Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt are no strangers to Colorado. Lovett and his Large Band are practically regulars at Red Rocks, but this summer the roots/AAA favorite is bringing his buddy Hiatt along for the ride — and playing smaller venues. Lovett and Hiatt will play intimate, acoustic shows together at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs on Oct. 7, Macky Auditorium in Boulder on Oct. 8 and the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley on Oct. 9. Count on an evening of collaboration, all the familiar songs and a few new ones — not to mention stories galore. Tickets — $49.50-$65 for Colorado Springs via or 866-464-2626; $49.50-$99.50 for Boulder via ticket or 303-830-8497 — go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Greeley tickets will be available through ; prices haven’t been announced yet. Dark Star Orchestra is all about raising the Dead. The band is a song-for-song tribute to the Grateful Dead, meaning it re-creates various Grateful Dead sets note-for- note in an effort to bring back the mood and spirit of that one night in Dead history. The band has no problem filling smaller clubs in Colorado, but it’ll play the considerably larger Fillmore Auditorium on Oct. 16. Tickets, $26-$30, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at or 877-598-6659. Skinny Puppy has been an industrial music pioneer for nearly 30 years, and while their latest output hasn’t lived up to their early work, their importance cannot be understated. Would Trent Reznor have formed Nine Inch Nails without the inspiration of Skinny Puppy’s Ogre and cEvin Key? The influential band will headline the Ogden Theatre on Nov. 7. Tickets for the date, $30-$35, are available via Ticketmaster starting today at 10 a.m. Ida Maria, Ladyhawke and Semi Precious Weapons will headline the Perez Hilton Tour, stopping at the Bluebird Theater on Sept. 25. Will Hilton actually show up? Doubtful, but all three indie bands get the Queen of All Media’s stamp of approval. Tickets, $20-$25, go on sale today at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. . . . And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead’s newish LP, “The Century of Self,” has gotten good marks from fans and critics alike. The high-concept rock band from Austin will play the Bluebird Theater on Oct. 20 with like-minded Russian rock group Mumiy Troll. Tickets, $16.25-$18, go on sale today at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.
