ON THE BILL: Portland indie-rock duo Quasi — composed of former Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss and vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist Sam Coomes — returns to the Front Range in support of Built to Spill at Denver’s Ogden Theatre on Sept. 22. Check out a Boulder Weekly feature on the cult-favorite opening act. See listing for details.
Tony Crank. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Los Cheesies. 6:30 p.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Free
Cash’d Out. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. $30
Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra with Gabriel Santiago. 7:30 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $24
Lionel Young Duo. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Monster Rally with Kainalu. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $45
Lit Society. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder. Free
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
Sarah Banker. 11 a.m. OZO Coffee Company, 1015 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
Mickey McDonald with Allison Dozar. 5:30 p.m. Longmont Public Media, 457 4th Ave., Longmont. Free
Red Light Ritual with Spitting Image. 5:30 p.m. Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
Magnum Mike. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
Deborah Stafford and the Night. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Heidi Schmidt with Eric Gunnison. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Choro & Forro Dance Night. 7:30 p.m. Full Cycle Cafe & Bar, 2355 30th St., Boulder. $25
The Pamlico Sound with B Love. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $24
Glass Beams with Arooj Aftab and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. 8 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $63
Will Evans with River Mann. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $24
Rumours with Colorado Springsteen. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. $20
lespecial with Mike Dillon and Punkadelick. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $20
Crick Wooder. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21
Louis the Child with Jai Wolf, MEMBA and Daniel Allen. 3 p.m. Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. $87
Anonimo Veneziano. 4 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. $35
D-Knox. 6 p.m. Yellow Barn Farm, 9417 N. Foothills Pkwy., Longmont. $26
Mountain Reverb. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
Duncan Coker with Katie Mintle. 6 p.m. Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
Unauthorized Absence. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
The Patrons with The Stephen Lear Band and Audrey Riggs. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont. $18
Dead Alive. 7 p.m. The Louisville Underground, 640 Main St., Louisville. $20
Ingrid Avison with Antonio Lopez and Teresa Storch. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $18
Jet Set. 8 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont. Free
Mr. Mota with Better Hallway Vision. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $30
The Longest Johns. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. $25
Crick Wooder. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
Pajamas. 10 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $15
SUNDAY, SEPT. 22
Mapleton Hill PorchFest. Noon. Mapleton Hill Historic District, 745 Mapleton Ave., Boulder. Free
LOCO Ukulele Jam. 2 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
A2Z Benefit Show. 3 p.m. Wildflower Pavilion at Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons. $40+
George Street and the Drive.
3 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
Save Alaya Preschool: Emma Rose with Hunter Stone Band. 4 p.m.
Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. Free
Mason Jennings. 6 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $30
Global Roots Ensemble. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Chuck Sitero with Dylan Kober. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Soul Coughing. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. $43
Built to Spill with Quasi. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $54 – BW Pick of the Week
New Edition with Finesse Mitchell. 8 p.m. Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. $81
MONDAY, SEPT. 23
Classical Open Mic Night. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Free
TUESDAY, SEPT. 24
Dave Honig. 6 p.m. Boulder Depot, 2366 Junction Place, Boulder. Free
Face Vocal Band. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. $30
Shamarr Allen. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $30
Future Islands with Oh, Rose. 8 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. $54
EvanHoner with Thomas Rowland. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $35
Peter Cat Recording Co. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $42
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25
King Ropes. 6 p.m. Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
James Carson (Cabin Music: A Film & Live Concert). 7 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. $30
GROOVE with Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. 7 p.m. Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons. $25
Sam Bosch with Dreamboi, Avery Clarisa and Chase Cavanaugh. 7 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $15
Bonobo with Barry Can’t Swim, Sofia Kourtesis and Yu Su. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. $75
Amy Helm with Derek Dames Ohl. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $39
Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters with Salome Songbird. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $24
Talisk. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $26
Franc Moody. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $45