A Taste of Colorado has confirmed the musical acts for its 25th annual food-fest at Civic Center, including Little Feat, John Waite, Herman’s Hermits (featuring Peter Noone), the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, Heidi Newfield and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, plus dozens of local country, rock, folk and pop acts. Visit for more information on the fest, which takes place Aug. 29-Sept. 1.
Jackson Browne’s music defines the dusty ’70s to some and trades in woe-is-me pop cliches to others, but few can deny the mellow songwriter’s perserverance over his roller-coaster career. Tickets for Browne’s Nov. 1 concert at the Buell Theatre are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($39.50-$69.50, Ticketmaster)
Cheech & Chong, despite years of mutual apathy (and occasional hostility), will reunite for the Light Up America tour, which makes its final stop at the Paramount Theatre on Dec. 20. Tickets for the stoner-comedy duo are on sale at — when else? — 4:20 p.m. today. ($41-$61, TicketHorse)
Common and N.E.R.D. will co-headline the Fillmore Auditorium on Sept. 23. The pairing makes sense, considering that N.E.R.D.’s Pharrell Williams helped produce Common’s electro-tinged “Invincible Summer.” Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35-$40, Ticketmaster)
Monolith Music Festival announced additions to its Sept. 13-14 lineup at Red Rocks, including Snowden, Dressy Bessy, KaiserCartel, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, The Veils, The Muslims, Moonspeed, Astra Moveo, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Electric Touch, Alyse Black and Rob Drabkin. Tickets are on sale now. ($59.50-$225.50, Ticketmaster)
Leftover Salmon seems eager to restart the tradition of its Halloween shows at the Fillmore Auditorium, judging by the announcement that the jam act will return after a four-year absence. Tickets for its Oct. 31 set are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($32.50-$35, Ticketmaster)
Danzig and Dimmu Borgir will co-headline the hilariously named Blackest of the Black tour, which hits the Fillmore Auditorium on Nov. 1. Even better, the opening bands are called Moonspell and Winds of Plague. Oh, where to begin? Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25-$28, Ticketmaster)
Sara Bareilles’ pop pedigree has less to do with her formal training than her introspection, but that doesn’t stop the piano-playing songwriter from getting lumped in with more visible kin like Fiona Apple. Tickets for her Oct. 20 show at the Paramount Theatre are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($23.50-$27.50, TicketHorse)
The Realm of Music Festival tempts Front Range residents westward with a jam-rock lineup featuring Rose Hill Drive, JJ Grey & Mofro, Outformation, Great American Taxi, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and a dozen others. Tickets for the fest, which takes place today-Sunday 20 minutes west of Glenwood Springs, are on sale now. ($30-$85, )
