Now on sale
The 22nd annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival has some familiar names on the initial lineup, as reported on Reverb (). Lyle Lovett & His Band, Amos Lee and Randy Newman lead the pack and will be a treat to see at the relatively intimate Planet Bluegrass ranch in Lyons. But perhaps the most exciting name so far is Dawes, the L.A. indie-folk outfit that turned many heads last year at nationwide festivals and at Red Rocks opening for Alison Krauss and Union Station. August 17-19. Three-day passes, $125, are on sale now: .
Portugal. The Man continues its gradual rise with an impressive spring tour headlining legendary venues like Chicago’s Vic Theatre and the Independent in San Francisco. “The 2012 Jagermeister Music Tour” (as it is tragically dubbed) will hit Denver’s Ogden Theatre on May 5 with indie-rockers the Lonely Forest in tow. Tickets, $22.50, go on sale 10 a.m. Saturday through .
John Prine has been occasionally (and appropriately) referred to as a “national treasure.” Prine eschews controversy, unlike his singer-songwriter peers Bob Dylan and Neil Young, though his songs often strike a deeper, more emotional chord with listeners. Take “Sam Stone,” the tale of a war veteran who struggles to adapt to his life at home. (“But the morphine eased the pain/And the grass grew ’round his brain.”) Prine will hit CSU’s Lincoln Center in Fort Collins on June 23, the same weekend he’s in the state for the 39th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Tickets for the Fort Collins show, $59.50, go on sale at 10 a.m. today through the Lincoln Center box office and .
It didn’t take long for the Black Keys to prove their arena status, as a second Colorado date was added shortly after the first sold out last weekend. The Keys will now set up shop for two nights at the 1stBank Center with British rockers Arctic Monkeys supporting. Tickets for April 30 are sold out, tickets for the May 1 show, $55-$59.50, are now on sale through TicketHorse.
John Hendrickson: jhendrickson@denver or
