Dressy BessyԻ Khemmis are our picks for the best shows around Denver this week. See you there, and if you don’t make it out, follow our music musings on and our selfies on . If you do, mind .
Dressy Bessy — Hi-Dive, Saturday, $12-$15
It’s a small kingdom, but Dressy Bessy is the rightful ruler of Denver’s indie-pop scene. Helmed by Tammy Ealom, the band’s cartoonish pluck found plenty of fans in Denver’s ’90s rock scene and beyond. In 2016, the band released “KINGSIZED,” a return to form that heard it further dip its carefree sound into a vat of psych-rock drippings. (Guitarist/vocalist John Hill is also a member of lo-fi ’70s acolytes The Apples In Stereo.) Dressy Bessy will head a hearty local bill at the Hi-Dive come Jan. 7, sharing the stage with indie rap collective Wheelchair Sports Camp and pop-punk rockers SPELLS. Tickets: $12-$15 via .
Khemmis — Larimer Lounge, Saturday, $10-$12
Denver’s workhorse metal scene has been one of the city’s best-kept secrets for years. Khemmis might change that. The primordial doom-rock four-piece, which takes cues from contemporaries Pallbearer as well as elder legends like Iron Maiden, stepped out of the shadows in a big way at the end of last year. “Hunted,” its sophomore LP, left its mark on many metal music publications, including a prestigious nod from Decibel magazine for the best album of 2016. With a new horde of fans at its back, the band plays its first show of the year at the Larimer Lounge on Jan. 7. Tickets: $10-$12 via .
