Passes went on sale Thursday. ($25-$65, )
Ying Yang Twins’ Atlanta-bred party jams will drop into the Ogden Theatre on Aug. 6. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($23.50-$25, Ticketmaster)
d. biddle will release its new disc, “Rabbit and the Moon,” at the Hi-Dive June 13. Tickets for the show with Bad Weather California and Astrophagus are on sale. ($10, hi-dive.com)
Paper Bird’s steady ascent continues with a national tour this summer and a May 31 show at the Boulder Theater. Tickets for the Denver folk act’s headlining set are on sale now. ($8.50, )
New Kids on the Block aren’t exactly living up to their name by reuniting 20 years after their heyday, but fans — likely with their own new kids these days — can see them Nov. 14 at the Broomfield Event Center. Check back here for prices and on-sale dates.
