ON THE BILL: Front Range grindcore staple Vermin Womb performs in support of Japanese death-metal legends Coffins with fellow locals Poison Tribe and Mournful Ruin at Hi-Dive on Nov. 4. Check out a Boulder Weekly interview with frontman Ethan McCarthy, also the creative force behind Denver doom purveyors Primitive Man. See listing for details.
THURSDAY, OCT. 31
Karen Finch. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Ariana Saraha with Flight Behavior. 6 p.m. The Vali Soul Sanctuary, 6717 Valmont Road, Boulder. $35
Cat Jerky with Magnum Mike. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
Floats Like A Buffalo with Toadstool and Minka. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $20
Tumbledown Shack. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. Free
T-Pain with Lil Jon. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison. $98
The Goonies Halloween Adventure. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $19
Shanin Blake with Sierra Marin and NIZHANA. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $20
FRIDAY, NOV. 1
Halloween Punk Show featuring Almost Sapiens, Chair Bomb, Clementine, Sewage Waste and Girls. 6 p.m. Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
The Bad Mamma Jamas. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Sirens. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
The Global Roots Ensemble. 6:30 p.m. Full Cycle Cafe & Bar, 2355 30th St., Boulder. $25
Mojazz. 6 p.m. Abbott & Wallace Distilling, 350 Terry St., Suite 120, Longmont. Free
Zenari. 6:30 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Unauthorized Absence. 7 p.m. American Legion Post 32, 315 S. Bowen St., Longmont. Free
Faded Fridays (DJ Set). 7 p.m. Asher Brewing, 4699 Nautilus Ct., Suite 104, Boulder. Free
Wood Belly. 8 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. $20
Breadbox with Mudrat Detector. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $20
Santa Ana Rodeo with Velvet Daydream and The High Lines. 7:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $25
Eric Golden. 8:30 p.m. The Stillery, 10633 Westminster Blvd., #900. Free
Benjamin Sproul Band (Night 1). 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
The Budos Band with Native Daughters. 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $50
SATURDAY, NOV. 2
Earl Correy with Tony Crank. 5 p.m. Very Nice Brewing Company, 20 Lakeview Drive, #112, Nederland. Free
Dan Hochman with The SturtzTrio. 5:30 p.m. Stone Cottage Studios, 3091 7th St., Boulder. $35
West of Fennario. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free
The Joe Cool Band. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Ben Sollee. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $28
iZCALLi. 7 p.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. $18
The Pamlico Sound. 8 p.m. The Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder. $20
PAIZLEY PARK. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $19
Jason Eady. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $24
Hollow Head with Losers Club and Team Nonexistent. 8 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $12
Joshua Radin with Ron Pope. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. $35
Built to Last. 8:30 p.m. 100 Nickel,100 Nickel St., Broomfield. $13
Wisteria with Dawn Patrol, Eating Flowers, Pagani, Eliott Gairard, CVDE and Jenna Farber. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $20
Matt Flaherty (Night 1). 9 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont. Free
Benjamin Sproul Band (Night 2). 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free
SUNDAY, NOV. 3
Boulder Friends of Jazz Jam Session. 1 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder. $12
Julian Taylor with Crys Matthews. 2 p.m. Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1241 Ceres Drive, Lafayette. $34
Denver Women’s Choir. 2 p.m. Broomfield Library and Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road. Free
LOCO Ukulele Jam. 2 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free
Jack Hadley. 4 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free
Blue Sky Jazz Collective. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Rolling Harvest. 7 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. $25
Lionel Young Duo. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free
Matt Flaherty (Night 2). 9 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont. Free
MONDAY, NOV. 4
John Hadfield with Rachel Eckroth and John Gunther. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Coffins with Vermin Womb, Poison Tribe and Mournful Ruin. 7 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $20 BW PICK OF THE WEEK
Jesse McCartney. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. $35
Majid Jordan with Alex Lustig. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Denver. $50
TUESDAY, NOV. 5
David Honig. 5:30 p.m. Boulder Depot, 2366 Junction Place, Boulder. Free
Charles Gallant with Christopher Morse, Dream of Time and Michael Capone. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $18
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6
The Dechen Hawk Trio. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel & Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder. Free
Oh Snap!. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20
Brass & Booze featuring Boulder Philharmonic. 7 p.m. Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons. $10
Flat Creek with Coyote Rose and Hunter Archer. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $20
Stillhouse Junkies with Tonewood String Band. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $18
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