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Calendars on line Concert Calendar KGNU Presents Arts Calendar Events Calendar KGNU Presents   This calendar is a service of KGNU. More info KGNU is not responsible for the accuracy of the information presented here. For additional information on any posting, please use the contact information listed in the posting rather than contacting KGNU.   Show Venue Extra info Wednesday, March 17 Denver Mike Doughty The Walnut Room Mike Doughty is an indie and alternative rock singer-songwriter. He led the band Soul Coughing through the late '90s. His upcoming show in Denver is a special presentation called "The Question Jar" where Doughty encourages audience participation by soliciting written questions from the audience that we spontaneously responds to onstage.  Show Info Tuesday, March 23 Denver Heavyweight Dub Champion Bluebird Theatre Sonic Shamanistic Alchemy - Founded in a log cabin at 9,000 feet in the mountains of Colorado, and now based in San Francisco, California, Heavyweight Dub Champion is a movement of interdimensional warriors representing the Army of the Last Champion. Firmly rooted in hip hop, dancehall, dub and electronic music, and performed on more than 50 channels of vintage analog and digital gear, HDC has gained much notoriety and a growing following from its high-intensity and visually captivating live performances. Founder and Last Champion Manifesto author Resurrector transcends space and time wielding an arsenal of deep revolutionary audio with support from a revolving crew of co-conspirators that include Totter Todd, Dr. Israel, A.P.O.S.T.L.E., Jillian Ann, MC Azeem and Stero-Lion. At the collectives core is the universal intention of inspiration, mind expansion and transformation through creative expression - all of which manifests in their collective artistic performance known as The Liberation Process. Showtime 9pm  http://aeglive.com/getinfo.php?id=26384&detail_type=event Saturday, March 27 Lyons Chatham County Line Wildflower Pavillion Planet Bluegrass Winners of past Rockygrass competitions, Chatham County Line uses bluegrass as a jumping off point, a vernacular through which to access all that is roots music, be that gospel, country, rock or pop. The North Carolina quartet brings something fresh to their acoustic bluegrass; No Depression describes it as an intangible at work, or maybe a specter the ghost of rock past, an alt-country phantom sitting in as fifth member... Rather than a bluegrass label, their albums are released on the indie/alt-country label Yep Roc - their acoustic instruments (banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and bass) making them rebels in an already rebellious scene. As they sway around a single microphone, feeling the deeper pulse in the music and its roots, this band is utterly captivating. 8pm All Ages  Monday, March 29 Lyons Asylum Street Spankers Oskar Blues 7pm. The Spankers are on their Salvation and Sin tour and are set to launch a full length Gospel CD. The first half of the show will be Salvation with songs featured from the CD and the second half will deliver the Sin i.e. the Spankers favorite, high energy throwdown set. The A.S.S. were founded fourteen years ago at a booze and hallucinogen-fueled party at the Dabbs Hotel along the river in Llano, Texas. Today the Spankers stand as one of America's most distinctive groups. Defiantly acoustic, fiercely independent and absurdly good, the Spankers have been led by founders Christina Marrs and Wammo from being a country-blues revival act playing happy hours in Austin, through nearly 40 musicians, endless touring and constant evolution to being an internationally reknowned underground institution. Fueled by an ethos born of their punk roots, Marrs and Wammo have built their lives around making unique music that surprises and entertains.   Tuesday, March 30 Denver Devendra Banhart and the Grogs Ogden Theatre Devendra Banhart exploded on the international music scene in 2002 quickly winning a coterie of devoted fans as well as an unusually hefty amount of critical kudos right from the outset. His latest release is What Will We Be, recorded in a sleepy Northern California town throughout the Spring of 2009 co-produced by Devendra and Paul Butler (from UK outfit Band Of Bees). The international media's acclaim and the size of his audience both at home and abroad earned by his debut Oh Me Oh My The Way The Day Goes By The Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming Lovesongs Of The Christmas Spirit was impressive to begin with and has increased dramatically with each subsequent release. What Will We Be is his label debut for Warner Brothers Records. Showtime 8pm   http://www.ogdentheatre.net/events.php?page=2 Thursday, April 08 Boulder Habib Koite & Bamada Boulder Theater 8pm. After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Malian guitarist Habib Koite and his band Bamada returned this fall with a stunning new album, Afriki. Afriki features an appealing set of songs that reflect Habib's unique and innovative approach to the diverse styles of Malian music. Habib Koite is one of Africas most beloved and popular musicians.  Denver King Khan and the Shrines Bluebird Theatre Who is this manic Master of Ceremonies who openly confesses to the two grand black bohemians said to be lunatic Sun Ra and George Clinton, and whose antics certainly remind us of a young Herman Sonny Blount and his Solar Arkestra? King Khan & The Shrines have been spreading their love like peanut butter since 1999. A youngblood King Khan on his royal buddhistic journey decides to sow some wild oats in Germany, he finds true love and fulfills his life long dream of leading a super bad ass 10 piece soul inferno!!!! I didnt just want the audience to have an aural orgasm I wanted an EYEGASM too!!! - King Khan. Showtime 8pm  Show Info Friday, April 09 Boulder Palestinian-American poet Lisa Suhair Majaj Friends Meeting House 1825 Upland Please join us as KGNU & RMPJC welcome this widely-published Palestinian-American poet and scholar to Boulder. Born in Iowa in 1960, Majaj grew up in Jordan. She earned her BA from the American University of Beirut and two MAs from the University of Michigan. In addition to poetry, Majaj also writes critical essays on literature and women. Majaj goes to Palestine as often as she can to visit relatives and has read her poetry there. "The first time I read poetry in Palestine I was pregnant with my first child," she explains. "I felt as if not only was I reconnecting with my father's homeland, but I was also forging a new link via my child." Currently, Majaj is looking to publish her poetry manuscript Geographies of Light and is working on an anthology of Arab-American literature from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. A Potluck will follow the presentation. This is fundraiser for both RMPJC and KGNU and a donation will be asked at the door.7pm.  Thursday, April 15 Boulder Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts Various Boulder Venues The 3rd installment of the Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts. The festival takes place at multiple venues around Boulder from April 15th through April 18th and features an astounding line-up of Electronic and genre-transcending artists including The Books, Akufen, Clark Warner, Lucky Dragons, and many more. Learn more.  Friday, April 16 Boulder The Books @ Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts Fox Theatre KGNU will broadcast The Books performance live from the Fox on April 16th. Part of the 3rd installment of the Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts. The festival takes place at multiple venues around Boulder from April 15th through April 18th and features an astounding line-up of Electronic and genre-transcending artists including The Books, Akufen, Clark Warner, Lucky Dragons, and many more. Learn more.  Saturday, April 17 Boulder Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts Various Boulder Venues The 3rd installment of the Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts. The festival takes place at multiple venues around Boulder from April 15th through April 18th and features an astounding line-up of Electronic and genre-transcending artists including The Books, Akufen, Clark Warner, Lucky Dragons, and many more. Learn more.  Denver Bonobo Ogden Theatre It never fails to amaze me how swiftly a moment of fortune can so easily become a noose round the neck. Especially in the oh so fickle world of the music biz. In the case of Bonobo the moment, or perhaps the year, of fortune came when he released his debut album 'Animal Magic', at the precise time that 'chill' was the buzz word on everyone's lips. Never mind the fact that, even on the evidence of those first efforts, he was a truly gifted producer, you can't beat the power of the buzz. As is the way of these things, the buzz became the murmur, and soon became the background hum, as endless chillout comps, ads, and media campaigns swamped the shore of our consciousness. Showtime 9pm  http://www.ogdentheatre.net/eventdetail.php?id=26376 Sunday, April 18 Boulder Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts Various Boulder Venues The 3rd installment of the Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts. The festival takes place at multiple venues around Boulder from April 15th through April 18th and features an astounding line-up of Electronic and genre-transcending artists including The Books, Akufen, Clark Warner, Lucky Dragons, and many more. Learn more.  Friday, April 30 Boulder King Sunny Ade & the African Beats Boulder Theater King Sunny Ade is the undisputed king of juju music, the dance-inspiring hybrid of western pop and traditional African music with roots in the guitar tradition of Nigeria. Although he's yet to equal the success that he enjoyed with his early-1980s albums and American tours, Ade and his band, His African Beats, continue to weave an infectious blend of electric guitars, synthesizers and multi-layered percussion. 8pm 18+  Friday, May 07 Denver Dirty Dozen Brass Band Bluebird Theatre In 1977, the Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club in New Orleans began showcasing a traditional Crescent City brass band. It was a joining of two proud, but antiquated, traditions at the time: social and pleasure clubs dated back over a century to a time when black southerners could rarely afford life insurance, and the clubs would provide proper funeral arrangements. Brass bands, early predecessors of jazz as we know it, would often follow the funeral procession playing somber dirges, then once the family of the deceased was out of earshot, burst into jubilant dance tunes as casual onlookers danced in the streets. By the late '70s, few of either existed. The Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club decided to assemble this group as a house band, and over the course of these early gigs, the seven-member ensemble adopted the venue's name: the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Showtime 9pm  http://bluebirdtheater.net/eventdetail.php?id=26184 Friday, May 14 Denver Trampled By Turtles w/ Paper Bird Ogden Theatre Trampled by Turtles is an acoustic quintet from Duluth, MN. Based on their instrumentation, the initial instinct is to view the band as a bluegrass or new-grass outfit, but spend more than a cursory moment with their music and it is clear this tag doesn't really fit. Showtime 9pm   http://aeglive.com/getinfo.php?id=26175&detail_type=event Saturday, May 15 Denver Mono Bluebird Theatre This instrumental band was formed in February of 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. Since then, MONO has quickly piqued interests in both audience and critics alike by staging overwhelming, emotionally splendid, atmospheric performances. In September of 2000, MONO released a 4-song EP called Hey, You. EP, released on Forty-4 Records, which received exceptional reviews in both Japan and the US. In March 2001, MONO performed at SXSW, broadening their fan base. In December 2001, the band's long-awaited debut full-length album, Under the Pipal Tree, was released on John Zorn's TZADIK imprint. The album was well received by a variety of influential underground media outlets. Showtime 9pm   http://aeglive.com/getinfo.php?id=26657&detail_type=event Saturday, June 12 Greeley Greeley Blues Jam Island Grove Arena A full day of Blues for the whole family, featuring Shemekia Copeland, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Too Slim & the Tail Draggers, Sonny Landreth and so much more! Come out and enjoy this talent laden roster of national and local blues performers, on two big stages with 12 hours of non-stop blues. The event is a family oriented atmosphere, offering food & drink, merchandise vendors, ample free parking, plus camp & RV sites just outside of the arena at Island Grove Park.

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