Adam Lambert’s runner-up status on the eighth season of “American Idol” generated much speculation about why viewers failed to vote him the winner — particularly when he was an obviously more talented singer — but those concerns have subsided somewhat as Lambert has found a friendlier (if smaller) audience. He visits the Paramount on Saturday to promote his 2009 album, “For Your Entertainment,” with opener Allison Iraheta. Sold out.
Girls Rock Denver will celebrate the end of its second annual week-long camp — which filled up in record time this year — with a showcase of its campers at the Oriental Theater on Saturday. Stop by the free, all-ages event for a welcome blast of rock ‘n’ roll empowerment. Noon.
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti is the hipster cause celèbre of the moment, but the L.A. lo-fi tricksters have earned those raves over the years with a handful of impressively hyper-melodic albums. Hear what all the fuss is about Saturday at the Bluebird Theater, with openers Magic Kids and Puro Instinct. $11-$15.
John Wenzel: 303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com
