Bassist, vocalist and funk-prog virtuoso Thundercat is the main event on the first night of the inaugural Outside Festival at Denver’s Civic Center Park on June 1. Other acts include Sunday headliner Fleet Foxes, along with Lettuce, Say She She, Andrew Bird and more. See listing for details.
THURSDAY, MAY 30
Silent Bear. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
How About No. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Alex Hardesty with Anna Cutler. 6 p.m. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
Vertigo Road. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Joseph Arthur. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $25
Dirty Cello. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Entertainment and Event Center, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. Free
Buffalo Galaxy with Brandywine and the Mighty Fines. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $15
Elle Michelles Grateful Holler. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub & Brewery, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder. Free
Lionel Young Duo. 9 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Lord Huron with Clover County (Night 2). 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $90
FRIDAY, MAY 31
Rebel Wind Lie. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Denny Driscoll. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Olivia Roumel. 6 p.m. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
$HY$ter: The Rock Opera. 6:30 p.m. Longmont Public Media, 457 4th Ave., Longmont. $15
Stafford Hunter and Freedom Quartet. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Hazel Miller with Julia Kirkwood. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $20
Bob Barrick. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
High Lonesome. 8 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. $15
Kings of Prussia. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $16
Big Hooray Bluegrass. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
TyThePriiime & Friends. 10 p.m. Bounce Empire, 1380 S. Public Road, Lafayette. $40
Michael Franti & Spearhead with Ripe. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $65
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $40
SATURDAY, JUNE 1
Rock & Reuse Summer Concert Series. 11 a.m. Resource Central, 6400 Arapahoe Road, Boulder. Free
Lafayette Brew Fest. 2 p.m. Morrell Printing Solutions Parking Lot, 990 S. Public Road, Lafayette. Free
Jay Stott. 5 p.m. Beyond the Mountain Brewing Company, 6035 Longbow Drive, Unit 109, Boulder. Free
Outside Festival. 1-10 p.m., McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W Colfax Ave., Denver. $59+ BW Pick of the Week
Bruce Cook. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Joe Cool Band. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St, Longmont. Free
Shawn Cunnane. 7 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont. Free
River Spell. 7 p.m. Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder. Free
Brendan James with LVDY. 7:30 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl, Suite V3A, Boulder. $25
Michael Franti & Spearhead. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. $57
Moondial with Clementine and On the Dot. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $15
Christian Porter. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Big Hooray Bluegrass. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
Backhand with Flora de la Luna and Candy Chic. 8 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $12
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead with Branford Marsalis. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $58
Ripe with The Free Label. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $33
SUNDAY, JUNE 2
Dr. Jim’s One Man Band. 1 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
Boulder Friends of Jazz Jam Session. 1 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder. $12
CCJA Adult Jam Session. 3 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Free
Outside Festival. 1-10 p.m., McNichols Civic Center Building,
144 W Colfax Ave., Denver. $59+
Shawn Cunnane. 4 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Martin Gilmore. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. $15
Lionel Young Duo. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
James Taylor & His All-Star Band (Night 1). 8 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $250
MONDAY, JUNE 3
Meadow Music with Jeff and Paige. 5:30 p.m. Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. Free
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
Christian Porter with Anna Cutler, Many Mountains and Megan Glover. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. Free
Live Music at Rosetta Hall. 7 p.m. Rosetta Hall, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder. Free
All Time Low with Bad Sun and Beauty School Dropout. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $55
The Damned with The Mañanas. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $51
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
Scott Von. 6 p.m. Rosalee’s Pizzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont. Free
Vic Dillahay with Doug Carmichael. 7 p.m. Dry Land Distillers, 519 Main St., Longmont. Free
Thelma and The Sleaze with Alysia Kraft Trio. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $15
Maya Ogea. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Midnight Strange. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub & Brewery,
627 S. Broadway, Boulder. Free
Spiter with Desolus and Axeslasher. 8 p.m. Hi-Dive,
7 S. Broadway, Denver. $18
Ian Munsick with The War And Treaty and Chancey Williams. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $50
Allan Rayman with Michael Lemmo. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $26
Wand with Supreme Joy. 8 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. $28
