Land Lines, Winter on the Rocks and more make our picks of the best Denver shows this week. See you there, and if you don’t make it out, follow our music musings and our
Major Lazer, Damian Marley — Jan. 30, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Icelantic is yet to cancel Winter on the Rocks, its annual cold weather concert out in the foothills at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. There has been mild weather, and there have been snowstorms — like the six inches of snow that dumped on the mountain venue the night before Winter on the Rocks last year. And yet, Winter on the Rocks, and its tough fans, have kept making the trek up the hill toward the historic amphitheater. This year, EDM act Major Lazer and reggae artist Damian Marley. As of earlier this week, the forecast in Morrison has a chance of rain with a high of 45 degrees and a low of 27 degrees. In other words, be prepared for anything. ($52.80-$100, redrocksonline.com)
Wale — Feb. 2, Gothic Theatre
Long live the rapper who makes an entire mixtape devoted to his love of Seinfeld. In 2008, Wale made his big breakthrough with “The Mixtape About Nothing”, a release inspired by, well, the show about nothing. Since then, he’s followed it up with three studio albums, the most recent released on Atlantic records. While he’s gone toward a much more mainstream sound over the years, you still have to respect the guy for launching his career from a TV sitcom that had ended a decade prior. Wale plays the Gothic Theatre on Feb. 2 with Audio Push and Bizzy Crook. ($28.50, gothictheatre.com)
Land Lines — Jan. 30, Larimer Lounge
It’s weird to think that such a laid back attitude could produce an album as beautiful and well-crafted as Land Lines'”The Natural World.” “As a band we don’t really look around for opportunities,” “We figured if no one comes to us to release this new record, we’ll just do it ourselves.” And here it is, an excellent new record that the band will debut at the Larimer Lounge on Jan. 30. Snake Rattle Rattle Snake and Porlolo will open the show.
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